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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

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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 Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Gayless-Davies; Justice Guttle-Ackman; Cook-Hartry; Kitty Pry-Mrs Love; Melissa-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: III: The Butterfly, as17721204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnly-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Maw@Worm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Sir William Belmont-Wright; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Ambrose; Tippet-Mrs Millidge; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Cautherly, first time; Lord William-Master J. Bannister; Eleanor-Miss Ambrose; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Sir Ardolph-Bannister; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry; Laroches-Hurst; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Wright, Fawcett (playbill).
Cast
Role: Eleanor Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Tukely-Davies; Racket-Keen; Sir William Wister-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Spinner-Griffith; Ruffle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Dottrell-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Egerton (playbill). [The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-King, for that night only; Shift, with a variety of imitations both rhetorical and vocal-Bannister; Minor-J. Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Transfer-Parsons; Loader-Palmer; Lucy-Miss Ambrose; Richard Wealthy-Wrighten; Dick-Burton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17730325

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations)-a Young Gentleman; Sir William-Castle; Sir Richard-Lewis; Loader-Fearon; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Gov. Cape-Howard; Vamp-Moody; Sprightly-Fearon; Poet-Hamilton; Printer's Devill-Jacobs; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17730526

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: [As17730611but to avoid confusion full cast listed]: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; the Minor-Aickin; Shift (with imitations)-Hutton; Sir William-Lloyd; Sir Richard-Howard; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Follett; Dick-Jacobs; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts by Weston, DuBellamy, Castle, Hutton, Bolton, LaMash, Follett, Hamilton, Fearon, Courtney, Bannister, Lings, Osborne, Francis, Ward, Lloyd, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atkinson, Mrs Weston, Miss Craven, a Young Gentlewoman. Prologue-Weston; To conclude with a Treble Hornpipe-Giorgi's scholars; Buck-Weston; Tom-Bannister; Sir Flimsey-Castle; Young Inkle-Lamash; Miss Flirt-Miss Craven; Lady Lochiel-Mrs Fearon; Simpson-DuBellamy; Sneer-Jacobs; Old Incle-Fearon; Hearty-Ward; Frenchman-Bolton; Laird-Hamilton; Landlord-Lloyd; Waiter-Hutton; 2nd Sailor-Follett; Groanly-Pearce; Katty-Miss Wilde; Landlady-Miss Platt; Dorothy-Mrs Weston; Nan-Mrs Palmer; Cicely-Miss Atkinson (Edition of 1773); Parts-Courtney, Lings, Osborne, Francis, a Young Gentlewoman.
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: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Lloyd; Cook-Jacobs; Beau Trippit-Everard; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Weston; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Palmer; Kitty-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17740516

Monologue: Interlude,Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Cape-Aickin; Governor Cape-Davis; Vamp-Wilson; Sprightly-Fearon; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Jacobs; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Last time This Season. Benefit for Griffith, prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Fearon, Whitefield, Griffiths, Chaplin, Wilson, Eagan, Jacobs, Jones, Lloyd, Everard, Walker, Francis, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Miss Weller.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Fearon; Vamp-Wilson; Printer's Devil-Everard; Poet-Jones; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: A Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Shift (with imitations)-Bannister; Sir William-Lloyd; Sir Richard-Fearon; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Jacobs; Dick-Everard; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: A Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17750712 but to avoid confusion full cast listed: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Gov. Cape-L'Estrange; Sprightly-Fearon; Printer's Devil-Everard; Poet-Jones; Robin-Lloyd; Vamp-Wilson; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Barry; Philotas-Lewis, first time; Arcas-Fearon; Herald-L'Estrange; Dionysius-Clinch; Melanthon-Hull; Officer-Booth; Calippus-Young; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Ambrose; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

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: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes, first time
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17751006, but Charlotte-Miss Ambrose, first time.

Dance: III: The Pilgrim, as17750927; IV: The Gamesters, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17751009, but Emily-Miss Ambrose; Maid-_.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: The Italian Gardners, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Lee Lewes, first time; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Booth; Dick-Jones; Beau Trippet-Wewitzer; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Poussin; Trippet-Mrs Masters; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Quick; Young Cape-Wroughton; Vamp-Wilson; Sprightly-Fearon; Governor-Davies; Robin-Thompson; Poet-Jones; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Lessingham , frist time.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Young; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davies; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Quick; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17751120, but Dionysius-Mahon, first time; Erixine-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Ambrose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17751012, but Selima-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17751004, but Sir Francis-Quick, first time; Isabinda-Miss Ambrose; Whisper-_; Scentwell-_.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Fox, DuBellamy, Miss Dayes, Mrs Mattocks.

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred; Or, The British Freeholder

Performance Comment: Eldred-Jackson; Elidure-Lewis; Brennus-Aickin; Locrine-Hull; Eliud-Young; Morgan-Thompson; Eliza-Miss Ambrose; Edwena-Mrs Jackson; the Original Prologue, Epilogue-Mr and Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Dayes, first time.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Shift (with Imitations)-Bannister; Sir William-Baddeley; Sir Richar-Fearon; Loader-Palmer; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stephens; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Fearon; Gov. Cape-L'Estrange; Vamp-Baddeley, first time in that character; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Walters; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: The Haymakers-