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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Charles James Gaylard"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Charles James Gaylard")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 4429 matches on Author, 2129 matches on Performance Comments, 622 matches on Event Comments, 104 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Huddy; Octavius-Rosco; Antony-Giffard; Brutus-Delane; Caska-W. Giffard; Trebonius-Smith; Ligarius-Jenkins; Decius-Bardin; Metellus-Winstone; Cinna-Williams; Lucius-Master Huddy; Soothsayer-James; Calphurnia-Mrs Williamson; Portia-Mrs Thurmond; Citizens-Morgan, Norris, Collet, Bullock, Wetherilt Sr, Pearce, Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Soothsayer Actor: James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman; or, The Death of the Stag

Performance Comment: Sportsman-Thurmond from dl, the first time of his perfornimg on this stage; Followers-J. DeLagarde, Evans, Holt, Sandham; 1st Nymph-Mrs Bullock; Attendants-Mrs Haughton, Mrs Vallois, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Jolly Huntsman-Mrs Roberts; Attendants-Stoppelaer, Excel, James, Jenkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: Scaramouch-Thurmond; Harlequin-de Vallois; Punch-Evans; Landlord-Dove; 1st Drawer-Woodward; 2d Drawer-James; 3d Drawer-Giles; Landlady-Pearce.
Cast
Role: 2d Drawer Actor: James

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17321103, but Ben-Norris; Trapland-James; Prue-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17321127, but Jack-James; Daniel-Penkethman; Lucy-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Jones; Pierot and Pierrate-de Valois, J. Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Decoy; Or, The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Sir Francis Firebriecks-Lyon; Mr Xenodocky-Stoppelaer; Sir Ralph Reformage-Huddy; Justice Hamper-Penkethman; Justice Touchmore-Excell; Justice Bridleman-Collet; Mr Lookout-Rosco; Captain Wou'dbe-Bardin; Sir ThomasPairnails-James; Squire Spendthrift-Jenkins; Skinflint-Norris; ThomasDrivewell-Norris; Mrs Haverly-Hulett; Mrs Clarkwell-Pearce; Mrs Frisk-Mrs Williamson; Mrs Stroaker-Mrs Houghton; Mrs Fulmore-Mrs Christian; Jenny Ogle-Mrs Roberts; Henriette Shuffle-Miss Wherrit; Sukey Slattern-Mrs Purden; Mary Licklips-Mrs Vallois; Diana Stepwell-Mrs Morgan; Betty Drostlepate-Miss Sandham.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasPairnails Actor: James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17321108, but Bookseller-James.
Cast
Role: Bookseller Actor: James.

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Pullen; Leander-Mynitt; Gregory-Hallam; Hellebore-Machen; James-Brown; Harry-Simpson; Welshman-Hicks; Dorcas-Mrs Strange; Charlot-Mrs Morse; Maid-Miss Palmes.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: End Mainpiece: Dutch Skipper-T. Jones, R. Jones; Concluding with a Hornpipe-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17321123, but Sir Phillip-Bullock; Sackbut-Penkethman; Simon-James.
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: James.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

Ballet: The Difference of Nations. As17330317

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Daily Post, 30 March, lists: As17330215, but James-Miller; Furnish-_; Sparkle-_; Sattin-_; List-_; Lawyer-_.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All

Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, the husband's cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Delane; Henry VI-Giffard; Edward Prince of Wales-Master Giffard; Duke of York-Miss Cole, who performed the young Princess in Anna Bullen; Richmond-Bardin; Buckingham-W. Giffard; Stanley-Rosco; Tressel-Huddy; Catesby-Havard; Ratcliff-Jenkins; Norfolk-Winstone; Blunt-James; Tirrel-Williams; Forest-Dove; Mayor-Penkethman; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Haughton; A New Epilogue to be spoken-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Mason

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Morgan; Clerimont-Jenkins; Noodle-Rosco; Doodle-Bardin; Davy-James; Caelia-Mrs Hamilton; Lettice-Mrs Roberts; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; A new Epilogue-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Davy Actor: James

Music: I: Concerto for German Flute-Burk Thumoth; II: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi-; III: Trumpet Concerto-; IV: Concerto with Flutes and German Flutes-

Dance: I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; II: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; In V: The Difference of Nations-

Song: III: Chanson a Boire-Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Performance Comment: As17321220, but Jolly Huntsman-Excell; Attendants-Stoppelaer, Giles, James, Jenkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but advance bill in Guildhall Library, London, lists: As17330217 (in edition), but James-Miller; Decoy-_; Furnish-_; Sparkle-_; Sattin-_; List-_; Cha. Bubbleboy-_; Lawyer-_.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17321127, but Jack Stanmore-James; Daniel-Collett.
Cast
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Valois, Delagarde; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Difference of Nations-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake; or, The Intriguing Servants

Performance Comment: Phillis (Country Girl)-Miss Raftor; Tom (Footman)-Berry; Toby (Innkeeper)-Jones; Harry-Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Dorcas-Mrs Herle; Phillis (Chambermaid)-Mrs Mullart; but edition of 1733 lists as the cast: Tom-Berry; Toby-Harper; Harry-Ridout; James-E. Roberts; Dorcas-Mrs Sireburn; 1st Phillis-Mrs Pritchard; 2d-Miss Oates; Lucy-Miss Mann (possibly the cast for a later revival); Epilgoue-Miss Norris, Granddaughter of the late Mr Norris, commonly called Jubilee Dicky.
Cast
Role: James Actor: E. Roberts

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Bartholomew Fair-F. Tench, Mrs Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great; With The Fall Of Bajazet, Emperor Of The Turks

Related Works
Related Work: Tamerlane the Great Author(s): Charles Saunders

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Griffin; Lappet-Mrs Roberts; Cabbage-Bullock; Clerimont-Stoppelaer; Frederick-Leigh; Ramilie-Jones; James-Smith; Lawyer Puff@and@Clark-Rainton; Harriet-Miss Atherton; Mariana-Miss Careless; Widow Widely-Mrs Talbot.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Huddy; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Hulett; Marc Antony-Giffard; Octavius-a Gentleman who never appeared on any Stage; Caska-Lyon; Decius-Rosco; Trebonius-Havard; Metellus-R. Wetherilt; Ligarius-Jenkins; Cinna-Williams; Soothsayer-James; Lucius-Master Giffard; Calphurnia-Mrs Haughton; Portia-Mrs Thurmond; Citizens-Penkethman, Morgan, Norris, Collett, Pearce, Stoppelaer, Wetherilt Sr With a New Prologue addressed to the City .
Cast
Role: Soothsayer Actor: James

Dance: By Mr Delamaine, who never appear'd on the English Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Huddy; Brutus-Delane; Cassius-Hulett; Marc Antony-Giffard; Octavius-a Gentleman who never appeared on any Stage; Caska-Lyon; Decius-Rosco; Trebonius-Havard; Metellus-R. Wetherilt; Ligarius-Jenkins; Cinna-Williams; Soothsayer-James; Lucius-Master Giffard; Calphurnia-Mrs Haughton; Portia-Mrs Thurmond; Citizens-Penkethman, Morgan, Norris, Collett, Pearce, Stoppelaer, Wetherilt Sr With a New Prologue addressed to the City .
Cast
Role: Soothsayer Actor: James

Dance: By Mr Delamaine, who never appear'd on the English Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: Scaramouch-Thurmond; Harlequin-d'Vallois; Punch-Evans; Landlord-Morris; Drawers-Woodward, James, Dove; Landlady-Pearce .
Cast
Role: Drawers Actor: Woodward, James, Dove

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Phillip-Bardin; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Lyon; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Penkethman; Simon-James; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Miss Wherrit. hathi.
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17330925

Afterpiece Title: Pierrot and Pierrate by d'Vallois and J

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake Trapp'd; or, The Disappointed Country Lass

Performance Comment: Toby Slang-Harper; Tom-Berry; Harry-Ridout; James-Roberts; Phillis-Mrs Pritchard; Phillis (the Chambermaid)-Miss Oates; Lucy-Miss Mann; Dorcas-Mrs Shireburn. musIc AND.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Roberts

Dance: V: Comic Dance by Nivelon, from CG

Song: As17331013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Giffard; Thorowgood-Rosco; Uncle-Huddy; Trueman-Bardin; Blunt-James; Maria-Mrs Giffard; Lucy-Mrs Morgan; Millwood-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Dalton-Lyon; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Stoppelaer; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-James; Clara-Miss Tollett; Flora-Miss Wherrit .
Cast
Role: Clodpole Actor: James

Dance: IV: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. V: Pierrots by d'Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Ruth-Mrs Thurmond; Teague-Rosco; Blunt-Huddy; Story-Hamilton; Abel-R. Wetherilt; Obadiah-Morgan; Bookseller-James; Mrs Day-Mrs Morgan; Arbella-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Chat-Mrs Wetherilt; Day-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Bookseller Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Amorous Couple and Tambourine, as17331022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Norris; Lappet-Mrs Clive; Frederick-Bridgwater; Harriet-Miss Holliday; Clerimont-Richardson; Wheedle-Mrs Mullart; Ramilie-Stoppelaer; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Herle; James-Mullart; Mariana-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: James Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco