SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Green"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Green")') 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 14117 matches on Performance Comments, 4493 matches on Performance Title, 2015 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Roles/Actors, and 8 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Mrs Lee, daughter of Mrs Minns, at the Great Booth on Bowling Green. With all the Scenes and Machines, with Additions. Mrs Lee had spared no Cost, but used her utmost Care, and most elaborate Industry in this Droll, to surpass even her Mother, the Booth coming as near the Perfection of the Theatre as possible, being adorned by the most ingenious Workmen: Her Head Characters are all Dress'd in real Gold and Silver, beyond what was ever worn at the Fair before, but by her own People

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

Event Comment: At Lee's and Harper's Great Theatrical Booth, on the Bowling Green, the Lower End of Blue Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

Event Comment: At about 11 a Clock at Mrs Lee's@great@Booth on the Green in Southwark, happen'd a very sad Accident: The Gallery over the Stage not being thoroughly secured, gave way, when between Twenty and Thirty People fell with it....It is high Time for Authority to interpose, to suppress those Nurseries of Lewdness, if so little Care is taken that those who resort to their Entertainments, must be in Jeopardy.--Parker's Penny Post, 13 Sept

Performances

Event Comment: At Lee and Harper's Great Booth, on the Bowling Green, the lower end of Blue Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Siege Of Troy

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Benefit Charles the Merry Trumpeter, a Batchelor, who used to Sound with Mr Bullock. At Lee's Booth on the Bowling Green. The Doors will be open'd at Five, and begin pricisely at Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: AA Comic Dance between Scaramouch and a Countryman-; Countryman-Charles the Trumpeter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. For the Benefit of a Young Man. By a Company of Young Gentlemen. At Lee's Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired. Written by Mr Gibson Jr. Intermix'd with Songs. [Announced only in Craftsman, 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, alias Little John. At Lee-Harper Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green, Southwark. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Mrs Lee's Great Booth on the Bowling-Green. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the Tragedy of Tragedies, with an Opera call'd, The City Apprentice Turn'd Beau, or Love in a Hamper which was to have been performed this Day, for the Benefit of Mr Green, Prompter, will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Price

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality.Daily Journal, 9 July: We hear that a Play-house is to be erected on Hampton-Green, will all Expedition, for acting Plays for the Entertainment of the Royal Family

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Raftor

Song:

Music: As17310625

Event Comment: LLee-Harper Booth, on the Bowling Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whittington

Song: MMad Tom of Bedlam-Platt; Thames and Augusta-Platt, Papillon

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Lee's Great Booth on the Bowling Green. ...and tis well if it takes If not, the Trumpet breaks; And they that are my Friends, that come to see my Play, If it happens to rain, shall have a Coach to carry 'em away

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Dance: HHarlequin and a Countryman-; Countryman-Charles

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 18 Dec.: We hear from Southwark, that a Theatre will be ready to open there the 26th Day of this Month, on the Bowling Green, by a new Company of Comedians, who intend to play the remaining part of the Winter; and that Preparations are making in a handsome Manner for the Reception of the Gentry

Performances

Event Comment: By a New Company of Comedians who intend to Play the remaining Part of the Winter. On the Bowling-Green. To begin exactly at Six o'Clock, on the Penalty of 50 Pounds. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The House is made commodious and warm, and the Passages new laid and rang'd with Lamps. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up, nor any Person to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Entertainment: Between the Acts: Entertainment-

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Mrs Lee's Booth on the Bowling Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Event Comment: At Lee's Great Theatrical Booth on the Bowling Green. 7 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 18 Aug.: His Royal Highness the Prince, and several Persons of Quality, were present at the Play Love for Love, which was acted at the Theatre upon the Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Event Comment: At Lee's Old Theatrical Playhouse on the Bowling Green, running down Axe and Bottle Yard. 10 or 11 a.m. to 9 P.M. [Advertised through 16 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Troy

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: At Lee's Old Theatre on the Bowling Green, behind Marshalsea Prison, down Mermaid Court, next Queen's Arms Tavern. 10 or 11 a.m. to 9 P.M. [Advertised through 16 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 4 Feb., for a letter from Colley Cibber to the Gentlemen of the Inns of Court. Daily Advertiser, 4 Feb.: Whereas it is agreed on between several Gentlemen, to erect a New Theatre for the exhibiting of Plays, Farces, Pantomime, &c. all such Persons as are willing to undertake the said Building, are desir'd to bring their Plans for the same by the 2d of May next ensuing, in order to be laid before the said Gentlemen, the Time and Place of which Meeting will be advertis'd in this Paper on the last of April. Proportions of the Ground: The North Side 120 Feet; the West, square with the North, 130 Feet; the South 110 Feet; and the East on a Bevil, joining the Parallel. Note, There must be a Passage left to go round the Building, and the Stages to be 30 Feet wide at the First Scene; the Distance between Wall and Wall 80 Feet; and the Scene-Rooms, Green and Dressing Rooms, to be on the outside of the last mention'd Measure. The Stage to be either North or South

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: (London Daily Post and General Advertiser missing), but Latreille says As17361106.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Hollyday.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Benefit Pelling, Dukes. Tickets for Villeneuve, Master Green also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-a Seafaring Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; V: A new Scotch Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: LLee-Hallam Booth on the Bowling Green at the Bottom of Ax@and@Battle@Yard, behind the Marshalsea. By the celebrated Company from Bartholomew Fair; 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Presumably performed from Wednesday 7 through Thursday 15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry

Dance: Jano, Baudouin, Peters, Thompson, Mlle DeFrano, Mlle LeRoy, Mrs Dancey; The Italian Shadows-the best Masters from Italy; A Humorous Ballet Dance between a Soldier a Sailor a Tinker a Tailor and Buxom Joan of Deptford-

Music: a B Band of Musick

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #80. A quarrel betwixt Mr Quin and Mrs Cibber about dressing in ye Green Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 17 Aug.: Yesterday Morning died at his House at Strand on the Green after three Days Illness, Mr Joseph Miller, a celebrated Comedian

Performances

Event Comment: At Lee's Booth, on the Bowling Green. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter Or St

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer or Trick upon Trick

Music: