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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Brander Matthews"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Brander Matthews")') 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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439 results for: Keyword - Brander Matthews
We found 179 matches on Performance Title, 141 matches on Performance Comments, 89 matches on Author, 43 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
20 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

202
27 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews. [See17750503.

203
09 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

204
25 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Dance: I: the Banquet, with Dancing-Dumay, Miss Matthews

205
21 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Rural Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

206
15 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: a new comic dance, The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: As17761123

207
22 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

208
24 September 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

209
03 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

210
05 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: In: the original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Edwards, Chaplin, Carpenter, Holcroft, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Miss Collett

211
16 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End II: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour, Gavot-Harris, Miss Valois; End IV: Le Minuet a Quatre-Dumay, Holloway, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross; with a variety of new Quadrilles-

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

212
07 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Song: With theoriginal musick by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Brett, Baker, Legg, Battishill, Simkinson, Burton, Steel, Offild, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Love, Mrs Mapples, Mrs Brett, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Miss Morris, Miss Twist, Mrs Webb

213
21 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

214
24 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; With the original Music by Matthew Locke with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Chaplin, Fawcett, Carpenter,Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett

215
17 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: III: a hornpipe-Miss Matthews

216
25 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cytherea-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

217
22 September 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: new dance, The Dockyard-Dagueville, Langrish, Holland, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois. With a new scene painted by Carver

218
08 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Dagueville; End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

219
13 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

220
22 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Dance: End: The Embarkment for Cythera-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

221
09 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: new dance, The Coquette Quaker; or, The Husband Deceived-Dagueville, Jackson, Harris, Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

222
29 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

223
17 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

224
26 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett; End I: song-Miss Wright

225
06 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W.? Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Pierrot-Delpini; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Miss Cranfield.
Cast
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-