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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Mills jun"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Mills jun")') 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 4819 matches on Performance Comments, 4503 matches on Event Comments, 883 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wilks; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Edging-Mrs Bicknell.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Mills; Captain-Wilks; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Old Woman-Norris.

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Col. Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Clincher Jr-Miller; Vizard-Bickerstaff; Dicky-Norris; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angleica-Mrs Santlow; Parly-Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: edition of 1718 lists: Sir John Woodvil-Mills; Colonel Woodvil-Booth; Hearty-Wilks; Doctor Wolf-Cibber; Charles-Walker; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Porter; Maria-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue (written by N. Rowe)-; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Booth; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Penkethman, Norris, Leigh; Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Miller; Humphrey-Penkethman; Clerimont-Mills; Capt. Clerimont-Wilks; Tipkin-Norris; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bicknell; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Aunt-Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Weaver, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Penkethman; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Celia-Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: As17171203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Truewit-Wilks; Clerimont-Mills; Dauphine-Booth; Sir Amorous-Miller; Sir John-Cibber; Cutbeard-Norris; Silent Woman-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Haughty-Mrs Saunders; Dol Mavis-Miss Younger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Elder Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-Mills; Welford-Booth; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Poet-Norris; Lady-Mrs Oldfield; Martha-Mrs Bicknell; Abigail-Mrs Willis.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Teno, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: See17171115, but Heartwell-Bickerstaff; Bellmour-Wilks; Vainlove-Booth; Sir Joseph-Bowen; Sharper-Mills; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Norris; Fondlewife-Cibber; Araminta-Mrs Porter; Belinda-Mrs Mountfort; Sylvia-Miss Willis; Lucy-Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Booth; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Wilks; Axalla-Walker; Arpasia-Mrs Oldfield; Selima-Mrs Santlow.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17170928, but Horatio-Mills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17171126, but Bertran-Mills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17180111, but Belmour-Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: See17180222, but Cato-Booth; Juba-Wilks; Syphax-Cibber; Sempronius-Mills; Portius-Walker; Marcus-Williams; Lucius-Thurnond; Marcia-Mrs Oldfield; Lucia-Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Wilks; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cibber; Queen-Mrs Porter; Rutland-Mrs Oldfield; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Quarlous-Mills; Cokes-Miller; Wasp-Johnson; Littlewit-Norris; Rabby Busy-Cibber; Ursula-F. Leigh; Mrs Littlewit-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Grace-Miss Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17171128, but Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Penkethman; Widow Lackit-Mrs Saunders; Charlot-Mrs Bicknell; Lucy-Miss Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Peter-Johnson; Barnaby-Cibber; Lovemore-Wilks; Cunningham-Mills; Merryman-Penkethman; Clodpole-Miller; Wanton Wife-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Laycock-Mrs Saunders; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Philadelphia-Miss Younger.

Dance: As17180318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Booth; Villeroy-Mills; Isabella-Mrs Porter; Victoria-Miss Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Wade, Shaw, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe; Scene between Scaramouch and Harlequin-Weaver's sons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Booth; Orestes-Mills; Pylades-Thurmond; Andromache-Mrs Oldfield; Hermione-Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Penkethman; Young Reveller-Mills; Worthy-Bickerstaff; Raison-Johnson; Dorinda-Mrs Moor; Florella-Miss Younger; Violante-Miss Willis; Mrs Raison-Mrs Saunders.

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: See17180324 but Parts-Mills, Johnson, Norris, Miller, Wilks, Bickerstaff, Walker.

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman; Mimic Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar