SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Stevens"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone or Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lee Lewes, Wilson, Leoni, Delpini, Rayner, Brundson, Baker, L'Estrange, Wewitzer, Jones, Robson, Egan, Mahon, Stevens, Ledger, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell, Miss Morris, Miss Brown. Cast from Songs (G. Kearsley, 1779); Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct. 1779; Larpent MS 464: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Keel-Wilson; Scaramouche-Delpini; French Officer-Wewitzer; Watchman-Mahon; Pierrot-Reinhold; Feridon-Mrs Farrell; Colombine-Miss Brown; Larpent MS also lists: Pantaloon-; Mezetin-; Padmanada-; Lord-; Capt. O'Donnavan-; Oriel-; Custom@house Officer-; Centinel-; Landlord-; Gentlemen-;..
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Miss Valois. [The dancing, as here assigned, was included in all subsequent performances, except on 4 Feb., 7 Apr., 10 May.

Song: In I: song-Leoni

Event Comment: Benefit for Chaplin, Griffiths, Holcroft & Miss Field. Tickets delivered by Stevens, Collins and the Miss Stageldoirs will be taken. Receipts: #253 8s. (30.5; 13.7; 2.22.12; tickets: 207.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: As17790806, but Stevens.
Related Works
Related Work: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone or Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Character by Lee Lewes, Wilson, Delpini, Rayner, Brunsdon, L'Estrange, Jones, Baker, Wewitzer, Robson, Egan, Stevens, Ledger, Reinhold, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Morris, Miss Brown. Cast from Songs (G. Kearsly, 1779); Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct.; Larpent MS 464: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Keel-Wilson; Scaramouchi-Delpini; French Officer-Wewitzer; Pierrot-Reinhold; Feridon-Mrs Kennedy; Colombine-Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Miss Valois. [The dancing, as here assigned, was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cabinet Of Fancy

Performance Comment: As17801101, but added: Written by George Alexander Stevens, with considerable Alterations and Additions; the Overture, Recitatives, most of the Airs and Chorus entirely new, composed by Claggett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by W. Bates, Wilson, Jones, Booth, Newton, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Egan, Doyle, J. Wilson, Stevens, Ledger, Davies; Miss Morris (1st time), Miss Langrish, Mrs Kennedy. [Partial cast from Songs (G. Kearsly, 1779) and playbill of 11 May 1782: Harlequin-W. Bates; Keel-Wilson; Feridon-Mrs Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Miss Barnes, Mrs Nevill, Gibson, Blandy, Leslie, Bayne, Finney, Stevens will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 5 June 1777]. Receipts: #57 1s. (39/2/0; 17/11/6; 0/7/6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss IN Her Teens

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece, as17810915; End of Act II, as17820302athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates. The other characters by Delpini (of DL), Doyle, Booth, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Stevens, J. Bates, J. Wilson, Davies; Miss Morris, Miss Langrish, Mrs Kennedy. [And see17811102.] hathi. Miss Morris, Miss Langrish, Mrs Kennedy. [And see17811102.] hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820401, but omitted: Holloway

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Tally ho, as17820427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Cast
Role: Players Actor: Davis, Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Staunton, Egan, Usher, Wewitzer, Darley, Davis, Barrett, Painter, Kenny, Massey, Webb, Stevens, Swords, Ledger, Parsons; Miss Morris, Mrs Webb. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Palmer .

Dance: As17820611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wewitzer, Egan, Blissett, Stevens, Williamson; Miss Morris. [Larpent MS lists certain performers as appearing in this piece in their own persons, but their names do not correspond with the names printed on the playbill.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Cast
Role: Sheers Actor: Stevens

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713 but Stevens in place of Gardner .
Cast
Role: : Johnny Atkins Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsd

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Farren, Bonnor, Wewitzer, Davies, Kennedy, Fearon, Stevens, Cubitt, Bates, Thompson; Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Mrs Wilson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, VI, 359: Sir Fretful Plagiary-Quick; Sneer-Farren; Puff-Bonnor; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Wewitzer; Dangle-Davies; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Webb; Tilburina-Mrs Wilson.] hathi. hathi.
Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Mainpiece: Written by R. Cumberland, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, with capital Additions by Fielding, Dean Swift, G. A. Stevens, &c. &c. &c. Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #327 4s. (177.2.6; 9.11.6; tickets: 140.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Elder Brother Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Rollo, Duke of Normandy Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Little or The Rival Queans

Dance: End: The Jockies-Ratchford, Platt, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End II: song-Incledon; Afterpiece: The Tragedy will be interspersed with Airs, Duets, Glees, composed by Arne, Arnold, Fischer, Dibdin, with a Grand Overture(A Finale, composed by Shield), Triumphal Entry of Alexander-

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 3]: The Dialogue and part of the Songs written by Richard? Wilson. The Overture, new Music and accompaniments composed by Reeve. The Songs, Duets, Glees compiled from Arnold, Rogers, Giordani, Shield, Hook, Dibdin, W. Wilson, Stevens, Broderip and David Rizzio. [Larpent MS 908; not published. Prologue probably by Richard Wilson. Epilogue by Joseph Haynes.] Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Wilson. No. 10, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #354 14s. 6d. (165.17.6; 5.4.0; tickets: 183.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Union or St

Performance Comment: Andrew's Day. Old Quiz-Quick; Easy-Johnstone; Taffy-Blanchard; Scotch Cobler [Archey McNab]-Wilson; Young Quiz-Munden; Helm-Incledon; Quotations-Bernard; Plausible-Macready; Long Cork-Bannister; English Girl Nancy]-Miss Broadhurst; Scotch Girl [Jeannet]-Mrs Mountain; Scotch Cobler's Wife [Mrs McNab]-Mrs Webb; Irish Girl [Peggy]-Mrs Martyr; [The names in brackets are as specified in the cast listed in Larpent MS.] Prologue-Wilson; [PART I A Cruel fate-Williamson, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; I sit on my sunkie-Mrs Mountain; The passion of Love I never felt-Miss Broadhurst; To be sure she don't like a brisk Irish lad-Mrs Martyr; We bipeds made up of frail clay-Quick; My Joe Jannet-Wilson, Mrs Webb; When Bibo went down-Bannister; A Sailor's life's the life for me-Incledon; [PART II The charms of my Peggy-Johnstone; Farili bo boo-Wilson; On the lake of Killarney-Mrs Martyr; The bells of Aberdovey-Blanchard; Scotch Song-Incledon; Sigh no more Ladies-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; And their aw nodding at our house at hame-; [PART III The Stranger's at Home. President-Bannister; The Prince and Old England for ever-Johnstone; Comic Constitutional Song-Bernard; A Stammering Glee [Goody Groaner]-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Come come all noble souls, Beviamo tutti tre-Bannister, Incledon, Blanchard, Reeve, Williamson, Johnstone.

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Highland Fling-the Scotch Characters

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Music: In afterpiece: will be introduced the Highland Competition Prizeexactly as represented annually in the City of Edinburgh,-McLane, McGregor, McTavish; several Strathpays, Laments, Pebruchs-several other celebrated Pipers

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue (riding on an Ass,)-Wilson

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Broadhurst. 3rd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 910; not published]: Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Percy, with some airs from Andreozzi and Stevens. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Broadhust at Mr Percy's, No. 13, Tavistock-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #202 9s. (52.5.6; 3.17.6; tickets: 146.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Cottage Maid

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Hornpipe, Dance of Sailors-

Song: Masquerade Scene in 1st piece: Green Willow (composed by Percy)-Miss Broadhurst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0principally From The Works Of handel Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; O had I Jubal's-Miss Hagley (Joshua); His mighty arm-Kelly (Jephtha); Che vi par-Morelli, Kelly, Mrs Crouch (Sarti); Would you gain-Master Welsh (Acis and Galatea); Wake sons-Sedgwick (R. J. Stevens); Mary's dream-Miss Barclay (Relfe); For unto us a child-Chorus (The Messiah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Andrews, Calkin, Chatterley, Dangerfield, Edwards, Gardiner, Gilles, Henderson, Humphreys, Irish, Long, Massingham, Panchaud, Scott, Sherratt, Smith, Stevens, Thompson] will be admitted. Receipts: #57 15s. 6d. (36.14.6; 17.14.0; 3.7.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Phillimore

Dance: As17920613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; Wake son of Odin-Leete (Stevens); What boots it where thy soldier-Miss Leak; Dear is my little native vale-Master Welsh; When Britain from her sea@girt shore-Dignum, Clark, Letee; Britain's best bulwarks-Chorus; Softly rise-Harrison; accompanied on the bassoon-Holmes (Solomon, by Boyce); Se ti perdo-Miss Poole; Tune your harps-Mrs Harrison (Esther); When all the air shall ring-Miss Poole, Miss Leak (Dr Arne); God save the King-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Event Comment: Tickets Delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Andrews, Bowley, Calkin, Chatterley, Dangerfield, Edwards, Faux, Gilles, Henderson, Humphries, Irish, Long, Massingham, Panchaud, Scott, Sherratt, Smith, Stevens, Thompson, Wooldridge] will be admitted. Receipts: #64 18s. 6d. (54.5.6; 10.13.0; 0.0.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Thespian Panorama Or Three Hours Hearts Ease

Performance Comment: [Composed of a variety of Matter, Musical, Rhetorical and Imitative; the greatest part of which has never yet been offered to the Public. The new Music by Shield, Carter and Reeve; The Selection from Martini i.e. Martin y Soler], Giordani, Storace, Jackson, Stevens, Pleyel. The Recitals will principally be new, and mostly spoken by Palmer; The Interlocutory Parts that connect the whole will likewise be delivered by him, and the other Parts of the Entertainment will be given by Johnstone, Wathen, Williames, Caulfield, Bannister, Mrs Mountain. Part 1. Exordium [written by Arthur Murphy, spoken by-Palmer; Overture [composed by Stamitz-; [New Glee The shipwreck'd Sailors (see dl, 19 May) [composed by an amateur-; Thespian Advice [spoken by-Palmer; Gipsey Jenny-; The Sailor's Joke [sung by-Wathen; A Milesian Pasticcio [spoken by-Johnstone; An attempt to cleanse the Augean Stable-; Love of our Country-; [Glee, Britain's best Bulwarks are her Wooden Walls-; [Part II. An Overture [by Clementi-; Neptune's Exhortation-; [the Death of Faulknor-; [The Country Clergyman [spoken by-Wathen; Anna's Lullaby [sung by-Johnstone; The Cambrian Quack [or Killing no Murder, spoken by-Williames; A further Attempt at the Stable-; Exhortation to Unanimity-; The Royal Nuptials-; Happiness and the House of Brunswick-; [Part III. The Overture [by Haydn-; The Comforts of Dust [or the Citizen's Cake-House-; Nothing but a Place [sung by-Wathen; Noli me tangere [or No jesting with Edged Tools-; Fancy's Festival [sung by-Johnstone; The Profit of Prosody-; [Irish Explanation, Tho' born in a Stable a Man's not a Horse [sung by-Mrs Mountain; Finale of Gratitude-; other Parts-Caulfield, Bannister.
Cast
Role: spoken by Actor: Johnstone
Role: sung by Actor: Johnstone
Role: sung by Actor: Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Fete

Afterpiece Title: The School for Wives

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: In: Chorusses, as17970518; End II 2nd piece: The Sea Storm by G. A. Stevens (Cease rude Boreas blust'ring railer)-; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Come every jovial Fellow-Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

Performance Comment: A. Stevens= (Cease rude Boreas blust'ring railer)-; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Come every jovial Fellow-Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain.

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees (1st appearance this season [i.e. as imitator])

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [by Bennett, Calkin, Chumbley, Caton, Cawston, Fosbrook, Faux, Massingham, Maddocks, Perry, Purser, Ross, Sherwood, Stevens, Tice, Waterer (Account-Book)] will be admitted. Receipts: #315 1s. (19.9; 23.7; 1.5; tickets: 271.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Anacreontic Society Revived i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Sedgwick; who will introduce the celebrated [Anacreontic] Song The Silver'd Waters Roam-Sedgwick [, from The Pirates (composed by Storace); Our Tars so Fam'd in Story- (1st time; composed by Stevens); O bring me Wine- (composed by Shield); Sweet Lillies of the Valley- (composed by Hook); a new Loyal Song (written by Captain Morris and composed by Sir William Parsons)-Dignum; [To conclude with a Glee and Chorus-.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Butler, Bennett, Caton, Dale Jun., Fitchett, Henry Fosbrook, Faux, Pilsbury, Powell, Stevens, Sherwood, Tice, Wyatt, Webb will be admitted. Receipts: #55 19s. 6d. (24.13.0; 29.1.6; 2.5.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: As17971114

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In IV a Masquerade Scene. [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Bentley, Bynam, Dale, Edmonds, Faux, Fisher, Gregson, Gaurion, Kent, Munday, Ross, Robson, Robinson, Smith, Sherwood, Stevens, Townsend, Webb, Whitmell, Wyber, Wells, Wyatt, Waterer, Mrs Byrne will be admitted.] Receipts: #31 14s. (8.11.0; 13.16.6; 0.7.0; odd money: 8.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd