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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir James Jay M D"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir James Jay M D")') 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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10554 results for: Keyword - Sir James Jay, M. D
We found 6667 matches on Performance Comments, 3712 matches on Author, 1259 matches on Event Comments, 478 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7901
16 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Mills; Brilliant-Chapman; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; 1st Bully-Reed; 2d-Winstone; Stranger-Woodburn; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Miss Notable with a Song-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17400327 but Sir John-Stoppelaer; Nell-Mrs Clive; Jobson-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: 7400327 but Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; V: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: The Noon@Tide Air (Comus)-Mrs Arne; IV: By particular Desire, a Song by the English Captain(as17400325-Beard

7902
22 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Part of the Stage will be formed into Side-Boxes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17400416 but Sir John (with The Early Horn)-Beard; Nell-Mrs Pritchard; Jobson-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Butler-Raftor.
Cast
Role: 7400416 but Sir John Actor: Beard

Music: I: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with Handel's Water Musick-

Dance: II: La Jalouzie-Desnoyer, Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

7903
23 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode

Performance Comment: Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Sir John Linger Actor: Macklin

7904
25 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens and Mrs Vincent. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17391002, but Sir Charles-Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: James Actor: Anderson.

Dance: II: Minuet-Master Gillier, Miss Morrison; IV: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; V: Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

7905
28 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17391006, but Sir Jasper-Macklin; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Thynne; Lucy-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: La Pieraite-Lalauze, Liviez; IV: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

7906
29 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Milward; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Macklin; Amanda-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pierot-Lalauze; Queen of Gypsies-Miss Jones; Sir Positive-Winstone; Staytape-Leigh; Constable-Reed; Lady Positive-Yates; Maid-Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Sir Positive Actor: Winstone

Ballet: concluding with Aconcluding with A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. Adonis-Desnoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; Cupid-Muilment

7907
30 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17391220, but Surrey-Mills; Sands-_; Sir Thomas-_; Norfolk-_; Suffolk-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Campeius-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Russian Sailor-Desnoyer; V: Les Characteres de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

7908
06 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Milward; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Basset-Chapman; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Jenny-Mrs Chetwood; Myrtilla-Mrs Wright; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Sir Francis-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Sir Positive Actor: Winstone

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg

Ballet: A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. As17400429 but Adonis-_

7909
16 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17400415 but Sir Charles-Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: L'Allemande-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Punch-Master Ferg

7910
20 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17400219 Sir John-Quin; Constant-Milward; Heartfree-Cashell; Rake-Winstone; Bully-Ridout; Razor-Yates; Justice-Havard; Taylor-Raftor; Lady Brute-Mrs Butler; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Mademoiselle-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: See17400219 Sir John Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hornpipe-Yates

7911
09 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Milward; Scandal-Mills; Ben-Macklin; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Chapman; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Egerton; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

7912
13 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Milward; Archer-Mills; Scrub-Macklin; Bonniface-Shepard; Foigard-Taswell; Sullen-Winstone; Gibbet-Woodward; Sir Charles-Ridout; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egerton; Gipsey-Miss Bennet; Cherry-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage

7913
20 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil Jr-Milward; Sealand-Berry; Tom-Macklin; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Wright; Myrtle-Mills; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Cimberton-Taswell; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Egerton; Isabella-Miss Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage

Song: In II: Lowe

7914
25 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Bellmour-Mills; Bluff-Johnson; Fondlewife-Macklin; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Vainlove-Havard; Sharper-Wright; Setter-Chapman; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Pritchard; Laetitia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage

Dance: In III: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

7915
30 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Macklin; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Coupler-Johnson; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-Wright; Lory-Woodward; Surgeon-Taswell; Shoemaker-Ray; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Egerton; Hoyden-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage

Dance: In V: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

7916
09 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Voltore-Milward; Corbaccio-Johnson; Mosca-Mills; Bonario-Havard; Sir Politick-Taswell; Caelia-Mrs Butler; Lady Woudbe-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

7917
10 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Shepard; Tribulation-Taswell; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Woodward; Lovewit-Turbutt; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard; Dame Pliant-Miss Bennet; Abel Drugger-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: A new dance-Desse; IV: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

7918
15 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Milward; Shallow-Johnson; Caius-Taswell; Page-Winstone; Sir Hugh-Macklin; Slender-Woodward; Host-Turbutt; Bardolph-Ray; Simple-Green; Robin-Miss Cole; Fenton-Ridout; Nym-Raftor; Pistol-Stevens; Rugby-Leigh; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Butler; Ann Page-Mrs Wright; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Nivelon, as17401013

7919
21 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Pagett; Bellmour-Giffard; Vainlove-Crofts; Sharper-Blakes; Bluff-Dunstall; Fondlewife-Julian; Setter-Lowder; Sir Joseph-Yates; Belinda-Mrs Middleton; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

7920
24 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Linnet; Freeman-Crofts; Sir Phillip-Yates; Tradelove-Dunstall; Obadiah Prim-Paget; Periwinkle-Julian; Sackbut-Vaughan; Ann Lovely-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Phillip Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Comic Dance-Miss Naylor

7921
25 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Paget; Learchus-Julian; Oronces-Wallis; Quaint-Yates; Sir Polidorus-Dunstall; Euphronia-Mrs Dunstall; Doris-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17401024

7922
28 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-W. Giffard; Scandal-Blakes; Tattle-Linnet; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Nurse-Miss Jones; Prue-Miss Hippisley; Ben (With a Hornpipe)-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17401024

7923
31 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Paget; Lady Grace-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Francis-Julian; Basset-Linnet; Richard-Yates; Poundage-Wallis; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Lamball; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Jones; Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Myrtilla-Miss Gerard; Trusty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Julian

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17401029

7924
01 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Macklin; Horner-Mills; Harcourt-Wright; Dorilant-Ridout; Quack-Shepard; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Mrs Dainty-Miss Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Ballet: V: Grand Ballet. As17401031

7925
06 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Atall-Chapman;Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Clerimont-Wright; Careless-Mills; Bolus-Marten; Old Wilful-Shepard; Old Atall-Turbutt; Strut-Woodward; Finder-Berry; Supple-Ray; Sylvia-Mrs Mills; Wishwell-Mrs Macklin; Situp-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: V: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere