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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Page"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Page")') 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
We found 4330 matches on Event Comments, 1580 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 67 matches on Roles/Actors, and 18 matches on Author.
Event Comment: In afterpiece, added, following Lord Mayor's Show: A New Historical Procession of the Several Companies, with their respective Pageants, and the Chief Magistrates belonging to the City of London, from its Foundation. The Scenes, Machinery and Decorations, both of the Pantomime and Procession, invented and designed by Richards, and executed by Him, Smirk, Hodgins, Catton, and others. Book of the Songs, with an Explanation of the Procession [reprinted in Public Advertiser, 21 Jan.], to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 21 Jan.: The glee is the composition of the late [Benjamin] Rogers (who lived in 1600); the other airs are by Handel, [the Earl of] Kelly, Abel, Stamitz, and Shield . . . More than 200 supernumeraries are employed to walk in the Procession. Receipts: #236 4s. 6d. (231/4/0; 5/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17821017, but Justice Shallow-Wilson; omitted: Host, Fenton, Simple, Bardolph, Pistol, Slender; Anne Page, Mrs Quickly . omitted: Host, Fenton, Simple, Bardolph, Pistol, Slender; Anne Page, Mrs Quickly .
Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17780917, but Fenton-Lamash; Ann Page-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17791207, but Mrs Page-Mrs Bulkley; New Occasional Prologue-Hull.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Page Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Song: End II: As17790927; End II: Song in The Milesian, being a description of a Sea Fight [Stand to your guns, my hearts of oak]-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17791222, but Page-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Page Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17801101, but Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; 1st Fairy-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17811208, but Justice Shallow (1st time)-Fearon; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Mattocks's name listed in playbill . Mrs Mattocks's name listed in playbill .
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17820125, but Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge; omitted: Host, Fenton, Simple, Bardolph, Pistol . omitted: Host, Fenton, Simple, Bardolph, Pistol .
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Gala. A new Minuet, Rigadoon and Allemande (composed by Aldridge) by Aldridge and Miss Besford. The Quadrilles and Cotillons by Langrish, Holloway, Ratchford, Cranfield, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis. To conclude with a Grand Figure by all the characters; End of Act III a new Comic Dance, Frisk and Fun; or, The Whimsical Triumvirate, by Aldridge, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford; End of mainpiece St. David's Day, as17811213, the Airs accompanied on the harp by Edwards

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Tally-Ho by Miss Langrish

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17820125, but Justice Shallow-Waldron [of DL]; Anne Page-Mrs Lewis; added: Principal Fairy-Miss Langrish .
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: As17820503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17831011, but Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Chalmers

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17840110, but Slender (1st time)-Ward; Ann Page-Miss Field .
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Field
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17840110, but Ann Page-Miss Field .
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Field
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, as17840503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17841211, but Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17861129, but Pistol-Helme; Mrs Page-Mrs Inchbald (1st appearance in that character); Nim-Gaudry; Rugby-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Clarke
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Dance: In 2nd piece: Ballet, as17971013; In V 3rd piece: a Triple Hornpipe, as17971018

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

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 Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Fearon
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: As17771014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: As17780211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17771014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Page Actor: Packer
Role: Page to Falstaff Actor: Master Pulley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Song: End IV: Tally ho!, as17790413

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mr Page Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon