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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lady Ethelreda Townshend"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lady Ethelreda Townshend")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Walker; Angelica-Mrs Younger; Sir Thomas-Hulett; Dorante-Hippisley; Lovewell-Milward; Marquis-Salway; Hector-Chapman; Cogdie-Aston; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Bullock; Favourite-Mrs Adams; Mrs Security-Mrs Egleton; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Martin; Betsy-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine-Cellar

Song: Ballad@Dialogue in the Characters of a Rake and a Country Milk-Maid-Walker, Mrs Cantrell

Dance: HHighlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Sullen-Harper; Foigard-Cibber Jr; Gibbet-Oates; Boniface-Shepard; Scrub-Griffin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Heron; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Wetherilt; Cherry-Mrs Mills; Gypsey-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Plomer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Haughton, for dl, being positively the only Time of his performing on this Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17301126, but Shoemaker-_; Lady Townly-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17310322 but Lady Darling-Mrs Martin; Parly-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: Dialogue to Old Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; Bagpipe Song in Porus-; Veneta Bella in Alexander-; English Cantata= by Pepusch-Mrs Wright; accompanied by a Trumpet-

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Highlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Tambourine-Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17301114, but Standard-Mills; Beau Clincher-Cibber Jr; Smugler-Johnson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17310315 but Sir John-Quin; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a Gentleman; Prince-Giffard; Lady Piercy-Mrs Giffard , being the first Time of their appearing on this Stage; Hotspur-Rosco.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17310422 but Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Alithea-Mrs Berriman; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: II: Nivelon; III: Last new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit; IV: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay; Or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Stoppelaer; Jobson-Harper; Valentine-Roberts; Ranger-R. Wetherilt; Ananias-Charke; Butler-Berry; Cook-Fielding; Footman-Wright; Coachman-Grey; Doctor-Oates; Father-Wetherilt Jr; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mills; Nell-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Miss Oates; Lettice-Miss Williams; Gaffer Dungfork-Cibber Jr; but edition of 1731 adds: Nadir-Fisher Tench; Abishog-H. Tench; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mills

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mills; Nell-Miss Raftor; Sergeants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mills

Music:

Song: As17310811

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Montfort-W. Mills; Rakish-Oates; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; King-Tenoe; Sir Wilful Westford-R. Wetherilt; Colonel Westford-Adam Hallam; Tipple-Bardin; Gudgeon-Young Bencraft; Plausey-Evans; Arbella-Miss Oates; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherilt; Widow-Mrs Lacy; Genius-Mrs Phillpot; Hobble Wallop-Jo. Miller.
Cast
Role: Lady Westford Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mullart; Ranger-Taylor; Doctor-Ayres; Butler-Rosco; Cook-Eaton; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mullart; Nell-Miss Tollett; Lettice-Mrs Coker; Lucy-Mrs Hulett; Jobson-Hulett.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mullart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General

Performance Comment: As17310826 at bf, but King-Barcock; Tipple-Clark; Sir Wilful-Peckman; Colonel Westford-Bardin; Plausey-Tenoe; Lady Westford-Mrs Williamson; . .
Cast
Role: Lady Westford Actor: Mrs Williamson

Song: Singing-Mrs Roberts In the Character of Sally Sweetbread, the Butcher's Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Dorilant-Watson; Pinchwife-W. Mills; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Griffin; Quack-Shepard; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Cibber; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Quin; Sir Charles-Milward; Bonniface-Hulett; Gibbet-Chapman; Foigard-H. Bullock; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bullock; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton; Cherry-Mrs Laguerre; Scrub-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Francisco-Watson; Lovegood-Shepard; Lance-Griffin; Shorthose-Cibber Jr; Hairbrain-Oates; Roger-Harper; Lady Hartwell-Mrs Heron; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Lucy-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Lady Hartwell Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; Nell-Miss Raftor; Servants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corvino-Cibber; Corbaccio-Johnson; Voltore-Roberts; Sir Politick-Griffin; Bonario-Hallam; Peregrine-Watson; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton; Caelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Sir Charles-Havard; Aimwell-W. Giffard; Sullen-Smith; Bonniface-Huddy; Gibbet-Bullock; Foigard-R. Williams; Scrub-Collett; Dorinda-Mrs Purden; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer; Cherry-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Jer. Eaton; IV: Scotch Dance-Jer. Eaton

Song: As17311006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Truewit-Wilks; Clerimont-Mills; Morose-Johnson; Dauphine-Bridgwater; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Th. Cibber; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Oates; Silent Woman-Mrs Thurmond; Lady Haughty-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Grace; Mrs Mavis-Mrs Butler; Mrs Otter-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Bullock; Vulture-Collett; Aspin-Morgan; Butler-Havard; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Purden; Necessary-Mrs Palmer; Betty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Lady Outside Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham