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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Rogers"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Rogers")') 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 14198 matches on Performance Comments, 4492 matches on Performance Title, 1811 matches on Event Comments, 1212 matches on Roles/Actors, and 88 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John-Wm. Mills; Gloster-Oates; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Chief Justice-Boman; Justice Shallow-Cibber; Falstaff-Harper; Justice Silence-Miller; Fee6le-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Norris; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol Mavis-Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Harper; Bellmour-Wilks; Sharper-Mills; Fondlewife-Cibber; Vainlove-Watson; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Oates; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Araminta-Mrs Butler; Silvia-Miss Lindar; Lucy-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Lindar
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss Latour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Lanyon, Smith; Earth-Dupre; Air-Glover; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Laguerre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Milward; Obadiah Prim-Hippisley; Perriwinkle-Spiller; Tradelove-Bullock; Sir Philip-Chapman; Freeman-Ogden; Sackbut-Hall; Simon Pure-Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Cook; Betty-Miss Fenton; Anne Lovely-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Fenton

Dance: End II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: I: Hey Ho Who's Above?-Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge

Performance Comment: -Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Performance Comment: The Principal Parts-Walker, Spiller, Miss Fention , Hall, Hippisley, Mrs Egleton; Melton-Hall; Pyefleet-Hippisley; Harry-Laguerre; Lieutenant-Chapman; Player-Milward; Cobler-Hippisley; Sailor-H. Bullock; Peg Welfleet-Mrs Egleton; Jenny Melton-Miss Warren; Apleek-Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-Wilks; Antonio-W. Mills; Gonzalo-Oates; Alonzo-Roberts; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Stephano-Shepard; Mustacho-Harper; Trincalo-Miller; Ventoso-Norris; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.
Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson Sr and Miss Robinson Jr At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Lindar

Dance: Between the Acts: Variety of new Dances both Serious and Comic-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis Of The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Nokes; Peachum-Mrs Martin; Lockit-Mrs Mullart; Filch-Miss Palms; Mat-Mrs Kirk; Crookfinger'd Jack-Miss Wood; Ben Budge-Mrs Hayns; Robin-Mrs Clarke; Harry-Mrs Williams; Polly-Stopler; Lucy-Mullart; Mrs Peachum-Reynolds; Jenny-Lacey; Mrs Slammekin-Jones; Suky-Dove; Molly-Wells; Dolly-Hicks; Mother Rye-Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Palms
Role: Crookfinger'd Jack Actor: Miss Wood

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Marshall; Doodle-Reynolds; 1st Physician-Hallam; 2d-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Prologue-Jones; Epilogue-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Jones.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Performance Comment: As17300210, but Pedant Jr-Bardin; Pincet-Collet; Bellaria-Miss Vaughan; Clarissa-Miss M. Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Bellaria Actor: Miss Vaughan
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss M. Vaughan.

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Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitch'd

Performance Comment: The Principal Parts-Giffard, W. Giffard, Williams, Penkethman, Collet, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Haughton, Miss Vaughan, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Mountfort; but edition of 1730 lists: Colonel Courtly-W. Giffard; Freelove-W. Williams; Stanza-Giffard; Cockade-Penkethman; Anchor-Collet; Old Lady Languish-Mrs Palmer; Young Lady Languish-Mrs Haughton; Arabella-Miss Vaughan; Matilda-Mrs Giffard; Mimick-Mrs Mountford; Prologue-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17300330 but Mizen-Bardin; Sir Charles-Machen; Purser-Burny; Arabella-Mrs Thomas; Jenny-Miss M. Vaughan; Advocate-Miss Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss M. Vaughan
Role: Advocate Actor: Miss Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TThe White Joke-Eaton; Two Pierrots-Burny, Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17300401 but Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Huddy; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Basset-Bardin; Richard-R. Williams; Moody-Collet; Lady Grace-Mrs Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thomas; Jenny-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Miss Vaughan; Mrs Trusty-Miss M. Vaughan; Epilogue-Penkethman on an ass.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Vaughan
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Miss M. Vaughan

Dance: End Act I: The White Joke-Eaton; III: -Dukes

Song: II: a Youth, aged 13; IV: Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady: With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Performance Comment: King of Tunis-Barcock; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Fielding; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Squire Noodle-Berry; Doodle-Smith; Davy-Excell; Captain-Brogden; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettica-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Flip-Penkethman; Mizen-Bullock; Worthy-Smith ; Rovewell-Huddy; Sir Charles-Bardin; Cribbidge-W. Williams; Easy-R. Williams; Indent-Collet; Sailors-W. Giffard, Mynns, Pearce, Machen; Fair Quaker-Mrs Giffard; Arabella-Mrs Thomas; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Miss Smith; Jiltup-Mrs Mountfort; Advocate-Miss Vaughan; Barmaid-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Advocate Actor: Miss Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17300925, but Daphne, Flora-Mlle Salle; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; French Woman-Miss LaTour.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Iiid

Performance Comment: Richard-Roberts; Prince Edward-Miss Price; Duke of York-Miss Norris, .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Freemason

Performance Comment: King-Furnivall; Mirza-Jones; Sebastian-Lacy; Clerimont-Mullart; Moody-Hallam; Noodle-Woodward; Doodle-Reynolds; Davy-Ayres; Queen-Mrs Woodward; Maria-Mrs Lacy; Celia-Mrs Nokes; Lettice-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Miss Price; Jacinta-Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Price
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Palms.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Performance Comment: As17301116, but Foresters-Davenport, Cross, Hicks; Women Peasants-Mrs Nokes, Mrs Clarke, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Porter; Castalio-Wilks; Polydore-Marshall; Chamont-Mills; Acasto-Paget; Serina-Miss Williams; Page-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Page Actor: Miss Robinson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Fair; Or, Union Of The Clans

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Charles-Mills Jr; Donald-Harper; Duncan-Paget; Alaster-Fielding; Davy-Mrs Roberts; Kenneth-Berry; Willy-Johnson; Nanny-Miss Raftor; Jeany-Miss Vaughan; Maggy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Jeany Actor: Miss Vaughan
Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Miss Williams. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17301130, but Prospero-Roberts; Caliban-Wetherilt Sr; Stephano-Shepard; Ariel-Miss Brett; Antonio-Berry; Sycorax-Charke; Mirnada-Mrs Walter; Milcha-Mrs Boman; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Bridgwater, Oates, Harper, Charke, Burnet, Wright; Infernal Spirits-Boman, Rainton, Charke, Evans, Teno, Tench.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Phillida-Miss Raftor; Cimon-Fielding; Mopsus-Oates; Arcas-Berry; Corydon-Roberts; Damon-Charke.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: See17310513, but Rachel-Miss Raftor; Meriel-Mrs Cibber; Hearty-Harper; Oliver-W. Mills; Clack-Cibber Jr; Randal-Bridgwater; Springlove-R. Wetherilt; Vincent-Stoppelaer; Hilliard-Charke; Oldrents-Shepard; Scentwell-Roberts; Amie-Miss Williams; Beggars-Oates; Berry, Fielding, Excell, Ranton. Berry, Fielding, Excell, Ranton.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Williams

Music: As17310630

Song: As17310630

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of Love And Honour

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Aristarchus-W. Mills; Philocles-Wetherilt; Philander-Cibber Jr; Dion-Fielding; Damon-Stoppelaer; Urania-Miss Raftor; Thalia-Mrs Charke; Selena-Miss Oates; Prologue by Sir Robert Henley-W. Mills; Epilogue-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Urania Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Selena Actor: Miss Oates

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention; or, Love and Jealousy

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Nivelon; His Wife-Miss LaTour; Boor Servant-Ray; Highlander and Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Scots Servant-Laguerre; other parts-DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Kilby, Miss Wherrit.