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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lady Mary "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lady Mary ")') 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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7477 results for: Keyword - Lady Mary
We found 5013 matches on Performance Comments, 2558 matches on Event Comments, 565 matches on Performance Title, 164 matches on Roles/Actors, and 29 matches on Author.

826
09 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Song: End II: Kate of Aberdeen-; End IV: Bessy Bell, Mary Gray-DuBellamy

827
09 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820402, but omitted: Dumay, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Early Horn; End of Act I of afterpiece The Lamentation of Mary Queen of Scots; End of Act II Auld Robin Grey, all three sung by Mrs Kennedy

828
01 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Thou hast stole awa' from me, Mary; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen, both by Du-Bellamy

Related Works
Related Work: The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband Author(s): Mary Manley
Related Work: The Royal Mischief Author(s): Mary Manley
Related Work: Lucius, The First Christian King of England Author(s): Mary Manley
Related Work: Ibrahim, the Thirteenth Emperour of the Turks Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Spanish Wives Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Innocent Mistress Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Deceiver Deceived Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: Queen Catharine; or, The Ruines of Love Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The French Beau Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The False Friend; or, The Fate of Disobedience Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Beau Defeated; or, The Lucky Younger Brother Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Double Distress Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Czar of Muscovy Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Different Widows: or, Intrigue All-a-Mode Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: Zelmane; or, The Corinthian Queen Author(s): Mary Pix
Related Work: The Conquest of Spain Author(s): Mary Pix

829
27 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Lady Eleanor Irwin Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Munden, Harley, Macready, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Davis, Mrs Webb. Cast from text (J. Parsons, 1793): Sir Simon Meagre-Quick; Lovejoke-Munden; Captain Credulous-Harley; Clerimont-Macready; Gentlemen-Farley, Evatt, Thompson; Servants-Simmons, Blurton; Mrs Credulous-Mrs Fawcett; Nancy-Mrs Davis; Lady Meagre-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Lady Meagre Actor: Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude

Performance Comment: English Characters : Captain Briton-Byrn; Boatswain-Farley; Midshipman-Jackson; Cabin Boy-Simmons; Captain's Lady-Mme Rossi; French Characters : General Sanguinaire-Cranfield; Monsieur L'Ingrate-Holland; Indian Characters : Indian Chief-Follett; Female Savage-Mr Rock.
Cast
Role: Captain's Lady Actor: Mme Rossi

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon

830
28 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Lady Meagre Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Captain's Lady Actor: Mme Rossi

Song: In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu, as17930527

831
10 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performance Comment: As17930527, but Lady Meager-Mrs Powell in place of Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Lady Meager Actor: Mrs Powell in place of Mrs Webb.
Role: Lady Meagre Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Captain's Lady Actor: Mme Rossi

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Lady Meagre Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Captain's Lady Actor: Mme Rossi

Song: End of 1st piece: Dibdin's song; The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's Return from Sea in character-Mrs Harlowe; End of 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Marshall; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Rule Britannia-Marshall, full Chorus; In the course of the Evening: Black eyed Susan-Incledon

832
02 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Dignum; End II: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you (composed by Hook)-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Dignum; End 2nd piece I that once was a Ploughman a Sailor am now (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

833
08 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End II 1st piece: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you-Dignum (composed by Hook); End 1st piece: The Fight off Camperdown-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: The Town and Country-Dignum (composed [i.e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum

834
08 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother

Related Works
Related Work: The Beau Defeated; or, The Lucky Younger Brother Author(s): Mary Pix

Song: By permission of Dibdin End I: Advice; or, Old Mary and John-Bannister Jun; End II: The Country Club-Bannister Jun; III: Tom Tough-Bannister Jun

835
19 June 1795 @ White-Lion Inn, Wych Street (the former south continuation of Drury Lane)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Song: Between the parts: singing-two Young Ladies; The Midshipman-a Young Lady; Jack Rattling (in character)-a Young Lady

Entertainment: Monologues.An Address to the Ladies-Miss C?. Kent (a Child of 6 years of Age); Collins' Ode on the Passions, Garrick's Picture of a modern Fine Lady-Miss Kent; conclude: an Address of Thanks-Kent

Performance Comment: An Address to the Ladies-Miss C?. Kent (a Child of 6 years of Age); Collins' Ode on the Passions, Garrick's Picture of a modern Fine Lady-Miss Kent; conclude: an Address of Thanks-Kent.
Cast
Role: 's Picture of a modern Fine Lady Actor: Miss Kent

836
18 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Entertainment: By Desire, Lady Pentweazle's Scene from the Comedy Taste, Lady Pentweazle-Wilkinson; Carmine-Davis

Dance: LLes Charboniers-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

837
23 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub (By Particular Desire and for that night only)-Shuter; Aimwell-a Gentlemen; Sir Charles-R. Palmer; Foigard-Jackson; Gibbet-Brown; Boniface-Griffiths; Sullen-Lloyd; Archer-Palmer; Cherry-Miss Essex; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer; Gipsey-Mrs Love; Dorinda-Miss J. Essex; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Gardner; first time. Epilogue (spoken on an Ass)-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

838
17 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Lady Allworth Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot by Master Butler and a Young Lady [unidentified] (both Scholars to Miller); End of mainpiece a Double Hornpipe by Master Butler and the same Young Lady

839
15 October 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-White; Harcourt-Egerton; Belville-Morton; Country Boy-Master Pritchard; William-Sims; Sparkish-Belmont; Alithea-Miss Smith; Lucy-Mrs Egerton; Miss Peggy (the Country Girl)-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: End I: song-a Young Lady; End II: song-Incledon; End III: song-a Lady; End IV: song-Johannot

Entertainment: Monologues End: Roxana's Epilogue-; British Loyalty; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Lyon

840
15 February 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

841
17 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Burying; or, Work for the Upholders

842
26 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: As17161210

843
31 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Shaw, Miss Younger, Miss Teno; Italian Night Scene between Harlequin And Scaramouch-Weaver's Two Sons , it being the first time of their Appearing on the Stage

844
03 February 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: As17200201

845
07 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance:

846
28 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance:

847
24 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Denoye, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe

848
17 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar

849
08 February 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

850
20 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger