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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Cibber Jr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Cibber Jr")') 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 2738 matches on Author, 2488 matches on Performance Comments, 788 matches on Roles/Actors, 561 matches on Performance Title, and 559 matches on Event Comments.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloster-Mills; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Berry; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holliday .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Clive .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Touchwood-Winstone; Froth-Berry; Sir Paul-Griffin; Maskwell-Quin; Mellefont-Milward; Careless-W. Mills; Brisk-Cibber; Lady Pliant-Mrs Cantrell; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Butler; Cynthia-Miss Holliday .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restored

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Milward; Banquo-W. Mills; Lenox-Cibber; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Butler; Lady Macduff-Miss Holiday; Duncan-Boman; Malcolm-Cross; Seyward-Winstone; Seyton-Berry; 1st Murderer-Harper; Witches-Miller, Griffin, Shepard; Hecate-Johnson .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restored

Music: Vocal and Instrumental proper to the Play, with Vocals by Salway, Mrs Clive, and others. Medley Overture, as17351018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor's The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-W. Mills; Diascordium-Miller; Quirk-Shepard; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Oates; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-little Miss Cole .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restored

Music: As17351018

Dance: As17351022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-Cross; Coupler-Johnson; Surgeon-Griffin; Shoemaker-Miller; Lory-Oates .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

Dance: As17351022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Queen Katherine-Mrs Thurmond; Cranmer-Milward; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Miller; Anna Bullen-Miss Holliday; Norfolk-Berry; Suffolk-Boman; Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Salway; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cross .

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. By Essex and Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Sir George-W. Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Milward; Whisper-Cross; Isabinda-Miss Holliday; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Dancey .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

Dance: II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. IV: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-W. Mills; Balance-Quin; Worthy-Milward; Brazen-Cibber; Kite-Harper; Bullock-Miller; Appletree-Salway; Pearmain-Taylor; Sylvia-Mrs Thurmond; Melinda-Mrs Butler; Rose-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Miss Mann .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Milward; King-Quin; Ghost-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-W. Mills; Horatio-Este; 1st Gravedigger-Johnson; Ostrick-Cibber; Queen-Mrs Butler; Ophelia-Mrs Clive .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday. With the usual Prologue .

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-W. Mills; Belvil-Mills; Blunt-Cibber; Hellena-Miss Holliday; Angelica-Mrs Butler; Pedro-Berry; Antonio-Cross; Frederick-Oates; Sancho-Este; Phillipo-Turbutt; Florinda-Mrs Pritchard; Valeria-Mrs Cantrell; Moretta-Mrs Cross; Callis-Mrs Willis; Lucetta-Miss Mann .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. Revellers, as17351103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Governor-Berry; Blandford-W. Mills; Driver-Johnson; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Cross; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Miss Mann; Daniel-Cibber .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: As17351018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-DL Miller; Truewit-W. Mills; Clerimont-Mills; Dauphine-Milward; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Oates; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Lady Haughty-Mrs Cross; Mrs Otter-Mrs Charke; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Grace; Dol Mavis-Miss Mann .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: II: By Mlle Anne Roland. IV: Grand Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Milward ;Caius-Harper; Page-Berry; Shallow-Johnson; Fenton-Este; Host-Miller; Slender-Cibber; Simple-Master Green; Robin-Miss Cole; Bardolph-Shepard; Nym-Raftor; Pistol-Cross; Rugby-Leigh; Mrs Ford-Mrs Cantrell; Mrs Page-Mrs Butler; Anne Page-Miss Holliday; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross; Evans-Griffin .

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17351120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloster-Mills; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Berry; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holliday .

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-W. Mills; Sir Jasper-Griffin; Harcourt-Mills; Sparkish-Cibber; Dorilant-Este; Quack-Shepard; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace; Mrs Dainty-Miss Mann; Lucy-Mrs Cross .

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Ouverture to Alcina. I: Concerto for Hautbois by Geminiani

Dance: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Cibber; Thorowgood-Milward; Barnwell Sr-W. Mills; Trueman-Cross; Blunt-Winstone; Maria-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Charke; Millwood-Mrs Butler .

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: By Mlle Anne Roland

Song: In I: An English Cantata by Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber Sr .

Dance: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Woudbe-Mills; Young Woudbe-W. Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Miller; Richmore-Berry; Subtleman-Bardin; Alderman-Johnson; Balderdash-Shepard; Clearaccount-Winstone; Frisure-Cross; Comic-Oates; Captain-Cole; Fairbank-Turbutt; Squire-Este; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Villeneuve; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance -Miss Holliday; Mrs Midnight-Harper .

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: A new Comic Dance called The Rover: Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutchwoman-Miss Mann; Peasant Woman-Mrs Anderson; Dutchman-Duke; French Peasant-Davenport; Dutchmen and Wives-Pelling, Janno, Miss Brett, Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Sr .

Dance: ]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin, being the first time of his performing that character in this play; King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Lancaster-Salway; York-Milward; Justice-Boman; Pistol-Cibber; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins-Oates; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Mann. A Prologue, by Mr Betterton, representing the Genius of Falstaff 40 Years ago, at the Revival of this Play, will be (by particular Desire) spoke by Quin .

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-W. Mills; Manly-Mills; Lady Grace-Miss Holliday; Sir Francis-Griffin; Basset-Cibber; Richard-Cross; Poundage-Turbutt; Moody-Miller; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thurmond; Jenny-Mrs Give; Trusty-Miss Mann; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Grace; Lady Townly-Mrs Butler .
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: A new Comic Dance by Phillips and Mrs Anderson. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: By Denoyer's Prentice. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Flash-Cibber; Colombine-Miss Mann, but see17360216.

Dance: I: A new Pantomime Dance called Damon and Phillida: Damon-Phillips; Phillida-Miss Mann; Cimon-Pelling; Mopsus-Davenport. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; but see17360504 . but see17360504 .

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Milward; King-Quin; Ghost-Mills; Ostric-Cibber; Horatio-Este; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-W. Mills; Queen-Mrs Butler; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Gravediggers-Johnson, Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan