SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Alderman Parsons"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Alderman Parsons")') 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 Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Suett, Aickin, Caulfield, Benson, Parsons, Usher, Johnstone, Waldron, Barrett, Bland, Cooke, Lyons, Palmer Jun., Waldron Jun., Miss Heard, Mrs Booth, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hale, Mrs Heard, Mrs Gibbs. [And see17930629] .And see17930629] .

Afterpiece Title: Caernarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Barrett; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-Benson; William-Lyons; Waiter-Cooke; Ostler-Waldron Jun.; Diggery-Parsons; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Usher; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Diggery Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sir George Airy-Barrymore; Sir Jealous Traffick-Aickin; Charles-Caulfield; Whisper-Bland; Servants-Waldron Jun., Cooke, Lyons; Sir Francis Gripe-Parsons; Patch-Mrs Gibbs; Isabinda-Miss Heard; Scentwell-Mrs Hale; Miranda-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Kemble; Hardcastle-Parsons; Hastings-Barrymore; Sir Charles Marlow-Maddocks; Landlord-Suett; Diggory-Wewitzer; 1st Countryman-Benson; 2nd Countryman-Palmer Jun.; 3rd Countryman-Caulfield; 4th Countryman-Cooke; Servants-Bland, Burton, Jones, Waldron Jun., Lyons; Tony Lumpkin-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Neville-Miss DeCamp; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Hardcastle Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Suett; Moneytrap-Parsons; Dick-Barrymore; Brass-Bannister Jun.; Clip-Maddocks; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Mrs Goodall; Araminta-Miss Heard; Corinna-Mrs Gibbs; F of Entertainment in Public Advertiser, 3 Oct.] Receipts: #261 11s. (245.5; 16.6). F of Entertainment in Public Advertiser, 3 Oct.] Receipts: #261 11s. (245.5; 16.6).
Cast
Role: Moneytrap Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: A Woman Keeps a Secret. Don Felix-Kemble; Colonel Briton-Barrymore; Don Lopez- Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Gibby-Suett; Frederick-Caulfield; Alguazil-Jones; English Soldier-Maddocks; Vasquez-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Lissardo-Bannister Jun.//Flora-Mrs Gibbs; Isabella-Miss Heard; Inis-Miss De Camp; Violante-Mrs Goodall .
Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: THE PRIZE

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Perriwinkle-Parsons; Obadiah Prim-Suett; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Wewitzer; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-Benson; Aminadab-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Stock-Brokers-Burton, Jones, Usher, Cooke//Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Perriwinkle Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17930916, but Alscrip-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Alscrip Actor: Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Barrymore; Capt. Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Ballance-Aickin; Worthy-Caulfield; Serieant Kite-Benson; Bullock-Suett (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Scale-Cooke; Scruple Usher; Welch Collier-Wewitzer; Constable-Maddocks; Steward-Jones; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons; Recruits-Parsons, Burton II Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Miss De Camp (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Melinda-Mrs Cary (3rd appearance on any stage); Mob-Women-Mrs Booth, Mrs Gaudry; Sylvia-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character) .

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Event Comment: On account of the Indisposition of Parsons, HEIGHO FOR A HUSBAND! [advertised on playbill of 6 Jan.] is obliged to be postponed till Saturday next. [In 1st piece the playbill retains Mrs Bland, but she "being indisposed her part in The Mariners was given to Miss De Camp" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1794, p. 30). It is not stated who took Miss De Camp's place.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mariners

Afterpiece Title: WAYS AND MEANS

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Performance Comment: Don Altador-Kelly; Don Gaspero- Suett; Guillermo- Sedgwick; Captain-Benson; Genariello-Dignum; Captain of the Guard-Caulfield; Lieutenant-Phillimore; Blazio-Bannister Jun.; Sotillo-Parsons; Sailor-Welsh; Waiter-Bland; Lazzaroni-Banks, Trueman, Webb, Lyons, &c.; Pirates-Welsh, Maddocks, Cooke, Dorion, &c.; Vintagers-Bourk, Whitmell, Walker, Nicolini, Bidotti, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk, &c.//Aurora-Mrs Crouch; Fabulina-Sga Storace; Fidelia-Mrs Bland; Marietta-Miss Leak. General Chorus by Danby, Reynoldson, Tett, Brown, Walker, Aylmer, Dorion Jun., Willoughby, Atkins, Dixon, Fisher, Pilbrow, Bardeauleau, Annereau, Cook//Miss Arne, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Butler, Miss Wrighten, Miss C. Wrighten, Mrs Boimaison, &c .
Cast
Role: Sotillo Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: THE ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS

Dance: In mainpiece Dances (composed by D'Egville) by Hamoir, G. D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles, &c.; In Act II of afterpiece a Minuet by Hamoir and Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: THE SUIC IDE

Afterpiece Title: A L L THE WORLD'S A STAGE

Performance Comment: Diggery-Parsons; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukcly-Benson; William-Lyons; Waiter-Cooke; Ostler-Waldron Jun.; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Ledger; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Barrett//Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Gibbs .
Cast
Role: Diggery Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piety In Pattens

Afterpiece Title: HEIGHO FOR A HUSBAND

Performance Comment: Frank Millclack-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Squire Edward-Barrymore; Old Rackrent-Suett; General Fairlove-Aickin; Actor-Benson; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Timothy-Parsons (1st appearance in that character)//Maria-Mrs Gibbs; Charlotte-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Millclack-Mrs Hopkins; Chambermaid-Mrs Hale; Dorothy-Mrs Harlowe .
Cast
Role: Timothy Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: ROSINA

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: THE SURRENDER OF CALAIS

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Pindar; John d'Aire-Benson; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Cross; Citizens-Baddeley, Barrett, Abbot, Waldron Jun.; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serieant-Suett; La Gloire-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance this season); Carpenters-Parsons, Burton. [For female parts see17940822].For female parts see17940822].
Cast
Role: Carpenters Actor: Parsons, Burton.

Song: In 2nd piece, by Sedgwick, Cooke, Kenrick, Walker, Linton, Willoughby, Dorion Jun., Little, Brown, Lyons, Saunders, Dibble//Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss De Camp, Mrs Harvey, Miss M. Wrighten, Miss C. Wrighten, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: THE MOUNTAINEERS

Performance Comment: Octavian-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Virolet-Barrymore; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Bland, Ledger; Lope Tocho-Parsons; Goatherds-Palmer Jun., Barrett, Cross, Waldron Jun., Burton; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-C. Kemble; Pacha-Benson; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Cooke, Usher; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Moors, Muleteers, and Goatherds-Linton, Willoughby, Dorion Jun., Kenrick, Walker, Little, Brown, Saunders, Dibble, Lyons//Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss De Camp, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Norton, Miss M. and C. Wrighten, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Hale, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage .
Cast
Role: Lope Tocho Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: THE SPANISH BARBER

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Doctor Bartholo-Parsons; Basil-Aickin; Tall Boy-Bland; Argus-Barrett; Notary-Abbot; Alcade-Cooke; Lazarillo-Bannister Jun.//Rosina-Miss Palmer (1st appearance [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: TIT FOR TAT

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Goodall. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Don Manuel to Parsons, but "At the end of the first act [in which Don Manuel does not appear] Barrymore requested permission of the audience for Waldron to play Don Manuel, Parsons being indisposed,, (Thespian Magazine, Sept. 1794, p. 341).] Morning Chronicle, 7 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Goodall, No. 13, Great Russel-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: THE DEAD ALIVE

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan; Or, A Peep Into The Seraglio

Afterpiece Title: A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Obadiah Prim-Suett; Sir P. Moddove-Baddeley; Tradelove -Aickin; Simon Pure-Bland; Freeman-Caulfield; Sackbut-Benson; Aminadab-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Stock-brokers-Burton, Jones, Usher, Cooke// Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs .
Cast
Role: Perriwinkle Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE

Cast
Role: Carpenters Actor: Parsons, Burton.

Song: In the course of the Evening Dibdin's Lucky Escape; or, the Ploughboy's Return from Sea, in character, by Mrs Harlowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Performance Comment: Don Altador-Kelly; Don Gasparo-Suett; Guillermo-Sedgwick; Captain-Benson; Genariello-Dignum; Captain of the Guard-Caulfield; Lieutenant-Phillimore; Blazio-Bannister Jun.; Sotillo-Parsons; Sailor-Welsh; Waiter-Bland; Lazzaroni-Banks, Webb, Lyons; Pirates-Welsh, Maddocks, Cooke, Dorion; Vintagers-Whitmell, Wells, Nicolini, Keys; Aurora-Mrs Crouch; Fabulina-Sga Storace; Fidelia-Mrs Bland; Marietta-Miss Leak; General Chorus-Danby, Tett, Brown, Walker, Aylmer, Dorion Jun., Willoughby, Atkins, Dixon, Fisher, Pilbrow, Bardeauleau, Annereau, Cook, Miss Arne, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Sotillo Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: In: Dances (composed by D'Egville)-G. D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Kemble; Virolet-Barrymore; Killmallock-Moody; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Sedgwick, Dignum, Bland, Bannister; Lope Tocho-Parsons; Goatherds-Trueman, Packer, Jones, Burton; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-Caulfield; Pacha-R. Palmer; Ali Beg-Phillimore; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Miss Heard; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland; Chorus of Guards-Powell, Stannard, Hawkins, Nigh, Knights, Henderson, Aberdein, Rawle, Creed, Burbage; Chorus of Muleteers-Sedgwick, Dignum, Bannister, Bland, Danby, Welsh, Lyons, Maddocks, Reynoldson, Annereau, Atkins; Chorus of Goatherds and Villagers-Master Welsh, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Brown, Denman, Fisher, Webb, Bardeleau, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Menage, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Miss Granger, Miss Redhead.
Cast
Role: Lope Tocho Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: End II: a New Dance by J. D'Egville, in which-Fialon, Aumer will make their 1st appearance on this stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Bensley; Tattle-Dodd; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Parsons; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Buckram-Phillimore; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan; Nurse-Mrs Booth; Jenny-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Parsons; Careless-Dignum; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Trip-Benson; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Crabtree Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: III: a song-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Moody; Money@trap-Parsons; Dick-Palmer; Brass-King; Clip-Benson; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Goodall; Corinna-Mrs Jordan; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Money@trap Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Dubois; Interpreter-Benson; Under Prompter-Maddocks; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Leak; Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians : Lord Burleigh-Caulfield; Governor-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of Horse-Webb; Beefeater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Tom Jenkins-Suett; Constable-Bland; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-Wroughton; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Gentlemen-Dignum, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Peter-Packer; Elbow-Parsons; Froth-Bland; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Phillimore; Barnardine-R. Palmer; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Elbow Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska