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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Matthews"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Matthews")') 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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5994 results for: Keyword - Mr Matthews
We found 4256 matches on Event Comments, 1270 matches on Performance Comments, 703 matches on Performance Title, 107 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

651
17 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: III: a hornpipe-Miss Matthews

652
25 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cytherea-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

653
22 September 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: new dance, The Dockyard-Dagueville, Langrish, Holland, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois. With a new scene painted by Carver

654
08 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Dagueville; End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

655
13 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

656
22 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Dance: End: The Embarkment for Cythera-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

657
09 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: new dance, The Coquette Quaker; or, The Husband Deceived-Dagueville, Jackson, Harris, Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

658
29 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

659
17 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

660
26 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett; End I: song-Miss Wright

661
06 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W.? Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Pierrot-Delpini; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Miss Cranfield.
Cast
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

662
16 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: End III: a new Tambourine Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; a dew Minuet and Allemandecomposed by Dagueville-Holloway, Miss Lings; to conclude with: Quadrilles-; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800510

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

663
25 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Clown-Stevens; Justice's Wife-Miss Platt; Maid - Mrs Sharpe; Pierrot's Wife [in all subsequent bills: Clown's Wife]-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford.
Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

664
03 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End II: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End III: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927

665
06 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford

666
06 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, will full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, -Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Edwards, Miss Simson, Miss Kirby, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett

667
26 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: End of mainpiece The Shepherd's Wedding by Harris and Miss Matthews

668
20 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton, &c; Clown-Stevens; Clown's Wife-Miss Matthews; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Poussin; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews [i.e. doubled Clown's Wife]; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford .
Cast
Role: Clown's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece by Harris, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

669
01 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece The Belle of the Pillage by Harris and Miss Matthews

670
05 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Williams, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Helme; Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Granger, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett

671
19 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Ballet, The Double Surprise (composed and executed by Banti; 1st appearance on this stage), Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

672
09 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820402, but omitted: Dumay, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Early Horn; End of Act I of afterpiece The Lamentation of Mary Queen of Scots; End of Act II Auld Robin Grey, all three sung by Mrs Kennedy

673
17 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Poney Races by Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews; End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820409

674
25 September 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Belle of the Village by Harris and Miss Matthews

675
07 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, J. Wilson, Darley, Doyle; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy