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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Nottingham"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Nottingham")') 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 23323 matches on Performance Comments, 4238 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Digges; Macduff-Aickin; Duncan-Gardner; Malcolm-R. Palmer; Lenox-Egan; Seyton-Webb; Doctor-Massey; Banquo-Palmer; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Edwin, Baddeley; Lady-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Brett

Song: With theoriginal musick by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Brett, Baker, Legg, Battishill, Simkinson, Burton, Steel, Offild, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Love, Mrs Mapples, Mrs Brett, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Miss Morris, Miss Twist, Mrs Webb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Whitfield; Lenox-Davies; Malcolm-J. Bates; Seyton-Thompson; Seyward-Helme; Doctor-Fearon; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Bannister, Reinhold, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Farren; Tullus Hostilius-Aickin; Valerius-Davies; Publius-Pope; Valeria-Mrs Morton; Horatia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Song: V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Bonville, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Middleton (1st appearance on this stage); Capulet-Fearon; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Montague-Thompson; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Bonville; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Wewitzer; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Bonville, Lee, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Farren; Tullus Hostilius-Aickin; Valerius-Davies; Publius-Pope; Valeria-Mrs Bernard; Horatia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Song: In V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Darley, Cubitt, Doyle, Bonville, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17900911, but Lady Elinor-Miss Hagley; Cicely-Mrs Bland (late Miss Romanzini).
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Williames; Don Ferdinand-Dignum; Don Juan-Palmer; Don Guzman-Benson; Carlos-Haymes; Perez-Bland; Pedrillo-Banks; Lopez-Lyons; Gomez-Alfred; Vasquez-Fawcett; Host-Chapman; Masaniello-Fairbrother; Scaramouch (with a song)-Dubois; Alguaziles-Burton, Jones, Webb; Boatswain (with a song)-Sedgwick; Sailors-Phillimore, Danby, Maddocks; Donna Anna-Miss Collins; Isabella-Miss Heard; Inis-Miss Palmer; Katharina-Mrs Edwards; Viletta-Mrs Bland; Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley; Edition of 1790 (C. Lowndes) adds: Waiter-Fairbrother (i.e. doubled Masaniello); 4th Sailor-Reynoldson.

Dance: In afterpiece: under the Direction of D'Egville, Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp, Edition of 1790 adds: Fairbrother, Whittow, Kirk, Whitmell, Walker, Bidotti, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Mrs K. Davis, Miss Bourk

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Duncan-Packer; Malcolm-Palmer Jun. (1st appearance on that stage); Donalbain-Bland; Macbeth-Kemble; Banquo-Bensley; Lenox-Whitfield; Macduff-Wroughton; Rosse-Barrymore; Fleance-Master Gregson; Seward-Fawcett; Seyton-Phillimore; Doctor-Jones; Captain-Benson; Messenger-Banks; Murderer-Webb; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Aickin, Moody, Burton; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: In: The original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Maddocks, Caulfield, Cooke, Alfred, Shaw, Lyons, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Gawdry, Miss Kirton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Macbeth

Performance Comment: Duncan-Packer; Malcolm-Bland; Donalbain-Master DeCamp; Macbeth-Kemble; Banquo-Bensley; Lenox-Whitfield; Macduff-Wroughton; Rosse-Barrymore; Fleance-Miss Menage; Seward-Fawcett; Seyton-Phillimore; Doctor-Jones; Captain-Benson; Messenger-Banks; Murderer-Webb; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Aickin, Moody, Burton; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: The Original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses, and additional Accompaniments-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Danby, Caulfield, Maddocks Cooke, Alfred, Shaw, Lyons, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Brett

Dance: Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Glover, Mrs Wall; Peasant-Lanyom, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Anne Page-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: See lif 27 Dec. 1732, but Jaffier-Milward; Pierre-Quin; Duke-Paget; Bedamar-Walker; Priuli-Chapman; Renault-Aston; Spinosa-Houghton; Elliot-Hale; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston; End I of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Rosco; Bedamar-Hale; Antonio-Hippisley; Renault-Chapman; Eliot-Cashell; Spinoza-Harrington; Officer-Gibson; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; La Provencale-Picq; Dancing-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Wright, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Maudet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Ross; Siffredi-Ridout; Osmond-Clarke; Rodolpho-Anderson; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Green; Petruchio-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: New comic Dance call'd%The Threshers-Lucas, Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Rochford, Desse, Dumai, Goslin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dulies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Camurius-Anderson; Niger-Ridout; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Geta-Shuter; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Miss Nossiter; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Cassana Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Delphia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan (a Masque)

Performance Comment: Zaida-a Gentlewoman Mrs Abegg, who never appeared before.

Dance: The Original Dances-Delaistre, Granier, Lucas, Leppie, Dumai, Desse, Rochford, Gosly, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin, Miss Dawson, Mrs Dulies, Miss Vallois; and several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set by Arne-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holman; Macduff (1st time)-Aickin; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Davies; Hecate-Darley; Lenox-Cubitt; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Fearon; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bates. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Gaudry, Pemberton, Whitaker; Mrs Bannister, Miss Wheeler, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Sharpe, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Capulet-Fearon; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Montague-Thompson; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Damaetas-Brown; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Cambray (1st appearance in that character); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Fearon; Polyperchon-Macready; Thessalus-Helme; Aristander-Gardner; Perdiccas-Thompson; Clytus-Aickin; Statira-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Parisatis-Mrs Inchbald; Roxana-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: II: the Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Aickin, Farren, Hull, Wewitzer, Fearon, Pope; Mrs Bernard, Mrs Platt, Miss Brunton. Cast from European Magazine, Jan. 1788, p. 56: Bessus-Ryder; Mardonius-Aickin; Tigranes-Farren; Gobrias-Hull; Swordsmen-Wewitzer, Cubitt; Bacurius-Fearon; Ligones-Thompson; Arbaces-Pope; Spaconia-Mrs Bernard; Queen Mother-Mrs Platt; Panthea-Miss Brunton; Occasional Prologue-Farren.
Cast
Role: Spaconia Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Queen Mother Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: English Father's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Barones Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Song: II: a Grand Chorus-Johnstone, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Blurton, Janson, Bonville, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Miss Paye, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The American Heroine; or, Ingratitude Punished

Dance: In afterpiece: the Dances (composed by Hamoir,)-Hamoir, Bidotti, Keys, Nicolini, Walker, Whitmill, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Davis, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Jacob-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Bridget-Mrs Sumbel; Cecilia-Miss Palmer [no others listed].no others listed].
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Sumbel

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Entertainment: Imitations of Mrs Siddons in Isabella-Mrs Sumbel; Imitations of Mrs Jordan, Mrs Crawford and Mrs Martyr-Mrs Sumbel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Song: Randal; Trumpet Song, as17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; A new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; A new comic dance-Aubert, Mrs Cross; Italian Night Scene, as17151026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17181105, but Bajazet-Mills; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger; English Clown-Weaver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17230930, but King-Huddy; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly a new Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden