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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J A Miller Esq"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J A Miller Esq")') 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 1991 matches on Performance Comments, 821 matches on Event Comments, 504 matches on Performance Title, 75 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawerence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davies; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tibalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Barber-Woodward; Feeble-Hayes; Rovewell-Davis; Belmour-White; Watchman-Weller; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Pamphlet-Shuter; Harriet-Miss Miller; Maid-Miss Cokayne; Termagant-Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Costollo; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Miss Miller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks ; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd a Solemn Hymn set by Purcel, -Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Dunstall; Cook-Buck; Trippit-Bennet; Mrs Trippit-Miss Allen; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Ferguson; Priscy-Mrs Evans; Melissa-Miss Miller, 1st time; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.

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

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Amazon-Mrs Lampe; Magician-Dibdin; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Poitier, who performed it originally; Hussar's Serv't-Miles; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir Wm Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Stephens; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington; Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; Dances incident to the Opera-Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Lucinda-Miss Miller; Indiana-Miss Macklin with singing by Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Holtom; Hilliard-Baker; Oliver-Dyer; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; the Dances-incident to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Mathew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Leppie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Witches-Mattocks, Miss Weirman, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Weirman; Harvest Man-Dibdin; Harvest Woman-Mrs Lampe; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Gentleman who never appeared on any stage, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. [See17640510.]See17640510.]

Dance: I: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian Outwitted

Performance Comment: Sir British Blunt-Beard; Sir Liquorish Trapgold-Shuter; Lord Planwell-Mattocks; Roger-Dyer; La Finesse-Squibb; Slouch-Dunstall; Lady Julia-Miss Hallam; Pinup-Miss Miller; Maukin-Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wainwright]; Flirtilla-Miss Brent (playbill); [Larpent MS 243 confirms Miss Wainwright and adds a character Sneider-Buck.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance call'd The Tyrolese Peasants-Duquesney, Miss Wilford; II: New Grand Ballet call'd Rural Love-Fichar, Manesiere, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Wilford, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17641123, but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Miss _Miller, _Gentleman who never appeared before identifies as, +Squibb.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:

Dance: I: The Tyrolese Peasants, as17641212; II: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17641027, but Capulet-Gibson; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Solemn Dirge-Mrs Baker, Miss _Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette; or, 1765

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17641102, but Seofrid-Walker; Solemn Hymn- as of 2 Nov. 1764, but_Beard, Miss _Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17641107, but Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchant-Mrs Baker for Miss Miller; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: After the Masque: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17681024, but Miller-Morris; French Cook-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Morris
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17681108, but Miller-Banks; Faust's Man-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Banks
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17681101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17681121, but Miller-Morris; The Dances-_.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Morris
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17690119, but Miller-Banks.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Banks.
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17690410 but Miller-Morris.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Morris.
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Smith, first time; Siffredi-Gibson; Osmond-Clarke; Rodolpho-Perry; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Younger; Juba-Smith; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Gibson; Portius-Bensley; Marcus-Wroughton; Lucius-Gardner; Decius-Morris; Lucia-Mrs Mattocks; Marcia-Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko (that night only)-A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Aboan-Bensley; Governor-Perry; Blandford-Hull; Hotman-Bates; Stanmore-Davis; Jack Stanmore-Quick; Daniel-Shuter; Driver-Dunstall; Widow-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Imoinda-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123