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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMr Austin"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMr Austin")') 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 113 matches on Event Comments, 80 matches on Performance Comments, 2 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: MMr Powell played very well (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Ld Chalkstone for 1st time by Mr Yates (very bad) (Hopkins). Benefit for Mrs Yates. Receipts: #259 8s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #65 9s. [Profit to Mrs Yates: #193 19s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Event Comment: MMr Rush, Composer's Night. Almena is oblig'd to be deferr'd until Siga Cremonini's place can be supplied

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: As17641128

Event Comment: MMr Burton being taken ill this morning, Mr Aickin read Narbas (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Day. [As author of afterpiece, altered from The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus.] Mainpiece: By particular Desire. The Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Mattocks. Charges #65 15s. [Profit to Woodward #126 9s.] (Account Book). Payment of this sum to Mr Woodward on account of the pantomime of Dr Faustus" was made on 15 Dec. Receipts: #192 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: MMr Jefferson played Buckingham for the first Time, as a tryal, and is engaged for the next season. --Pretty well (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: MMr Reddish played Lord Townly, being his first appearance in London, --was well received and met with Applause, --but an indifferent figure, --will be useful (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: MMr Bannister made his first appearance on this stage in Merlin with a new Song introduced.--He was received with applause, --is a tall figure, good voice and sings well (Hopkins MS Notes). [The grand procession of the orders of chivalry hereafter a regular feature of Cymon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: MMr Barry's 1st appearance this season.--A quarrel in the Green Room between Mrs Barry and Mr Aickin (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: MMr Aickin hissed for being imperfect.--This night was introduced at the end of the Pantomime a Grand Masquerade in imitation of that given by the King of Denmark at the Opera House, and lighted up after the same manner--Every performer belonging to the House was on, even Mr Garrick and his brother.--The dresses were very elegant, and the whole very striking,--and gave pleasure to the Audience (Hopkins Diary). [The masquerade remained a part of Queen Mab and was also attached to Fortunatus. It evoked the following verse in Lloyd's Evening Post, Nov. 21-23]: One night last week a merry blade,@Who'd seen the Royal Masquerade,@And paid ten guineas for admission,@Began to damn the imposition;@His friend reply'd, "You may complain,@For I last Night at Drury Lane,@Saw full as much for eighteen pence,@As you got at such vast expence."-- G.S. C y

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: MMr Garrick is out of danger (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: MMr Waldron from Edinburgh made his first appearance upon this Stage in Scrub he is a mean figure a small Impediment in his speaking and wants power he met with some applause (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Dance: IV: The Wake-Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: MMr Holland Dyed this Morning (Cross Diary). [Born 1733 came to dl 1755 (Winston MS 10).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: MMr King--Richard 3d as you might expect (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance-Atkins, Mrs King; IV: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Performance Comment: Beau-Austin; Toyman-Burton; First Gentleman-Ackman; Second Gentleman-Sturt; Third Gentleman-Walker; Old Men-Taswell, Clough; Ladies-Miss Minors, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Mills; After which a Hornpipe-Choice Spirit from Comus's Court.
Cast
Role: Beau Actor: Austin

Song: I: Miss Young

Dance: AA Comic Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Phillips; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper Song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; other characters-Yates, Usher, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Austin, Vaughan, Raftor, Walker, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Simson; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New@rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Austin; Sebastian-Mozeen; Stephano-Woodward; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Boatswain-Blakes; Ariel (with proper Songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque-Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Austin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber; Burgundy-Austin; Regan-Miss Haughton; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Palmer; Kent-Bransby; Albany-Usher; Cornwall-Blakes; Aranti-Miss Minors; Goneril-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: MMrs Yates play'd Hermione (Indiff) (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted for 3 years. [See 16 April 1755]. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: See17571024, but Parts-Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17570929, but other characters-Ackman, _Austin.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Ackman, _Austin.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

Dance: After the Play: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Holland, 1st time; Dominic-Berry; Gomez-Foote; Bertran-Austin; Lorenzo-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Yates; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Raymond-Bransby; Alphonso-Walker; Pedro-Jefferson; Teresa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Mossop; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; King-Berry; Gonzalez-Havard; Garcia-Austin; Heli-Blakes; Alonzo-Burton; Perez-Mozeen; Selim-Packer; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: TThe German Hunters, as17580916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Philips; Anna Bullen-Mrs Glen; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Katherine-Mrs Pritchard; Together with an exact Representation of the Coronation-; Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Claudius-Davies; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Blakes; Osric-Palmer; Rosencrantz-Packer; Guildenstern-Austin; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Bransby; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Gertrude-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Obrien, 1st appearance; Plume-Palmer; Justice Balance-Burton; Kite-Berry; Bullock-Taswell; Worthy-Austin; Collier-Blakes; 1st Recruit-Yates; 2d-Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Rose-Miss Hippisley; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Austin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist