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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Essex"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Essex")') 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 13899 matches on Performance Comments, 4660 matches on Performance Title, 1766 matches on Event Comments, 27 matches on Roles/Actors, and 5 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Mann

Music: Second and Third Musick, as17331201 I as IV on 1 Dec

Dance: I: La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. III: Les Polichinelles by Janno and F. Tench. V: Watteau by Miss Robinson

Performance Comment: III: Les Polichinelles by Janno and F. Tench. V: Watteau by Miss Robinson .

Song: II: A Thousand Fairy Scenes (from Rosamond) by Master Arne. IV: An Air in Porus by Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. Whim by F. Tench and Miss Man. Les Bergeries, as17331228

Performance Comment: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Man. Les Bergeries, as17331228 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: The Earl of Essex-Clarke; Earl of Southampton-Gryffin; Burleigh-Major Mohun; Sir Walter Rawleigh-Disney; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Quyn; Countess of Rutland-Mrs Cook; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Corbett; Prologue-Major Mohun the first Four Dayes; Prologue to the King and Queen at their coming to the House, and Written on Purpose by Mr Dryden-; Epilogue by Mr Dryden-; Prologue Intended to be spoken, by the Author-.
Cast
Role: The Earl of Essex Actor: Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Elizabeth-Mrs Barry; Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cibber; Raleigh-Husband; Rutland-Mrs Oldfield; Nottingham-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Rogers; Nottingham-Mrs Porter; Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Keen.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: See17161018, but Essex-Elrington; Nottingham-Mrs Haywood lately arriv'd from Ireland.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Elrington

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake; or, Hob

Song: As17170204

Dance: Miss Schoolding Scholar to Moreau, who never danc'd on the Stage before, Glover, Scholar of Dumirail, Mlle Cerail, from the Opera at Paris; Swedish Dal Karle-; a New Comic Scene, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine-Salle, Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Hale; Nottingham-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Ryan

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Barry, Smith, Sparks, Bransby, Usher, Mrs Bland, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Cibber. [Essex-Barry; Southampton-Smith; Burleigh-Sparks; Raleigh-Usher; Lieutenant-Bransby; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Bland; Rutland-Mrs Cibber; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Prologue-Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber (Edition of 1753).]
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17551011, but Essex-Barry.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17560102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Lee; Essex-Holland; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Performance Comment: Principal parts by King, Vernon, Packer, Burton, Baddeley, Clough, Strange, Mrs Lee, Miss Young. Smatter-King; Young Gilbert-Vernon; Lockworth-Baddeley; Modely-Packer; Sir Ralph-Burton; Celia-Miss Young; Lucy-Mrs Lee; Roger-Clough (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Young

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Burleigh-Burton; Essex-Holland; Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Raleigh-Packer; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Earl of Essex-Barry; Southampton-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Rutland-Mrs Barry; Nottingham-Mrs Egerton; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Earl of Essex Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance, as17730325

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for a Widow. Tickets delivered for the 25th will be admitted. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Earl of Southampton-Adcock; Lord Burleigh-Martin; Sir Walter Raleigh-Maffet; Essex-Wilkinson; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Sidney; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Sincock; Rutland-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Essex Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Wilkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Les Capricieux Actor: Essex, Mrs Walter

Dance: Grand Polish Ballet by Essex and Mrs Walter. Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Grand Comic Ballet: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Grand Comic Ballet: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland .
Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Smith and Miss Davis. Note, Care will be taken that the House shall be kept warm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley in the Box at Earle of Essex. 4s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 378

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Event Comment: Gibson, ed., Blundell's Diary, p. 143: This being Bartholemew Fair I went to Smithfield and saw a Fars acted which was called Argulus and Parthenia and a Poppy Play called Earl of Essex

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argulus And Parthenia

Afterpiece Title: The Earl of Essex

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. [Theodosius advertized, but Booth's illness deferred it. Daily Courant lists The Man of Mode, but Rich's Register lists The Earl of Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode or The Earl Of Essex

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Bennet, and White, Mr Barry's sudden indisposition rendering him incapable of performing, Mr Ross will do his part [i.e., Essex]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: III, V: Legg

Dance: IV: Comic Ballet, as17580502

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Music: A new Overture, and an entire new Sett of Act Tunes, compos'd by Seedo

Dance: Le Watteau by Miss Robinson. Black and White loak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers, as17340220

Performance Comment: Black and White loak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers, as17340220.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Performance Comment: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Music: Select Pieces composed by Corelli, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Handel

Dance: I: Le Watteau by Miss Robinson alone. II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108

Performance Comment: II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Second Musick: 3d Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture, with French Horns, composed for Ptolemy by Handel. V: Handel's Water Musick, accompanied with French Horns

Dance: III: Black and White Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c

Performance Comment: V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c .

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne

Performance Comment: II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne .

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Jasper-Sheppard; Charlotte-Miss Mann; Leander-Berry; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard, but see17340325.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mann

Dance: I: Dutch Woman by Miss Robinson. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport .

Song: II: Bella Sorge L'esperanza by Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: The Black and White Joke by Le Brun and Miss Mann. II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c .