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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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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.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Song: II: A Song (composed by Mr Handel)-Master Vernon

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Song: IV: Master Vernon, As17511112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. We hear that the play of the Mourning Bride will be performed at Drury Lane on 7 March, for the benefit of Mrs Pritchard. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Sir Willful Witwoud Actor: Yates
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance introduc'd-Harvey, Sga Piettro

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. The Comedy of Every Man in His Humour, will be played again on Tuesday, the 10th of March for the Benefit of Mr Woodward. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Cast
Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Simson

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: As17520204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Song: II: Haughty Strephon-Master Vernon[, as17520124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: GGrand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Song: III: Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: A Provincial Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mrs Norris was to had her Benefit (ye Inconst) this Night but gave it up-her Tickets came in Notwithstanding (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Related Works
Related Work: Tancred and Sigismunda Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: II: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

Song: II: As17520916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: I: The Matelot Basque, as17521005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly-Taswell; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Cross; Lory-Shuter; Sirringe-Yates; Coupler-Winstone; Varole-Blakes; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Taswell
Role: Sirringe Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: LLes Bucherons, as17521017; Les Tonneliers de Stratsburgh, as17521017

Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of Several Foreign Ministers Tomorrow, Romeo and Juliet. On Thursday will be reviv'd The Silent Woman-dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald
Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Foreign Ministers. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: III: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Havard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: As17521106

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: IV: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005