SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Wathen"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Wathen")') 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 1243 matches on Roles/Actors, 269 matches on Performance Comments, 15 matches on Event Comments, 5 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17301023, but Doodle-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Wathen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Wathen.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17301130, but Doodle-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Wathen.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: See17310104, but Luckless-Mullart; Whitmore-Lacy; Marplay-Reynolds; Sparkish-Furnival; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Wathen; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs Mullart; Harriot-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: Scarecrow Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor; or, The Intriguing Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: See17301207, but Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathen; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Books

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performance Comment: Tom-Mullart; Charles-Lacy; Nicodemus Stitch-Ayres; Shears-Reynolds; Snip-Cross; Shopboard-Dove; Patrick O'Thimble-Hallam; Evan ap Remmant-Jones; Mynheer Van Bodkin-Hicks; Sawney Mac Staytape-Wathen; Mons le Foppery-Davenport; Mrs Stitch-Mrs Lacy; Harriot-Miss Price; Betty-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Sawney Mac Staytape Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: See17310113, but Luckless-Mullart; Goddess-Mrs Mullart; Tragedio-Ayres; Farcical-Davenport; Opera-Mrs Nokes; Orator-Jones; Somebody-Wathen; Nobody-Cross; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks.
Cast
Role: Somebody Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Sawney Mac Staytape Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Jones; Valentine-Furnival; Scandal-Mullart; Tattle-Lacy; Foresight-Hallam; Ben-Ayres; Trapland-Wathen; Jeremy-Reynolds; Angelica-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Frail-Mrs Furnival; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Lacy; Nurse-Mrs Nokes; Prue-Miss Price.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Dance: Davenport, Miss Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Toby-Jones; Sir Jasper-Furnivall; Clerimont-Wathen; Snuffle-Hallam; Miller-Dove; Dame Hacket-Reynolds; Dorcas-Ayres (cast in Daily Post, 16 March, not 17 March).
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Sawney Mac Staytape Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Edward III-Peterson; Mortimer-Mullart; Lord Mountacute-Lacy; Sir ThomasDelamore-Jones; Sir Robert Holland-Furnival; Eitherside-Reynolds; Leicester-Wathen; Exeter-Dove; Berkley-Hallam; Nevill-Cross; Sly-Davenport; Secret-Hicks; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Maria-Miss Price; Prologue-Furnival; Epilogue-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Leicester Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Citizens-_Jones, Wathen; New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: _Jones, Wathen
Role: Leicester Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Cast
Role: Sadi Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17941028, but Lenitive-Wathen; Heartwell-Caulfield; Juba-Master DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Lenitive Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Caulfield; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Leak; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Booth; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Lingo Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit; Or, Rambles In Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Davies; Barleycorn-Benson; Apathy-Bland; Barebones-Cross; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Burton; Poz-Caulfield; Bite-Cooke; Skip-Waldron Jun.; Coachman-Ledger; John-Lyons; Grum-Usher; Toby Thatch-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Toby Thatch Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Benson; Carney-Burton; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Tiptoe Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Bannister Jun.; Mayor of Coventry (1st time)-Wathen; Crazy-Suett; Earl of Mercia (1st time)-Caulfield; Count Lewis-Palmer Jun.; Harold-Davies; Mayoress-Mrs Hopkins; Emma-Miss DeCamp; Lady Godina [sic]-Mrs Cuyler; Maud-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Cast
Role: Toby Thatch Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Charles-Bland; Justice Mittimus-Usher; Sheepface-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Kate-Miss Heard; Mrs Scout-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Burton; Simon-Wathen (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Captain Nightshade-Palmer Jun.; Sceptic-Usher; Miss Die-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Suett; Obadiah Prim-Wathen; Sir Philip Modelove-Waldron (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Bland; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-Benson; Aminadab-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Waiter-Ledger; Stockbrokers-Burton, Usher, Cooke, Abbot; Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Sir James Juniper-Suett; Sir Dilberry-Waldron Jun.; Captain Surat-Bannister; Melville-Davies; Lord Random-Barrymore; Doctor Cathartic-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Spruce-Benson; Kit Crab-Ledger; Etiquette-Fawcett; Lady Juniper-Mrs Hopkins; Fidget-Mrs Hale; Amelia-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Doctor Cathartic Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Bannister Jun. (1st and only appearance in that character); Anthonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Old Gobbo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Tubal-Waldron; Lorenzo (with songs)-Davies; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Benson; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-C. Kemble; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Logan]); Portia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Old Gobbo Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Ghost-Bensley; King-Benson; Polonius-Suett; Laertes-C. Kemble; Horatio-Davies; Osrick-Wathen; Grave Diggers-Fawcett, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Player Queen-Miss Tidswell; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Osrick Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Ambush-C. Kemble; Chronicle-Suett; Shadrach-Wathen; Spatterdash-Benson; Old Sadboy-Burton; Clod-Fawcett; There was a little woman I've heard tell(, sung in Crotchet Lodge)-Fawcett; Araminta-Mrs Gibbs; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Hopkins; Pink-Miss Logan (2nd appearance on any stage [see17950803]); Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Booth; Judith-Mrs Hale; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Shadrach Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Auld Robin Gray

Song: End: Mock Italian Song from The Irish Mimic; or, Blunders at Brighton-Fawcett

Entertainment: MonologueIn evening: Monsieur Tonson-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-Dignum; Snake-Benson; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wathen; Trip-R. Palmer; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Moses Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Song: III: a song-Dignum. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Justice Mittimus-Maddocks; Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Suett; Charles-Trueman; Sheepface-Wathen; Mrs Scout-Mrs Hopkins; Kate-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen