SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss P Hopkins"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss P Hopkins")') 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 14109 matches on Performance Comments, 4417 matches on Performance Title, 3652 matches on Event Comments, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, and 3 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Antonio (by permission of the Managers of Vauxhall)-Dignum; Ferdinand-Clarke (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); Don Jerome-Powel; Isaac-Baker; Father Paul-Haymes; Lopez-Pitt; Starved Friar-Evans; Carlos (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Braham (1st appearance in that character, and on this stage); Louisa-Mrs Martyr; The Duenna-Mrs Wentworth; Clara (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Sga Storace.

Dance: End II: Peggy's Love (by permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre), as17970614 End Opera: Cupid and Psyche, as17970614 With Corps de Ballet from the Opera House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The 1st Act Of Le Gelosie Villane

Afterpiece Title: The 1st Act of Merope

Dance: As17970715

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Mansel

Dance: III: a Hornpipe in Fetters-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Dance: As17971202

Ballet: Ariadne et Bacchus. As17971202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hes Much To Blame

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths

Song: "A new duet, composed by Kelly, was introduced." (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson

Dance: As17981205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: End II: The Storm-Incledon (written by G. A. Stevens); Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End: An Occasional Address-H. Johnston; Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Sims.
Event Comment: PPolly Honeycomb goes off very well-much pleas'd with Mrs Kennedy in the last scene (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber's first appearance this season (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Song: II: Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. [Farce is the first act of Taste (Foote) connected with a New additional act (never perform'd before) call'd Modern Tragedy written by Mr Foote, with a new character (Genest, IV, 661.] Holland's Bt. deferred till this date so that Mr Garrick may have time to be prepared in the Character of Mercutio" (Folger Bill). The new last act to Taste--great hissed--and almost d-d (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Event Comment: The first time Mrs Yates acted since April 2,-See April 14 (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Event Comment: MMr Marr's part in the Play cut out (Hopkins). [i.e., messenger in Philaster, but Marr still listed in the bill.] Receipts: #191 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Holland but coolly receiv'd in Oakly, at first. The last Scene in the Genii the Wings did not change on Account of the Barrel being broke (Hopkins). Oakly by Mr Holland, First time (Cross Diary). Receipts: #124 18s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: MMr Powell play'd much better than first Night (Hopkins). Receipts: #233 9s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: MMr Foote's Night as Author (Hopkins). Foote (Cross Diary). The New Comedy, The Dupe, deferred until Saturday. Receipts: #108 7s. 6d.; charges: #84. [Profits to auth. #24 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Command (Hopkins). King & Queen (Cross Diary). Receipts: #240 13s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17631119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: no Performance

Performance Comment: ChristmasEve (Cross Diary). This day was dedicated for rehearsing the New Pantomime called the Rites of Hecate. In our practices we found such a total want of Business and Incidents to carry on the story from one scene to another were obliged to call the good natured Mr Colman to our aid, as we could get no assistance from the Author, Mr Love, who seems not to have the least genius in contriving any thing of that Kind.-The whole day spent till eleven o'clock that night in [a word illegible] and everbody threw in their mite, and made it as well as the short time would allow (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan) .
Cast
Role: Hopkins Diary Actor: MacMillan .
Event Comment: This Night a New Song was Introduc'd in the Pantomime upon the Prs Augusta's leaving England (well receiv'd) (Hopkins). New occasional Song in the Pant (Cross Diary). Receipts: #208 11s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: The Mad Scene in the Pantomime much hiss'd (Hopkins). Receipts: #163 18s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Event Comment: The Mad Scene left out (Hopkins) [of Rites of Hecate, see 6 Feb. 1764]. Receipts: #201 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband