SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Green room"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Green room")') 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 749 matches on Performance Comments, 565 matches on Event Comments, 106 matches on Performance Title, 8 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Mrs Vaughan; Polly-Mrs Cibber; In III Hornpipe-Matthews, Vaughan, Shawford, Marr, Roger; Whole to conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Willoughby (her second appearance on the stage); Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully (with songs)-Beard; Rake-Blakes; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Justice-Winstone; Constable-Ray; Watchman-Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Peggy-Mrs Green.

Music: By particular Desire, Concerto on Flute, as17480917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Wellborn-Sowdon; Lord Lovell-Havard; Allworth-King 1st time of appearing in any character; Greedy-Woodward; Marall-Neale; Sir Giles-Bridges; Order-Winstone; Furnace-Blakes; Amble-Vaughan; Tapwell-Taswell; Watchall-Bransby; Welldo-Simpson; Froth-Mrs Bridges; Margaret-Mrs Green; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Dance of Gondoliers-Cooke

Music: III: Concerto on Flute, as17480917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Mrs Green.

Dance: As17481019

Music: As17481019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Sciolto-Bridges; Horatio-Berry; Altamont-Havard; Rossano-Blakes; Lavinia-Mrs Elmy; Lucilla-Mrs Green; Calista-Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: CConcerto on Flute-the Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Woodward; Townly-Palmer (first time of his appearing in any character); Loveday-Blakes; Wiseacre-Yates; Doodle-Taswell; Dashwell-Neale; Roger-James; Tom-Master Cross; Constable-Ray; Linkman-Raftor; 1st Watch-Bransby; 2nd Watch-Simpson; 1st Chimney Sweeper-Vaughan; 2nd Sweeper-Marr; Peggy-Mrs Green; Eugenia-Mrs Mills; Engine-Mrs Cross; Jane-Mrs Havard; Aunt-Mrs James; Arbella-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; End of Play: A New Dance call'd The Sailor's Revels-Mathews

Music: III: Scotch Sonata on Flute, as17481025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Ballet: End of Play: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Performance Comment: Olivia-Mrs Clive; Orsino-Mills; Sebastian-Havard; Sir Toby-Berry; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Curio-Bransby; Valentine-Usher; Fabian-Winstone; Captain-Blakes; Malvolio-Neale; Clown-Yates; Maria-Mrs Green; Viola-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Music: I: Scots Sonato-the child; IV: Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: New Comic Dance call'd Italian Cabaret-Matthews, Mrs Addison

Ballet: V: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Havard; Sullen-Winstone; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Neale; Bonniface-Berry; Foigard-James; Sir Charles-Blakes; Dorinda-Mrs Elmy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Cibber first time in this character.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17481117, but add Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Bennet; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.

Dance: As17481221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Emperour of the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Scaramouch-Yates; Charmante-Palmer; Cinthio-King; Bellemante-Miss Murgetroyd; Mopsophil-Mrs Green; Elaria-Miss Cole; Dr Baliardo-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Beard, Reinhold; Dances-Cooke, Mlle Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mathews' scholar a child of 5 years old; Mrs Addison. Mrs Addison.

Music: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: TThe Sailors Revels-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Woodward; Sir William Belfond-Yates; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridges; Truman-King; Cheatly-Neale; Shamwell-Blakes; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard; Isabella-Mrs Clive; Belfond Jun.-Havard; Capt. Hackum-Taswell; Lollpoop-James; Teresa-Mrs Mills; Ruth-Miss Pitt; Lucia-Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Emperour of the Moon

Music: As17481226

Dance: SSailors Revels,as17481227; Black Joke, as17481227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Pritchard; Hardy-Sowdon; Campley-Woodward; Brumpton-Winstone; Trusty-Berry; Trim-Yates; Sable-Neale; Puzzle-Bridges; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Green; Tattleaid-Mrs Bridges; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Cross; Lady Harriot-Young Gentlewoman her first appearance on any stage [Miss Thurmond-Cross]..

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Green. Actor: Edition of 1749.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Frenchman-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Drunken Man-Yates; Aesop-Bridges; Miser-Taswell; Tattoo-King; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive. Vaughan omitted.

Music: I: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: New Scotch Dance-Cooke, Ann Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Sowdon for the first time; Orestes-Barry; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Winstone; Cleone-Mrs Green; Cephisa-Mrs Bennet; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Andromache-Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; IV: The Gondoliers-Cooke

Music: III: Concerto on Flute-the Child

Song: V: Mad Bess-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Eumenes-Garrick; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Euricles-Lee; Erox-Bridges; Priest-Winstone; Ismene-Mrs Green; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; From London edition of 1749 but listed in the order as given for the actors in General Advertiser. London edition gives Beard as a Priest, and Dublin edition of 1749 lists Priests-Winstone, Beard.
Event Comment: Fire Works for ye Peace (Cross). This evening the Fireworks will be exhibited in the Green Park. This morning three Regiments of Foot Guards are ordered to be on parade in St James's Park, at Six o'Clock, in order to mount guard in the Green Park. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor having receiv'd a certain number of tickets for seeing the fireworks, sent them yesterday, by his officers, to the Aldermen, Commoncouncilmen, and the Governors and Directors of the several Publick Companies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performances

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

Performance Comment: George-Havard; Thorowgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-Palmer; Millwood-Mrs Bennet; Maria-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Anatomist

Music: Between the acts: Flute-the Child

Dance: Between the acts: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: Between the acts: George Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bruodin; Duke-Platt; Anthonio-Reynolds; Ferdinand-Walker; Gonzalo-Hall; Ventoso-Smith; Stephano-Massey; Mustachio-Green; Caliban-Machen; Sycorax-Mrs Miller; Trincalo-Morgan; Miranda-Mrs Sandum; Ariel-Miss Platt; Hippolita-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Laguerre (Hogan), but Mrs Phillips from the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden (Daily Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-Palmer for the first time; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Marplot-Woodward; Sir Jealous Traffic-Berry; Charles-Havard; Whisper-James; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Green; Scentwell-Miss Cole; Miranda-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Green; Blister-Bridges; Coupee-Yates; Quaver-Beard; Goodwill-Taswell.

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

Performances

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

Performance Comment: George-King (1st time); Thoroughgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-Palmer; Maria-Miss Cole; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Pritchard; In Act I singing-Master Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Betty Doxy-Miss Murgetroyd; Polly-Mrs Clive; In III a Hornpipe-Matthews; The whole concluding with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Berry; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Beard; Peggy-Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Yates; Puff-James; Tag-Mrs James; Flash-Woodward; Capt Loveit-Havard; Biddy-Mrs Green.