SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Bridges"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Bridges")') 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 23349 matches on Performance Comments, 4321 matches on Event Comments, 4262 matches on Performance Title, 188 matches on Roles/Actors, and 13 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Drugger-Garrick; Face-Cross; Lovewit-Burton; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Ananias-Shuter; Tribulation-James; Subtle-Bridges; Dame Pliant-Miss Pitt; Dapper-Vaughan; Surly-Blakes; Kastril-Yates; Sir Epicure-Berry.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Subtle Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Woodward; Dorcas-Mrs Green; Leander-Wilder; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Davy-Taswell; James-Winstone. [General Advertiser omits Davy and James.]General Advertiser omits Davy and James.]
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: CCountry Amusements,as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17430407 but Pinchwife-Bridges from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridges from Dublin.
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: As17430120

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes and Cross, prompter. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Sciolto Actor: Bridges
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton

Dance: Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes and Cross, prompter. Afterpiece: By Desire. Mr Garrick's Indisposition continuing, we have, at the particular desire of several ladies, chang'd our play. Tickets deliver'd out for the Stratagem will be taken. [On this Day appeared the Daily Advertiser a full column presentment by the Court of Westminster to the Justices of the Peace against unlicensed players]: This court being inform'd that common Players of Interludes have for several years...assembled...in Mayfair to erect Booths and exhibit Drolls and Shews...whereby numbers of His Majesty's subjects have been encouraged to assemble and commit riots and other Misdemeanours in Breach of His Majesty's Peace, and to the disturbance of the Neighborhood, and that some of the players are and now contracting for ground in order to erect Sheds, Booths and other places...for shewing and acting plays...&c, &c, &c...for the more effectual suppressing of the evils aforesaid, it is hereby recommended unto his Majesty's Justices of the Peace to meet together at such time as they shall appoint in order to proceed according to the law against all such offenders as shall be brought before them by the peace officers, who are required to be aiding the Justice of the Peace. [The gist of the Presentment lies in the statement]: that they [the Justices] shall apprehend all and every other person and Persons who in any other place or places within the said City and Liberty shall act or represent for gain, any Tragedy, Comedy, Opera, Play, Interlude, Farce, or any other Entertainment for the stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Sealand Actor: Bridges
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

Song: II: Lowe; V: Nanny O (By Desire)-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17450424 but Acasto-Bridges.
Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Bridges.
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17451205, but Duke Senior-Bridges; Orlando-Blakes; Amiensnow designated with songs in Character-Lowe; Corin-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Bridges
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17460206, but Bullock-Winstone; Rose-Miss Minors; Constable-Gray; 2nd Recruit-Leigh; Melinda-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Balance Actor: Bridges
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17460514, but King-Bridges; Huncamunca-Blakes; Foodle-_; Noodle-_; Doodle-_.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment, Desse; V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17480109, but Brabantio-Gibson; Duke-Bridges; Montano-Ridout.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridges
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Storer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17480411 but Lovegood-Paget; Merchant-Bridges; Lucy-Miss Haughton; Foote's Vagaries-_.
Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Bridges
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bland.

Dance: Master Granier, Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17481014, but King-Bridges.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Sycorax Actor: Mrs Miller
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Sandum
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Cushing.
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Constant Actor: Mrs Greenwood
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Sycorax Actor: Mrs Miller
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Sandum
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Cushing.
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Constant Actor: Mrs Greenwood
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Jubillee Ball

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 25 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Sycorax Actor: Mrs Miller
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Sandum
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Cushing.
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Constant Actor: Mrs Greenwood
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 26 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Cast
Role: Sycorax Actor: Mrs Miller
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Sandum
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Cushing.
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Constant Actor: Mrs Greenwood
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips.
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Beckham
Role: Christina Actor: Mrs Peters
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Simon.
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Clack Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 28 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: MMrs Auretti danc'd first since she hurt her leg (Cross). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #47 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17490916, but Sir Jealous Traffic-Bridges.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Bridges.
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Second Woman Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick; Pierre-Berry; Belvidera-Miss Bellamy; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Bridges; Elliot-Mozeen; Spinoza-Simson; Duke-Winstone; Bedamour-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Renault Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17501207, but Aesop-Bridges.
Cast
Role: Aesop Actor: Bridges.
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17501203, but Gonzalez-Bridges.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17501115, but Fainall-Bridges.
Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: Bridges.
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Country Amusements-; V: Pigmalion, as17501102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17501024, but Priuli-Bridges; Renault-Burton.
Cast
Role: Priuli Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes & Bridges. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourn Alley, near Leicester Fields; of Bridges in York St., Covent Garden, and Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for the 12th will be taken. No Persons admitted on Stage. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs Willoughby for the first time; Manly-Berry; Basset-Blakes; Squire Richard-Costollo; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Moody-Winstone; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17510429 but Aesop-Bridges; Old Man-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Aesop Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: Master Mattocks

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo, McNeil

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17501013, but Comus-Bridges; Younger Brother-Simpson; First Spirit-Scrase; The Dances-Harvey, _Mathews.
Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Bridges
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17510319, but the only principals listed are Mrs Clive, Beard, Miss Norris, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pitt%.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Mrs Dotterel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Harley; Belmour-Macready; Ratcliffe-Davies; Catesby-Evatt; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Rock; Shore-Pope//Alicia-Mrs Fawcett; Jane Shore-Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: Shore Actor: PopeAlicia-Mrs Fawcett
Role: PopeAlicia Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS or The Devil will have his Own

Performance Comment: The following is a short Description of part of the Scenery, Business and Characters: I. A Representation of Tartarus, exhibiting the Punishments of Sisyphus, Tantalus, Ixion, Titius, Phlegyas, &c. &c. (design'd and executed by Richards; music by Shield). Lucifer-Cubitt; Pillardoc-Richardson; Asmodius-Townsend; Orchus-Blurton; Bclial-Linton; Ades-Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus (painted by Hodgins). Dr Faustus-Farley; Zany-West. III. A Landscape and Water Mill (painted by Walmsley). Harlequin-Boyce; Pierrot-Follett; Miller-Hawtin; Taylor-Simmons; Bridemen-Cranfield, Ratchford, Blurton, Wilde, Rayner, Jackson, &c.//Miller's Wife-Miss Leserve; Bridemaids-Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Lloyd, &c.; Colombine-Mme Rossi; Philidel (the Celestial Spirit)-Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog (The Machinery invented by Hodgins). Landlady (with a song in character)-Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed (designed and painted by Malton). Playhouse Glee (composed by Dr Arne) by Blanchard, Bernard, Davies, Linton, Street, Spofforth, &c. VI. A View of Smithfield on a Market-Day (painted by Hodgins and Phillips). A New Glee (composed by Shield [singers not listed]). VII. The Garden of Faustus (painted by Pugh). Zephyrus-Byrn//Flora-Mlle St. Amand. VIII. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to an Equestrian Figure by Roubiliac. IX. A Street, in which is introduced two Irish Sedan Chairs (designed by Hodgins). Harington's Stammering Glee by Blanchard, Townsend, Cubitt. X. A View of a Garden and Tent, which changes to a Canal, in which will be introduced the celebrated piece of machinery, The Peacock. XI. A Farm Yard, which changes to a Chinese Bridge. XII. The Infernal Regiom, with a Shower of Fire. XIII. The Temple of Glory (designed and executed by Hodgins). Aerial Spirits-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton .