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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Perry"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Perry")') 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 4256 matches on Event Comments, 1480 matches on Performance Comments, 530 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Perry. Charges #68 10s. 6d. Deficit to Perry and Morris #5 4s. 6d. each, cover'd by income from tickets: Perry, #34 3s. (Box 32; Pit 109; Gallery 98); Morris, #62 16s. (Box 44; Pit 178; Gallery 251). Receipts: #58 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Arviragus Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: III: Comic Dance (with Allemande), as17711031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Libertine

Performance Comment: Actors only: Macklin, Davis, R. Smith, Buck, Perry, Weller, Miss Macklin, Mrs Abegg, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Ward. Prologue-Macklin; Epilogue-Miss Macklin; Lord Belville-Macklin; Townly-Davis; Serjeant-Buck; Angelica-Miss Macklin; Lady Belville-Mrs Ward; Harriet Wingfield-Mrs Abegg; Lucy-Mrs Green; Pert-Mrs Pitt (Genest, IV, 624); Parts-R. Smith, Perry, Weller.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: R. Smith, Perry, Weller.
Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Perry. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance due the actors #9 4s. Davis in addition received #97 3s. from tickets (Box 81; Pit 390; Gallery 184) and Perry receiv'd #93 16s. from tickets (Box 50; Pit 302; Gallery 360). Receipts: #57 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Mirvan Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of Azure God-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).
Cast
Role: Lycander Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17681004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife; Or, The Shakespeare Jubilee

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Shuter, Morris, Lewes, R. Smith, Davis, Dunstall, Perry, Quick, Wignell, Fox, Herbert, Mrs Green, Mrs Gardner, A Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley. With a Prelude-; Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Landlord-Morris; Luke-Lewes; Fleece-R. Smith; Buck-Davis; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Frankly-Perry; Ostler-Quick; Snarl-Wignell; Passengers-Fox, Herbert; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage; Miss Mary Linley, afterwards Mrs Tickell (Winston MS 10); Lettice-Mrs Mattocks; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Passengers-Miss Pearce, Mrs Copin; With a Prelude, Dapperwit-Dyer; Jenkins-Hull; Townly-Wroughton (Edition of 1770).

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Entertainment: End II: Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare-; End III: Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford Upon Avon-; with a Masquerade-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Performance Comment: Smith, Bensley, Hull, Gardiner, Perry, Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems, Miss Miller, Mrs Hartley Alzuma-Smith; Don Carlos-Bensley; Pizarro-Hull; Gonzalez-Gardner; Ozmar-Perry; Orazia-Miss Miller; Orellana-Mrs Hartley; Virgins of the Sun-Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems; In Act II, a Procession of the Virgins of the Sun-; principal vocal parts-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown (Edition of 1773, which also lists Ezmont-$Thompson, whose name does not appear on the bills).
Cast
Role: Ozmar Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Perry
Event Comment: Paid Mrs Perry for walking 6 nights in the Coronation #1 10s.; Paid Mr Cooper, Printer #41 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #110 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; With The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Arthur; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Delagarde, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Country Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Destrade, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17401015, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers of Eurydice-French Girl, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Arthur; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Dupre; Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Destrade, Delagarde, Oates Jr, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Brett, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: See17410106, but Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Followers-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Drudge-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Oates; Country Lasses-Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; Rural Swain and Nymph-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Arcadian Shepherdess-French Girl; Swains-Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Oates, Dupre; Villagers-Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Cushing; Polidore-Paget; Chamont-Pinner; Monimia-Mrs Cushing; Serina-Mrs Smith; Page-Master Perry.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Perry.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Song: Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Holland, Burton, Packer, Taswell, Ackman, Vaughan, Perry, Wilkinson Parts listed in Larpent MS 149; Trulove, Servant, Dick, Manly, Carmine, Boy, Slate, Lady Pentweazle, Alderman Pentweazle, Caleb, Prompter, Project, Crabstick, Players, Bounce. Trulove, Servant, Dick, Manly, Carmine, Boy, Slate, Lady Pentweazle, Alderman Pentweazle, Caleb, Prompter, Project, Crabstick, Players, Bounce.

Dance: IV:A Spanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mossop; Duncan-Berry; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Austin; Banquo-Palmer; Hecate-Champness; Angus-Perry; Lenox-Scrase; Donalbaine-Master Simson; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Glen; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Bransby; Hecate-Champness; The Vocal Part-Beard, Champnes, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Angus Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Perry; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Cushing; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; With a Minuet Dance-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-; vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Gibson; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-Davis; Aristander-Perry; Cassander-Ridout; Clytus-Sparks; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Mrs Baker; Eumenes-Bennet; Slave-Wignel; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; Statira-Mrs Bellamy; In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17581111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17581009, but Lavinio-Perry.
Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Perry.

Dance: As17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Crononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Perry; Rigdumfunnidos-Blakes; Venus, Cupid-Miss Young, Miss E. Young; Crononhotonthologos-Philips; Bombardinian-Burton; King of Antipodes-Walker; Fidler-Atkins; Captain-Brownsmith; Cook-Johnston; Queen-Miss Hippisley; Tatlanthe-Miss Mills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17581113, but Comic-Perry.
Cast
Role: Comic Actor: Perry.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17590129, but Macheath-Ross, 1st time; Peachum-Sparks, 1st time; Ben-Gibbs; Beggar-Bennett; Filch-Holtom; Drawer-Perry.
Cast
Role: Drawer Actor: Perry.

Afterpiece Title: The She Gallant; or, Recruits for the King of Prussia

Dance: The usual Country Dance, as17581009; Hornpipe, as17581009

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Smith, 1st time; Standard-Sparks; Clincher Sr-Shuter; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Collins; Young Clincher-Bennet; Dicky-Costollo; Constable-Marten; Tom Errand-Perry; Angelica-Mrs Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Copin; Parley-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: As17581111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Smith, 1st time; King-Ridout; Seleucus-Anderson; Ptolomy-Wignel; Lysimachus-Gibbs; Timon-Stoppelaer; Lieutenant-Shuter; Cerinthus-Bencraft; 1st Ambassador-R. Smith; 2d-Holtom; Physician-Redman; 1st Gentlemen-Bennet; 2d Gentlemen-Perry; Host-Marten; Leontius-Sparks; Gentleman Ushers-Collins, Dunstall; Magician-Baker; with the Incantation Song-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Miss Nossiter, 1st time; Old Woman-Miss Ferguson; Phoebe-Miss Allen.
Cast
Role: 2d Gentlemen Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: [Unspecified in the bill]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17590105, but Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens; Blunt-Perry; 2nd Carrier-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 The Milkmaid's Holiday, with substitle The Humours of May-Day, as17590421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Greedy-Yates, 1st time; Welborn-Palmer, 1st time; Allworth-Holland, 1st time; Lovell-Havard; Sir Giles-Burton; Marall-Philips; Furnace-Blakes; Order-Mozeen; Tapwell-Ackman; Welldo-Clough; Amble-Vaughan; Watchman-Perry; Margaret-Mrs Davies; Froth-Mrs Cross; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Simson; King-Philips; Grizzle-Clough; Noodle-Austin; Doodle-Scrase; Bailiffs-Perry, Ackman; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Bailiffs Actor: Perry, Ackman

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard (by particular desire)-Shuter; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Anderson; Stanley-Redman; Norfolk-Gibson; Ratcliff-Bennet; Catesby-Davis; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieutenant-R. Smith; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Perry; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Vallois; Brandon-Wignell; Tyrrel-Dunstall; Forrest-Holtom; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchness of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mariet, Mrs Petit, and Miss Valcour. Tickets deliver'd by Hayes, Perry, Brownsmith, Miss Twist, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross). Tickets to 12 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Bailiffs Actor: Perry, Ackman

Dance: I: The German Hunters, as17580916; III: A New Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist, Master Blagden; End: By Particular Desire, the Louvre-Setree, Miss Twist; Minuet-Settree, Miss Twist