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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Doctor"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Doctor")') 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 2596 matches on Roles/Actors, 890 matches on Performance Title, 571 matches on Performance Comments, 60 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-James; Leander-Salway; Dorcas-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: James

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Comical Medley of the Drunken Man-Hippisley

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 IV: Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

Music: End Afterpiece: Concerto, Preamble on Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Leander-Salway; Hellebore-Lyon; Dorcas-Miss Bincks; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Rosco

Dance: Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #78

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Miss Pritchard; Leander-Beard; Sir Jasper-Turbutt; James-Winstone; Harry-Leigh; Davy-Macklin; Hellebore-Cole; Charlotte-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: As17370920

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. N.B. The Boxes, not being equal to the great Demand for Places, by particular Desire, two Rowes of the Pit will be Rail'd into the Boxes; and two large Side-Boxes will be form'd on the Stage for the Accommodation of Ladies only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber Jr.
Event Comment: Benefit Marten, Jarvis, and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Leander-Salway; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Hellebore-Roberts; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent; Davy-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Marten

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; End Afterpiece: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: II: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Roberts; IV: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, a Brother. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the Worthy Brothers and Sisters of the Honourable Community of Modern Free-Masons. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17390428 but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Villeneuve; Mat (in the Character of Pistol)-Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber.

Song: Concluding with theModern Free@Masons Song-in the Character of Robin Hooda Brother

Dance: HHornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: Benefit Desnoyer. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Desnoyer's House in St. James's Square.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Macklin.

Dance: In I: Desnoyer; to the Overture of Flavia. I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performance Comment: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf.

Song: II: Beard

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh( and Colley Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat. At Common Prices. 6 p.m. Receipts: #62 13s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Sir Frances-Hippisley; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Salway; Harry-Mullart; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Harrington; Dorcas-Miss Burgess; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: As17400919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Macklin; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Leander-Lowe; Charlotte-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Macklin

Dance: I: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Yates; Dorcas-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Yates

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Comic Dance-Miss Naylor

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Play to begin exactly at Six. Places for Boxes to be taken at Mr Bradshaw's, Box-Keeper, at the King's Arms in Russell Street, near the Playhouse. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. [This customary notice about time, tickets, and prices will hereafter be silently omitted.] Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Lowe; Charlotte-Miss Woodman; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Sir Jasper-Rosco; Leander-Stevens; Harry-Bencraft; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Lassels; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Miss Short; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Marten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Townly; Desdemona-Mrs Carlisle.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Townly

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Miller (By Desire).
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cushing; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cushing
Event Comment: MMr Yeates has taken particular Care there shall be no Disturbance, but everything shall be conducted with the utmost Decorum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cartwright.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cushing; Sir Jasper-Shuter; Dorcas-Mrs Butler; Leander-Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cushing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Blakes; Old Gerald-Arthur; Crispin-Yates; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Blakes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Woodward; Leander-Usher; Sir Jasper-James; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Woodward

Music: I: Scots Sonato on Flute-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-; III: Italian Cabaret, as17481109; V: Vertumnus and Pomona-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
Related Work: The Parthian Hero; or, Love in Distress Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Crudge at the Stage Door of the theatre. [Customary notice for succeeding bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Vixen-Mrs Griffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Suky Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipein Act III-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Collins; Leander-R. Smith; Hellebore-Stoppelaer; Charlotte-Miss Helm; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Dunstall
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 Years. [See 14 April 1749.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: As17550104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Dunstall
Event Comment: Receipts: #110 6s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of surplus above the #80 House Charges: #10 2s. 2d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Only sagnificant changes from this regular notice will be recorded hereafter.] Paid Mrs Margaret Lamb 6 months interest on #315 due 8 Sept. #7 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #155 15s. (Account Book). Estimate of a Constant@N.B. The Ground Rent and Taxes is calculated to be Paid in 150 Days.@Per Annum Per Day@To 50 Old Shares at 2s. --- #5@To 50 New Ditto at 2s. --- #5@T 50 New Ditto at 2s. --- #5@To Ground Rent for the Theatre #100@To Ditto for Buildings in Harte St. #30@To Ditto for Mr Thurmond's House in Bow Street Passage #25@ #155 #1 0s. 8d.@ #11 0s. 8d.@Taxes (Viz)@To Land and Window Taxes for Theatre #98 2s.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage #5 15s 6d.@To Poor's Rate for the Theatre #20@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage #1 10s.@To Watch rate for the Theatre #8 6s. 8d@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 10s. 6d.@To Rector's rate for the Theatre #6 13s. 4d.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 8s. 4d.@To Scavenger's Rate for the Theatre #6 17s. 4d.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 6s. 4d.@To Water for the Theatre #4@ #152 10s.@ #1 4d.@To Renters, Ground Rent & Taxes #12 1s.@To Gawrds [sic] per Day 14s.@To Barbers Do 5s. 4d.@To Scenemen Do #2 10s.@To Music as Per List #4 9s 2d.@For 150 Days To Candles #3 3s.@Do To Coales 10s 10s.@Passages, Stage Etc. To Lamps #1 12s.@To Bills #1 7s.@To Advertisements 5s.@To Billsetters 4s. 6d.@#16 6s. Sallery [sic] #14 6s. Estimate To Wardrobe bill about #1 11s.@#2 Sallery #5 Estimate To Property Bill Do 7s.@To Chorus Singers Do 10s.@To Mr J. Rich #5 5s.@To Mr C. Rich #1@ #36 1s.@Nightly Charge@Musick List@Messrs Wood 5s.@Gillier 5s.@Miller 5s.@Chapman@ 3s. 4d.@Goodman 3s. 4d.@Woodson 5s.@Ward 6s. 8d.@Rolland 5s.@Rawlings 3s. 4d.@Vincent 6s. 8d.@Wrexell 5s.@Beale 5s.@Jones 4s. 2d.@Biche 3s. 4d.@Heron 4s. 2d.@Stockdon 3s. 4d.@Scovell 3s. 4d.@Lampe 3s. 4d.@Smart 3s. 4d.@Assistant Writer 10d.@Harpsicord 5s.@#4 9s. 2d.@Men Dressers Charg'd in the Wardrobe Bills@Messrs Mearns 2s. 6d.@Cason 2s.@Esbury 1s.@Fenwick 1s.@Winterton 1s.@Besford 1s.@Francis 1s.@Cawder 1s.@Hays 1s.@Hollingsworth 1s.@Cabell 1s.@Nicholls 1s.@Norris 1s.@Cole 1s.@16s. 6d.@Billstickers as per List@Messrs Abbott 2s.@Mislebrook 2s.@Dymuck 2s@Tidd 2s.@Gale 2s.@Cole 1s. 6d.@11s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Collins; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Dunstall
Event Comment: Boxes, 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for Boxes of Mr Johnson at the stage door. No persons may be admitted behind scenes or into orchestra. No money to be returned after curtain is drawn up. [Usual note not to be further recorded.] Theatre newly painted and decorated (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Yates; Dorcas-Miss E. Young.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Yates