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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Elrington Jr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Elrington 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 971 matches on Performance Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, 129 matches on Event Comments, 7 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Purcell's Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last new Mad Dance-Thurmond, others; Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Dance: Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook Jr, delaGarde's Two Sons, Miss Francis; Four Scaramouches-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Dance: Rice, Tape a Scholar of Topham Sr, who never appear'd on any Stage before, Topham Jr, Sandham, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis, Sandham's Little Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: Mrs Bowman

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance: Passacaille-Miss Tenoe; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Les Cotillons-Shaw, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur de la Lune

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by Le Sage Jr and Miss Verneuil

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: I: Haymakers Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; II: Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Song: A Dialogue to be sung-Baker, Mrs Chambers, wrote by Boyce

Event Comment: Benefit Elrington and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Mills; Hector-Pack; Sir Thomas-Bullock; Marquis-Bowen; Cogdie-Bullock Jr; Lovewell-Elrington; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Porter; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Willis; Favorite-Mrs Mills; Boxkeeper-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Elrington
Event Comment: Benefit Ogden, Elrington Jr, Mrs Finch, Mrs Elsam. Receipts: money #10 15s.; tickets #95 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Cast
Role: Orestes Actor: Elrington

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Cook

Dance: As17170510

Event Comment: Benefit Elrington. By Command of his Royal Highness. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Elrington
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For a discussion of Elrington's acting, see Daily Journal, 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: Benefit Elrington. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Powell; Nurse-Norris; Young Marius-Elrington; Sylla-Husband; Granius-Cory; Sulpitius-Freeman; Bumkin and Frightened Soldier-Leigh; Ancharius-Spillar; Starv'd Apothecary-Cole; Lavinia-Mrs Baker; With a Mimick Prologue-Elrington.

Music: Before: As17100819

Dance: French Peasant-; Whimsical Miller Wife and Town Miss-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh

Event Comment: [By Charles Shadwell.] Never Acted before. [Tickets given out for this day for Tamerlane as a benefit for Corey and Elrington will be taken on 7 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1710 lists: Flip-Leigh; Mizen-Pack; Worthy-Booth; Rovewell-Powell; Sir Charles Pleasant-Bickerstaff; Cribidge-Elrington; Easie-Cory; Indent-Knepp; Scruple-Freeman; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Bradshaw; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs Sabtlow; Belinda-Mrs Moor; Jenny Private-Mrs Spillar; Jiltup-Mrs Hunt; Advocate-Mrs Finch; Maid-Mrs Shirburn; Barmaid-Mrs Cox; Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Cribidge Actor: Elrington
Event Comment: Benefit Elrington. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Performance Comment: Mithridates-Elrington; Ziphares-Wilks; Pharnaces-Booth; Archilaus-Boman; Aquilius-Evans; Semandra-Mrs Oldfield; Monimia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Mithridates Actor: Elrington

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17150319

Event Comment: Benefit Elrington. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #110 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Elrington; Clytus-Keene; Lysimachus-J. Leigh; Statira-Mrs Rogers; Roxana-Mrs Knight; Parisatis-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Elrington

Dance: As17161027

Event Comment: Benefit Elrington. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Elrington; Ventidius-Mills; Clepatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter; Dolabella-Williams; Alexas-W. Mills.
Cast
Role: Antony Actor: Elrington

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz., A Full Piece of the famous Signor Colista-Dean Sr, Holmes, Smith; A Solo for the Arch Lute and Violin by Dean Jr-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing-Gates; A set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing to the Lute-Dean Jr; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Dean Sr; Also several select Airs Out of Camilla and Thomyris-; with Symphonies-the best Performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay; Or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Officer; or, The Captain's Lady

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Lyric Ode; Alexander's Feast, And The Coronation Anthems

Music: After the Ode: A Miscellaneous Act-; New Overture-; Song-a Gentleman (his first appearance in Public); Concerto on Oboe-Fischer; Song-Miss M. Linley (composed by Bach); Concerto on violin-Linley Jr; Song-Miss Linley (composed by Sacchini); Duetto-the Two Miss Linley's (composed by Piccini); Chorus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe; Fairbank's new Comic Dance-Topham, Miss Tenoe