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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Old EnglishManner"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Old EnglishManner")') 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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2654 results for: Keyword - Old English@Manner
We found 1534 matches on Performance Comments, 983 matches on Performance Title, 319 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

151
14 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Old Wilmot-Crispe; Young Wilmot-W. Giffard; Eustace-Peterson; Randall-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Steel; Maria-Miss Medina; Charlot-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Old Wilmot Actor: Crispe

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Crispin-Yates; Doctor-Paget; Old Gerald-Julian; Young Gerald-Blakes; Martin-Peterson; Simon-Dunstall; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Jones; Waiting Woman-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Miss Medina; Beatrice-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Julian

Dance: Shawford, Mrs Bullock

152
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Doctor Outwitted; With The Comical Humours Of Sly Boots The Sham Physician

Performance Comment: Old Fumble-Hippisley; Sly Boots-Chapman; M le Medicine-Blakes; Constant-Bencraft; Simon-Berry; Dry Broots-Morgan; Angelica-Mrs Dodson; Miss Humility-Mrs Lamball; Jenny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Old Fumble Actor: Hippisley

Song: Bencraft, Davis; an entire new Ballad-Mr Bencraft, in the character of the valiant Dragoon who retook the Standard at the Battle of Dettingen

Dance: I: Austrian Dance-Bencraft, Adams; II: Highland Dance-Bencraft, Adams

153
01 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught

Performance Comment: Old Laronn-Yates; Father Martin-Taswell; Jourdain-Neale; Young Laroon-Mozeen; Isabel-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Old Laronn Actor: Yates

Dance: As17461112

154
19 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Old Gerald-Shuter; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet; Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter

155
19 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Gratiano-Palmer; Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Berry; Launcelot-Shuter; Bassanio-Havard; Tubal-Taswell; Solarino-Blakes; Balthazar-Simson; Lorenzo-Beard (with Songs in Character); Duke-Winstone; Salanio-Scrase; Morochius-Burton; Old Gobbo-W. Vaughan; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Old Gobbo Actor: W. Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Old Gerald-Shuter; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet; M Le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter

Dance: III: A Punch Dance-Morris; IV: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Mrs Addision

156
11 September 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Old Gerald-Clough; Le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Clough

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

157
29 September 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man-Shuter; Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-Creswick; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Shuter

158
03 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man and Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-Dyer; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Old Man and Lord Chalkstone Actor: Shuter

159
14 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggar's

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Beggar Men-Collins, Barrington, Costollo, Bennet, Holtom, Baker; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Beggar Women-Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Lowe; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Marten; Scentwell-Gibbs; Martin-R. Smith; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With Dances-incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Sparks

160
08 August 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey. Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Yates

Dance: As17610727 Hornpipe-Miss Scott

161
16 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Amie-Miss Young; Rachel-Miss Brent; with the Beggars-; other dances incident to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610911, but cast first listed here: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Weller; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads, lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements, Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mlle Marianne; Fire-Granier, Mrs Granier; Water-Desse, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: C. Smith
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

162
25 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-King; Sophy-Miss Pope; Servant-Watkins; Freeman-Packer; Rosin-Fox; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak-Vincent, Miss Baker

163
18 July 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Weston; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper-Johnson; Dapper-Quin; Quildrive-Sommers; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Reed]; Young Philpot-Foote.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17630704

164
27 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Mask-King; Sophy-Miss Pope; Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

165
08 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-a young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; others-Bransby, Lee, Burton, Ackman, Baddeley, Castle, Parsons, Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange, Miss Bride, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Yates; Prologue-. Philaster-Powell, first appearance on any stage; Pharamond-Lee; King-Bransby; Dion-Burton; Old Captain-Baddeley; Countryman-Parsons; Euphrasia-Mrs Yates; Arethusa-Miss Bride; Megra-Mrs Lee; Thrasaline-Ackman; Claremont-Castle; Galatea-Miss Mills; Messengers-Fox, Marr; Woodmen-Watkins, Strange; Lady-Mrs Hippisley; Prologue- (Genest, V, 36; MacMillan). MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Old Captain Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; the Citizen-King; Jasper-Burton; Wilding-Lee; Dapper-Parsons; Beaufort-Packer; Quildrive-Castle; Corinna-Mrs Hippisley; Maria-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Baddeley

166
11 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances-incident to the opera.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

167
18 September 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Mask-King; Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophy-Miss Pope; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: IV: The Provencalle-Miss Rogers

168
26 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Holtom; Hilliard-Baker; Oliver-Dyer; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; the Dances-incident to the opera.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

169
20 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances incident to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

170
20 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-King; Young Wilding-Lee; Maria (with a new occasional prologue)-Miss Elliott (that Night Only); Sir Jasper-Burton; Beaufort-Packer.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Baddeley

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

171
26 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: All in the Right

Performance Comment: Old Harcourt-Dunstall; Young Harcourt-Davis; Belfield-R. Smith; Wentworth-Lewis; Frank-Morgan; Ned-Shuter; Lady Diana Wisewou'd-Mrs Green; Isabella-Mrs Godwin; Charlotte-Mrs Ferguson; Julia-Miss Cokayne; Fanny-Mrs Gardner; Emily (With Songs in Character)-a Young Lady (first attempt any stage); To conclude with a New Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Old Harcourt Actor: Dunstall

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: IV: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

172
08 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James-Davis; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Weston; Sir James's Servant-Pynn; Miss Grantham's Servant-Quick; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferys(, from Dublin); Miss Godfrey-Mrs Burden; Kitty-Mrs Gardiner; Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer. Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Bannister
Role: Scaffold the Builder Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

173
12 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Cast
Role: Scaffold the Builder Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Weston; Young Wilding-Davis; Young Philpot-Palmer; Sir Jasper Wilding-Strange; Corinna-Mrs Palmer; Maria-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Weston

174
08 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-R. Smith; Young Mask-Dyer; Rosin-Quick; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Mrs Stephens; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

175
25 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Baddeley; Mask-Dodd; Freeman-Packer; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Scrape-Miss Platt; Sophy-Miss Pope; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Baddeley