SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Ray"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Ray")') 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 4259 matches on Event Comments, 1552 matches on Performance Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington; Miss Prue-Mrs Ridout; Tattle-Neale; Scandal-Havard; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Ben-Yates; Foresight-Taswell; Trapland-Ray; Buckram-Woodburn; Jeremy-Blakes; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army; Or, The Female Officer

Performance Comment: The Female Officer (New Dress'd)-Mrs Woffington in which she will speak an Epilogue in character; Major Youngfox-Mills; Capt. Wildish-Delane; Wilmot-Havard; Bisket-Yates; Col. O'Gaghegahagogan-Barrington; Capt. Machyland-Neale; Mons. Capitaine Les Mathematiques-Blakes; Brigadier Bloodmore-Berry; Capt. Cadwallader-Macklin; Capt. Hearty-Winstone; Serjeant Fileoff-I. Sparkes; Corp. Pilfer-Collins; Lieut. Plunder-Marshall; Knapsack-Ray; Judge Advocate-Bridges; Provost-Usher; Clerk-Bransby; Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Macklin; Vicoria-Mrs Mills; Jenny Firelock-Miss Minors; Nine Husbands-Miss Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Miss Cole; With Singing-Lowe, Miss Edwards; General Advertiser: 5 adds Forage-Taswell; Ensign Rag-Goodfellow; Ensign Standard-Marr; Henroust-Simpson; Gauntlet-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Knapsack Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Will and no Will; or, A Bone for Lawyers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Delane; Bassanio-Mills; Gratiano-Sparks; Lorenzo (with the proper songs)-Lowe; Launcelot-Neale; Duke-Winstone; Morochius-Bridges; Salanio-Berry; Solarino-Blakes; Gobbo-Ray; Tubal-Taswell; Balthazar-Simpson; Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Gobbo Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, the Sham Doctor

Song: IV: Lowe; V: Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17470324 but Ostrick-Neale; Lucianus-Yates; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Usher; Marcellus-Bransby; Bernardo-Winstone; Franciso-Leigh; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; 2nd Gravedigger-Ray.
Cast
Role: 2nd Gravedigger Actor: Ray.

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Lee; Caliban-I. Sparks; Trincalo-Macklin; Stephano-Arthur; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Mozeen; Mustachio-Blakes; Ventoso-Ray; Hippolita-Mrs Woffington; Ariel (with Proper Songs)-Mrs Clive; Dorinda-Mrs Green; Miranda-Mrs Mozeen; Sycorax-Taswell; Alonzo-Winstone; Clerk-Vaughan; Dance of Aerial Spirits-Mlle Janeton Auretti; Dance of Winds-Cooke; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits in grotesque characters-Mathews; Concluded with the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-; the original Waterman's Dance-with proper Scenes, Machines,.
Cast
Role: Ventoso Actor: Ray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a Song in Character)-Beard; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Usher; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In II a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Sexton Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Barry; Polonius-Taswell; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; King-Bridges; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Ostrick-Woodward; Laertes-Blakes; Lucianus-James; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Usher; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Yates, Ray

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Bridges; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catseby-Usher; Lt-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Cole; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Dutchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lt Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Horatio-Havard; Guildenstern-Scrase; Ghost-Berry; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Polonius-Taswell; King-Bridges; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Lucianus-James; Ostrick-Woodward; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Rosencraus-Simpson; Laertes-Blakes; Bernardo-Marr.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Yates, Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Layfield (from the Theatre Royal in Dublin); Worthy-Havard; Bullock-W. Vaughan; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Shuter, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Shuter, Ray

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Foresight-Shuter; Sir Sampson Legend-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Nurse-Mrs James; Scandal-Palmer; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates (with Song and Dance in character); Angelica-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Willoughby; Mrs Frail-Mrs Mills; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive; Trapland-Ray.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop his 1st appearance on the English stage; Buckingham-Lee; Tressel-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Ward; Richmond-Havard; Lieut.-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Stanley-Winstone; Catesby-Marr; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; King Henry-Berry.
Cast
Role: Lieut. Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Benefit for the late Ray, G: Burton, Harvey, Harrison. No building on stage. Tickets deliver'd out by the Late Mr Ray will be taken. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; III: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: A Scotch Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; V: The Minuet, Louvre-Harvey, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Benefit of Mr Foote (Cross). Tickets of Foote at Mr Ray's, a woolen-draper, in Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, and at the stage door. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Event Comment: Benefit Ray. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At Reynold's Booth in the Half-Moon-Inn, near the Bowling Green. At 7 P.M. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ray; Ballance-Giffard; Worthy-Robert Williams; Brazen-Gilbert; Bullock-Pinkethman; Kite-W. Williams; Melinda-Miss Mann; Silvia-Mrs Thomas; Rose-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Ray.
Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Mrs Kilby. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: money #21 18s.; tickets #92 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Mrs Younger; Arabella-Mrs Bullock; Flip-Hulett; Mizen-Ray; Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Milward; Sir Charles-Walker; Cribbidge-Ogden; Scruple-Hippisley; Sailors-Bullock, Hall, Morgan, H. Bullock, Wilcocks; Belinda-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Egleton; Jiltup-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Mizen Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Ray; Phillida-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Ray

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Poitier; A new Sailor's Dance- proper to the Play

Song: A Gentlewoman, in the Character of a Sailor, who never appeared on any Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Ford. Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: money #27 11s.; tickets #140 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17310929, but Carriers-Bullock, Ray.
Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Bullock, Ray.

Dance: I: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; The Medley, as17320504

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Newhouse, Thompson. Receipts: money #17 7s. 6d.; tickets #123 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17321215, but Phillipo-Ray; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Phillipo Actor: Ray

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: La Folette s'est ravisee-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; III: Musette-LeSac, Miss LaTour; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330507

Ballet: V: The Cobler; or, The Merry Wife Constant (new). Cobler (Punch)-Newhouse; Petir Maitre (Harlequin)-LeSac; Doctor (Scaramouch)-Dupre Jr; Merry Wive-Miss Baston

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Winstone and Ray. Tickets for Fenn, Assistant Stage Doorkeeper, also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Mrs Roberts; Sir Thomas-Turbutt; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Reed; Hob's Mother-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Mrs Cross; Dick-Winstone; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Ray.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Two Pierots-Leviez, Pelling

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, F. Shepard, Rogers, Green, Master Brooks, Miss Morrison. Tickets for the Misses Scott also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17390403 but Ben-Ray.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Ray.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; II: Saraband-Miss Morrison; III: Comic Dance-Miss Scott Ynger; IV: Tambourine-the Elder Miss Scott; V: Scaramouches-Master Brooks, Miss Morrison

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Cole, Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Johnson, Ray.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17400414 but Doctor-Macklin; Leander-Ray; Hellebore-Yates; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Ray

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Wooden Shoe-Master Ferg

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gree, Beckham, Rogers, Mrs Penkethman, and a Widow under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17401128, but Ventoso-Ray; Mustachio-Woodward; Hippolito-Green; Infernal Spirit-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; with Dear Pretty Youth-Mrs Clive; Vocals-Savage, Rainton, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ventoso Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter), Demaimbray (Machinist), and Ray. Tickets deliver'd out by Green, Miss Thomson, and Miss Minors will be taken. Tickets for the Double Gallant will be taken. Rylands MS.: I had tickets. Receipts: #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17420203, but Gibbet-Ray; Gipsey-Miss Minors; Sir Charles-Hill.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 V: a Hornpipe-Phillips

Song: IV: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Green, Barclay, Mrs George. Afterpiece: By Desire. Not acted these 7 years [see 14 May 1739]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Miss Budgell; Betty-Miss Cole; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Cross; Friendly-Blakes; Old Hob-Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Ray.

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Leigh, and Dickenson a Door Keeper (Cross). [The General Advertiser lists Dickenson as Gallery Office Keeper.] Receipts: #219 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #37 18s. 6d.; tickets, #181 6s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17480210, but Cimon-Ray; Mopsus-Barrington; Corydon-Taswell; Arcas-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Cimon Actor: Ray

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215