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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMr Beard"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMr Beard")') 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 564 matches on Performance Comments, 534 matches on Performance Title, 185 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Beard, Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Miss Davies, first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Daw; Country Dance-characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631130, but Witches-Legg, _Beard, +Mattocks; Shepherd-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci; +Rimenes-Mattocks; +Artaxerxes-Peretti; +Mandane-Miss Brent; +Semira-Miss Miller (see17620202).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631213, but Witches-Legg, _Beard.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Legg, _Beard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.

Music: FFirst violin, Concerto-Giardini; Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17640409 but Solemn Hymn-Mattocks, _Beard.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe (This night only)-Walker (from Drury Lane), Miss Pitt; End III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawerence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davies; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tibalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks ; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd a Solemn Hymn set by Purcel, -Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir Wm Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Stephens; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington; Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; Dances incident to the Opera-Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Beard

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Holtom; Hilliard-Baker; Oliver-Dyer; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; the Dances-incident to the opera.
Cast
Role: Hearty Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Col. Bully (with song in character)-Beard; Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Miss Hallam; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Beard, Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Gentleman who never appeared on any stage, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. [See17640510.]See17640510.]

Dance: I: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian Outwitted

Performance Comment: Sir British Blunt-Beard; Sir Liquorish Trapgold-Shuter; Lord Planwell-Mattocks; Roger-Dyer; La Finesse-Squibb; Slouch-Dunstall; Lady Julia-Miss Hallam; Pinup-Miss Miller; Maukin-Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wainwright]; Flirtilla-Miss Brent (playbill); [Larpent MS 243 confirms Miss Wainwright and adds a character Sneider-Buck.
Cast
Role: Sir British Blunt Actor: Beard

Dance: I: New Comic Dance call'd The Tyrolese Peasants-Duquesney, Miss Wilford; II: New Grand Ballet call'd Rural Love-Fichar, Manesiere, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Wilford, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17641102, but Seofrid-Walker; Solemn Hymn- as of 2 Nov. 1764, but_Beard, Miss _Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17650126, but Offa-Tindal; Solemn Hymn-Beard, +Squibb, Mrs +Baker, Miss +Weirman.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17650427 but Macheath-Beard.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End Opera: a Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Walker; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd a Solemn Hymn, set by Henry Purcell, and-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: End: New Grand Ballet call'd The Garland-Fichar, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Twist (first attempt as an actress); Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; with a Dance incidental to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Gibson; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tybalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; Additional scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge, the vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sycamore-Shuter; Giles-Beard; Mervin-Baker; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; Dancing, viz.: End of Act I, a Dance Incidental to the Opera-Fichar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Giles Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copen; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; Country Dance-characters in the opera.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925