SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Abell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Abell")') 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 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1140 matches on Performance Comments, 529 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; Venetian Gardeners, as17491031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter or Love and Magic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Abel-Burton; First Committeeman-Hartry; Second Committeeman-Griffith; Teague (With Songs)-Moody; Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-J. Aickin; Lt Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Love; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Ruth-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-King; Fainall-Reddish; Mirabell-Jefferson; Petulanx-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Jefferson; Foible-Mr Davies; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Marwood-Miss Younge, first time; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates, first appearance this stage in 7 years; In Act III, a Cantata-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Mirabell Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Miniature Picture

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Brereton, Wrighten, Mrs Davies, Miss Farren, Miss Sherry, Mrs Robinson. [Cast from Town and Country Magazine, May 1780, p.228: Mr Belvil-Palmer; Lord Macgrinnon-Parsons; Mr Camply-Brereton; John-Wrighten; Susan-Mrs Davies; Miss Loveless-Miss Farren; Mrs Arabella Loveless-Miss Sherry; Eliza Camply-Mrs Robinson; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [Thses were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]Thses were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Dance: II: New Dance, as17791126; End II afterpiece: The Coopers, as17800224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Comical Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton or Harlequin Gladiator

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece The Pidgeon by Miss Cranford; End of 1st piece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Wellman

Monologue: 1785 07 15 End of 2nd song Bucks have at ye all by Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maskd Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Get Un Married

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: In 2nd piece: The Sportman's snug little Cot-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologues, with Songs.End: The Barber's Petition-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character, Wigs [including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: A Ramble to Bath (1st time) [with a descriptive song in the character of Jacob Gawkey [in The Chapter of Accidents]-Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Jacintha-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Isabella-Miss Leserve; Leonora-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Don Alvarez-_; Don Felix-_.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Entertainment: Vaudeville In course Evening: an entire New Song, The Seaman's Lamentation for the Loss of the Royal Charlotte (The Words by G. S. Carey, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Constantine The Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cuckolds haven Or An Alderman No Conjurer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Commonwealth Of Women

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Ranter Or The History Of Bacon In Virginia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Excuse Or Cuckolds Make Themselves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The She gallants

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pausanius The Betrayer Of His Country

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Wives

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Wits Or The Triumvirate Of Poets At Rehearsal

Performance Comment: [The author is not known, but the title page states that it was written by W. M.] Edition of 1704: Prologue-; Epilogue-; Mr Aw'dwell-Mills; Praiseall-Cibber; Fastin-Powell; Amorous-Pinkethman; Lord Whiffle-Thomas; Lord Whimsical-Verbruggen; Marsillia-Mrs Verbruggen; Patience-Mrs Essex; Mrs Wellfed-Mrs Powell; Calista-Mrs Temple; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Lady Loveall-Mrs Knight; Betty Useful-Mrs Kent; Players-Johnson, Pinkethman, Mrs Lucas, Miss Cross; Singers-Mrs Cross, Pate; Dancers-Mrs Cross, Mrs Lucas.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cross