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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMaster Brown"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMaster Brown")') 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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497 results for: Keyword - MMaster Brown
We found 366 matches on Performance Comments, 82 matches on Event Comments, 59 matches on Author, 43 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

326
07 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Aickin; Orlando-Lewis; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Duke Senior-Gardner; Le Beau-Palmer; Sylvius-Helme; William-Wewitzer; Corin-Thompson; Charles-Darley; Touchstone-Quick; Audrey-Mrs Brown; Caelia-Mrs Inchbald; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Palmer; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Cubitt; Alithea-Mrs Bates; The Country Wife-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

327
13 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Fearon; Captain Loveit-Palmer; Jasper-Thompson; Captain Flash-Lewis; Tag-Mrs Webb; Miss Biddy-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

328
04 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Wroughton; Sir Friendly Moral-Aickin; Brush-Kennedy; Surgeon-Cubitt; Lord George Brilliant-Lewis; Lady Gentle-Mrs Warren; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Wells; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Bates; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Pitt; Miss Notable-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece a new dance, The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, by Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Besford

329
14 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17850926, but Mary the Buxom (1st time)-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium. The Music composed by Rauzzini. Vocal Parts by Cubitt, Darley [Public Advertiser: Johnstone, Brett], Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister

330
20 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia [and See 14 Oct

Performance Comment: 1785]. Fernando-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Ramirez-Davies; Philippo-Brett; Rapino-Cubitt; Calvetto-Thompson; Vasques-Stevens; Don Juan-Fearon; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Mrs Bannister; Catalina (1st time)-Mrs Brown; Lorenza-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Omai

331
21 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17851122, but Miss Dolly (1st time)-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Miss Dolly Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Diana's Chase (composed by Dr Arne); End of Act II How sweet the love that meets return, both by Mrs Kennedy

332
09 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Palmer; Signor Cantileno-Darley; Ballad-Brown; Thomas-Cubitt; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Stuart; The Country Madcap (with songs)-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Ballad Actor: Brown

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

333
30 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: As17851205, but The Squire-Brown; Bacchus-Cubitt .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Brown

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford

334
18 September 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see17861125] .For assignment of parts see17861125] .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr.

335
29 September 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Farren; Clerimont-Macready; Finder-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Doctor Bolus-Booth; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Supple-Stevens; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Bates; Wishwell-Mrs Brown; Sylvia-Mrs Lewis; Sittup-Miss Stuart; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr.

336
13 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Ryder; Gripe-Wewitzer; Thrifty-Booth; Leander-Davies; Octavian-Macready; Shift-Cubitt; Sly-Brown; Lucia-Mrs Byrne; Clara-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Brown

337
14 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke; Young Meadows-King (Their 1st appearance); Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Cubitt; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Brown; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panco-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Don Quixotte-Gardner; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Miss Stuart; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: End II: a new Dance, Hibernian Dotage Dotage[; or, The Lover's Last Blunder-Byrn, Jackson, Mrs Invill, Mrs Goodwin. [On 16 Nov., and thereafter, this dance was entitled Dotage; or, The Natural Mistake.

338
15 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Holman; Tattle-Lewis (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Foresight-Quick; Scandal-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Fearon; Snap-Thompson; Buckram-Stock; Jeremy-Davies; Trapland-Booth; Ben-Ryder; a song-Ryder; Mrs Frail-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Prue-Mrs Brown; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bates; Angelica-Mrs Pope. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Nurse-$Mrs Pitt; Jenny-$Miss Brangin.]
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Johnstone; Captain Belville-Brown; Rustic-Davies; Irish Haymaker-Rock (1st appearance on this stage); William-Mrs Kennedy; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Brown

Dance: As17861002

339
24 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand [later called: Fernando]-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Ramirez-Davies; Sanguino-Darley; Scipio-Booth; Philippo-King; Rapino-Cubitt; Don Juan-Fearon; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Miss Wilkinson; Isabella-Miss Platt; Catalina-Mrs Brown; Lorenza-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

340
25 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
Role: Johnson Actor: Brown
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Performance Comment: Capt. Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Brown; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Rowson; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Rupert Actor: Brown

341
01 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho-Edwin; Sir John Bull-Booth; Col. Epaulette-Wewitzer; Lord Winlove-Davies; Henry-Johnstone; Mrs Casey-Mrs Kennedy; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Nannette-Mrs Morton; Miss Dolly-Mrs Brown; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Rosa (1st time)-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Miss Dolly Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Brown

Dance: As17861116

342
05 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
Role: Johnson Actor: Brown
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Damaetas-Brown; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Damaetas Actor: Brown

343
12 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
Role: Johnson Actor: Brown
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty-Fearon; Dick-Brown; Old Hob-Booth; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Brown

Dance: End: The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd-Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

344
15 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Brown; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs T. Kennedy; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Counsellor Plausible Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17861115, but William-Mrs Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Brown

345
26 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Performance Comment: [Partial cast from score (Longman and Broderip 1787]), and Morning Chronicle, 27 Dec.: Magicians-Darley, Cubitt; Necromancer-Davies; Harlequin-Brown; Zany-Wewitzer; Ballad Singer-Gaudry (who sang "The American Ballad" [i.e. Yankee Doodle]); Hymen-Mrs Martyr; Colombine-Miss Wilkinson; [Larpent MS also lists: Genius of the Wood-; Animals-; Crier-; Shewman-; Master of the Quay-; Mayor-; Giants-; Judge-; Councillor-; Goaler-; Boatman-; Neptune-; Dr Graham-; Bailiff-; Bacchanal-; Nymphs-.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Brown

346
26 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Fearon; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Edwin; Count Basset-Macready; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Brown; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Miss Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Brown

347
15 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Kennedy; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Mrs Brown; Mignionet-Miss Stuart; Furnish-Miss Brangin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Edwin, Quick, Johnstone, Davies, Fearon, Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Brown, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Brown

348
11 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: The Guardian-Pope; Sir Charles Clackit-Quick; Young Clackit-Brown; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Harriet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Brown

Dance: II: a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; End: The Indian's Ransom, as17870217

349
17 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Lewis; Lord Glenmore-Aickin; Governor Harcourt-Fearon; Capt. Harcourt-Davies; Grey-Hull; Vane-Brown; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character); Miss Mortimer-Mrs Inchbald; Cecilia-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Vane Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Lovelace Actor: Brown

Dance: After Monologue: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131

Entertainment: Monologue End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners, as17870410

350
26 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Fearon; Captain Loveit-Macready; Jasper-Thompson; Captain Flash-Ryder; Tag-Mrs Webb; Miss Biddy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: As17870131