SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Hopkins Diary MacMillan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Hopkins Diary MacMillan")') 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 1574 matches on Event Comments, 957 matches on Performance Comments, 10 matches on Performance Title, 3 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Macmillan lists: Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Lovel-Obrien; Philip-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Tom-Mozeen; Coachman-Clough; Cook-Mrs Bradshaw; Kingston-Moody; Robert-Ackman; Cloe-Mrs Smith; Lady Bab's Maid (?)-Mrs Abington; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs Bennet; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Part of the Pit railed into Boxes and Stage will be formed into Amphitheatre, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Afterpiece: Farce of Two Acts never before acted. [MacMillan lists the characters from the Larpent MS and points out that no indication of assignment appeared: Sir John Bayfield , Sir Charles Freelove , Sir James Trueman , Mr Lovenight , Captain Squander , Lady Bayfield , Miss Croston , Lady Di Clatter , Miss Gibberish , Mrs Lovenight , Miss Prue , Mrs Goodfellow , and servants . Two deputy licensers seem to have been operating at this time, for Garrick sends his plays to Edward Capel, and Rich his to Chetwyn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Every Woman in Her Humour

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17600313

Event Comment: The afterpiece at the desire of several persons of quality. A New drama in 2 acts of a particular species. Part of Pit made into Amphitheatre on Stage. Benefit for Mrs Clive. [Angry dispute in the magazines between Shuter and Mrs Clive, since her benefit fell on his night at cg. The Larpent MS lists characters for the afterpiece: Iphicrates-Austin; Dromio-King; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive?; Cleanthe-; Philo-Bransby (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Island of Slaves

Dance: TThe Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

Event Comment: The Music for the afterpiece compos'd by Mr Stanley, with a Hunting Song (never perform'd before) by the late Mr Handel. Books of the Entertainment to be sold at the Theatre at 6d. each. [Afterpiece: a short simple compliment to their Majesties on their nuptials (Biographia Dramatica). MacMillan suggests parts for afterpiece: Dametas-$Champness; Damon-$Lowe; Priest-$Fawcett; Phebe, Delia-$Miss Young; Sylvia-$Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Arcadia; or, The Shepherd's Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Actors only, Garrick, Holland, Davies, King, Palmer, O'Brien, Havard, Packer, Burton, Scrase, Fox, Bransby, Kennedy, Ackman, Castle, Mrs Bennet, Miss Hippisley, and Miss Bride. In Act II a Masque-Grimaldi, Vincent, Giorgi, Lochery, Miss Dawson, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent; Posthumus-Garrick; Jachimo-Holland; Belarius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Guiderius-O'Brien; Arviragus-Palmer; Cymbeline-Davies; Cloten-King; Imogen-Miss Bride ($Genest, IV, 635) Gentlemen-Fox, Ackman; Lucius-Bransby; Philario-Kennedy; Officer-Castle; Helen-Miss Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Bennet (Winston MS 9); MacMillan suggests Belarius-Havard; Cornelius-Burton; Imogen-Miss Bride; Frenchman-Scrase.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Holland, Havard, Davies, Moody, Ackman, Scrase, Castle, Fox, Miss Bride, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard. Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Miss Bride; Eriphilus-Holland; Ulysses-Davies; Melanthus-Havard; Cratander-Moody; Hecuba-Mrs Pritchard; Polyxena-Miss Bride (Genest, IV, 637); Lycus-Ackman; Officer-Scrase; Talthybius-Castle; Paeonian-Fox; Sigea-Miss Hippisley (MacMillan).

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Event Comment: [H$Hogan and MacMillan list Mrs Bradshaw. Mrs Havard according to the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Receipts: #195 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Receipts: #162 1s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: [B$Barry, as a new patentee for the Dublin Theatre, set out for Ireland 28 Sept. (Winston MS 9).] Receipts: #187 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Receipts: #188 15s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Receipts: #171 18s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Receipts: #195 19s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Receipts: #164 16s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: MMr Colman's night as author of the Alterations in this Play. Receipts: #172 10s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Event Comment: Receipts: #55 13s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Receipts: #144 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: Characters in the mainpiece Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #154 12s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard III

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Receipts: #154 10s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Dance: II: A Comic Dance (never perform'd there) call'd The Fingalians-Aldridge, Miss Hilliard. [But see17610423.

Event Comment: Receipts: #153 14s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: II: The Fingalians (Perform'd there but once), as17631025

Event Comment: Receipts: #128 8s. 6d. (Winston MS 9); #116 8s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: The Fingalians, as17631025

Event Comment: Receipts: #125 5s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Receipts: #159 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Receipts: #175 11s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Event Comment: Receipts: #137 17s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him