SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Baker"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Baker")') 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 4314 matches on Event Comments, 2157 matches on Performance Comments, 647 matches on Performance Title, 104 matches on Author, and 24 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ross, first time; Lurcher-White; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John English-Shuter, first time; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Buck; Sneak-Holtom; Tim Shaklefigure-Costollo; Longbottom-Perry; Aura-Miss Macklin, first time; Flora-Miss Elliot, first time; Country Dance-incident to the play; and the Original Sheep@Sheering Ballad-Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John English-Shuter; Modely-Dyer; Freehold-Gibson; Heartwell-Hull; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Carbuncle-Morris; Tim Shacklefigure-Hamilton; Sneak-Holtom; Longbottom-Perry; Lurcher-Davis; Flora-Mrs Lessingham, first time; Aura-Miss Macklin; With a Country Dance incident to the Play, the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Cushing; Farmer-Messink; Mother Shipton-Mr Baker; Colombine-Sga Tinte; other Characters-Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

Event Comment: Mr Baker made his first Appearance in Jerry Sneak--he is a tall, thin, awkward Figure, looked like a Pinmaker, is a very strong Copy of poor Weston, has some Requisites, may in Time be a tolerable Actor in low Comedy--pretty well received. [Note added by $J. P. Kemble: Mr Baker, I have heard, had at this Time just received an Inheritance of fifteen thousand Pounds, which he so quickly dissipated as to be reduced within five years after to the Condition of Coachman to a Bristol Diligence] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #181 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo and several Pieces on the French Horn by Mr Charles. And several Songs and Duets by the two Miss Youngs. The German Flute by Mr Pelicour [Balicourt in Daily Advertiser], lately arrived from abroad; Being the first Time of his Performing in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17631128, but Shepherd-Baker; The Dances-_Duquesny.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: End I: As17771222; In V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Song: As17771008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Friars Actor: Fox, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Entertainment: Monologue.As17780427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Dance: As17770926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Baker

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780511

Song: As17780511