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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Ryan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Ryan")') 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 4283 matches on Event Comments, 2740 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 26 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Touchwood-Bridgwater; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Maskwell-Rosco; Mellefont-Hale; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Arthur; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Cross; Lady Plyant-Mrs James; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Froth-Mrs Horton; Brisk (new dressed)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Gibson; the first time of his performance on a public theatre: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Setter-James; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Vainlove Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17390925, but Mirabel-Ryan; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hallam; Mincing-_.
Cast
Role: Mirabel Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Rake-Gibson; Bully-Rosco; Razor-James; Justice-Roberts; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cornet-Miss Horsington; Loveit-Miss Brunette; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Touchwood-Bridgwater; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Cross; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Lady Plyant-Mrs James; Lady Froth-Mrs Horton; Maskwell-Rosco; Mellefont-Hale; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Arthur; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Brisk-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Neale; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington, the first time of her performing upon that stage.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call it

Dance: As17401027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Juba-Hallam; Sempronius-Hale; Syphax-Rosco; Portius-Ryan; Marcus-Gibson; Decius-Bridgwater; Lucius-Roberts; Marcia-Mrs Horton; Lucia-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Horton; Gomez-Hippisley; Fryar-Bridgwater; Bertran-Hale; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Arthur; Pedro-Gibson; Elvira-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Ryan

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Delane; Henriquez-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Roderick-Ryan; Don Bernardo-Rosco; Duke Angelo-Stephens; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Neale; 2d Shepherd-James; Camillo-Hippisley; Citizen-Oates; Fabian-Arthur; Lopez-Stoppelaer; Gerald-Bencraft; Violante-Mrs Woffington; With a New Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Roderick Actor: Ryan

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17401230, but Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Kite-Mullart; Bullock-Neale; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ryan

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Vainlove-Gibson; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Woodward, 1st appearance; Bluff-Mullart; Setter-Chapman; Barnaby-Clarke; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Pritchard; Araminta-Mrs James; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Polixenes-Ryan; Leontes-Stephens; Florizel-Hale; Camillo-Bridgwater; Antigonus-Rosco; Autolicus-Chapman; Diocles-Cashell; Cleomines-Goodall; Dion-Stevens; 1st Gentleman-Lassels; 2nd Gentleman-Harrington; Time-Gibson; Old Shepherd-Marten; Clown-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Horton; Perdita-Mrs Hale; Emilia-Mrs Mullart; Paulina-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Polixenes Actor: Ryan

Dance: Dubisson, Mlle Bonneval, being the 1st time of their appearing since their arrival from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Hale; Nottingham-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Ryan

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Belmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Setter-Chapman; Sharper-Hale; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Hale; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Noll Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Miss Hillyard; Laetitia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; A New Dance call'd La Villageoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Lord Touchwood-Bridgwater; Mellefont-Hale; Brisk-Woodward; Careless-Ryan; Lord Froth-Gibson; Sir Paul Plyant-Hippisley; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Woodward; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Froth-Mrs Horton; Lady Pliant-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan

Dance: TThe Je@ne@scais@quoy, as17421015; La Villageoise, as17421006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Willful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Witwou'd-Chapman; Petulant-Woodward; Fainall-Hall; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Marwood-Mrs Woodward; Waitwell-Rosco; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James; Foible-Mrs Kilby; Mincing-Mrs Vincent; Millamant-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Mirabel Actor: Ryan

Dance: As17421026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ryan; Imoinda-Mrs Cibber; Governor-Bridgwater; Blandford-Hale; Daniel-Hippisley; Stanmore-Gibson; Driver-Rosco; Jack Stanmore-Harrington; Widow-Mrs Woodward; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Hale; Aboan-Quin.
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Ryan

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17421105; Peasants, as17421102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Portius-Ryan; Sempronius-Cashell; Juba-Hale; Lucius-Rosco; Syphax-Gibson; Marcus-Anderson; Decius-Ridout; Lucia-Mrs Stevens; Marcia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Ryan

Dance: II, V: As17431003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Performance Comment: Benito-Chapman; Duke of Mantua-Bridgwater; Prince Frederick-Ryan; Camillo-Cashell; Ascanio-Miss Hippisley; Lucretia-Mrs Horton; Aurelian-Hale; Mario-Rosco; Valerio-Anderson; Hippolita-Mrs Hale; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Violetta-Mrs Dunstall; Sophronia-Mrs James; Frontona-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Prince Frederick Actor: Ryan

Dance: LLes Paisans Moisonneurs, as17431026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Bridgwater; Mellefont-Hale; Brisk-Woodward; Careless-Ryan; Lord Froth-Gibson; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Plyant-Mrs Mullart; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Ryan; Dorax-Quin; Antonio-Chapman; Mufti-Hippisley; Almeyda-Mrs Pritchard; Morayma-Mrs Clive; Muley Moluch-Cashell; Benducar-Bridgwater; Mustapha-Rosco; Muley Zeydan-Anderson; Alvarez-Ridout; Orchan-Hayman; Johayma-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Don Sebastian Actor: Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Dorax-Quin; Sebastian-Ryan; Muley Moluch-Cashell; Benducar-Bridgwater; Antonio-Woodward; Mustapha-Rosco; Mufti-Hippisley; Muley Zeydan-Anderson; Alvarez-Ridout; Orchan-Hayman; Moryama-Mrs Vincent; Johayma-Mrs Mullart; Almeyda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Hale; Millamant-Mrs Horton; Witou'd-Chapman; Petulant-Woodward; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Hale; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Mullart; Foible-Miss Hippisley; Mincing-Mrs Vincent; Marwood-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mirabel Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLe Gondalier, as17441127; Scotch Dance, as17441012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear (by particular Desire)-Perry; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Bridgwater; Bastard-Hale; Kent-Rosco; Albany-Gibson; Cornwall-Cashell; Gentleman Usher-Woodward; Burgundy-Bencraft; Goneril-Mrs James; Regan-Mrs Mullart; Cordelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Dance: As17441117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio-Hale; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Cashell; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Ostrick-Woodward; Ghost-Johnson; Rosencraus-Paddick; Guildenstern-Anderson; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Ryan