SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Rivers"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Rivers")') 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 23320 matches on Performance Comments, 4253 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 56 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321113, but Sylvia-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Christian
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Dance: MMerry Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois and Madam de Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17321026, but Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Angelica-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: See17321109, but Abel-Cibber Jr; Face-Mills; Subtle-Cibber; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Harper; Dol-Mrs Mullart (Genest, III, 367; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Dol Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Wat Tyler, or The State Menders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 367, lists: Montezuma-Mills; Cortez-Bridgwater; Almeria-Mr Butler; Alibech-Mrs Horton; Cydaria-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As at lif, 14 Nov. 1732, but Charles-Milward; Patch-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Martin.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17330119; III: Saraband, as17330119; End Farce: Sicilian, as17330119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17330116, but Elvira-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Christian

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Arcas-Winstone; Aegon-Cole; Corydon-Collett; Cimon-Rosco; Mopsus-Bardin; Damon-Stoppelaer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As at lif, 2 Oct. 1732, but Clarissa-Mrs Bullock; Gripe-Hall; Corinna-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As at lif, 23 Oct. 1732, but Soto-Bullock; Rosara-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17330123; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Performance Comment: As17330108, but Lady Diana-Mrs Haughton; Epilogue-Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Christian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17321111 (Daily Post, 2 Feb.; issue of 5 Feb. missing), but Suffolk-_; Chancellor-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Cromwell-_; Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 369, lists: See17321208, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron rest as before;..

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Genest, III, 369, lists: Helen-Mrs Booth; Thalia-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Polly-Mrs Clive i.e., Miss Raftor in Burney.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Sir Jasper-Norris; Leander-Stoppelaer; Helebore-Morgan; Davy-Pearce; James-James; Harry-Collett; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Wherrit; Maid-Miss Sandham.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: French Peasant-de Vallois and Madam Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Niece Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. DeLagarde; III: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Grand Dance of Masqueraders-Thurmond

Performance Comment: DeLagarde; III: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Grand Dance of Masqueraders-Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Chacone Actor: Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King-Mrs Barbier; Sir Trusty-Leveridge; Page-Master Arne who never yet appeared in public; Messenger-Corse; 1st Angel-Master Arne; 2d Angel-Corse; Queen-Miss Jones; Rosamond-Miss Arne; Grideline-Miss Chambers.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 does not list performers' names, but Daily Advertiser, 20 March, states: Wherein Principal Parts-Signor Senosini, Signora Strada, Signora Gismundi, Signora Bertoldi, Signor Montagnana, Miss Young, Miss Arne, Mrs Wright, Mr Swartzs[, perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.], perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Pullen; Thorowgood-Machen; Truman-Hicks; Blunt-Hallam; Maria-Miss Palmes; Lucy-Miss Orbin; Millwood-Mrs Morse.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Morse.

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; Hornpipe-Jones Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Performance Comment: Old Laron-Maynard; Young Laron-Williams; Father Martin-Machen; Old Jarden-Powlen; Isabella-Mrs Strange; Beatrice-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Strange

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330328 but Mock Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Ballet: DDifference of Nations. As17330312

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: Peartree-Salway; Rako-Aston; Ply-Hall; Margery-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Scottish Dance, as17330328

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17321107, but Pylades-Roberts; Cleone-Mrs Shireburn; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17321221, but Leonora-Mrs Christian.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. The Words by the late Mr Addison. And new set to Musick after the Italian Manner, by Mr Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: King Actor: Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, Griffin, Miller, Shepard, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann; but Genest, III, 371, lists: Justice Mittimus-Griffin; Lawyer Trouble-Johnson; Alexander Whittle-Miller; Deborah-Miss Raftor.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17321204, but Trebonius-Evans; Lucius-Master Giffard; Calphurnia-Mrs M. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage; Citizens-_Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Hulett; Flora-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: PPierrot-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; The Difference of Nations-