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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Way"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Way")') 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
1016 results for: Keyword - Way
We found 668 matches on Performance Title, 201 matches on Roles/Actors, 177 matches on Event Comments, 75 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

26
25 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Rochetti; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Sal way; Cassiope-Mrs Sanderson; Andromeda-Miss Norsa; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Vincent; Euryale-Comani; Ethiopians-Thompson, Vincent; Amazons-Miss Binks, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby; Infernals-Comani, Glover, Dupre, Lesac, Newhouse, Delagarde, Duke; Hussar-Pelling; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Laguerre; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-Ray; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Concluding with the Grand Dance of Momus . Concluding with the Grand Dance of Momus .
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Sal way

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28 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: Timon-Walker; Alcibiades-Ryan; Apemantus-Quin; Nicias-Sal way; Phaeax-Hippisley; Elius-Neale; Cleon-Dawson; Isander-Hall; Isadore-Bullock; Thrasillus-Hallam; Demetrius-Hale; Diphilus-Houghton; Old Man-Aston; Musician-Ray; Jeweller-Harrington; 1st Gentleman-Wignel; 2d-Clarke; Chloe-Mrs Stevens; Thais-Mrs Forrester; Phryne-Mrs Kilby; Evandra-Mrs Hallam; Melissa-Mrs Buchanan; Poet-Chapman .
Cast
Role: Nicias Actor: Sal way

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17340325 but Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Dick-Hale; Old Hob-Hall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Flora-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Salway

Dance: II: French Sailor and his Lass by Maker and Mlle Salle. III: Scots Dance, as17331004

Song: In II: Dialogue between a Courtier and Farmer's Wife, as17340318 IV: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright

28
18 April 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17331020, but Constant-Ryan; Heartfree-Walker; Treble-Sal way .
Cast
Role: Treble Actor: Sal way

Dance: Scottish Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Tbe Nassau, as17340117 Pigmalion, as17340114

Song: A Cbacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play

29
24 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Glendower-Cibber; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Worcester-Berry; Northumberland-Boman; Vernon-Cross; Blunt-Sal way; Mortimer-Hewit; Douglass-Winstone; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Francis-Master Arne; Bardolph-Sheppard; Poins-Mecklin; Gadshill-Este; Peto-Raftor; Kate-Miss Holliday; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: Sal way
Related Works
Related Work: The Atheist; or, The Second Part of the Souldiers Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Dance: 11: The Black Joke. III: Revellers. IV: Pierots. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, James, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

30
10 October 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Royer. A new Prologue by Royer. And Cowley's Country-Mouse, by Way of Epilogue, by Royer .
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Royer. A new Prologue by Royer. And Cowley's Country-Mouse, by Way of Epilogue, by Royer
Role: And Cowley's Country Actor: Mouse, by Way of Epilogue, by Royer

31
21 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Le Brun; Mordecai-Sal way; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Mittimus-Winstone; Decoy-Turbutt; Constable-Jones; Bridewell Keeper-P. Turbutt; Porter-Hallam; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Bess-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Cross, Dancey, Davenport [but Cross, Raftor, Este in Daily Advertiser]; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Dancy, Mrs Davenport; Beadles-Wright, Peploe, Grey; Les Capricieux-Essex, Mrs Walter; Hussars-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Fingalians-Davenport, Mrs Pelling; Pierot-Pelling; Punch-Janno; Mezzetin-Villeneuve .
Cast
Role: Mordecai Actor: Sal way

32
06 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. Afterpiece: A new Farce of one Act [by Henry Fielding]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodwill-Shepard; Blister-Harper; Bookish-Berry; Coupee-Laguerre; Wormwood-Mechlin; Quaver-Sal way; Thomas-Este; Lucy-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Sal way

33
07 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, The Country Revels

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Le Brun; French Company-Davenport, Raftor, Cole, Mrs Cross, Miss Bennet; Lover-Taylor; Servant-Hough; Drawers-Janno, Towers; Yeoman-Wright; Conjuror-Turbutt; Milkmaids-Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Dancey; Countryman-Sal way; Countrywoman-Mrs Cantrell; Colin-Essex; Phebe-Mrs Walter; Country Lads-Pelling, Davenport, Villeneuve, Rector; Country Lasses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Colombine-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Countryman Actor: Sal way

34
19 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Duart-Berry; Sancho-Oates; Monsieur-Sal way; Jaques-Jones; Angelina-Miss Holliday; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Louisa-Mrs Charke; Honoria-Miss Mann; Cholerick-Miller .
Cast
Role: Monsieur Actor: Sal way

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. III: Grand Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, and others. IV: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson. V: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117

35
06 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17351120, but Cherry (by Desire)-Mrs Chambers, being the first Time of her appearing in the Dramatick Way; Aimwell-Havard; Dorinda-Miss Hughes .
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Chambers, being the first Time of her appearing in the Dramatick Way

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. II: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. IV: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

Song: III: English Song by Mrs Chambers. V: Italian Song by Mrs Chambers

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29 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Performance Comment: Colin-Wilder being his 1st attempt in the dramatic way; Sir Jasper Freeman-Arthur; Sir Jeffrey Addlehead-Dunstall; Glastonbury-Stoppelaer; Trick-Cushing; Sham-Collins; Harriet-Miss Young; Kitty-Miss Falkner; To conclude with a Country Dance proper to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Wilder being his 1st attempt in the dramatic way

Dance: Mr J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

37
11 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Alonso-Atkins; Prospero-Beard; Antonio-G. Burton; Ferdinand-Curioni; Gonzalo-; Caliban-Champnes; Stephano-Rooker; Ventoso-Abington; Trincalo-Beard; Mustacho-Champness; Ariel-Miss Young; Miranda-Mrs Vernon; With an Introductory Dialogue by way of Prologue-.
Cast
Role: With an Introductory Dialogue by way of Actor: .

38
29 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: See17661103, but a New Song-_ and cast listed in full: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with a song in character)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Lessingham (, 1st time); with an address to the Audience by way of Epilogue-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: with an address to the Audience by way of Epilo Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Entertainment: End: Linco's Travels-King [, as17670406

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17670212

39
23 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Vernon, Dodd, Love, Aickin, J. Palmer, Johnston, Hartry, Fox, Packer, Moody, Bannister, Parsons, Kear, Strange, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Arne, Mrs Love, Miss Pope, Mrs Clive; With a Prologue-; Address to the Town by the way of Epilogue-; Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-J. Palmer; Mervin-Aickin; Patent-Packer; Hopkins the Prompter-Bannister; Saunders the Carpenter-Moody; Johnston the housekeeper-Johnston; Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive; Miss Fuz-Miss Pope; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Characters in the Burletta: Orpheus-Vernon; Old Shepherd-Dodd; Shepherd Chorus-Parsons, Hartry; Rhodope-Mrs Arne (Genest, V, 158).
Cast
Role: Address to the Town by the way of Epilogue Actor:

40
16 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with Song)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Abington (1st time); With an address to the Audience, by way of Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: by way of Epilogue Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Rollet, Mrs King

41
26 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701124, but Prologue-Moody; Address to the Town by way of an Epilogue-King; Aurora-; Officers, Lawyers, Servants-Waldron, _Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Address to the Town by way of an Epilogue Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

42
05 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701129 [but to avoid confusion full bill listed.] Parts-King, Reddish, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Keen, Booth, J. Burton, Wheeler, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Morland, Mrs Love, Mrs Abington; Prologue-Moody; [Address to the Town by way of Epilogue-King.
Cast
Role: Address to the Town by way of Epilogue Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

43
20 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture-(Ariadne); From wave to wave-Sale; Thy right hand O Lord-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison; Happy if still we reign-Chorus (Time and Truth); Pious Orgies-Miss Cantelo [Judas Maccabaeus]; But bright Cecilia-Sga Storace; As from the power of sacre lays-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); God save Great George our King-Greatorex.
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Harrison

Music: End II: As17890227; End Part I: Concerto by Handel on organ-Greatorex

44
03 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: O the Pleasures-Chorus (Acis and Galatea); Come ye smiling Hours-Miss Cantelo (Nabal); How excellent-Chorus (Saul); Pleasure my former Ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); He smote all the First Born-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Joys in gentle Strains-Miss Cantelo, Harrison (Athalia); Grateful Hearts enjoy the Blessing-Sga Storace (Nabal); Hallelujah!-Grand Chorus (The Messiah); God save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former Ways resigning Actor: Harrison

Music: As17890306

45
24 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0[from The Works Of handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Ye sons of Israel-Chorus [Joshua]; The Prince unable-Sga Storace [Alexander's Feast]; Concerto violin-Master Bridgtower[, Son of the African Prince; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Cizo [Time and Truth]; For unto us a Child is born-Chorus [The Messiah]; O! had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Romanzini [Joshua]; Softly sweet in Lydian measure-Mrs Crouch; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason; The many rend the skies-Chorus [Alexander's Feast].Alexander's Feast].
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Cizo

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

46
26 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; For joys so vast-Miss Poole (Jephtha); Sweep sweep the Strings Music spread thy Voice-; Now a different Measure try-; Rouse us next to martial Deeds-Saville, Chorus (Solomon); Great Jehovah's awful Word-Miss Cantelo (Israel in Egypt); Righteous Heaven-Chorus (Susanna); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); Gloria Patri (Jubilate)-.
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Harrison

47
12 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection From The Works Of handel 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Cizo

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: As17900224, but Concerto violin-Weichsel; Pleasure my former ways resigning-_; My arms against this Gorgias, Sound an alarm-Kelly (Judas Maccabaeus); For unto us a Child is born-_; We hear the pleasing dreadful call-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); O! had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Cizo

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Cizo

48
23 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Second Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: PART III. Eleventh Grand Concerto-; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); No more shall Edom's sons-Miss Poole (Israel in Babylon); O Baal monarch of the skies-Chorus (Deborah); His hideous love, Love sounds the alarm-Incledon (Acis and Galatea); O Father whose Almighty power-Chorus; O let eternal honours, From mighty Kings-Mrs Billington (Judas Maccabaeus); Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Harrison

49
13 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt; Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A New Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Master Clement; Gentle Airs Melodious Strains-Miss Broadhurst (Athalia); Let me wander not unseen, Or let the merry Bells-Dignum; And young and old-Chorus; Sweet bird that shun'st-Miss Hagley; accompanied on the violin-Shaw (L'Allegro); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Spence (Time and Truth); Solo on the violoncello-Mason; From rosy Bowers-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); Ah! d'ascolta gia parmi-Miss Davies (Martin y Soler); Awake Eolian Lyre-Reinhold (Dr Arnold); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Spence

50
06 March 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Kelly (Time and Truth); Tyrants would-Mme Mara; Tyrants ye in vain-Chorus (Athalia); Wise men flattering-Mrs Crouch (Judas Maccabaeus); It must be so, Pour forth no more-Bartleman; No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha); O worse than death, Angels ever bright and fair-Mme Mara (Theodora); O God who in thy heavenly hand-Chorus [Joseph].Joseph].
Cast
Role: Pleasure my former ways resigning Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Song: In Part III: Captivity-Mrs Crouch [, as17930220

Music: End Part I: concerto on the violoncello-C. Ashley