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: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Walker; Aboan-Giffard; Blandford-Nelson; Governor-Paget; Stanmore-Linnet; Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Yates; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Penkethman
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17400909, but Peggy-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: I: Peasant-Nivelon; II: Desse; In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Linnet; Freeman-Crofts; Sir Phillip-Yates; Tradelove-Dunstall; Obadiah Prim-Paget; Periwinkle-Julian; Sackbut-Vaughan; Ann Lovely-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Comic Dance-Miss Naylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17400919, but others-Mrs Villeneuve, Miss _Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Hale.

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Walker; Gloster-Paget; Dumont-W. Giffard; Rathcliff-Wallis; Catesby-Naylor; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-a Gentlewoman who never perform'd there before.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17401029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits; or, Harlequin Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: Harlequin-L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Woodward; Doctor-Dunstall; Doctor's Man-Julian; Dropsical Man-Wallis; Pierot-Shawford; the whole to conclude with a Comic Dance called Le Maritime-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17401001, but Situp-Miss Burgess; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland; Miller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Marshall; Smugler-Julian; Vizard-W. Giffard; Clincher Sr-Yates; Clincher Jr-Linnet; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward

Dance: CComic Dance-Davenport; A new dance-Master Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17401027, but Raymond-Nelson; Alphonso-Wallis; Cato-Delane; Teresa-Mrs Linnet.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Linnet.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17400927, but Lucy-Mrs Clive; Quaver-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Ballet-Desse; V: Ethiopian-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17401127, but Vocals-Savage, Ray, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Savage, Ray, Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: with Vocals Actor: Ray, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17401202; V: Le Boufon, as17401202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; Ghost-Walker; King-Pagett; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Ostrick-Peterson; Horatio-W. Giffard; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant and Clown-Master Matthews, Master Shawford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Milward; Belvidera-Mrs Roberts; Duke-Taswell; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Ridout; Priuli-Wright; Pierre-Quin.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: As17401201

Performances

Dance: I: The Lunaticks (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Ballet: V: The Enchanted Garden (new). Harlequin Man and Woman-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Desse, Mrs Walter; Pierot Man and Woman-Nivelon, Miss Thompson; Petit Maitre-Macklin

Performance Comment: Harlequin Man and Woman-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Desse, Mrs Walter; Pierot Man and Woman-Nivelon, Miss Thompson; Petit Maitre-Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17401122, but Queen-Mrs Williamson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Williamson.

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17401022, but Sir Novelty-Neale; Snap-Oates; Amanda-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Woodward.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: LLe Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Vocals-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; Flute-Weideman; First Violin-Festin; Violoncello-Caporale.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Andreoni, Mrs Arne
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #113 11s. 6d. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [The Account Book states that Mrs Porter received #20 for her performance this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Cross.

Dance: As17410129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17401118, but Clodio-Peterson; Duart-Marshall; Jaques-Vaughan; Angelina-Miss Hippisley; Honoria-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Jones.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Steel.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Yates

Song: The Gentlewoman who performed Polly [probably Miss Medina]

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Teraminta Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Friendly-Mrs Jones; Dick-Yates; Flora-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Mrs Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17401103, but others-Gibson, _Bridgwater; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo on the Violin-Collett; a Concerto on the Harpsichord-Gladwin; several Pieces on the Trumpet-Snow; Likewise the Dead March in Saul-to be performed with the Sackbuts; To which will be added, set to Musick Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17401107, but Thorowgood-Paget; Millwood-Mrs Steel.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Steel.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: See17410307 but Hellena-Mrs Giffard; with an Epilogue-adapted to that Character.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student

Cast
Role: Melpomene Actor: Mrs Lamball
Role: Ganymede Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Audry Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Caprices des Rebelles-Mlle Maltere; IV: La Terpsichore-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Miss Scott