SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Preston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Preston")') 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 125 matches on Roles/Actors, 95 matches on Performance Title, 25 matches on Performance Comments, 7 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for Granger, Adcock, Preston, Keen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17640915, but Scribble-Preston; Ledger-Keen.
Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: Preston

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Miss Tetley, as17650515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Parts by: Foote, Shuter, Davis, Costollo, Parsons, Preston, Tindal, Gardner, Keen, Johnson, Mrs Granger, Miss Reynolds, Miss Cheney. Zachary Fungus-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Costollo; Gruel-Shuter; Dr Catgut-Parsons; Simon-Preston; Young Loveit-Davis; Bridoun-Gardner; Paduasoy-Keen; Hackney Coachman-Parsons; Mrs Mechlin-Miss Cheney; Mrs Loveit-Shuter; Dolly-Miss Reynolds; Jenny-Mrs Granger; Harpy-Tindal; La Fleur-Johnson (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Snow; End: A Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Tattle-Preston, 1st appearance there; Angelica-Mrs Palmer; Miss Pure-Miss Cheney; Scandal-Palmer; Ben (with song in character)-Yates; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Foresight-Granger.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17641025, but Jack Meggot-Preston.
Cast
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Preston.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17641108, but William-Preston; Sideboard-Ackman.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Harlow-Davis; Clerimont-Preston; Cape-Tindall; Hartwell-Gardiner; Mrs Harlow-Miss Reynolds; Trifle-Mrs Granger; Old Maid-Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Preston

Dance: As17650619

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper Wilding-Preston; Beaufort-Waller; Maria-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Preston

Dance: I: The Carpenter-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Le Chasseur-Master Clinton, Miss Street; La Berge-Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob Jallop-Gardner; Bruin-Davis; Line-Waller; Crispin-Preston; Roger-Parsons; Snuffle-Johnson; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Granger; Jerry Sneak-Shuter; To conclude with a dance-the performers.
Cast
Role: Crispin Actor: Preston

Dance: As17650708

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble, with a song in character-Shuter; Capt. Loveit-Gardner; Puff-Preston; Flash-Davis; Tagg-Mrs Granger; Biddy-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Puff Actor: Preston

Dance: As17650708

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Shuter, Davis, Preston, Parsons, Keen, Gardner, Waller, Pearce, Tindal, Marshall.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Honeycomb-Costollo; Ledger-Keen; Scribble-Preston; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Kennedy; Polly-Mrs Burden; Nurse-Mrs Parsons.
Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: Preston

Dance: As17650708

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Davis; Sir Francis-Parsons; Charles-Gardner; Sir Jealous-Costollo; Whisper-Preston; Miranda-Miss Reynolds; Patch-Mrs Kennedy; Isabinda-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Preston

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719

Song: II, IV: The British Fair, Through the Wood, Laddie-a young Lady

Entertainment: CComic Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter; followed by Dance The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Shuter; Johnson-Gardner; Smith-Preston; Physician-Costollo; 1st King of Brentford-Walker; 2nd King of Brentford-Johnson; Gentleman Usher-Parsons; Prince Volscius-Davis; Tom Thimble-Jones; Prince Prettyman-a Gentleman; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Cloris-Mrs Parsons; Amaryllis-Mrs Burden; Lightning-Miss Reynolds; The other characters by the rest of the Company. With an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new@raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Crispin Actor: Preston

Dance: As17650828

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

Performance Comment: See Boswell, Restoration Court Stage, pp. 201-2- Singers-Mrs Masters, Mrs Peirce, Robert, Degrang, Shepheard, Maxfield, Preston, Letelier, Bopins, Bury; Boys-Jack, Waters, Coninsby, Smyth; Harpsicals-Corneille, Bartleme; Theorboes-Marsh, Lylly; Bass Violls-Coleman, Stephkins, Bates; Recorders-Paisible, Bootell, DeBreame, Giton; Gittars-Frasico Corbett, Outom, Delony, Delloney; Trumpeters-Bounty, Thompson, Ragway, Christmas; Kettle Drummer-VanBright; Violins-NicholasStaggins, Singleton, Clayton, Tho. Fitz, Hewson, Myres, Tho. Farmer, Aleworth, Jo. Bannister, Lediger, Harris, Theo. Fitz, Greetinge, Ashton, Gamble, Fashions, Flower, Isaack Staggins, John Strong, Finell, Browne, Brookwell, Dorney, Spicer, Price, Pagitt, Duffill, Kidwell, Jo. Farmer, Basrier, Viblett, Hall, Eagles; Dancers-St Andre, Isaacke, Delisle, Herriette, Dyer, Smyth, Motley, Berto, Letang, Muraile, LeRoy, LeDuke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mossop; Brothers-Dexter, Lacey; First Spirit-Ross; Bacchanal-Beard; Lady-Mrs Davies; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Second Spirit-Mozeen; Second Bacchanal-Master Vernon; Nymph-Mrs Price; The Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Ferrere, Mad Auguste, Piettro, Mad. Janeton Auretti, Mrs Preston, Miss Rayner; With Proper Decorations. With Proper Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17521128, but Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Scrase; Second Spirit-Mas. Cross; The Dances-Mrs _Preston, Miss _Rayner.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: II: A Grand Pantomime Dance, The Savoyard Travellers. Savoyards-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, LeFevre, Miss Popling; Peasants-Gerard, Mrs Preston

Performance Comment: Savoyards-Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, LeFevre, Miss Popling; Peasants-Gerard, Mrs Preston.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Gerard, Mrs Preston.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Montague-Burton; Tybalt-Blakes; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the Additional Scene representing The Funeral Procession to the Monument of the Capulets-; The vocal parts-Beard, Champness, others; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Mathews, Dennison, Granier, Harrison, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston, Mrs Dupre, Mrs Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: New Grand EntertainmentThe Chinese Festival

Performance Comment: Parts-Mons Delaistre, Sg Baletti, Lauchery, Noverre Jun, Dennison, StLeger, Shawford, Mathews, Pochee, L'Clert, Harrison, Granier, Hust, Sarny, Walker, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre, Morris, Rooker, Sturt, Atkins, Ackman, Walker, Sga Pietro, Mrs Addison, Mrs Noverre, Robinson, Mrs Gibbons, Mlle Charon, Mlle Rousselet, Mrs Preston, Mlle Rouend, Mrs Philips, Mrs Lawson, Little Pietro, Master Simson, Master Pope, Master Blagden, Master Hust, Master Spilsbury, Miss Bride, Miss Popling, Miss Simson, Miss Heath, Scrase, Jefferson, Burton, Marr, Vaughan, Chamness, Bullbrick, Clough, Allen, Gray, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Mathews, Mrs Simson, Miss Mills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton; Dances-Dennison, Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Other characters-Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Master Simson, The Little Swiss, Miss Haughton; The Dances-Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

Dance: II: The Press Gang, as17561013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: As17581023, but to conclude with a Grand Dance call'd The Millers-Grimaldi, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17591226, but The Vocal Parts-Master Roger, replaces Miss _Preston in Funeral Procession.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; The Others-Blakes, Vaughan, Johnston, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Mariet, Atkins; To conclude with a Dance of the Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Preston.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120