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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Jack Friendly"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Jack Friendly")') 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
We found 677 matches on Performance Comments, 69 matches on Performance Title, 39 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: End of mainpiece Stand to your gum by Bannister; Bright Phoebus has mounted the chariot of day by Dignum; Jack, thou art a toper and Toby's brown jug by Dignum, Suett, Williames, Barrymore

Related Works
Related Work: The Deposing and Death of Queen Gin Author(s): "Jack Juniper"

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Related Works
Related Work: All the World's a Stage Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Dance: End III: New Dance taken from the Favourite Comic Opera of Gli Schiavi par Amore (recte per)-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Comic Concert, in which will be introduced The Devonshire Reel, Jack Tar's Delight-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolick in Bagdad

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady ; or, Jack in Distress- See17890616

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience-(with Alterations and Additions) Quick?

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Related Works
Related Work: The Divorce Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Song: End: Poor Jack!; or, the Sweet Little Cherub (written and composed by Dibdin)-Dignum; After: Glee on the Happy Recovery of His Majesty (the words by Col. Arabin)-Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel, as17890527

Song: End II: Poor Jack!, as17890528

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17890512

Song: End II: Poor Jack!-Darley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End: The Treble Hornpipe-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet

Song: End II: Poor Jack; or, the Sweet Little Cherub-Dignum

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: After Singing: As17900405

Song: End: Poor Jack, as17900323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: End II: The Lass of Richmond Hill (composed by Hook)-Dignum; End IV: The Greenwich Pensioner-Dignum; End: Poor Jack-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17891031, but Oroonoko-Whitfield; Governor-Benson; Captain Driver-Fawcett; Jack Stanmore-Haymes; 1st Planter-Maddocks; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hedges; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Wilson; 3rd Planter-_.
Cast
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Haymes

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Dance: As17900308

Song: End II: The Greenwich Pensioner-Dignum; End IV: Poor Jack-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17900308

Song: In IV: a Serenade-Dignum; End: Poor Jack-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17910428

Song: End: Catches and Glees: When Arthur first in court began, Jack thou'rt a toper-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; To be jovial and gay-Johnstone; The Siege of Troy (Dibdin)-Johnstone; Goody Groaner (Dr Harington)-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Sir you're a comical fellow-; Let's sing old Rose and burn the Bellows-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Song: Between the parts: singing-two Young Ladies; The Midshipman-a Young Lady; Jack Rattling (in character)-a Young Lady

Entertainment: Monologues.An Address to the Ladies-Miss C?. Kent (a Child of 6 years of Age); Collins' Ode on the Passions, Garrick's Picture of a modern Fine Lady-Miss Kent; conclude: an Address of Thanks-Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Trinidad; or, Safe Moor'd at Last

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Venture-Munden; Jack Rattling-Fawcett; Gasper (the Jailor)-Bowden; Capt. Clueline-Claremont; Midshipman-Linton; Gunner-Street; Lieutenant O'Liffey-Johnstone; Cymbalo (a Negro Boy)-Mrs Martyr; Susan-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Jack Rattling Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Wolf-Bowden; Oh why to be happy-Incledon; The Row-Johnstone; Bravura Song-Mrs Clendining; a new Negro Song (composed by Shield)-Mrs Martyr; Rule Britannia-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Song: In the course of the Evening: The Life of Poor Jack (composed by Dibdin), Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Honesty in Tatters-Townsend; Arthur O'Bradley (1st time, written by O'Keeffe)-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Jack Conner Actor: Palmer

Song: End: Jack and his Charming Fanny (composed by Suett)-Trueman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Performance Comment: Numscul-Penkethman; Mad Tom-Wm. Giffard; Isabella-Mrs Haughton; Sir William Friendly-Huddy; Jeremy-R. Williams; Cook-Pearce; Butler-Machen; Gardener-W. Williams; Robin-Eaton; Lady Numscul-Mrs Thomas; Lady Friendly-Mrs Mountfort; Betty-Mrs Palmer; Justice Gripeall-Collett.

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dupe

Performance Comment: Characters-Yates, Havard, King, Packer, Watkins, Strange, Mrs Clive, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Lee, Mrs Pritchard Sir John Woodall-Yates; Sharply-King; Friendly-Havard; Wellford-Packer; Mrs Etherdown-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Friendly-Mrs Clive; Emily-Mrs Palmer; Rose-Mrs Lee; Servants-Watkins, Strange; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, V, 41).
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Havard
Role: Mrs Friendly Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town-shifts; Or, The Suburb-justice

Performance Comment: Edition of 1671: Prologue-; Lovewell-Cademan; Friendly-Medbourn; Faithfull-Westwood; Leftwell-Angel; Pett-Norris; Frump-Sandford; Stingey-Sherwood; Runwell-Whaley; Moses-Williams; Leticia-Mrs Lee; Fickle-Mrs Long; Betty-Mrs Dixon; Goody Fells-Mrs Norris; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Medbourn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Performance Comment: Edition of 1680: Wellman-Smith; Friendly-Williams; Mr Shatter-Bowman; Trickwell-Jevorn; Mr Dashit-Lee; Glisten-Bright; Jock-Mumford; Corina-Mrs Barry; Marinda-Mrs Butler; Diana-Mrs Price; Ample-Anybody; Mrs Dashit-Mrs A. Lee [Elinor Leigh]; Mrs Dunwell-Mrs Norice.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mr Turbulent; Or, The Melanchollicks

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: Timothy Turbulent-Underhil; Furnish-Jevon; Hangby-Gillow; Grin Sneak-Norris; Finical Cringe-Nokes; Rabsheka Sly-Bowman; Abednego Suck Thumb-Anthony Leigh; Fairlove-Williams; Friendly-Wiltsher; Dr Quibus-Peircival; Pollux-Richards; Mrs Turbulent-Mrs Norris; Lady Medler-Mrs Currer; Lucia-Lady Slingsby; Priscilla-Mrs Price; Mrs Sly-Mrs Osborn; The Prologue-Lady Slingsby; The Epilogue-Mr Turbulent.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Wiltsher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Ranter; Or, The History Of Bacon In Virginia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1690: Prologue [By Mr Dryden-a Woman; Cavarnio-Bowman; Bacon-Williams; Col. Wellman-Freeman; Col. Downright-Harris; Hazard-Alexander [Verbruggen (?)]; Friendly-Powell; Dareing-Sandford; Fearless-Cudworth; Dullman-Bright; Timerous Cornet-Underhill; Whimsey-Trefuse; Whiff-Bowen; Boozer-Barns; Semernia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Madame Surelove-Mrs Knight; Mrs Crisante-Mrs Jordon; Widow Ranter-Mrs Currer; Mrs Flirt-Mrs Cory; Petitioner-Blunt; Parson Dunce-Baker; The Epilogue-a Woman.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Bride; Or, The Merry Cuckold

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Thurmond; Bonvile-Boman; Friendly-Thurmond; Justice Merryman-Bright; Summerfield-Scudemore; Mr Ventre-Arnold; Mr Spruce-Bayly; Compasse-Freeman; A Councellor-Davis; Pettifog-Trefusis; Dodge-Eldred; Arabella-Mrs Boman; Clara-Mrs Boutell; Mrs Ventre-Mrs Lacy; Peg-Mrs Perin; Nurse-Mrs Lawson; Lucy-Miss Prince; Epilogue-the City-Bride.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Thurmond