SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Hopkins"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Hopkins")') 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 23356 matches on Performance Comments, 4572 matches on Event Comments, 4202 matches on Performance Title, 2846 matches on Roles/Actors, and 12 matches on Author.
Event Comment: The 9th Night [Benefit for the Author (on playbill of 7 Feb.)] of Zoraida is obliged to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Yates's Illness. [The same Benefit was announced on playbill of 11 Mar., but the play was again deferred. See 1 May 1781.] Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (103.17.0; 28.15.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17791109, but Miss Richly-Mrs Sharp.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Artaxerxes [announced on playbill of 15 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's illness. Receipts: #79 19s. (57.13.0; 21.11.6; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: End II: The Butterfly, as17800921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17801031, but Fainall-Bensley; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Mincing-Miss Collett; Peg-Miss Hale.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17801023, but Lady Anne-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811013, but Witwou'd-Dodd; Millamant-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: Luns Ghost

Dance: As17820105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17811002, but Housekeeper-Mrs Smith .
Cast
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17820123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17811013, but Millamant-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17811027, but Jarvis (1st time)-Suett; Harriet (1st time)-Mrs Sharp .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin (with the original Prologue)-Wright; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddcley; Mercury-Fawcett; Corporal Bounce-Chaplin; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Burton; Bogg-Phillimore; TafTy-R. Palmer; Old Woman-Mr Suett; Mrs Snip-Mrs Love; Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Collett; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: As17820318athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17820918, but Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Lady Treacle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: As17821107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17821026, but Fanny-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17820917

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons [who had 1st acted Zara at Liverpool, 21 Oct. 1776]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Part of the Pit will be laid into Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Receipts: #329 16s. 6d. (154/17/0; 3/4/6; 0/0/0; tickets: 171/15/0) (charge: #108 17s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Farren; Heli-R. Palmer; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Wrighten; Perez-Norris; The King-Aickin; Almcria (1st time)-Miss Kemble; Leonora-Miss Tidswell; Zara-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. [Afterpiece in place of Who's the Dupe?, announced on playbill of 1 May.] Receipts: #165 12s. (48/1; 17/7; 0/13; tickets: 99/11) (charge: #110 12s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williames; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Phillimore; Lieut. Easy-Norris; Deny-Burton; Cockswain-Wrighten; Hatchway (with a song)-Staunton; Binnacle-Parsons; Arabella Zeal Cist time)-Mrs Bulkley; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Jenny Private-Miss Hale; Jiltup-Mrs Granger; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Hatchway Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs Granger

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: In mainpiece The Merry Sailors, with a Double Hornpipe, by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: In mainpiece Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

Monologue: 1783 05 02 End of mainpiece The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at Ye All by Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Chaplin, Alfred, Walker & Mrs Pulley. Tickets delivered for The Gamesters will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #225 2s. (16/1; 7/11; 0/15; tickets: 200/15) (charge: #105 17s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by a Young Gentleman [unidentified] (Pupil of Walker); End of Act I of afterpiece, as17821005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17830923, but King Richard-Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lady Anne (1st time)-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17831104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: As17831030, but Jenny-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17830923, but Lady Anne-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Event Comment: [The playbill announces as mainpiece The Countess of Salisbury, but the Kemble playbill deletes it. The Account-Book also deletes it, and lists the substitute play. Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.: The tragedy was "unavoidably deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons." Receipts: #144 17s. (121/16; 22/11; 0/5; tickets not come in: 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Dance: As17840308athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Ward. Receipts: #135 2s. (23/6; 13/18; 0/5; tickets: 97/13) (charge: #107 12s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Antonio-Baddeley; Charino-Waldron; Don Duart-Barrymore; Sancho-Suett; Governor-Packer; Monsieur-Burton; Page-Miss Heard; Jaqucs-Wright; Officer-Phillimore; Clodio (alias Don Dismalo Thickscullo de Half Witto)-Ward; Don Lewis (alias Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy)-Parsons (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Angelina-Mrs Brereton; Elvira-Miss E. Kemble; Honoria-Miss Tidswell; Louisa-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Officer's Widow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hedges

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Stageldoir, Dale, Daglish, Gibson, Blandy, Miss Hale, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Lewis, Miss Barnes will be taken. Receipts: #231 1s. 6d. (15/3/0; 6/9/0; 0/1/6; tickets: 209/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17840320but Miss Prue-Miss M. Stageldoir (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Foresight-Miss Tidswell; omitted: Nurse . omitted: Nurse .
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Bridget Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Merry Roundelay, by Miss Barnes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17840918, but Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson .
Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble [who had 1st acted Macbeth at Hull, 30 Oct. 1778]. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 2, Leicester Court, Castle-street, Leicester Fields. [In mainpiece the playbill retains R. Palmer as Malcolm, but "Preceding the play there was an apology, on its appearance evidently exciting doubt and trepidation in the audience [probably for fear that Mrs Siddons would be unable to appear]; but Palmer's fourth word broke the spell. R. Palmer was suddenly prevented attending the house:--what could the house do, but laugh?--Laugh they did;--'and Barrymore will read his part.' The house laughed again. And so Britannia was delivered" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.). The name of R. Palmer's substitute in the afterpiece is not given.] Receipts: #293 3s. (175/2; 9/16; 0/5; tickets: 108/0) (charge: #115 10s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Alithca Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17851202 but DL Tragic Muse-Mrs Ward (Public Advertiser, 23 Dec) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17851207, but Miss Jenny-Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field] .i.e. formerly Miss Field] .
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17860406, but Petruchio-Palmer; Catherine-Mrs Bates (of CG) .
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: As17860601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage

Performance Comment: As17871113, but Mrs Brereton's name listed in playbill.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins.