SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Gentleman")') 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 4804 matches on Event Comments, 2056 matches on Performance Comments, 716 matches on Performance Title, 408 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Estcourt; Johnson-Wilks; Smith-Mills; Prettyman-Powell; Volscius-Cibber; Kings of Brentford-Bullock, Bowen; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Physician-Cross; Thimble-Dogget; Fisherman-Johnson; Pallas-Bullock; Hey Ho-Norris.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

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Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Gloster-Cibber; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Kent-Keene; Cordelia-Miss Sherborn.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

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Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Edmund-Mills; Kent-Keen; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Keene; Bastard-Mills; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexd Couple Or Mistake Upon Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Anthony Thinwit-Pack; Morecraft-Bullock Sr; Sterling-Griffin; Octavio-Leigh; Gentleman-Scolding; Crispin-Spillar; Leonora-Mrs Cross; Lady Thinwit-Mrs Knight; Isbel-Mrs Spillar; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Scolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Watson, a Gentleman who never appear'd upon any Stage.

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; particularly a new Spanish Entry-; Swedish Dal Karle-

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Mainpiece Title: Lucius The First Christian King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Edition of 1717 lists: Honorius-Thurmond; Vortimer-Ryan; Lucius-Booth; Arminius-Mills; Prince of Cambria-Bowman; Sylvius-Miss Younger; Rosalinda-Mrs Oldfield; Emmelin-Mrs Horton; Irene-Mrs Baker; Prologue by a Young Gentleman-Walker; Epilogue by Prior-Mrs Horton.

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Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1718 lists: Sir Philip Modelove-Knap; Periwinkle-Spiller; Tradelove-Bullock Sr; Obadiah Prim-Pack; Col. Fainwell-Chr. Bullock; Freeman-Ogden; Simon Pure-Griffin; Sackbut-Hall; Mrs Lovely-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Prim-Mrs Kent; Betty-Mrs Robins; Prologue by a Gentleman-Mrs Thurmond; Epilogue by Sewell-Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Judge

Event Comment: Benefit Smith, Cook, Mrs Scot. [At this performance] a Gentleman sitting in a Side-Box pointed at a young Gentlewoman, which another Gentleman perceiving, and she being one of his Acquaintance, he went to him and challenged him: They made some passes at each other, which put the Play-House in an Uproar, but they were parted, and neither was killed.-Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 3 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

Dance: As17171022; Thurmond's new Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Albany-Boman; Cornwall-Walker; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: [By T. Killigrew.] Never Acted before. All the Characters new dress'd. Original Weekly Journal, 21 Feb.: The House was so crowded, that several hundred could not find admittance. Some Disorder happen'd in one of the side Boxes, occasion'd by a Gentleman drawing his Sword on a Footman, who was keeping Places; and some Blows were exchang'd between the Gentleman and the Footman, which, however, ended without any bad Consequences

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Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmond-Mills; Gloster-Thurmond; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Edgar-Ryan; Kent-Ogden; Gloster-Quin; Bastard-Leigh; Gentleman Usher-Spiller; Regan-Mrs Parker; Goneril-Mrs Giffard; Cordelia-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloster-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Kent-Ogden; Bastard-Leigh; Albany-Diggs; Cornwall-Egleton; Cordelia-Mrs Seymour; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17201001, but Gentleman Usher-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17210124, but Cornwall-_; Gentleman Usher-_; Kent-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician or Harlequin a Director

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17210316 but Edmund-Egleton; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17210412 but Edmund-Leigh; Gentleman Usher-Pack; Cordelia-Mrs Knapp.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Pack

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloster-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Cornwall-Egleton; Gentleman Usher-Spiller; Cordelia-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Gloster-Thurmond; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17210923, but Gentleman Usher-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17220116, but Albany-Diggs; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Spiller.