SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Bates"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Bates")') 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 1613 matches on Performance Comments, 464 matches on Author, 367 matches on Roles/Actors, 313 matches on Event Comments, and 34 matches on Performance Title.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (for that night only)-Henderson; Johnson-Hull; Smith-Fearon. The other Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, W. Bates, J. Bates, Gushing, Stevens, Thompson, Baker, L'Estrange, Bates, J. Wilson; Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin . Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17800222, but Principal Characters-Wewitzer in place of _Edwin, Brunsdon in place of Wewitzer, +Stevens, in place of W. _Bates, Miss _Morris, Mrs _Webb, Mrs _White.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sternhold Actor: Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17810926, but Isaac-Wewitzer; Lopez-probably W. Bates (see17811022); Carlos-Leoni .
Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: probably W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17811102, but Stevens in place of Jones; J. Bates in place of Stevens; omitted: Egan .
Cast
Role: : Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

Cast
Role: Gardener Actor: Bates
Role: Lord Furious Actor: W. Bates
Event Comment: Benefit for [W.] Bates and Mahon. Afterpiece: With an exact Representation of the Irish Giant [who had recently been exhibited in London: Charles Byrne, 1761-83], and a Leap through a Cask on Fire. Receipts: #132 5s. Receipts: #132 5s. (none listed; tickets: 132/5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-[W.] Bates; Chasseur Royal (with The Early Horn)-Brett; Mercury-Darley; Doctor-Thompson; Punch-Jackson; Hercules-Dumay; Apollo-Byrne; Scaramouch-Ratchford; Mars-Cranfield; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Stevens; Highland Lad and Lassie (with a new Character Duet)-Mahon and Miss Satchell; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Columbine-Miss Matthews .

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Tally Ho!, as17830516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Clarke, Hull, Whitfield, Davies, Jones; Mrs Bates, Mrs Wilson, Miss Piatt, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. and J. Egerton [et al], 1783: Eugenius-Wroughton; Hillario-Quick; Ubaldo-Edwin; Ricardo-Wilson; Eubulus-Clarke; Baptista-Hull; Ladislaus-Whitfield; Ferdinand-Davies; Honoria-Mrs Bates; Corisca-Mrs Wilson; Acanthe-Miss Platt; Sophia-Miss Younge. Jones is unassigned.] Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Aickin (see17831114) . Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Aickin (see17831114) .
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Grand Chorus [Crowned with conquest] by Bannister, Reinhold, Johnstone, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Kennedy. [For songs, see below.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates.

Dance: End II: as17791022; I: Rural Dance, as17791008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17791123, but Jackson; End IV: a +New Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Simple Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: W. Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: W. Bates

Dance: End II: Dance of Slaves-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: W. Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Drill Actor: W. Bates.

Dance: End II: The Dockyard, as17791204