SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Sharp"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Sharp")') 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 23345 matches on Performance Comments, 4253 matches on Event Comments, 4202 matches on Performance Title, 161 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage Or The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Byron-Clarke; Villeriy-Smith; Count Baldwin-Gibson; Carlos-Ridout; Frederick-Anderson; Fabian-Cushing; Fernando-Arthur; Jaqueline-Shuter; Sampson-Marten; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Julia-Mrs Barrington; Victoria-Mrs Vincent; Isabella-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Schoolboy-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Lady Manlove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17561023

Song: Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights Concert And Oratory

Afterpiece Title: Britannias Triumph or The Contest of Love and Glory

Dance: HHornpipe-

Music: The Band all mask'd in the Venetian Taste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Garrick; Sancho-King; Toledo-Blakes; Jacinta-Miss Pope, 1st time; Lorenzo-Palmer; Lopez-Yates; Felix-Burton; Alvarez-Bransby; Metaphrastus-Philips; Camilla-Mrs Davies; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: A Louvre and Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pope

Song: Mrs Vincent

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In three acts. [Mrs Yates still indisposed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Sir G. Wealthy-Shaw; Dick-Weston; Transfer-Blakey; Sir W. Wealthy-Baddeley; Loader-Davis; Shift, Mrs Cole, Auctioneer-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Maguire
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: As17610702

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jesuit

Song: Mrs Barthelemon

Music: First Violin-Barthelemon

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 7th night of The Royal Suppliants (see 17 Mar.), but because of Mrs Crawford's illness (see 3 Mar.) it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #159 4s. (158.5; 0.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: See17800916, but Ophelia-Miss Field? (see17810524, and for Mrs Baddeley see17801202).

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Tickets to be had and Places [for the boxes] to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Books of the Performance to be had at the Theatre. New Lady's Magazine, Mar 1786, p. 110: performance under the direction of Dr Arnold, who conducted from the organ. I know that my redeemer liveth sung by Miss George; He was despised and rejected by Master Pring; How beautiful are the feet by Mrs Forster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts by Bellamy, Arrowsmith, Carter, Master Pring; Mrs Forster, Miss George .
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [Mrs Pollard is identified byMS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #141 14s. 6d. (106.16.0; 32.5.6; 2.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Polydore-Barrymore; Acasto-Packer; Ernesto-Chaplin; Chaplain-Fawcett; Page-Miss DeCamp; Chamont-Bannister Jun.; Serina-Miss Collins; Florella-Miss Tidswell; Monimia-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Pollard]) Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Servant-$Phillimore.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Booth.
Event Comment: [Herrington, who was from the Royalty, and Mrs Farmer are both identified in Public Advertiser, 30 Aug. As afterpiece the playbill announces Peeping Tom, but "The fatigues Edwin had undergone at his benefit the preceding evening rendered him incapable of performing last night. Peeping Tom was therefore obliged to be changed to The Golden Pippin" (Public Advertiser, 30 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Herrington]); Gloster-Williamson; Belmour-Davies; Catesby-Gardner; Ratcliff-Johnson; Derby-Swords; Porter-Painter; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Farmer]); Jane Shore-Miss Woollery.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [In mainpiece the playbill erroneously assigns Miss Ogle to Miss Stuart, and Kitty Willis to Mrs Fawcett.] Paid Advertisements in different Papers #62 9s. Receipts: #511 8s. (503/8; 8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pollock
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: OSCAR AND MALVINA

Performance Comment: As17940206, but added to Musical Characters: Mrs Henley .

Music: As17940206

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a Masquerade, in which Old Towler by Incledon

Event Comment: Principal Instrumental Performers as 4 Mar. Morning Herald, 12 Mar.: Mrs Hindmarsh made her first appearance with much success

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Master Elliot, Kelly, Nield, Burdon (from Salisbury), Gray, Bartleman, Miss Parke, Mrs Hindmarsh. For partial list of individual selections, and singers thereof, see17950327 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Shatford; Lothario-Clifford; Rossano-Farrel; Altamont-Thompson; Horatio-Burnet; Lavinia-A Young Lady of Islington (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lucilla-Mrs Clifford; Calista-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Clifford
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Rivers; Gayless-Clifford; Beau Trippit-Thompson; Dick-Shatford; Justice Guttle-Farrel; Kitty Pry-Mrs Fowler; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Barnard; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Clifford; Melissa-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Rivers
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Fowler
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Barnard
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Clifford
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Maid-Miss Allen; Four Bravo's-Dunstall, Buck, Hayes, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Dunstall; Cook-Buck; Trippit-Bennet; Mrs Trippit-Miss Allen; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Ferguson; Priscy-Mrs Evans; Melissa-Miss Miller, 1st time; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Priscy Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Gayless (1st time)-R. Palmer; Dick-Suett; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Beau Trippit-Helme; Melissa (1st rime)-Miss Collett; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Booth; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Granger; Miss Trippit-Miss Barnes; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Dodd
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Wells

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Pope; Antipholis of Ephesus-Holman; Duke-Davies; Angelo-Powel; Dr Pinch-Cubitt; AEgeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Munden; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Luciana-Mrs Esten; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Adriana-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Quick; Gayless-Davies; Justice Guttle-Powel; Dick-Cubitt; Beau Trippet-Evatt; Melissa-Mrs Davis; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Rock; Mrs Trippet-Miss Stuart; Kitty Pry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Quick
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Davis
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Bouquet-Byrn, Mme Rossi

Song: III: a song in character-Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Suett; Gayless-Palmer Jun.; Justice Guttle-Benson; Dick-Barrett; Beau Trippit-Lyons; Melissa-Miss Heard; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Powell; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Hatton; Kitty Pry-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Suett
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Hatton
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Suett; Justice Guttle-Benson; Beau Trippit-Lyons; Dick-Burton; Gaylcss-Caulfield//Melissa-Miss Heard; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Heard; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Bramwell; Kitty Pry-Mrs Gibbs .
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Suett
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Bramwell
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Afterpiece Title: THE PRIZE

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Woodward; Drunken Dick-Hippisley; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Hayman; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Bland; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Miss Prissy-Miss Morrison; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Woodward
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana, as17460313 Genius of England-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Bellamy, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Bennet; Dick-Stoppelaer; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Priss-Miss Mullart; Melissa-Mrs Vincent; Kitty-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; MacDuff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-White; Doctor-Wignel; Fleance-Miss Mullart; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Bennet; Dick-Stoppelaer; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Melissa-Mrs Vincent; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Trippet-Bennet; Dick-Stoppelaer; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Trippet-Miss Allen; Melissa-Mrs Vincent; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Vandermere; Gayless-Davis; Trippet-Cornelys; Dick-Farrell; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Melissa-Mrs Collet; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs White; Kitty Pry-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Vandermere
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs White
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Mas. Castiglione; End: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna Or The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Lee Lewes, first time; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Booth; Dick-Jones; Beau Trippet-Wewitzer; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Poussin; Trippet-Mrs Masters; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Lee Lewes, first time
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Trippet Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Benson; Colonel Briton-Payne; Lissardo-Banister; Don Lopez-Wellman; Don Pedro-Wright; Frederick-Francis; Vasquez-Stevenson; Alguazil-Newbold; Soldier-Oldmeadow; Servant-Master Payne; Gibby-Waldron; Flora-Mrs Benson; Isabella-Mrs Wellman; Inis-Miss Cranford; Violante-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Wellman

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Wright; Dick-Wellman; Trippit-Stevenson; Gayless-Benson; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Monk; Mrs Trippit-Miss Bird; Melissa-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Waldron
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Wellman
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Monk
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Bird

Song: After the Monologue, by Miss Cranford

Monologue: 1785 06 17 End of mainpiece an Occasional Address to the Audience by Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Clarke; Young Marlow-Curtis; Hastings-Smith; Sir Charles Marlow-Griffith; Diggory-Watts; Jeremy-Westenholt; Landlord-Wilson; Countrymen-Johnston, Meadows, &c; Tony Lumpkin-Wright; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Johnston; Miss Neville-Miss Williams; Maid-Miss Stevens; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Villars .

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Griffith; Beau Trippit-Wilson; Dick-Watts; Gayless-Hill; Melissa-Mrs Villars; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Williams; Mrs Trippit-Miss Stevens; Kitty Pry-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Waldron
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Villars
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Stevens
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Benson

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Nobody by Villars; End of mainpiece Freedom and his native Land by Price