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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Mrs and Master Simson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Mrs and Master Simson")') 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: Benefit Mrs Violante's Daughter and Mr LaFevre, being the only Reward allow'd them for Performing the whole Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Pisard
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Violante
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs Gilmarine, Mrs Volar

Dance: Mrs Violante, Francisco

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Peterson, Mr and Mrs Dunstall. Tickets deliver'd out for Dighton, Pattendon, Bulkely, and Ravenscroft will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Crack-Cibber; Surly-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Courtly Nice-Peterson.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Song: As17050516

Dance: Mrs Cross, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cares Of Love

Song: Mrs Hodgson

Dance: The little Girl, Mrs Elford's scholar

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock Jr and Ryan. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Wade, Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Leigh; Sir Rice-Griffin; Whimsey-Spiller; Springlove-Bullock Jr; Symons-Pack; Fancy-Bullock Sr; Florinda-Mrs Thurmond; Lucia-Mrs Bullock; Flora-Mrs Spiller; Mrs Whimsey-Mrs Rogers; Mrs Furnish-Mrs Kent; Mrs Fancy-Mrs Hays.
Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Mrs Whimsey Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Mrs Furnish Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Mrs Fancy Actor: Mrs Hays.

Song: Mrs Barbier; particularly Joys Immortal-

Dance: As17171022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of The Famous Fryer Bacon; With The Comical Humours Of Justice Want-brains, Hopper The Miller, And His Son Ralph

Performance Comment: Parts-Leigh, Hall, Boheme, Williams, Oates, Egleton, Schoolding, Knapp, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Ratcliffe.

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: Italian Shadows-

Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's Booth. Mr Penkethman has enlarged the Boxes, and made them commodious for the Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; With The Comical Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Miller; Gudgeon-Norris; Sir Robert Westford-Shepard; Young Westford-Wilks Jr; Hazard-Oates; Ardelia-Mrs Knapp; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherell; Widow-Mrs Ratcliffe; Mountfort-Williams; Undertaker-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Ardelia Actor: Mrs Knapp
Role: Lady Westford Actor: Mrs Wetherell
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Ratcliffe

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence; Or, Sir Martin Marall

Dance: Mrs Bullock; A new Harlequin-Miss Lindar; Drunken Scene-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: As17230625

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Song: Mrs Hill

Dance: As17240113

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Song: Mrs Barbier

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Performance Comment: Sir Nicodemus Nothing-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Merlin-Norris Jr; Simon Go To'ot-Oates; Duke of Gloster-Corey; Aurelius-Chapman; Oswald-Marshall; Hermit-Walford; Ostorius-Harrison; Devil-Penkethman; Artesia-Mrs Sterling; Joan Go To'ot-Mrs Orfeur; Lucy-Mrs Vincent; Edol-Wilks Jr; Uter Pendragon-Orfeur; Bussle Head-Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Artesia Actor: Mrs Sterling
Role: Joan Go To'ot Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vincent

Song: Mrs Boman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Performance Comment: Orson-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Alphonso-Williams; Valentine-Roberts; Athelia-Mrs Morgan; Cleora-Mrs Butcher; Countrywoman-Mrs Willis; Peter Pitiful-Butcher.
Cast
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Butcher
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Mrs Willis

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Tumbling-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Pinchwife-Quin; Sparkish-Egleton; Dorilant-Diggs; Quack-Hall; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Alithea-Mrs Parker; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Ward; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Butcher; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Leguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. N.B. Mr Leveridge hopes that his Friends accept of this Invitation, and favour him with their Companies, since a tedious Indisposition hath rendered him incapable of waiting on them in Person. Receipts: money #39 4s.; tickets #87 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Performance Comment: Young Wealthy-Ryan; Sir William-Bullock; Tom-Walker; Shamtown-Hippisley; Lady Sly-Mrs Berriman; Sophis-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Egleton; Maria-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lady Sly Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Sophis Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Spruce Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: Mrs Barbier

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Bridgwater; Ben-Cibber; Scandal-W. Mills; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Heron; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. An extraordinary band of Musick is provided. N.B. Mr Bridgwater dy'd -an old actor & an honest man. He belong'd to Covent Garden (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnight's New Carnival Concert

Dance: As17540815

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Italian Piece by Mons Sorin and Mr Baxter. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster

Dance: An Entertainment of Mimick Dancing, call'd, La Caprice-Harlequin (in Imitation of Mlle Provost, the Famous Dancer in the Opera at Paris)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Champnes
Role: Agenor Actor: Mrs Dorman
Related Works
Related Work: Amintas Author(s): Ferdinando Tenducci

Dance: II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Champnes
Role: Agenor Actor: Mrs Dorman
Related Works
Related Work: Amintas Author(s): Ferdinando Tenducci

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers-Lauchery, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640319

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs White, Mrs Carter, Mrs Hanson, Mrs Pack. Tickets for Sir Walter Raleigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Mrs Margarita, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Pulmon

Dance: Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Miss Schoolding, Miss Francis, delaGarde's Two Sons

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #29 9s.; tickets #81 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17291114, but Isabella-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Mrs Chambers, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, particularly a Trumpet Song-Mrs Chambers, -Lewis Granom

Dance: HHighlander-Sally, Mrs Laguerre; Dutch Clown-Nivelon; Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour