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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Ambrose"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Ambrose")') 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
We found 13762 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1722 matches on Event Comments, 616 matches on Roles/Actors, and 153 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Night Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillion-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Kitty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: As17801018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Burgundy-Robson; Physician-Baker; Gentleman Usher-Berry; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Stuart; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17710612 but Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose.

Dance: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont Sen-Packer; Pounce-J. Aickin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Barry; 1st time; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Fainlove-Miss Ambrose; Jenny-Miss Platt; Aunt-Mrs Love; In Act V, Song-Davies.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Fainlove Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performance Comment: Marplot-Dodd; Charles-Jefferson; Ravelin-Palmer; Don Perriera-Parsons; Don Lopez-Davies; Lorenzo-J. Burton; Dona Perriera-Miss Platt; Isabinda-Miss Ambrose; Margarita-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Dona Perriera Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Belmour-Aickin; Fainlove-Robson; Sharper-Fearon; Setter-Dancer; Sir Joseph-Weston; Bluff-F. Gentleman; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footamn-Vowell; Old Batchelor-Gardner; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Silvia-Miss Wentworth; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabelle Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-A Young Gentleman [Clinch] first appearance in this character; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Polperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-J. Aickin; Slave-Griffiths; Aristander-Wright; Perdiccas-Ackman; Eumenes-Keen; Clytus-Aickin[, first time; Cassander-Palmer; Statira-Miss Mansell; Roxana-Miss Young[, first time; Sysgambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Ambrose; [In Act II, The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Mansell
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Young
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sturgeon-Bannister; Bruin-Griffith; Sneak-Weston; Sir Jacob-Baddeley; Lint-Waldron; Heel Tap-Bransby; Roger-Messink; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Reddish; Macduff-Aickin; Duncan-Bransby; Ross-J. Aickin; Malcolm-Cautherly; Banquo-Packer; Lennox-Fawcett; Donalbain-Master Cape; Angus-Keen; Seton-Ackman; Siward-Hurst; Doctor-Wright; Captain-Davies; Fleance-Miss Collett; Hecate-Champness; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Ambrose; Lady Macbeth-Miss Younge, first time; the vocal parts-Champness, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Scott; And a proper dance-Sieur Daigville, others.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: IV: A New Dance-Miss Gray, scholar of Tassoni; End: Cantata of Lydia, composed by Dr Arne-Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Aickin, Howard, Fearon, Hamilton, Castle, Lings, Moody, Moss, DuBellamy, Davis, Lloyd, Jacobs, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Miss Craven, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Hamilton; Gayless-Davis; Cook-Jacobs; Trippet-Palmer; Guttle-Lloyd; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Trippet-Miss Craven; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Craven
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: The Medley-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Lewis; Granger-Mahon; Witling-Lee Lewes; Cook-Dunstall; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Green, first time; Sophronia-Mrs Lessingham; Maid-Miss Ambrose; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; in Act IV, a Minuet-Dagueville, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: a Minuet Actor: Dagueville, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Ross
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Rhodope Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Tattle-Woodward; Scnadal-Hull; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Quick; Trapland-Cushing; Ben (with song)-Wilson; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Miss Ambrose; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Performance Comment: Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Francis.

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17760520, but new listing of Actors-Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Aickin, R. Palmer, Griffith, Palmer, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Bannister, Stephens, Walters, Baddeley, Miss Sherry, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: ] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Leoni, Miss Catley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Scandal-Hull; Sir Sampson Legend-Dunstall; Trapland-Cushing; Ben (with a song)-Macklin; Foresight-Quick; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Tattle-Woodward; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Miss Ambrose; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Ward; Duke's Servant-Lee Lewes; Sir Harry's Servant-Booth; Freeman-Robson; Philip-Wilson; Tom-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-Fox; Kingston-Wewitzer; Lady Bab-Miss Dayes; Lady Charlotte-Miss Ambrose; Cook-Mrs White; Chloe-Miss Stewart; Kitty (with a song and minuet)-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Stewart

Dance: End II: as17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir John-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Miss Dayes; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; 1st Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanal-Reinhold; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Bacchants-Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in that character).

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir John-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Miss Leeson; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: Afterpiece: The dances-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Valois. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent Performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy

Performance Comment: Captain Mizen-Dodd (of dl); Captain Worthy-Wroughton; Sir Charles Pleasant-Whitfield; Lieut. Cribbage-Booth; Lieut. Easy-Fearon; Binnacle-Wilson; Hatchway (with songs)-Mahon; Commodore Flip-Lee Lewes; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Jiltup-Mrs White; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader (1st time)-Dodd; Young Cape-Whitfield; Sprightly-Robson; Vamp-Wilson; Governor Cape-Fearon; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader (1st time)-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: In Naval Review: Dance of Sailors-Aldridge, others

Song: End Dance: the Air [in The Comedy of Errors see17790122]-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Burgundy-Robson; Physician-Baker; Gentleman Usher-W. Bates; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Stuart; Cordelia-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Roope]) .Mrs Roope]) .
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard-Davies; Old Rents-Booth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel-Mrs Martyr; Amie-Miss Stuart; Rachel-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17810928; End of Act I of afterpiece the original Crutch Dance (performers not listed; it was included in all subsequent performances)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Pr. Edward-Miss Langrish; D. of York-Master Langrish; Norfolk-Booth; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Catesby-Robson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Webb; Oxford-J. Bates; Lady Ann-Miss Ambrose; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Queen-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Langrish
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (songs)-Vernon; Launcelot-W. Palmer; Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-J. Aickin; Tubal-Messink; Salanio-Fawcett; Duke-Wright; Jessica (with songs)-Miss Rogers; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17710921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Lissardo-King; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Burton; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Gibby-Johnson; Isabella-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Aickin; Slender-Dodd; Simple-W. Palmer; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Wright; Mistress Page-Miss Ambrose; Anne Page-Miss Platt; Falstaff-Love; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Page-Packer; Host-Bransby; Fenton-Wheeler; Nym-Watkins; Mistress Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mistress Ford-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mistress Page Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Love; Lady Loverule-Miss Ambrose; Nell-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Ramilie-Robson; Frederick-Fearon; Clerimont-Dancer; Sparkle-[?]; Decoy-Lloyd; Taylor-Jones; Cook-Weston; Mariana-Mrs Egerton; Harriet-Miss Ambrose; Wheedle-Miss Wentworth; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Parsons; To conclude with The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Wentworth

Dance: Georgi's scholars