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: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17531113, but Macbeth-Mossop; Angus-_; Lenox-_; Seyward-_; Donalbaine-_; Vocal parts-Beard, Wilder, Mrs Thomas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17531024, but Belinda-Mrs Mills; Laetitia-Miss Haughton; Fondlewife-Foote (for last time this season).
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Last time of acting it this season. [Seven rows of Pit laid into Boxes, and amphitheatre on stage. Send servants at 3 o'clock.] Receipts: #240 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets at Beard's lodgings at Mrs Coleman's in East St., Red Lyon Square, and at the Stage Door. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: I: Rise Glory, in the Opera Rosamond, by Arne-Beard; II: A Song-Miss Thomas; III: (By desire) a Ballad-Beard; IV: A Pastoral Dialogue by Arne-Miss Thomas, Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17540316 but Mrs Tatoo-_; Mercury-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-; Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17540417 but Biddy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17540319 but Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Lady Harriot Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17531120; III: Dutch Dance, as17531018; IV: Les Charboniers, as17540307 V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Villeneuve's scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17540402 but Stocks-Dunstall; Chloe-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: I: Les Taileurs-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; II: Les Sabotiers-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; IV: Le Matelot-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani; And by particular desire at End of play: A Mock Minuet[All]-Maranesi, Sga Bugiani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan; or, Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Magician-Howard; Spaniard-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Baker; Pierrot-LaLauze; concluding with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mme Camargo.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: A Ball Minuet-LaLauze, a scholar of LaLauze Nine years old, who never appear'd before; V: Dutch Dance, as17531018

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Minors. Tickets of Burton at the Lock and Key in Brownlow St., Long-Acre; of Miss Minors, at a Baker's in Bridges St., and at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out by Marr, Miss Batchelor, and Mrs Gibbons will be taken. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Benett

Song: II: A New Ballad-Beard; IV: A New Song call'd The Return-Vernon

Dance: III: Country Amusements, as17540416 V: A Minuet-Gerard, Miss Batchelor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17540508, but Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Dutch Dance, as17531018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17540429 but Chloe-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17531107, but Belinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Mossop; Alvarez-Burton; Carlos-Ross; Alonzo-Havard; Don Manuel-Mozeen; Lenora-Miss Haughton; Isabella-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A New Dance, The Shepherd's Holiday-Campioni (his first appearance in 5 years), Mad Auretti

Song: IV: The School of Anacreon-Beard

Event Comment: Tomorrow will be reviv'd a Comedy not acted these 6 years, call'd The Non-Juror; the part of Maria to be performed by Mrs Woffington, being the first time of her appearing on that stage these 3 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17541002, but Tattleaid-Mrs Bambridge.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Liviez, Blakes, Ackman, Atkins, the Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mas. Moore, Mad Mariet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17541024, but Ostrick-Cibber; Ophelia-Mrs Chambers, first time; Francisco-_.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Chambers, first time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: As17541009, but Peggy-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Roger-Dunstall; Sir John-Gibson; Marquis-Holtom; Lucinda-Mrs Pitt; Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Sheridan; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Jaffier-Murphy; Duke-Marten; Renault-Ridout; Belvidera-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: Granier, Madam Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

Performance Comment: Cleopatra will entertain the town with the surprizing History of Elizabeth Canning. Song-Smith; Cantata-Sadler; Clown-Mulliner; Singing-Sadler, Mrs Yeates; Singing-Lauder; Dance-Mme Katharine.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Sadler, Mrs Yeates
Event Comment: MMiss Haughton did second Constantia-Mrs Cibber gave it up-some days ago ($Cross). [Early in the next year was published The Devil upon Crutches in England; or, Night Scenes in London. By a Gentleman of Oxford. Chapter V gives a Short View of the Theatres including sharp criticism of 'the most barefaced bawdry Farce...that ever disgraced the stage, in which the Manager, who has caused it to be reviv'd, is to perform the principal part. The Play, Sir, is call'd the Chances...and this is the tenth night of its representation to crowded houses...Your fair country women...are fond of the most fulsome obscenity on the stage."] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Song: II: (By desire) The School of Anacreon-Beard

Dance: IV: The Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17541128, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17541115, but Emilia-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: As17541203