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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Miss Hayes"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Miss Hayes")') 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 14281 matches on Performance Comments, 5658 matches on Event Comments, 4855 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Barry; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Quick; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wilde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Jefferson; Razor-Baddeley; Rake-Davies; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Greville; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aicken; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-J. Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Alonzo-Usher; Copper Capt.-King; Leon-Garrick; Maid-Waldron; Old Woman-Baddeley; Clara-Mrs Jefferson; Altea-Mrs Love; Estifania-Mrs Abington; Margaritta-Miss Sherry, first time; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17741014, but Belcour-Lewis, first time this season; Stockwell-Clarke; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barsanti.
Role: Varland Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Davies; Sir ThomasTesty-Hurst; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Mrs Scott; Betty-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Platt.

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Mrs Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Mattocks; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Semira-Mrs Baker; Mandane-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Woodward; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Rovewell-Davies; Belmour-Thompson; Pamphlet-Shuter; Harriet-Miss Valois; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: I: The Reel, as17741028; End Opera: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Sherman

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Bawble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Whitefield; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Portraits A@la@Mode-Dagueville, Helme, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Guttle-Griffiths; Cook-Wright; Kitty Pry-Mrs Davies; Melissa-Miss Hopkins; Sharp-Dodd; Gayless-Davies.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Obadiah-Shuter; Modelove-Booth; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Whitefield; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. 3rd time (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #270 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don Frederick-Jefferson; Don John-Garrick; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-J. Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Wheeler; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; 1st Constantia-Mrs Baddeley; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Mrs Love; Constantia-Mrs Abington; Kinswoman-Miss Platt; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: End: Slingsby, Mad. Hidou

Related Works
Related Work: The Wavering Nymph; or, Mad Amyntas Author(s): Thomas Randolph

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17740923, but Fanny-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End Opera: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens. [See17711009.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Lord Guildford Dudley-Lewis, first time; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Clarke; Suffolk-Fearon; Sussex-L'Estrange; Sir John Gates-Booth; Lieut.-Chaplin; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Hull; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Hull
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End Tragedy: A Comic Dance, call'd Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties 4th night. Paid subscription to L. Brady #1 1s. Receipts: #255 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-King; Sir Andrew-Dodd; Antonio-Davies; Fabian-Waldron; Viola-Miss Younge; Sebastian-Cautherly; Sir Toby-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Maria-Mrs Hopkins; Clown (with the Original Epilogue Song)-Vernon; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley (first time).
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Dodd
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge

Dance: In: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #14 19s. 6d.; Paid salary list #567 11s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Miss Robins (Country Girl) on acct #20. Receipts: #199 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Related Works
Related Work: The Choleric Man Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Gibby-Johnston; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Yates; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Jefferson; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Spinner-Griffiths; Harry-Lamash; Waiters-Everard, Carpenter; Ruffle-Burton; Arabella-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Davies; Sophia-Mrs Greville; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Keen; Sir William-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Barry, first time; Horatio-Bensley; Lothario-Lewis; Altamont-Wroughton; Rossano-Whitefield; Lavinia-Mrs Mattocks, first time; Lucilla-Miss Dayes; Calista-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Generous Pirate, as17741214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Barry; Hippolitus-Lewis; Lycon-Lee; Cratander-L'Estrange; Officers-Thompson, Chaplin; Ismena-Mrs Mattocks; Lady-Miss Pearce; Phaedra-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Cratander Actor: L'Estrange
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: End Tragedy: Rural Merriment, as17741209

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Lowe@and@Co. (glaziers) #17 11s. 6d.; Hatsell, (mercer) #142 3s.; Scott (copper laceman) #16 11s.; Marshall & Co., (plumbers) #27 8s.; Ireland (upholsterer) #43 4s.; Stacy (colourman) #18 16s.; Gardner (shoemaker) #36 11s.; Barrow & Co. (oil) #103, 13s.; Thomson (smith) #27 8s.; Cubitt (tinman) #24 15s. Receipts: #143 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jun-Brereton; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Skiff-Wright; Philip-Davies; Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Griffiths; Sailors-Carpenter, Blanchard; Lucy Waters-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Sophia, first time-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Greville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Miss Platt
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: II: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Sir Toby Fuz-Usher; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Rhodope-Mrs Smith, first time; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Other characters-Packer, Brereton, Lamash, Wright, Johnston, Legg, Fawcett, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd for the Distress'd Mother will be taken. Positively the last time of Miss Catley's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wilde

Dance: End Opera: The Frolick, as17741214

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Not acted these 14 years. [See 22 Nov. 1760.] Last time of the Company's performing till Easter Holidays. On Easter Monday, the Tragedy of Jane Shore, with the (fifty-fourth Time) Druids. [In original text Douglas is call'd Norval and Norval is called Stranger, or Prisoner.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Lewis; Glenalvon-Bensley; Randolph-Wroughton; Officers-Davis, Thompson; Norval-Clarke; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Wroughton
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17750223, but Charlotte-Miss Dayes; Original Prologue-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17750401

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Pope

Entertainment: End: New Interlude: Weston's Return from the Universities of Parnassus-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17750112, but Lucy-Miss Mattocks; Polly-a Young Lady; first appearance any stage. Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mattocks
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Besford