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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "G J Gray"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "G J Gray")') 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 1262 matches on Performance Comments, 722 matches on Event Comments, 254 matches on Performance Title, 68 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingal. Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domesticks-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Duke, Jackson, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield; Male Bards-Hill, Linton, Street, Thomas, Smith, Little; Female Domesticks-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin; Female Bards-Ms Waters, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Ms Castelle, Mrs Iliff, Miss Gray, Ms Leserve, Ms Walcup; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); A View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond. Carrol (the Irish Chieftain)-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Draco (his Captain)-Simpson; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Morvan (his Lieutenant)-Farley; Vocal Characters. Scotch Lad-Mrs Chapman; Scotch Pedlar (with I am a jolly gay Pedlar)-Townsend; Farmer-Gray; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Atkins.

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial fellow-Mrs Chapman, Gray, Mrs Atkins; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: As17990302but Oscar-Simpson; Male Domesticks-_Duke, Lewiss; Male Bards-_Smith, +Gray; Draco-Dyke; Female Bards-Miss _Mitchell, Miss _Wheatley, Miss _Gray; Scotch Lad-_; Farmer-_; Scotch Lassie-_.
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Role: Male Bards Actor:
Role: Female Bards Actor: Miss _Mitchell, Miss _Wheatley, Miss _Gray
Role: Farmer Actor: Gray

Song: As17990302Come every jovial fellow-Miss Mitchell, Gray, Miss Wheatley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Song: In the course of the Evening: As17990430; End IV 1st piece: The Funeral Procession of Juliet, Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17981008, but Hill, _Gray, Miss +Waters, Mrs +Atkins, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Dance: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Vaudeville End: Satan's Address to the Sun , from Milton's Paradise Lost-the Young Gentleman who last year (see17980917) recited a portion of Gray's Bard; Musical Pasticcio, The Cryer-Suett; My mother bids me bind my hair (Haydn)-Master Suett; a Comic Song descriptive of Bartholomew Fair-Wathen; Mad Tom (Purcell)-Story; The Irish Newsman-Clarke; Crazy Jane (Miss Abrams)-Mrs Bland; Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: St

Song: End I 1st piece: song-Master Gray; End I 2nd piece: Time has not thin'd my flowing Hair-Incledon, Townsend; End 2nd piece: This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Entertainment: Imitations End I 1st piece: a Few Select Imitations-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: St

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Song: End I 1st piece: a Song-Master Gray; End II: The Muffin Man (Written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Moorehead)-Dighton (1st appearance on this stage); End 1st piece: the celebrated Laughing Song-Dighton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Song: As17761125, but Gaudry, Mrs J _Smith, Mrs +Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: End Opera: Hyppomene et Atalante, as18000304but Mlle J. _Hilligsberg, Mlle Guiardele, _D'Egville. [No other ballet listed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Violin-Dubourg; Concert-Kytch; Solo-J. Festing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Solo on Violin-Eversman

Dance: PPierrots-de Vallois, J. DelaGard; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Dance: II: Pierrots-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. DeLagarde; III: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Grand Dance of Masqueraders-Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPierrot-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; The Difference of Nations-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: PPierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: LLe Minuet-D'Vallois, Mrs Nelson; Pierrot and Pierraite-D'Vallois, J. Delagarde; La Provansalle-D'Vallois; V: French Wooden Shoe Dance-D'Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; Masquerade dance-Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Song: E. Roberts

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, J. Delagarde; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Masqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, J. Delagarde; Masquerades-

Music: Solo on Violin-Eversman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: SScot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Pierrot and Pierraite-deVallois, J. Delagarde; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Masquerade Dance-

Song: Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by D'Vallois and J. De la Garde. Chacone by Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17330925

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Dutchman an J his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Song: IV: Mock Italian-English Ballad by Roberts