SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Field"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Field")') 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, 4407 matches on Performance Title, 2009 matches on Event Comments, 326 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hillyard

Dance: Cooke, Les Damoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Cross; Younger Brother-Havard; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Woodman; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; The Dances-Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.
Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit of Legar and Boaman. A Concert, etc. At the particular Desire of several of the Subscribers. Stage 5s. Tickets for the Orphan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Airy-Gibson; Charles-Ridout; Gripe-Arthur; Traffick-Dunstall; Whisper-Vaughan; Miranda-Mrs Mullart; Isabinda-Mrs Dunstall; Patch-Mrs Yeates; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17430121, but Lothario-the late Pantentee of the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane [Highmore]; Lucilla-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: II: Welch Buffoons-two Masters Granier; IV: A Scotch Dance-three Graniers; End of Farce: a Grand Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Casimir-Sullivan; Osmyn-Messing; Amelia-Mrs Lampe; Augusta-Miss Young; Rodolpho-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Augusta Actor: Miss Young
Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. [Concert formula.] Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Boxes and Stage 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. By the Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, & who perform gratis. To begin positively at Six and conclude about Nine. By Permission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Havard; Brazen-Yates; Balance-Turbutt; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Blakes; Bullock-Taswell; Recruits-Neal, Marr; Melinda-Mrs Cross; Rose-Mrs Phillips; Lucy-Miss Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Music: Solo on German Flute-Mr Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Francis-Julian; Lady Grace-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge; Basset-Hayman; Richard-Peterson; Moody-Dove; Jenny-Miss Scott; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Spackman; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Scott

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Hayman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17430322. Lucy-Miss Hippisley%.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley%.
Related Works
Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17430204, but Sempronius-Turbutt; Syphax-Arthur; Marcus-Blakes; Lucia-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: La Florana, as17430408

Song: III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard, Lowe

Music: IV: New Violincello Concerto-Cervetto

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Green, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Bennett.

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17420921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430510, but Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Bennet.

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Serious Ballet, as17430425 IV: La Florana, as17430408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17430104, but Joe-Lowe; Margery-Miss Bennet; Kate-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: I: New Ballet, as17430502; IV: A New Hussar Dance, as17430425

Music: II: New Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth; V: Concerto on Violin-Piantanida

Song: III: The Noontide Air-Sullivan

Event Comment: TTurbutt and Dove's Booth, end of Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, during the Time of the Fair. [London Daily Post and General Advertiser gives Kevenhuller-$Woodward. Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.] Ballance Master, just arriv'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Glorious Queen Of Hungary

Performance Comment: As17430804, at Tottenham Court Fair, but Queen-Mrs Bambridge; Kevenhuller-Woodhouse; Duke-Pattendon; Tom Thimble-Smith; Landlady-Mrs Smith; Tim Guzzle-Dove; Jenny-Miss Ferguson; Doublescore-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dissected; or, The Biter Bit

Event Comment: A humorous and diverting Droll. Hippisley and Chapman's Booth, George Inn Yard, Smithfield. [Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Doctor Outwitted; With The Comical Humours Of Sly Boots The Sham Physician

Performance Comment: Old Fumble-Hippisley; Sly Boots-Chapman; M le Medicine-Blakes; Constant-Bencraft; Simon-Berry; Dry Broots-Morgan; Angelica-Mrs Dodson; Miss Humility-Mrs Lamball; Jenny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Miss Humility Actor: Mrs Lamball

Song: Bencraft, Davis; an entire new Ballad-Mr Bencraft, in the character of the valiant Dragoon who retook the Standard at the Battle of Dettingen

Dance: I: Austrian Dance-Bencraft, Adams; II: Highland Dance-Bencraft, Adams

Event Comment: GGodwin's and Adam's Booth opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield; Boxes 1s. 6d. Pit 1s., Gallery 6d. Upper gallery 3d. To begin every Day during the Fair. From 12 p.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphant Queen Of Hungary; Or, The French Defeated; With A Lively Representation Of His Britannick Majesty's Conquest At Dettingen

Performance Comment: Queen-Miss Clarke; King of France-Freeman; Cardinal-Phenix; Marshall-Frazier.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Maid; or, Lover Outwitted; with Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt Plume-Giffard; Brazen-Cross; Balance-Bridges; Kite-Carr; Bullock-Taswell; Worthy-W. Giffard; Melinda-Mrs Cross; Rose-Miss Scott; Lucy-Mrs Bennett; Sylvia-Mrs Ridout; Recruits-Neale, Anderson.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Lying Valet-Yates; Kitty Pry-Miss Bradshaw; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Taswell; Beau Trippet-Neale; Melissa-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Cross; Mrs Trippet-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Col Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Winstone; Day-Ray; Obadiah-Taswell; Abel-Neale; Lieut Story-Anderson; Bookseller-Cross; Committeeman-Blakey; Ruth-Miss Bennet; Mrs Day-Mrs Cross; Mrs Chat-Mrs Egerton; Teague-Yates.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Neale; Don Choleric-Yates; Duart-Winstone; Antonio-Dove; Charino-Taswell; Governor-Bridges; Manuel-Cross; Sancho-Ray; Jaques-Anderson; Angelina-Mrs Ridout; Elvira-Mrs Cross; Honoria-Miss Horsington; Louisa-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Leon-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Marten; Old Woman-Hippisley; Duke-Rosco; Don Juan-Cashell; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Margaritta-Mrs Stevens; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Hillyard

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Coupee-Woodward; Quaver-Bencraft; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Thomas-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Razor-Chapman; Rake-Gibson; Col Bully-Rosco; Justice-Marten; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Hippisley; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton; With an occasional song proper to the play-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17431003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Aimwell-Delane; Bonniface-Bridges; Scrub-Yates; Sullen-Winstone; Foigard-Taswell; Gibbet-Neale; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs E. Giffard; Cherry-Mrs Ridout; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egerton; Gipsy-Miss Horsington; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Gipsy Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Hale; Brumpton-Gibson; Camply-Woodward; Sable-Hippisley; Trusty-Bridgwater; Cabinet-Ridout; Trim-Chapman; Puzzle-Rosco; Tom-James; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Mlle D'Epingle-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Farthingale-Miss Hillyard; Tattleaid-Mrs Martin; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Lady Brompton-Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: As17431003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Delane; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Bastard-W. Giffard; Kent-Winstone; Cornwall-Blakes; Albany-Cross; Burgundy-Ray; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Old Man-Taswell; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Arante-Miss Horsington; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I, III: Sullivan

Dance: As17431022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-a Gentleman; Polydore-Hale; Chamont-Ryan; Acasto-Stephens; Ernesto-Rosco; Chaplain-Chapman; Serina-Mrs Hale; Page-Miss Morrison; Monimia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Related Works
Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd Les Paisans Moisonneurs-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; New Scotch Dance, as17431003