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

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?

Keyword

?
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: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Gentleman; Lucius-Hallam; Sempronius-Furnival; Juba-Cushing; Syphax-Paget; Portius-Wignell; Marcus-Lee; Decius-L. Hallam; Lucia-Mrs Cushing; Marcia-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Cushing

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17461205, but Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard; Col Bully (with songs in character)-Beard.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17461006, but Kite-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Havard.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Howard. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17461202, but add Morelove-Lee; Sir Charles-Furnival; Lady Graveairs-Miss Budgell; Lady Easy-Mrs Wignell; Edging-Miss Major.
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Master Morgan, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Barry; Jaffeir-Delane; Renault-Sparks; Priuli-Berry; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard; Duke-Winstone; Bedamar-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Giffard

Dance: II: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook, Salomon's Son; III: Muilment; V: Grand Comic Dance-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cooke, Sga Padouana

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17461212; but Beau Clincher-Cibber; Parley-Mrs Macklin; Tom Errand-_; Dickey-_.

Dance: Three Grand Entertainments (two of them entirely new)-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army

Performance Comment: As17461226, but Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Bloodmore Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Female Officer Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17470115, but Sir John-Lowe; Jobson-Barrington; Nell-Mrs Clive; rest omitted. rest omitted.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17461126, but Silvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard
Event Comment: Paid Gallini in part of his Bond #50 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Mrs Cibber, being Indisposed with a violent Fever, which renders her incapable of performing in the Distrest Mother this day for her Benefit, she is therefore oblig'd to defer it till further Notice. On Tuesday next will be publish'd (Address'd to Mr Garrick) The Pretty Gentleman, or Softness of Manners vindicated from the False Ridicule exhibited unter the character of William Fribble, Esq:...Printed for M. Cooper in Paternoster Row. We hear the Comedy of the Suspicious Husband will be performed in a few days, and the continuance of Mr Garrick's Indisposition, rendering his appearance on the Stage entirely uncertain; the part of Ranger will be attempted by Mr Chapman.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Biron-Goodfellow; Carlow-Burton; Villeroy-Wignell; Fernando-Shuter; Victoria-Mrs Hallam; Isabella-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: See17470319 but Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Shuter; Biddy-Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Moreau.

Song: TThe Early Horn-Brett

Music: French Horns-Baker, Stroud

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Miss Cymber her first on any stage; Alicia-Mrs Clarke; Hastings-Young Gentleman; with a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cushing; Lucy-Mrs Cushing; Polly-Miss Budgell[; rest omitted; see17470212.; rest omitted; see17470212.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Entertainment: After Farce: Fireworks-

Event Comment: [No after money. Mrs Cibber's advance notice for her Benefit the following Saturday states she]: having been oblig'd by her illness to put off her Benefit, which was advertised for the 19th of March, and not being able to get any other day than a Saturday, is afraid it should be inconvenient to some of the Gentlemen and Ladies who have done her the honour to take tickets, therefore begs leave to acquaint them that if they please to send their tickets before Thursday next to Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre in Covent Garden, the Money will be returned. Receipts: #136 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Receipts: #55 8s. plus #51 16s. from tickets. [The Account Book does not indicate this as a Free Benefit, nor does it specify charges.] Paid Garrick on Acct. #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: As17461004, but Pierre-Quin; Renault-Chapman; Duke-Rosco; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Officer-_; Eliot-_.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17470324 but Ostrick-Neale; Lucianus-Yates; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Usher; Marcellus-Bransby; Bernardo-Winstone; Franciso-Leigh; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; 2nd Gravedigger-Ray.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: Singing-Reginelli, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Cervette, Casarini, Signora Frasi, Signora Casarini, Mrs Pirker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Diversions Of The Morning; Or, A Dish Of Chocolate

Performance Comment: The principal Parts-Foote, Shuter, Cushing, Castalio, Mrs Hallam, Lee, Burton, Hallam, Miss Moreau.

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Lee; Laetitia-Mrs Hallam; with an Epilogue-Bedford?/Coffee/House.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: See17461007, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Muilment, Leviez, Violetty; III: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son; IV: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

Performances

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

Performance Comment: As17470204, but Flora-Mrs Dunstall; Philip-Carr.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Song: I: Freedom and Ease a song in the Anacreontic Style-Leveridge; II: A Cantata call'd Who will buy my Heart by Stanley-Beard; IV: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; V: A Gratulatory Epilogue-Leveridge

Dance: III: As17461231; V: The English Boy and Girl [LaLauze's scholars; see17470423

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Particular Desire. Benefit Mrs Campioni. Receipts: #35 11s., plus #38 18s. in tickets. Charges #60. At her house at a Green Lamp, Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Performance Comment: As17461101, but Phormio-_; Stratton-_; Jasper-_; Beliza-_; Philotis-_; Olinda-_; Sabina-_; Melissa-_; An Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: An Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Melantha Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Doralice Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Philotis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Olinda Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: By Particular Desire, The Early Horn-Lowe