SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Thompson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Thompson")') 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 6912 matches on Roles/Actors, 1556 matches on Performance Comments, 109 matches on Event Comments, 77 matches on Performance Title, and 72 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Faulkland-Lewis; Capt. Absolute-Bernard; Sir Anthony Absolute-Fearon; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-Cubitt; David-Wewitzer; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Quick; Julia-Miss Brunton; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope; Original Epilogue-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolick in Bagdad

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Wewitzer; French Doctor-Cubitt; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Fearon; Doctor's Man-Rock; Jew's Man-Milburne; Black Aga-Painter; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Miss Rowson; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb; Text (J. Debrett, 1789) specifies: Crumpy-Quick; +Cross-Leg-Blanchard; +Zebede-Wewitzer (in text: $Reeve); Doctor Quinquina-Cubitt; +Absalom-Macready; +Crank-Fearon (in text: $Booth); Dominique-Rock; +Habby-Milburne; +Babouc-Painter; +Cadi-Evatt; +Bassa-Davies; Crier-Thompson; Courier-Ledger; +Dora-Miss Rowson; +Juggy-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Crier Actor: Thompson

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady ; or, Jack in Distress- See17890616

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience-(with Alterations and Additions) Quick?

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb-Edwin; Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Wewitzer; Wilkins-Fearon; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriet-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Miss Rowson; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Amber Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: As17880924, but Fairly-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Campley-Lewis; Lord Hardy-Pope; Sable-Quick; Lord Brumpton-Gardner; Trusty-Hull; Puzzle-Thompson; Cabinet-Macready; Recruits-Rock, Ledger, Painter, Evatt, Lee; Tom-Blanchard; Trim, (with) The Cries of London and Dublin-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Brunton; Mademoiselle D'Epingle-Miss Fontenelle (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bernard; Kate Matchlock (for that night only)-Mr Edwin; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Webb; Tattleaid-Miss Stuart; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Platt, Mrs Davenett, Miss Rowson, Mrs Rock; Lady Harriet-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Puzzle Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Saint George's Day; or, Britons Rejoice

Song: End 3rd piece: God save the King-; with Grand Accompaniment [on the organ]-Greatorex [, as performed at the Oratorios see17890320

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Blanchard; Old Cockney-Thompson; Capt. Sightly-Cubitt; Barnacle-Rock; Penelope-Miss Stuart; Miss La Blonde-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Miss Fontenelle (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Old Cockney Actor: Thompson

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Piping Pedlar-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Young English-Johnstone; Sir John English-Quick; Timothy Shacklefigure-Edwin; Farmer Sternhold-Darley; Vulture-Wewitzer; Doublejugg-Fearon; Carbuncle-Thompson; Hazard-Cubitt; Plunder-Gardner; Sneak-Milburne; Sir Charles Manly-Davies; Mrs Townly-Mrs Martyr; Lady Lucy-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Carbuncle Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon [i

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Planters Actor: _Thompson, _Helme.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Lubin (for the 1st and positively that night only, with an entire new Hunting Song, composed by Shield)-Mrs Martyr; Steady-Bannister; Easy-Thompson; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wells; Cicely-Mrs Davenett; Gillian-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Easy Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Dance: End II: Negro Dance- as l Jan.; End: Mirth by Moonshine-, as17890113

Song: In I: Sweet Bird, as17890126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17881106, but Thrifty-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Thrifty Actor: Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: Bellair-Lewis; Doctor Feelove-Quick; Sir Marvel Mushroom-Bernard; Evergreen-Ryder; Le Gout-Wewitzer; David-Fearon; Lawyer's Clerk-Thompson; Carlton-Farren; Arabella-Miss Brunton; Miss Juvenille-Mrs Bernard; Mrs Tomson-Mrs Platt; Miss Archer-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lawyer's Clerk Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17890113

Song: End: Comic Song-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The British Sailor; or, The Fourth of June

Performance Comment: Heartoak (with Stand to your Guns)-Bannister; Sir Jessmy-Bernard; Drag-Thompson; Le France-Wewitzer; Buckram-Blanchard; Mrs Drag-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Drag Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Easy Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Ned Shuter's Observations in a Post Haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: As17880924, but Fairly-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson.

Entertainment: Vocal Imitations, as17890515, but Mrs Wrighten (+World, 24 May); End: Imitation [of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" speech, Act II. ii (World, 23 May) from Isabella]-Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Macready; Lord Flint-Davies; Zadan-Fearon; Keeper-Thompson; Haswell (1st time)-Hull; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Arabella-Mrs Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Keeper Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17890512

Entertainment: Monologue. Between acts Farce: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Montague Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Cranfield; Don Pedro Commandant-Boyce; Spanish Grandees-Thompson, Lee, Farley; Scaramouch-Delpini; Donna Anna-Miss Francis; Vocal Characters-Delpini, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Spanish Grandees Actor: Thompson, Lee, Farley

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Jeremy-Evatt; Footman-Brown; Servant-Stevens; Countrymen-Ledger, Painter; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Pierrot-Cranfield; Pantaloon-Thompson; Lover-Farley; Colombine-Mrs Watts; A Pantomimical Selection, consisting (among several others) of the following Scenes and Songs: The Birth of Harlequin--from the Magic Egg; View of Guildhallv--which changes to a Warehouse; Bedlam Wall--changing to a Ballad Stall; Teague's Ramble to London-Ryder; Ball Room--The Long Minuet-; taken from Bunbury's Print; Landscape-Horses, Dogs and Stag; Hunting Song-Bannister; View of a Poundv--changes to a Butcher's shop; A Prospect at Sea; Poor Jack! ; or, the Cherub (music by Dibdin)-Darley ; A Garden--changes to a Melon Ground; The Temple of Marsv. A Garden--changes to a Melon Ground; The Temple of Marsv.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Thompson

Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17890518, but Lockit-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Lockit Actor: Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Thompson
Role: Spanish Grandees Actor: Thompson, Lee, Farley

Dance: In 3rd piece: Dancing, as17890601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Ryder; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Cubitt; Philip-Macready; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Gardner; Young Belfield-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Rowson; Lucy Waters-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Edwin; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Col. Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Blackberry-Darley; Farmer Stubble-Gardner; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Letteney, Reeve, W. Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Powell; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Humphrey Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: In II: song-Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Blanchard (1st appearance in that character); Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Davies; Don Scipio-Powel; Don Caesar-Bannister; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguino-Thompson; Lopez-Evatt; Alphonso-Duffey (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin]; 1st appearance on this stage); Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabell-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sanguino Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Harley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Powel; Tressel-Egan; Pr. Edw.-Mrs Byrne; D. of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Macready; Lieut.-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Evatt; Richmond-Holman; Lady Anne-Miss Brunton; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope. [Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]
Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Ryder; Serjeant Jack-Bannister; Sandy (or Young Donald)-Johnstone; Charley-Blanchard; Captain Dash-Davies; Donald Laird of Col-Gardner; Croudy-Cubitt; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Moggy-Mrs Martyr (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Laird of Raasay Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Achmet; Alderman Smuggler-Quick; Beau Clincher-Ryder; Young Clincher-Blanchard; Vizard-Macready; Dicky-C. Powell; Tim@Errand-Cubitt; Constable-Thompson; Col. Standard-Farren; Angelica-Miss M'George; Lady Darling-Mrs Platt; Parley-Miss Stuart; Lady Lurewell-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson

Dance: V: Minuet-Mrs Achmet, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Count Valentia-Lewis; Duke Mercia-Ryder; Alberto-Aickin; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Seville-Hull; Granada-Macready; Peasant-Thompson; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Peasant Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Laird of Raasay Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Farren; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Mr Page-Hull; Doctor Caius-C. Powell; Host of the Garter-Thompson; Fenton-Macready; Justice Shallow-Powel; Simple-Milburne; Bardolph-Rock; Pistol-Evatt; Slender-Cubitt; Falstaff-Ryder; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier