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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Hales"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Hales")') 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 23341 matches on Performance Comments, 4243 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 883 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bland. Morning Chronicle, 19 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bland, No. 6, Southampton-place, Tottenham-Court-Road

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-Trueman; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Davenport; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Ledger, Chippendale; Muleteers-Bannister, Klanert; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-[J.] Palmer; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Chapman; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Caulfield; Rustic-Chippendale; Irishman-Abbot; William-Miss DeCamp; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Song: In course evening: Little Taffline; or, The Silken Sash-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; several Italian Sonatas- the Famous Gasperini, Signior Petto; several English and Italian Songs-Mrs Campion

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Prince. By reason of the Entertainment, the Play will be shortened. Boxes 6s., pit 4s., gallery 2s. 6d. [Genest, II, 293, lists this for 7 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Four new songs, the Nightingale Song-Francisca Margarita del'Epine, with music composed by Jacomo Greber

Dance: As17030601 Also Mezzetin a Clown and two Chair/men-; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Elford

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion. For the Entertainment of his Excellency the Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Denmark and several other Foreign Ministers, and Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Contrivance

Music: Instrumental Music-Gasperini, DuRuel; accompanied-Mrs Campion on the harpsichord

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion; particularly Purcell's Mad Dialogue, and another from The World in the Moon-; Several other new songs composed by Weldon-

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell and Fairbank

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; Fair Iris-Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: DuRuel

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mayers. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: A dialogue from The Island Princess-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: As17040204

Music: A masque set by Henry Purcell-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Boman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: Several new Songs-Mrs Hodgson; A New Song by way of Ballad, call'd The Misses' Lamentation for want of their Vizard Masks in the Play/house-Mr Boman

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Let the Dreadful Engines-Leveridge

Dance: Country Frenchman and his Wife, Dutch Skipper-duRuel, Mrs duRuel

Entertainment: Diverting ones Clinch of Barnet

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny. Not Acted these Five Years. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Cyclops Dance (from Psyche), in which Monsieur Cherrier perform'd the Part of Vulcan with great Applause-

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Mrs del'Epine; particularly Henry Purcell's O lead me to some peaceful Gloom-

Event Comment: Benefit Firbank and Bickerstaff. Mainpiece: Not Acted there these Four Years. Afterpiece: The Two Doctors' Scenes from the last Act. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality [for her last appearance until winter]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Afterpiece Title: Le Medicin Malgre Luy (last act)

Song: Several Italian songs-Mrs del'Epine, the music composed by Greber; and an English song composed by Purcell-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs duRuel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: As17050215

Dance: The Heroineby duRuel-duRuel [but see17050224] [and performed by him, Mrs duRuel

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Dance: Mlle delaVal, Mrs Elford, both of l'Abbe's scholars

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs duRuel. [In Daily Courant, 18 Feb., The Man of Mode had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Leveridge, the Boy

Dance: New dances-duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Dance: As17051218

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Song: Several Musical Dialogues-

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bracegirdle. The music of The Judgment of Paris set by Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Dance: Comical dances-deBarques, Mrs Elford

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17060110

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vertue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Dance: As17051227

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey

Music: Instrumental Music-the best Masters

Dance: As17070123

Event Comment: benefit Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abra Mule-Mrs Bradshaw; Mahomet-Keene; Solyman-Booth; Pyrrhus-Powell.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs delaGarde; particularly a Swedish Peasant never performed before-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Santlow. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: deLegard, Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: -Prince, Thurmond, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17111002, but Rutland-Mrs Bradshaw; Nottingham-_.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Comic dances-Thurmond, Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit the Baroness and Mrs Paulina. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With several Entertainments of Singing-the Baroness, Mrs Paulina; several other Entertainments-some of the best Performers who are now in England

Event Comment: For Mrs Robinson. Pit and Boxes by ticket only at half a guinea. Stage Boxes 15s. Gallery 5s. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, to begin exactly at Half an Hour after Eight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Opera Songs Duettis and Cantatas of the best Masters, never Sung before,-Mrs Robinson, Valentino Urbani