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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Sapsford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Sapsford")') 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 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Three dances-Miss Bruce

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook; A new Dialogue between a Town Miss and a Drunken Soldier-Pack, Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Mrs Tofts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Dance: Mrs Elford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Basset Table

Dance: Mrs Evans, taught by Monsieur Siris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Dance: Mrs Elford, delaGarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Mrs Tofts

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido; Or, The Faithful Shepherd

Song: Mrs Tofts

Dance: Cherrier, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: The Musick being all new set-Leveridge, Ramondon, Hughes, Lawrence, others

Dance: Mrs Evans, delaGarde, Miss Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell; Estifania-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Song: Leveridge, Hughs, Laurence, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: Mrs Evans, delaGarde, Miss Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Mrs Lindsey, Hughs; Laurence; particularly the Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans; comic dancing proper to the play-Legard, Miss Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: As17071230

Dance: Mrs Evans, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Knight.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: lists Angelica Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17131015, but Barnaby-Pack; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-Wilks; Cunningham-Mills; Merryman-Norris; Lady Laycock-Mrs Knight; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Performances

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

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17131012, but Sir Sampson-Bullock; Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Ben-Bickerstaff; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Bowen; Angelica-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cox; Prue-Miss Younger; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Prhnce of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Douglas-Mills; Falstaff-Bullock; Carriers-Johnson, Leigh; Francis-Norris; Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Santlow; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Hotspur's Wife Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Wade, Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Mrs Santlow; Clown's Dance-a Stranger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

Dance: Mrs Santlow (Colman's Opera Register)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Bonniface-Evans; Sullen-Bickerstaff; Scrub-Norris; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Oldfield; Dorinda-Mrs Mountfort; Cherry-Mrs Bicknell; With a Prologue-the Child that acted the Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: A Dialogue-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Wade, Prince, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Court Gallantry; Or, Marriage A La Mode

Song: Several New Songs by D'Urfey-

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: Mrs Fletcher, Randal, the Boy

Dance: As17151029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Frost Music, as17151006, but Mrs Cross

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: As17151126