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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Justice Welch"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Justice Welch")') 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: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Kemble; Justice Greedy-Burton; Allworth-Lawrence; Marall-Suett; Lord Lovel-Staunton; Tapwell-Alfred; Order-Wilson; Amble-R. Palmer; Furnace-Fawcett; Parson Welldo-Chaplin; Wellborn-Palmer; Margaret-Mrs Brereton; Froth-Mrs Love; Lady Allworth-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Justice Greedy Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End III: a new Dance, La Soiree Provencalle-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williames; Hodge-Moody; Hawthorn-Bannister; Margery-Miss Collett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Stageldoir; Rosetta-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Baronet

Dance: End II: As17870113; I: a Country Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-

Song: [Kelly introduced a song, Love thou maddening power, and a duet, Each joy in thee possessing, neither one listed on playbill. Both were composed by Gluck, and both had English words by Elizabeth Sheridan (Kelly, I, 301-2)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Tipple-Edwin; Captain Wilson-Meadows; Captain Greville-Davies; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Usher

Entertainment: Monologue End: a monody, The Shadows of Shakespeare; or, Shakespeare's Characters doing Homage to Garrick (written by Samuel Jackson? Pratt)-Browne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir John Cockle, At Court

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Edwin, Bannister Jun., Moss, Lawrence, Parsons, Mrs Brown, Miss Francis, Mrs Webb. Cast adjusted from text (no pub. [pirated], 1795, and London Chronicle, 29 Aug.: Sheepface-Edwin; Scout-Bannister Jun.; Justice Mittimus-Moss; Charles-Lawrence; Snarl-Parsons; Kate-Mrs Brown; Mrs Scout-Mrs Webb; unassigned-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Justice Mittimus Actor: Moss

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost; or, The Man Bewitch'd

Song: End 2nd piece: the new Four@and@twenty Fiddlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners (a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody)-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Farren; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-Fearon; Mr Page-Hull; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Slender-Cubitt; Host of the Garter-Booth; Pistol-Thompson; Fenton-Macready; Bardolph-Helme; Simple-Rock; Rugby-Stevens; Falstaff-Ryder; Mrs Page-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Ann Page-Miss Rowson; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Shallow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-R. Palmer; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Mercury-Dignum; Corporal Bounce-Chaplin; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Burton; Snip-Suett; Old Woman-Mr Fawcett; Mrs Snip-Mrs Hopkins; Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Collins; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Wrighten

Song: I: a song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Kelly; Justice Woodcock-Waldron; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williames; Hodge-Moody; Hawthorn-Dignum; Margery-Miss Collett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Stageldoir; Rosetta-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End II: As17870920; I: Country Dance incident to the Piece-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17870925, but Corporal Bounce-Phillimore; Justice-Chaplin.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Chaplin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Darley; Hodge-Blanchard (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Wewitzer; Footman-Bonville; Cook-Rock; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Madge-Mrs Wells; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; House Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Blanchard; Gayless-Davies; Justice Guttle-Fearon; Dick-Wewitzer; Beau Trippet-Helme; Melissa-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Platt; Trippet-Miss Brangin; Kitty Pry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Fearon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Ryder; Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Farren; Col. Bully (with a song)-Davies; Razor-Bernard; Lord Rake-Cubitt; Constable-Thompson; Feeble-Stevens; Taylor-Brown; Justice-Booth; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Mrs Wells; Mademoiselle-Mrs Morton; Lady Brute-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17870927, but Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Hodge-Hollingsworth (1st appearance on that stage).
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: I: a Country Dance, as17870927; End II: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920; In afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17871006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Kemble; Justice Greedy-Burton; Allowrth-Whitfield; Marall-Suett; Lord Lovel-Staunton; Amble-R. Palmer; Tapwell-Alfred; Order-Wilson; Furnace-Fawcett; Parson Welldo-Chaplin; Wellborn-Wroughton; Margaret-Mrs Kemble; Froth-Mrs Love; Lady Allworth-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Justice Greedy Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17871214, but Justice Greedy-Parsons; Lord Lovel-Benson.
Cast
Role: Justice Greedy Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Puff-King; Sneer-Barrymore; Dangle-R. Palmer; Interpreter-Baddeley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Whitfield, Fawcett, Waldron, Burton, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope. Cast of Tragedians adjusted from playbill of 27 Oct. 1790: Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; +Justice-Fawcett; +Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; +Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; +Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; +Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Hollingsworth; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Simple-Burton; Fenton-Phillimore; Bardolph-Bates; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Rugby-Spencer; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Palmer (1st appearance in taht character); Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Miss Collins; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Justice Shallow Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Welbred-Whitfield; Young Knowell-Barrymore; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Waldron; Downright-Phillimore; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Suett; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Justice Clement Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Sheepface-Edwin; Scout-Bannister Jun.; Justice Mittimus-Moss; Charles-Phillimore; Snarl-Parsons; Kate-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Scout-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Justice Mittimus Actor: Moss

Dance: End I: As17880610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer; Or, The Baroness Of Bruchsal

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Tipple-Edwin; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Davies; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Major Benbow-Moss; Eliza-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorne-Bannister (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years); Hodge-Blanchard; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Wewitzer; Cook-Rock; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Madge-Mrs Wells; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: End II: Mirth by Moonshine-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Hollingsworth; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Rugby-Spencer; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Palmer; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Miss Collins; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Justice Shallow Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Moss; Dick-Suett; Beau Trippit-Lamash; Justice Guttle-Hollingsworth; Gayless-Whitfield; Melissa-Miss Collins; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Booth; Mrs Trippit-Miss Barnes; Prissy-Miss Stageldoir; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Hollingsworth

Dance: End I: As17880916

Song: In V: song-Mrs Forster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Puff-Palmer; Sneer-Barrymore; Dangle-R. Palmer; Interpreter-Baddeley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Whitfield, Packer, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Phillimore, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope. [Assignments adjusted from playbill of 27 Oct. 1790: Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Justice-Packer; Sir Chris. Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Lord Burleigh-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Beef@eater-Wilson; Governor-Chaplin; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.]
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Packer

Dance: As17881002

Song: As17881002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Farren; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Mr Page-Hull; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Macready; Justice Shallow-Fearon; Simple-Rock; Rugby-Stevens; Bardolph-Helme; Pistol-Thompson; Slender-Cubitt; Falstaff-Ryder; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Justice Shallow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: Divertissement-[see17881001]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wewitzer; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Rock; Puttey-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza (with Angels ever Bright and Fair from "Theodora" by Handel)-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Barrymore; Drummond-Packer; Justice-Waldron; Sir Charles Seymour-Whitfield; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morely-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily (1st time)-Miss Barnes; Susan-Miss Tidswell; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Bella-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Song: Between acts: Miss Barnes

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527