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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: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Col. Bully (with a song)-Vernon; Razor-Baddeley; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egerton; Lady Brute-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Wellbred-Jefferson; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Capt. Bobadill-King; Master Stephen-Weston; Brainworm-Baddeley; Downright-Bransby; Justic Clement-Hurst; Cash-Packer; Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Dame Kitely-Miss Younge; Bridget-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (with song)-Vernon; Salanio-Fawcett; Duke-Bransby; Salarino-J. Aickin; Gobbo-Parsons; Launcelot-W. Palmer; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Jessica (with song)-Miss Jarrat, first time; Portia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Jarrat, first time

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Reddish; Sir Paul Plyant-King; Careless-Palmer; Brisk-Dodd; Lord Froth-Parsons; Mellefont-Brereton; Lord Touchwood-Packer; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Froth-Mrs Abington; Lady Plyant-Miss Younge; Saygrace-Wright; Cynthia-Miss Platt; By way of Epilogue a little piece of Descriptive Poetry (First Time) call'd The Wishing Cap-King.
Cast
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Mlle Florival-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Egerton; Emily-Miss Pope; Prattle-King; Col. Tamper-Palmer; Belford-Packer.
Cast
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730813 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Foote, Aickin, Bannister, Hamilton, Fearon, Moody, Davis, Jacobs, LaMash, Lloyd, Bolton, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730820, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Weston, DuBellamy, Castle, Bolton, LaMash, Francis, Hamilton, Fearon, Courtney, Bannister, Mrs Weston, Lings, Osborne, Ward, Lloyd, Jacobs, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atkinson, Miss Wilde, Miss Craven; Waiter-Hutton; Prologue-Weston; Tripple Hornpipe-Giorgi's Scholars; and a New Epilogue Song-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Miss Flirt Actor: Miss Craven
Role: Katty Actor: Miss Wilde
Role: Landlady Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Atkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Counsel-Jones; George Bevil-Fearon; Harry-Owenson; Francis-Courtney; Robin-Palmer; Chapeau-Kennedy; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Maid-Miss Platt; Mrs Grub-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Wilson; Mat-Fearon; Ben Budge-Carpenter; Beggar-Lloyd; Filch-Burton; first time; Diana Trapes-Weston, first time in that part; Lucy-Mrs Thompson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Platt; Polly-Mrs Jewell; A double hornpipe-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Monologue: An Interlude,Piety in Pattens. As 1 June, but Mrs Candy-Mrs Love

Entertainment: After the Interlude: Abel Drugger's Return-Weston, as17740829; Imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Counsel-Jones; George Bevil-Lane; Harry-Williams; Francis-Chaplin; Robin-Castevens; Chapeau-Whitefield; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Maid-Miss Platt; Mrs Grub-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: MacHeath-Bannister; Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Wilson; Mat-Griffith; Filch-Weston; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Gardner; Diana Trapes-Mrs Williams; Jenny-Miss Ambrose; Polly-Miss Weller; In Act III a Hornpipe; To conclude with a Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Weller

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: A Tambourine Dance-

Entertainment: End: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton, Bannister

Event Comment: By Permission. Mainpiece: Not acted these two years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Weston, first time; Belmour-Aickin; Heartwell-Fearon; Vainlove-Baker; Sharper-Lane; Setter-Everard; Nollbluff-Williams; Barnaby-Jacobs; Sir Joseph-Whitefield; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Whitefield; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Platt

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Clarke; Wolsey-Lee (first time); Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Cromwell-Young; Gardiner-Wilson (first time); Sands-Quick; Anne Bullen-Miss Ambrose; Patience (with song)-Miss Brown; Queen Catherine-Mrs Jackson (first time); In Act I, The Banquet-; with Dancing-Dagueville, Sga Vidini; in Act IV, The Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen-.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin, first time; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Young; Edgar-Webster[, his sixth appearance on any stage; [See five performances of Douglas this season.] Goneril-Mrs Hunter; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17760217

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Don Antonio-Thompson; Charino-Cushing; Duart-Booth; Manuel-Young; Carlos-Wroughton, first time; Sancho-Quick; Choleric-Dunstall; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409 but Mrs _Willems; The Dance, as17760409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Sir Paul Pliant-Foote; Maskwell-Palmer; Lord Froth-Parsons; Carless-Aickin; Lord Touchwood-Fearon; Brisk-Whitefield; Mellefont-L'Estrange; Lady Touchwou'd-Miss Sherry; Lady Froth-Miss Ambrose; Cynthia-Mrs Whitefield; Lady Plyant-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwou'd Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: End of Play: Hunting Song-Brett

Dance: The Venetian Regatta-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Whitefield; Scale-Thompson; Scruple-Cushing; Serj. Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Dunstall; Recruits-Quick, Jones; Capt. Brazen-Woodward; Melinda-Miss Ambrose; Rose (1st time)-Miss Dayes; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Cardinal Wolsey-Lee; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Ward; Cromwell-Whitefield; Gardiner-Wilson; Lord Sands-Wewitzer; Lord Chamberlain-Lee Lewes; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Booth; Lord Chancellor-Fearon; Anne Bullen-Miss Ambrose; Patience (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Queen Catherine-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

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

Dance: I: the Banquet, with Dancing-Dumay, Miss Matthews

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; Sophronia-Mrs Lessingham; Maid-Miss Ambrose; Charlotte-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: IV: Minuet-Mahon, Miss Macklin; In afterpiece: as17761226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Whitefield [beginning with 15 Oct. the name is spelled "Whitfield"]; Scale-Thompson; Scruple-Cushing; Serjeant Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Dunstall; Recruits-Quick, Jones; Capt. Brazen-Lee Lewes; Melinda-Miss Ambrose; Rose-Miss Dayes; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham; New Occasional Prologue[, not listed on playbill-Lewis (see17770924).
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Reinhold; Leander-Bowles?; Mungo-Quick; Ursula-Mrs Green; Leonora-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross (1st appearance these 5 years); Edgar-Lewis; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Booth; Goneril-Mrs Poussin; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Green; Cordelia-Mrs Hartley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17771001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17780128, but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as17780421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Young Loveit-Robson; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mechlin-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Robson; Simon-Brunsdon; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Thompson; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mechlin-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Dockyard-Dagueville, Master Dagueville, Holland, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Captain Strutt-Brunsdon; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Lewis; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandaliz'd

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 470 lists the parts: Sir Sparely Spindle-; Colonel Manly-; Toby-; Miss Diana Delicate-; Miss Spritely-; Sophia-.
Cast
Role: Miss Diana Delicate Actor:
Role: Miss Spritely Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

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

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Wilson, Delpini, Wewitzer, Reinhold, Miss Morris, Miss Francis, Miss Brown. [For partial cast see17791006.]For partial cast see17791006.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); King-L'Estrange; Pharamond-Whitfield; Thrasaline-Thompson; Cleremont-Robson; Woodman-Booth; Captain of the Mob-Fearon; Dion-Hull; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Miss Ambrose; Lady-Mrs Poussin; Galatea-Miss Stewart; Bellario-Mrs Inchbald (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Megra Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Stewart

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Master Edwin (1st appearance on this stage i.e. in a play]), Edwin, Reinhold, Robson, Davies, Quick, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Webb, Miss Catley. [Cast from playbill of 30 Oct. 1781: Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost-Reinhold; Noodle-Robson; Doodle-Davies; King-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Catley.

Dance: End II: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End III: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927