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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Poitier"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Poitier")') 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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6018 results for: Keyword - Mr Poitier
We found 4250 matches on Event Comments, 1316 matches on Performance Comments, 832 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1201
17 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17601020, but Yeoman-Weller; Air-Leppie, Mrs Mariane; Fire-Granier, Mrs Granier; Water-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Water Actor: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley

1202
22 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Mattocks (with a new song in character); Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Perdita-Miss Brent (with new songs in character); The Music by Dr Arne. With a New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: With a New Rural Dance Actor: Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville.

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

1203
22 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610112, Daemons-_Poitier Jr; Water-Desse, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Daemons Actor: _Poitier Jr

1204
12 February 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610122, but Water-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Water Actor: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.
Role: Daemons Actor: _Poitier Jr

1205
02 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610212, but Daemons-Poitier.
Cast
Role: Daemons Actor: Poitier.
Role: Water Actor: Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.

1206
06 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17601003, but Pastora-Mrs Vernon, 1st time; Laura-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; and to conclude with a Dance-Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: and to conclude with a Dance Actor: Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon.

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601215

1207
09 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered out by Poitier for Friday 10th instant, will be taken this night. The Rape of Proserpine oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of the Indisposition of a principal performer. [Poitier Sr had 74 Box tickets which brought to him #18 10s. (Account Book).] Receipts: #62 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17610408

1208
20 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: a minuet Actor: a young Gentlewoman, Poitier Jr
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610302 but Daemons-_Poitier; Water-Desse, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Daemons Actor: _Poitier

1209
26 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Mattocks; Laura-Miss Hallam; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621019

1210
01 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pantaloon-Lalauze; Clown-Miles; Colombine-Miss Poitier; The Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies; Constable-Redman; Surveyor-Cushing; Shepherd-Tenducci; Shepherdess-Miss Brent; Harvest Men and Women-Mattocks, Warren, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; Ascalax-Baker; The Dances-Maranesi, Sodi, Sga Maranesi, Tassoni, Granier.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier

1211
15 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be Introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set by Purcell,-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Miller, Miss Catley, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: set by Purcell, Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Miller, Miss Catley, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1212
29 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore of Moore Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Poitier

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019; IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

1213
24 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17621018, but Mercutio-Woodward; Juliet-Miss Hallam; minuet-Miss Hallam; Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1214
28 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Woodward, 1st time; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Bully-Beard (with songs in character); Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Miss Hallam; Mademoiselle-Miss Poitier; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1215
24 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17620414; Principal Characters-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Valois; II: La Provenciale-Sga Manesiere

1216
09 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.
Cast
Role: Purcell Actor: Miss Poitier in character.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

1217
03 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17640116, but Colombine-Miss Poitier, first time.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier, first time.

1218
24 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640104, but Bacchanals-Mattocks; Comus-Ross; First Spirit-Dyer; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; The Chorusses-Miss _Davis.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

1219
07 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17631207, but Dorcas-Miss Poitier (first time this season); The Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier

Dance: II: The Knife Grinders, as17631012; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

1220
26 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640428 but 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Ward; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks, who also doubled as a Bacchanal; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1221
21 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawerence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davies; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tibalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Julie Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

1222
01 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks ; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd a Solemn Hymn set by Purcel, -Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

1223
18 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Amazon-Mrs Lampe; Magician-Dibdin; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Poitier, who performed it originally; Hussar's Serv't-Miles; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Poitier, who performed it originally

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

1224
27 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Julie Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier

1225
16 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Baker; Laura-Miss Hallam; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

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