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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Miss Wright"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Miss Wright")') 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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18048 results for: Keyword - Mr and Miss Wright
We found 14599 matches on Performance Comments, 5715 matches on Event Comments, 4922 matches on Performance Title, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4226
10 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17981008, but Capulet-Waddy; Friar Lawrence (1st time)-Murray; Juliet (for that night only)-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox

Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Actor: Lane Theatre-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman

Song: In the course of the Evening: As17990430; End IV 1st piece: The Funeral Procession of Juliet, Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17981008, but Hill, _Gray, Miss +Waters, Mrs +Atkins, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray

4227
02 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [Authors of Epilogue and Address unknown.] Morning Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Tickeps to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 16, Soho-square. Receipts: #322 2s. (125.2.0; 6.15.6; tickets: 190.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Performance Comment: Cheveril-Lewis; Mr Mordent-Pope; Donald-Munden; Clement-Claremont; Grime-Davenport; Item-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Lenox (1st time)-Murray; Joanna (the Deserted Daughter)-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Ann Mordent-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover] (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Enfield-Mrs Whitmore; Betty-Miss Leserve; Mrs Sarsnet-Mrs Mattocks; Oraginal Epilogue-[the Young Lady, the Late Miss Betterton, Mrs Mattocks.the Young Lady, the Late Miss Betterton, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Mordent Actor: the Late Miss Betterton
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Performance Comment: As18000426, but added: The Tight Little Island-Townsend; When Arthur first at Court began-Incledon, Linton, Denman; Old Towler-Incledon; Naval History-_; My Dolly was the fairest Thing-_; The Red Cross Knight-_; This Life is like a Country Dance-_.
Cast
Role: The Tight Little Island Actor: Townsend
Role: Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows Actor: Incledon, Fawcett, Hill, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: As18000301but Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Atkins; Lucy Oakland-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Lucy Oakland Actor: Miss Sims.
Role: Captain Oakland Actor: Incledon
Role: Oakland Actor: Munden

Dance: End II 1st piece: the Duchess of York's New Minuet and Waltz= (The Music composed by Alde [recte Alday], Dance by D'Egville)-Master and Miss D'Egville; In 2nd piece: Dance-Master D'Egville, Miss Packwood, Miss D'Egville

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 1st piece: Appropriate Address written on the Occasion-Mrs Mattocks

4228
10 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Present their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. Paid Pattinson (tallow candler) #39 16s. Receipts: #220 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Miss Wilde, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Musical Lady Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt-, as17731005, but Miss _Twist, Miss Valois; End: +New Dance, as17731021

Cast
Role: Double Hornpipe Actor: Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

4229
07 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: King of Scotland Actor: Bensley
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Attendant Females Actor: Mrs Brigg, Miss +Wheatley.
Role: Alexander Actor: J. D'Egville
Role: Eumenes Actor: Bland
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Miss D'Egville, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Stuart, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Bramwell
Role: Statira Actor: Miss J. Hilligsberg

Song: The Original Music, as17941007; Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17941007, but Miss DeCamp, Mrs _Crouch

Cast
Role: Chorus of Witches and Spirits Actor: Kelly, Master Welsh, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead.

4230
09 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, deBargues, Mrs Evans, delaGuarde, Miss Norris

4231
28 December 1714 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: Leveridge

Dance: DuPre, Moreau, Tully, Bovil, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

4232
10 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: French Sailors-DuPre, Miss Schoolding; Also Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell

4233
01 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, Miss Russel, Miss Schoolding, Shaw who has not appear'd upon the Stage these Six Years

4234
05 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Guomar-one who never appear'd on the Stage before; Montezuma-Keene; Odmar-Smith; Orbellan-Corey; Cortez-John Leigh; Vasquez-Husband; Almeria-Mrs Knight; Alibech-Mrs Rogers; Cydaria-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Vasquez Actor: Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Slip

Dance: duPre, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding; particularly a Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Uiversion

4235
03 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: With all the Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by Leveridge-Leveridge, Cook, Jones, Reading, others

Song: A Boy who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: Dancing-Newhouse, duPre, Moreau, Boval, Sandham, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

4236
10 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command. Receipts: #154 18s. 6d. Weekly Pocket, 12 March: His Majesty honour'd that House [lif] with his Presence the first Time since they open'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Song: The New Boy, Girl

Dance: duPre, delaGarde, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

4237
19 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Jones, Little Boy

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

4238
22 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Bacchus and Cupid

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, Newhouse, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

4239
05 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: By Colley Cibber.] Never perform'd before. Compos'd to Musick after the Italian Manner and performed all in English. The Habits being all New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Masque-Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Miss Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

4240
22 November 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Miss Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

4241
12 June 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Young Actors on Account of their Arrears. Receipts: money #15 4s. 6d. and tickets #79 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Song: As17160206

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith; Swedish Dal Karle-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; New Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, his Scholar

4242
14 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith; French Sailor-Shaw, Mrs Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

4243
21 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato Of Utica

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding, Miss Smith

4244
04 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; A new Comic Dance by Thurmond Jr-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

4245
08 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Song: As17170204

Dance: A new Grand Comic Dance by Thurmond Jr-Thurmond Jr, Cook, Kellom's Scholar, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; A new Spanish Dance by Thurmond Jr-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith; Entry-Kellom's Scholar; Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

4246
20 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Willis/and/Daughter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter

Song: As17170102; Ballad of Sally-Mrs Willis

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Willis

4247
23 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Smith, Miss Schoolding; particularly a dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding; A new Scotch Dance, French Peasant both by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Cross; A New Dance-a Gentleman who never appeared on the English Stage before

4248
27 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Elrington Lately arriv'd from Ireland, who never appeared on this Stage before.

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith; particularly Moreau's last new dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding

4249
06 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Cook Sr, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Smith, Miss Schoolding Jr; particularly Dupre's Harlequin-Dupre, Mlle Gautier; and a new French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

4250
01 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #72 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Tully, Cook, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Miss Smith, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Indian Dance-Moreau

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