SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "George Alexander Stevens"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "George Alexander Stevens")') 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 5325 matches on Author, 1569 matches on Performance Comments, 751 matches on Event Comments, 585 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: J. D'Egville

Ballet: Preceding: The Deserter. Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-

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Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: As17951123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: As17951123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: As17951123, but Grand Chorus of Priests Youths Virgins-_Cooke, _Danby, _Evans, _Fisher, Master _Welsh, Master _DeCamp, Master _Gregson, Miss _Chatterley, Miss _Wentworth, Mrs _Butler

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Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: As17951204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: As17951204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Song: As17951204

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Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: As17951204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: As17951204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Song: As17951204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Song: As17951204

Entertainment: End: Monologue. Collins'Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Song: II: Grand Triumphal Entry and Vocal Parts Entry of Alexander into Babylon, as17990409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Supplement

Performance Comment: An entire new lecture upon Heads, portraits and whole lengths by George Alexander Steevens.
Event Comment: Three Brothers of ye Delavals play'd ye Eldest Othello, ye next Iago, ye next Cassio--+Brabantio & Lodovico Mr Pine Roderigo-Cap. Stevens and Wife Emelia $Mrs Quan did Desdemona, the performance was very decent & met with great applause the Audience from ye Boxes to the upper Gallery were fill'd with people of ye first rank & make a most brilliant appearance. & ye greatest Crowd at ye Doors I ever saw. their Agreement for ye House was a receipt of one of the Alfred Houses upon an Averidge. they had all new cloaths, & very nicely ornamented with Diamonds (Cross). [See eulogy and criticism in some detail concerning the acting, by John Hill, Inspector No 3.] All Gentlemen and Ladies who intend going in coaches this evening to Drury Lane Theatre, are desired to order their coachmen to drive thro' Covent Garden, and stop at Bridges St. Door, and as soon as they have set down the company to drive off directly towards the Strand.--Those who go in chairs, are requested to order the men to the New Door in Russel St., and to prevent the avenues being stopt up no person will be admitted to either passage without first showing their tickets at the outward door (General Advertiser). Tickets Lost. If any person has found three tickets (numbers forgot) for the private play this night at Drury Lane, and will be so kind as to bring them to the Bar of the Rainbow Coffee House, Ironmonger Lane, shall receive 15s. for the whole, or in proportion for one or two of them (General Advertiser). Tomorrow Morning at 8 o'clock will be published' (price 6d.) by Thomas Carnan, at Mr Newberry's, at the Bible and Sun in St Paul's Churchyard; An Occasional Prologue and Epilogue to Othello, as it will this night be acted at the theatre-Royal in Drury Lane, by Persons of distinction, for their diversion. Written by Christopher Smart, A.M., Fellow of Pembroke Hall in the University of Cambridge. To be had at the place above mentioned, and at the pamphlet shops at the Royal Exchange and Charing Cross. This Prologue and Epilogue will be entered in the Hall Book of the Company of Stationers, and whoever presumes to pyrate them, or any part of them, will be persecuted as the Law directs (General Advertiser). [Both pieces by Christopher Smart, according to the Daily Advertiser. See two exceedingly favorable critical comments and one derogatory reprinted in the Gentleman's Magazine, March 1751 (pp. 119-22): "The greatest part of the play was much better performed than it ever was on any stage before. In the whole, there was a face of nature that no theatrical piece, acted by common players ever came up to." Macklin was Delaval's dramatic coach, according to one of these articles.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello By Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Othello-Sir Francis Delaval; Iago-John Delaval Esq; Cassio-E. Delaval Esq; Brabantio, Lodovico-Sim Pine Esq; Roderigo-Capt. Stevens; Desdemona-Mrs Quarme (Hogan) , Mrs Quan (Cross), Mrs Qualm (Winston); Emelia-Mrs Stevens (Hogan).
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Capt. Stevens
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Afterpiece: As performed at the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket [beginning 6 Aug. 1779]; by the Author of the Son-in-Law, the Agreeable Surprise, &c. [John O'Keeffe]. [Prologue by George Colman, the elder.] Receipts: #195 9s. 6d. (161/11/6; tickets: 33/18/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Robson, Fearon, Booth, Stevens, Egan, Bates, Newton, Painter, Edwin; Mrs Davenett, Mrs Lewis. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Whitfield .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub the Comic Part

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great an Opera

Song: A Dialogue (after the Italian Manner)-two Boys , one of which never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17150404

Event Comment: [Text by Rolli. Music by Handel.] At 7 p.m. Daily Journal, 7 May: On Thursday Night, Signiora Faustina, the famous Roman Songstress, performed his Majesty, their Royal Highnesses, and great Numbers of the Nobility and Quality, in...Alexander...with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel