SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Edgerton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Edgerton")') 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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?

Keyword

?
We found 13748 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17740205, but with "Two New Scenes." The Principal Characters listed now as-King, Reddish, Moody, W. Palmer, Ackman, Griffiths, Brereton, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Bransby, Wright, Miss Young, Baddeley, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroine Of The Cave

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Reddish, Palmer, Cautherly, Jefferson, J. Aickin, Dimond, Packer, Davies, Hurst, Wheeler, Wright, Fawcett, Keen, Griffith, Miss Platt, Miss Younge. In V, an Ode-; Procession-; the vocal parts-Bannister, Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt; Prologue-Reddish; Epilogue-Miss Young; Alberti-Reddish; Colredo-Palmer; Everard-Packer; Clermont-Cautherly; Emperor of Germany-Jefferson; Rodolpho-J. Aickin; Mentzel-Davies; Lorenzo-Diamond; Seyfert-Hurst; Col. of Guards-Wheeler; Faulkner-Fawcett; Officers-Griffith, Wright, Keen; Laura-Miss Platt; Constantia-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 405).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Young
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Constantia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Music: II: A Solemn Hymn-

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17730918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Conjuror

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Parsons, Bannister, Brereton, Davies, Miss Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Miss Sherry; Prologue-King.

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; parts-Weston, Aickin, Davis, Wilson, Jacobs, Lloyd, Johnson, Follett, Pierce, Owenson, Fearon, Courtney, Jones, Palmer, Francis, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Francis; with the reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Athelwold-Lewis, first time; Edgar-Bensley; Orgar-Clarke; Edwin-Hull; Albina-Mrs Mattocks; Elfrida-Mrs Hartley; Chorus of British Virgins-Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Catley, others.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-King; Crow-Wright; Wolf-Carpenter; Belville-Reddish; Connolly-Moody; Torrington-Weston; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Burton; Mrs Belville-Miss Younge; Lady Rachel-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Leeson-Miss Jarratt; Maid-Mrs Millidge; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Ghastly-Waldron; Leech-Bransby; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Reddish; Gloster-Jefferson; Ratcliffe-Griffiths; Belmour-Packer; Derby-Hurst; Catesby-Wright; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Cupid (with Song)-Master Blanchard; Miss Griskin-Miss Pope; Sotherton-Keen; Chamberlain-Burton; Filagree-Mrs Bradshaw; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Flack-Mrs Davies; Chambermaid-Miss Platt; With The Postillion Dance incidental to the Piece,-Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs Sutton; Concluding with Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Performance Comment: Parts by Reddish, Smith, Palmer, Wheeler, Wrighten, Miss Platt, Miss Younge. Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Miss Younge; Morcar-Reddish; Edwin-Smith; Siward-Palmer; Officers-Wheeler, Wrighten; Bertha-Miss Platt; Matilda-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 446).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Bertha Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Claudio-Reddish; Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-J. Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Usher; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Keen; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mistress Overdone-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnson; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life Above Stairs

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Dodd, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Brereton, Lamash, Wheeler, Miss Pope, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington, Prologue-King; Sir John Trotley-King; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Davy-Parsons; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Platt; Miss Titup-Mrs Abington; Riffle-Baddeley; Whisp-Wheeler (the parts of Riffle and Whisp removed after 1st performance) (Genest, V, 449).
Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Titup Actor: Mrs Abington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Jemmy Twinkle-Whitfield; Sotherton-Lamash; Cupid (with song)-Mas. Blanchard; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Griskin-Miss Jarratt; Chamberlain-Burton; Filagree-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Flack-Mrs Davies; Chambermaid-Miss Platt; With a Postillion Dance incidental to the piece,-Giorgi, Lauchery, Mrs Sutton; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Macklin; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Wroughton; Banquo-Aickin; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; The Witches-Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick; the Vocal parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Davis; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Miss Poussin; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Poussin
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Bensley, Palmer, Parsons, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Fawcett, Carpenter, Everard, Kear, Cubitt, Garland, Yates, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Siddons, Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Younge. Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Jarvis-Palmer; Justice-Parsons; Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; First Hunter-Bannister; Hargrave-Yates; Gentlemen Hunters, Servants-Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Emily-Mrs Siddons; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge; Prologue-Brereton; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 489).
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Country lasses Actor: Miss _Robins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, And The Coronation Anthems

Performance Comment: Principal Singers-Miss Linley, Miss Mary Linley, Miss Draper, Norris, Reinhold.

Music: End I: Concerto on Organ-Stanley; II: Violin Concerto-ThomasLinley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Torrington-Parsons, first time; Leech-Bransby; Miss Leeson-Miss P. Hopkins; General Savage-King; Connolly-Moody; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Belville-Reddish; Mrs Belville-Miss Younge; Lady Rachel-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Crow-Wright; Wolf-Carpenter; Maid-Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss _Platt.

Dance: In: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

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: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17760529, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Lyar-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Old Wilding-Fearon; Elliot-R. Palmer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Mrs W. Palmer; Miss Grantham-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Miss Platt.

Dance: The Coopers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; others-Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt; With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Champness, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Champness, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper.

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Linley Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton, Aickin, Whitefield, Fearon, Booth, Wewitzer, Thompson, Lee Lewes, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Jackson, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1778): Millamour-Lewis; Melvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lovewit [in all subsequent cg playbills until 1800: Sir Harry Lizard]-Whitefield; Sir John Millamour-Fearon; Captain Bygrove-Booth; Charles-Wewitzer; Dashwould-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Miss Dayes; Madam La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks; Thompson; New Prologue-Lewis; New Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 9 performances (see17760318 and on 30 Apr. only.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 9 performances (see17760318 and on 30 Apr. only.]
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Madam La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: As17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Madam La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Bacchants-Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley; 2nd Spirit-Mrs Farrell.

Dance: As17770218

Song: Sweet Echo, as17761007

Cast
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Leoni, Miss Catley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office

Performance Comment: [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. Thompson; Stevens.
Cast
Role: Miss Blond Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Miss Olive Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Don Juan-R. Palmer; Alonzo-Egan; Sanchio-T. Davis; Duke-Fearon; Cacafogo-Massey; Servants-Kenny, Stevens; Copper Captain-Palmer; Old Woman-Mr Parsons; Old Woman's Maid-Mr Besford; Margarita-Mrs Hunter; Altea-Mrs Poussin; Clara-Miss Platt; Ladies-Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Morris; Estifania-Miss Barsanti.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17770707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep-shearing

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Fearon, Egan, Jackson, Massey, T. Davis, Griffiths, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Colles. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777: Florizel-DuBellamy; Autolicus-Edwin; Leontes-Fearon; Polixenes-Egan; Clown-Jackson; Old Shepherd-Massey; Cleomenes-T. Davis; Camillo-Griffiths; Servant-Bannister; Gentleman-Stevens; Mopsa-Mrs Hitchcock; Dorcas-Miss Hale; Paulina-Mrs Poussin; Perdita-Mrs Colles.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Bottom-Parsons; Quince-Edwin; Snout-Kenny; Starveling-Peirce; Snug-Bannister; Puck-The Admiral of Lilliput [Master Edwin]; Fairies-The rest of the Lilliputians see17770515], Miss Morris, Master Harrison, Miss Twist; [Edition of 1777 (G. Kearsly) adds: Flute-Blissett; [and identifies: Oberon-Miss Morris; Fairies-Master Harrison, Miss Twist; Titania-Miss P. Farren; [and The Admiral of Lilliput. With a Fairy Epilogue-. [This was spoken at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Oberon Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Fairies Actor: Master Harrison, Miss Twist
Role: Titania Actor: Miss P. Farren

Dance: With aPastoral Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-; End: As17770707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Mr Johnson-Hull; Mr Smith-Clarke; other Characters-Quick, Dunstall, Whitfield, Robson, Wewitzer, Baker, L'Estrange, Death, Jones, Fearon, Thompson, Cushing, Fox, Smith, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Green, Miss Morris, Miss Dayes. With a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229