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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Herbert Aston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Herbert Aston")') 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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448 results for: Keyword - Herbert Aston
We found 245 matches on Performance Comments, 106 matches on Event Comments, 77 matches on Author, 53 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
02 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Hulett; Tom Thumb-Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy; Grizzle-Lacy; Merlin-Hallam; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Salway; Noodle-Houghton; Doole-Aston; Foodle-Hale; Dollalolla-Mrs Martin; Huncamunca-Mrs Egleton; Glumdalca-Hall.
Cast
Role: Doole Actor: Aston

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

202
22 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Milward; Thorowgood-Hulett; Uncle-Chapman; Trueman-Salway; Blunt-Aston; Milwood-Mrs Buchanan; Maria-Mrs Templer; Lucy-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance:

203
23 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-W. Mills; Numpskull-Miller; Wolsey-Barcock; Northumberland-Tenoe; Piercy-Bardin; Rochford-Cross; Clerimont-Aston; Lack Brains-Young Bencroft; Sir Positive Crab-Jones; Anna Bullen-Mrs Clark; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Ann Oates; Lady Diana-Miss L'Homme; Clarinda-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Rogers; Ticklepitcher-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Aston

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion

204
04 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Walker; Dervise-Chapman; Omar-Paget; Prince-Lacy; Stratocles-Aston; Arpasia-Mrs Hallam; Selima-Mrs Younger; Bajazet-Quin.
Cast
Role: Stratocles Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

205
10 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists; Lycomedes-Quin; Diphilus-Aston; Achilles-Salway; Ulysses-Chapman; Diomedes-Laguerre; Ajax-Hall; Periphas-Walker; Agyrtes-Leveridge; Thetis-Mrs Buchanan; Theaspe-Mrs Cantrell; Deidamia-Miss Norsa; Lesbia-Miss Binks; Philoe-Miss Oates; Artemona-Mrs Egleton; Prologue by Gay-Quin.
Cast
Role: Diphilus Actor: Aston

206
30 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ryan; Mockmode-Neale; Pamphlet-Chapman; Lyric-Hippisley; Rigadoon-Aston; Cripple-Bullock; Club-Hall; Brush-Clark; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Leanthe-Miss Binks; Judge's Wife-Mrs Cantrell; Pindress-Mrs Forrester; Bullfinch-Mrs Cook; Trudge-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Rigadoon Actor: Aston

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

207
03 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: Peartree-Salway; Rako-Aston; Ply-Hall; Margery-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Rako Actor: Aston

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Scottish Dance, as17330328

208
12 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: See lif 27 Dec. 1732, but Jaffier-Milward; Pierre-Quin; Duke-Paget; Bedamar-Walker; Priuli-Chapman; Renault-Aston; Spinosa-Houghton; Elliot-Hale; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Renault Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston; End I of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

209
17 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Buchanan; Sciolto-Chapman; Horatio-Quin; Lothario-Walker; Altamont-Milward; Rossano-Aston; Lavinia-Mrs Younger; Lucinda-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Rossano Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17330416 IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329 Hippisley's Medley; or, Drunken Man (By Desire)-

210
21 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As at lif, 27 Oct. 1732 As17321213, but Cordelia-a young Gentlewoman the first time of her appearance on any stage; Gentleman Usher-Aston; Regan-Mrs Forrester; Lear-Paget; Albany-_; Cornwall-_; With a New Prologue- to the Town.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol

Dance: IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329 V: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II of Farce: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

211
27 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Performance Comment: Lawyer-Chapman; but edition of 1733 adds: Justice Lovelaw-Hall; Valentine-Salway; Cheatly-Hippisley; Dash-Aston; Laetitia-Miss Norsa; Betty-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Dash Actor: Aston

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

212
01 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: Timon-Milward; Alcibiades-Walker; Apemantus-Quin; Nicias-Salway; Phaeax-Hippisley; Elius-Neale; Cleon-Dyer; Isander-Hall; Isadore-H. Bullock; Thrasilius-Hallam; Demetrius-Paget; Diphilus-Houghton; Old Man-Aston; Poet-Chapman; Painter-Wilcox; Musician-Ray; Jeweller-Harrington; Gentlemen-Hale, Clarke; Evandra-Mrs Hallam; Melissa-Mrs Buchanan; Chloe-Mrs Stevens; Thais-Mrs Forrester; Phryne-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Aston

Music: New Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; III: Mr Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Footing Dance with Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: IV: The Hunting Song in Admetus-Mrs Wright; accompanyed with Trumpets and French Horns-. *uoÅcg II: A New Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Mr Rosengrave, in Honour of Flora, the Goddess of the Spring. Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway; Dances-Nivelon, Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden

213
10 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Quin; Teague-Neale; Day-Hippisley; Abel-Chapman; Story-Aston; Obadiah-Dyer; Bookseller-Ray; Mrs Day-Mrs Egleton; Ruth-Mrs Bullock; Arabella-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Story Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Footing Dance-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: SSince Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway. cBenefit Mr Barrington, Aston, Miss Oates. Receipts: money #43 6s.; tickets #102 18s

Performance Comment: cBenefit Mr Barrington, Aston, Miss Oates. Receipts: money #43 6s.; tickets #102 18s.

214
16 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As at lif, 9 Nov. 1732, but Lucy-Miss Binks; Governor-Paget; Stanmore Jr-Houghton; Planters-H. Bullock, Aston, Wilcox, Harrington.
Cast
Role: Planters Actor: H. Bullock, Aston, Wilcox, Harrington.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; In II: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; V: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde, LeSac, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

Dance: II: Singing in Italian-Kelly; IV: Singing in English-Kelly

215
01 June 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: See17330430 but Manuel-Hippisley; Philip-Ryan; Octavio-Walker; Trappanti-Chapman; Soto-Neale; Lewis-Aston; Rosara-Mrs Bullock; Flora-Mrs Stevens; Viletta-Mrs Egleton; Hypolita-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Aston

Dance: MMusette-LeSac, Miss Baston; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

216
26 June 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Walker; Courtney-Hale; Bargrave-Aston; Louisa-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Bargrave Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding

Performance Comment: Momus-Hulett; Jupiter-Hale; Neptune-Aston; Apollo-Salway; Mars-Walker; Vulcan-Mullart; Mercury-Ray; Juno-Mrs Cantrell; Venus-Miss Norsa; Aegle-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Neptune Actor: Aston

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling

Ballet: AAmorous Clowns or the Courtezan. Clowns-Pelling, Delagarde; Their Wives-Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

Performance Comment: Clowns-Pelling, Delagarde; Their Wives-Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Their Wives Actor: Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

217
06 July 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Performance Comment: Massinissa-Walker; Sophonisba-Mrs Bullock; Hannibal-Hulett; Scipio-Hale; Maherbal-Mullart; Bomilcar-Minns; Massina-Mrs Shireburn; Lelius-Aston; Trebellius-Clarke; Varro-Cole; Menader-Jones; Rosalinda-Mrs Cantrell; Rezembe-Mrs Mullart; Merna-Miss Palin; Aglave-Miss Horsington; Comana-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Lelius Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

218
27 July 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse To Be Lett

Performance Comment: Pistole-Aston; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Stevens; Lady Haughty-Mrs Cantrell; 1st Manager-Hale; 2d Manager-Giles; Truncheon-Mullart; Prompter-Clarke; 1st Player-Stevens; Comic-Jones; Crambo-Cole; Miss Lovemode-Miss Rogers; Miss Prudely Crotchet-Miss Norsa.
Cast
Role: Pistole Actor: Aston

219
02 August 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Walker; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Governor-Hale; Blandford-Cole; Aboan-Lyon; Stanmore-Aston; Driver-Jones; Jack Stanmore-Giles; Daniel-Clarke; Widow Lackit-Mrs Cantrell; Lucy-Miss Norsa; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Hottman-Morris.
Cast
Role: Stanmore Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Cast
Role: Pistole Actor: Aston

Dance: MMoor's Dance-Vallois and Mrs Vallois

220
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifi'd; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Bluster And His Man Diddimo

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Hewet; Apollo-Hulett; Phaeton-Aston; Epaphus-Nichols; Lybia-Mrs Spiller; Phathusa-Mrs Williamson; Lanperia-Mrs Cantrell; Phebe-Mrs Spellman; Clymena-Mrs Fitzgerald.
Cast
Role: Phaeton Actor: Aston

221
24 September 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 407, lists: Aesop-Bridgwater; Learchus-Aston; Sir Polidorus-Topham; Doris-Miss Raftor; Hortensia-Mrs Horton; Euphronia-Miss Holliday. hathi.
Cast
Role: Learchus Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

222
29 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Shallow-Dyer; Ford-Ryan; Page-Aston; Slender-Neale; Caius-Hall; Host-Bullock; Fenton-Houghton; Mrs Ford-Mrs Templer; Mrs Page-Mrs Bullock; Ann Page-Miss Norsa; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Scottish Dance, as17330922

223
02 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ryan; Pierre-Quin; Duke-Hale; Bedamar-Walker; Priuli-Lacy; Renault-Chapman; Spinosa-Houghton; Elliot-Aston; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Elliot Actor: Aston

224
06 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwoud-Chapman; Millamant-Mrs Younger; Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Quin; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-Aston; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cantrel; Foible-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Waitwell Actor: Aston

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Swedish Dal Karl by De la Garde and Mrs Ogden. Scottish Dance, as17331004

Song: By Leveridge

225
13 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Acasto-Aston; Castalio-Ryan; Polydore-Walker; Chamont-Quin; Chaplain-Hale; Monimia-Mrs Hallam; Serena-Miss Norsa; Florella-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poirier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss Baston, Miss Rogers; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, De la Garde Jr, Du Pre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Miss Norsa; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Du Pre; Polonese-Pelling; French Woman-Miss Rogers; Spanish Woman-Mrs Pelling; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre .
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss Baston, Miss Rogers