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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Evans"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Evans")') 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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22368 results for: Keyword - Mrs Evans
We found 23389 matches on Performance Comments, 4320 matches on Event Comments, 4226 matches on Performance Title, 118 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

126
23 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Ward, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

127
12 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Witches Actor: Mattocks, Miss Weirman, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

128
01 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marwou'd Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

129
06 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marwou'd Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; III: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

130
08 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Walker

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs White

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

131
09 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Walker

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Evans

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212

132
23 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Walker

Afterpiece Title: Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs White

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

133
19 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

134
25 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Mistake

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ross, Shuter, Dunstall, Cushing, Weller, Miss Wilford, Mrs Walker, Smith, Dyer, Hull, Holtom, Murden, Miss Macklin, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Bridget Actor: Mrs Walker

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: TThe Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

135
18 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

136
11 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere (Man), Miss Wilford (Woman peasant). [See17651126 note.

137
29 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17650927, but Carlos-Davis; Sancho-Costollo; Honoria-Mrs Stephens; Clodio- announced as alias Don Dismallo Thickscullo de Halfwitto; Don Lewis announced as alias-Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Burden, first appearance here in 3 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

138
08 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17660501, but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

139
06 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023

140
16 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Shuter, DuBellamy, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Mrs Pinto. Lord Bellmour-Mattocks
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Lucy Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Servants Actor: . Edn. of 1767 lists Finet-Mrs Thompson.
Role: of 1767 lists Finet Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: TThe Happy Villagers-; The Female Archer, as17670109

141
14 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Riley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Pinto, Mrs Baker
Role: and the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Chorusses Actor: Legg, Baker, Riley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

142
20 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

143
25 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Walker; Cassius-Smith; Antony-Hull; Caesar-Clarke; Caska-Gibson; Cinna-Gardner; Lepidus-Buck; Metellus Cimber-Cushing; Ligarius-Holtom; Octavius-DuBellamy; Trebonius-Perry; Decius Brutus-Davis; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Morgan; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

144
09 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Curtat, Miss Helm, Miss Twist. Tickets deliver'd out by Claridge will be taken. Charges none. House took half value of tickets deliver'd, plus the #64 4s. 6d. ready money taken at the theatre. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Gardner 15 70 56 #19 17s. #9 18s. 6d.@Curtat 24 189 107 #45 1s. #22 10s. 6d.@Miss Helme - 37 31 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d.@Miss D. Twist 26 35 36 #15 7s. #7 13s. 6d.@Claridge 13 19 22 #8 6s. #4 3s.@Mrs Hitchcock 45 59 13 #21 8s. #10 14s.@Total 114 409 262 #118 12s. #59 6s.@ Receipts: #64 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Curtat, Miss Wilford

145
17 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jaquelin Actor: Mrs Pinto

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, as17671024

146
08 February 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Croaker Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Garnet Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

147
03 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales, as17680301

148
19 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17680322 but Margery-Mrs Stephens; Hawthorn-Mahoon, 1st time; Eustace-Dyer; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

149
27 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

150
05 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: The Reel, as17681212