SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Andrews"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Andrews")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virtuoso

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Epilogue-; A copy in the William Andrews Clark Jr Memorial Library, Los Angeles, has the following manuscript cast, which may well be the original cast. (The trimming of the page has sometimes cut off the first letter or two of a name, and these have been supplied.) Sir NicholasGimcrack-Percivall; Sir Formal Trifle-Anthony Leigh; Sir Samuel Hearty-Underhill; Longvill-Betterton; Bruce-Smythe; Hazard-Jevon; Lady Gimcrack-Mrs Shadwell; Clarinda-Mrs Currer; Miranda-Mrs Betterton; unassigned-Mrs Price.
Event Comment: The United Company. Newdigate newsletters, 2 June 1683: The same day [31 May] their Royall highnesses... in ye afternoone Countenanced a new play with their presences (Wilson, More Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 59). Wilson proposes that this play is Dame Dobson, as the separately Printed Prologue bears Luttrell's acquisition date of 1 June 1683 (Bindley Collection, William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library). The separately printed Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 176-78

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dame Dobson; Or, The Cunning Woman

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft. Prologue by the author (Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.). Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (Knapp, 81)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 31 Mar. 1787: This Day is published Seduction (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #187 15. (162.14.0; 24.1.6; 0.17.0; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Event Comment: [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #168 15s. (162.19.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [1st piece: Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Eliza Parsons, based on Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, by Moliere]. Morning Herald, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #269 11s. 6d. (174.14.0; 4.16.6; tickets: 90.1.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Afterpiece Title: The Intrigues of a Morning; or, An Hour in Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Reynolds, based partly on Monsieur Thomas, by John Fletcher. Prologue by Robert Merry. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 24 Apr. 1793: This Day is published Notoriety (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #228 8s. (224.0; 4.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 24th [recte 25th] time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season, when it had been acted 24 times. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews]. Receipts: #262 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Leak. 1st piece: Never performed here. The Musick selected, with new Accompaniments and a Scottish Overture, by Dr Arnold. [Miss Andrews is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Morning Herald, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #155 11s. 6d. (84.2.0; 66.10.0; 0.17.0; tickets: none listed; odd money: 4.2.6) (charge: #213 0s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17950917, but Louisa-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Andrews]); Margaretta-Miss Leak; William-_; Servant-_.

Song: In: Thro the Wood Laddie-Miss Leak; In Masquerade Scene 2nd piece: Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

Event Comment: [Miss Andrews' 1st appearance on the stage was at dl on 13 May 1796.] The Publick is respectfully informed that, in consequence of the Benefit advertised for To-morrow, at the Theatre-Royal in Covent Garden, no Entertainments will be given here on that night; it being the wish of the Proprietor of this Theatre to promote, by any means in his power, the success of the above charitable purpose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Fawcett; Sir Felix Friendly-Hollingsworth (of dl); Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Waldron Jun.; John-Lyons; Cudden-Chippendale; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Andrews (1st appearance on any stage [recte at this theatre]); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Davenport; Fringe-Mrs Harlowe; Cowslip-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Andrews

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I to the Duke's playhouse, and there did see King Harry the Eighth; and was mightily Pleased, better than I ever expected, with the history and shows of it. We happened to sit by Mr Andrews, our neighbour, and his wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Eighth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Song: In 2nd piece: The High@minded Soldier-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: British Loyalty or A Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun.; conclude with: God save the King-Chapman, Chambers, Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade

Entertainment: Entertainment.End afterpiece: As17971016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17971109; IV: a Masquerade Scene-; a Minuet-D'Egville, Miss Goddard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: IV: Minuet, as17971110; II 3rd piece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: All the World's Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore