SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Moll Davis whom I never saw act before "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Moll Davis whom I never saw act before ")') 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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Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Gay.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Event Comment: [By Nicholas Rowe.] Never Acted before. The Medley, 22 April: Whereas Nicodemus Somebody, Esq; alias The Merry Mr Pack, belonging to the Play-house in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Music: In: a cantata, The Meditation by Pepusch-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Charles Knipe.] Never Acted before. Benefit the Author. Receipts: #114 7s

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Mainpiece Title: The City Ramble Or The Humours Of The Comptors

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17150512

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce (Never Acted before). At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Bulls and Bears

Event Comment: [By Aaron Hill.] Never Acted before. All the Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations to the Play being entirely New. Receipts: #78 1s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Vision Or The Fall Of Siam

Event Comment: [By Lewis Theobald.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #25 8s. 6d. Preface: I am only sorry, it did not answer so well to Mr Rich, as I hop'd it would have done....The Play was got up with indefatigable Application, in Twelve Days time from the first Reading, which is less than ever any Tragedy was known to be got ready in

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Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Gonsalvo-Corey; Sebastian-Keene; Roderick-Smith; Beaufort-J. Leigh; Luciana-Mrs Rogers; Selinda-Mrs Roger Jr; Prologue-; Epilogue by Molloy-Mrs Cross.
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Role: Molloy Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: [By Joseph Addison]. Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Event Comment: [By Mrs Mary Davys.] Never Acted before. Preface: The first Night, in which lay all the Danger, was attended with only two single Hisses....The one was a Boy, and not worth taking Notice of, the other a Man who came prejudic'd. Receipts: #28 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heiress Or The Humours Of York

Event Comment: [By John Ozell.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #23 17s

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Mainpiece Title: Cato Of Utica

Performance Comment: No actors' names in edition of 1716.
Event Comment: [By Christopher Bullock.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #65 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Dance: As17161027

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Gift Or The Royal Resentment

Event Comment: [By John Gay and others.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Event Comment: [By William Taverner.] Never Acted before. The Dresses for all the Characters being entirely new. Receipts: #58 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultaness

Event Comment: [By Mrs Mary Manley.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius The First Christian King Of Britain

Event Comment: [By William Taverner.] Never Acted before. All the Characters being new Drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Wife

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Event Comment: [By Susanna Centlivre.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Event Comment: [By Charles Beckingham.] Never Acted before. With Habits for all the Characters entirely New. Preface: [The play] was twice deferr'd by reason of a Principal Actor's Indisposition;...and even, when brought on the Stage, appear'd to less Advantage: The Principal Character of the Play being read the First Night, and the next Principal Character the Second

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio Africanus

Event Comment: [By John Breval.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Play Is The Plot

Event Comment: [By Richard Savage.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Vail

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit the Author. With the Addition of some new Scenes (never acted before)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Vail

Performance Comment: See17180617 but A new Character-Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

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Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Masquerade

Event Comment: [By George Sewell.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Event Comment: [Author unknown.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Younger Brother Or The Sham Marquis