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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Herrington"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Herrington")') 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 2 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: [Herrington, who was from the Royalty, and Mrs Farmer are both identified in Public Advertiser, 30 Aug. As afterpiece the playbill announces Peeping Tom, but "The fatigues Edwin had undergone at his benefit the preceding evening rendered him incapable of performing last night. Peeping Tom was therefore obliged to be changed to The Golden Pippin" (Public Advertiser, 30 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Herrington]); Gloster-Williamson; Belmour-Davies; Catesby-Gardner; Ratcliff-Johnson; Derby-Swords; Porter-Painter; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Farmer]); Jane Shore-Miss Woollery.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

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Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: [Jaques-Herrington; Oliver-$Shetfield recte $Shatford">Palmer; Orlando-$Herrington; Oliver-$Shetfield recte $Shatford]; Touchstone-$Kipling; Duke Senior-$L'Estrange; Duke Frederick-$Hudson; Amiens-$W. Palmer; Adam-$Swendall; Silvius-$Marriot; Rosalind-$Mrs Belfille; Celia-$Mrs Fox; Audrey-$Miss Hale; Phoebe-$Miss Burnett.
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Role: Orlando Actor: Herrington

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Song: Between acts: The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-a little boy [Master Braham]

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Occasional Address-Palmer