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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,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 14114 matches on Performance Comments, 4493 matches on Performance Title, 2015 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Roles/Actors, and 8 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Careless-Lewis; Lord Touchwood-Clarke; Mellefont-Wroughton; Brisk-Lee Lewes; Lord Froth-Booth; Sir Paul Plyant-Macklin; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Jackson; Lady Froth-Mrs Mattocks; Cynthia-Miss Leeson; Lady Plyant-Miss Macklin (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Performance Comment: As17761126, but Miss Wewitzer's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: As17761123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith (1st appearance in that character); Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Colonel Briton-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Lissardo-King; Isabella-Miss Hopkins; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: End II: The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre, Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci, Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue; or, The Press-Gang

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Dayes. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Mattocks; Careful-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Miss Dayes.]

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: In 2nd piece: Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Fox; Lucy-Miss Catley; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitefield; Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Polly-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17760927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17761007, but Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Brown; Bacchants-Miss Dayes, others.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Dayes, others.
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley

Song: In afterpiece: Nor on Beds of fading Flowers-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Vincent]); Poliphontes-Palmer; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-Aickin; Erox-Hurst; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Hopkins; Merope-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Merope Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Stewart

Dance: As17761015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Wrighten; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Miss Platt; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: As17770213

Song: Fete Champetre, as17761107, but _Vernon, Mrs _Scott; songs-Tenducci, as17770210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Young Fashion-Reddish; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Berinthia-Mrs Yates; The other parts-Burton, Lamash, Carpenter, Wrighten, Norris, Nash, Everard, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Platt, Mrs Smith; Edition of 1781 (G. Wilkie) specifies: La Varole-Burton; +Jewelle-Lamash; +Shoemaker-Carpenter; +Hosier-Norris; +Taylor-Baker (see17770225); +Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; +Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; New +Prologue-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Jarratt

Dance: End III: The Triumph of Love, as17761107:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ali D'amore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rauzzini, Trebbi, Savoi, Micheli, Rovedino, Sga Luiggia? Farnese, Miss Storace, Sga Cecilia Davies Inglesina. Cast from libretto (T. Cadell, 1777): Fileno-Venanzio Rauzzini; Damone-Trebbi; Erasto-Savoi; Silvano-Micheli; Lucida-Rovedino; Clori-Sga Farnese; Cupido-Miss Storace; Amarilli-Sga Cecilia Davies.
Cast
Role: Cupido Actor: Miss Storace

Dance: End I: La Force de l'Amour, as17761214; End II: Comic Ballet, as17770204; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17770225

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Booth, Miss Armstrong & Everard [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #114 4s. (46.10; 10.8; 1.11; tickets: 55.15) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: Dance of Spirits, as17770414; In IV: Grand Dance, as17770425; The Court Minuet, as17770403; Allemande, as17770403

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17761009, but Amiens (with songs)-Davies; Caelia-Miss Hopkins; Cuckoo Song-_.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End Act I: Grand Dance, as17770425

Song: As17761009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17770418, but Jarvis-Palmer; Emily (1st time)-Miss Jarratt; Clerk-_.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: Grand Dance, as17770425

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Russell; Freeman-G. Graham; Perriwinkle-Graham; Tradelove-Vowell; Sackbut-Newton; Obadiah Prim-Walters; Sir Philip Modelove-Trotter; Boy-Master Russell; Mrs Prim-Mrs Russell; Betty-Mrs Trotter; Mask'd Lady-Miss Powell; Ann Lovely-Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Mask'd Lady Actor: Miss Powell
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: April-day

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777): Don Buffalo-Bannister; Count Folatre-DuBellamy; Davo-Edwin; Matilda-Mrs Hitchcock; Cephisa-Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren

Dance: End I: a New Pastoral Dance-see17770611; End II: The Provencalle-see17770611

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Griffiths and Fearon. Tickets delivered for Hamlet and a Comedy will be admitted. Tickets to be had of Griffiths and of Fearon at Clay's, Cabinet-maker, Princess-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17770910, but Lord Rake-Griffiths; Taylor-Stevens; Belinda-Miss Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton (1st appearance); Lady Brute-Mrs Burden; Col. Bully (with a song)-Bannister; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Walton

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Barrett; Charles-Farren; Russet-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Waldron; Tom-Carpenter; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Mrs Johnston; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Carpenter; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Griffiths; Bogg-Barrett; Taffy-Burton; Old Woman-Mr Davies [i.e. doubled Mercury]; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-West; Patie-Dowson; Roger-Walker; Symon-Morrison; Glaud-Massey; Bauldy-Stewart; Peggy-Miss Hale; Madge-Mr Jackson; Mause-Mr Joyce; Jdnny-Miss Russell; New Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jdnny Actor: Miss Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Students; or The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Principal Parts-Walker, Stewart, Shepherd, Alfred, A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]), Miss Russell, Miss Hale; Prologue-Stewart. [Text (For the Author, 1779) lists the parts: Byron, Frederick, Freeport, Graspall, Andrew, Macdowell, Drover, Henpeck, Emily, Harriot, Mrs Macdowell.]Text (For the Author, 1779) lists the parts: Byron, Frederick, Freeport, Graspall, Andrew, Macdowell, Drover, Henpeck, Emily, Harriot, Mrs Macdowell.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Antonio-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (with songs)-Vernon; Duke-Packer; Launcelot-Parsons; Gobbo-Wrighten; Salanio-Farren; Solerino-Lamash; Tubal-Waldron; Bassanio-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Jessica (1st time; with a song)-Miss Walpole; Nerissa-Mrs Davies; Portia-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Walpole

Dance: End III: Rural Grace, as17771002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: Lively-Mattocks; Hunks-Reinhold; Gripe-Quick; Osman-Dunstall; Jenny-Miss Dayes; Harriet-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance proper to the Play-; to conclude with: Country Dance-the Characters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Carpenter; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Clown (with the original Epilogue song)-Vernon; Malvolio-Yates; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Viola-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Walpole

Dance: In: Rural Grace, as17771002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Vernon; Ali-Dodd; Scander-Bannister; Fatima-Miss Collett; Liesbia-Miss Abrams; Selima-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Liesbia Actor: Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Lieut. O'Connor (1st time)-Mahon; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Doctor Rosy-Quick; Serjeant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown; song-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: La Soiree a@la@Mode-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Byrn; Clown-Carpenter; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Scaramouch-Barrett; Country Girls-Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.