SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs William Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs William Mills")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Airy, Traffick-Gentlemen who never appear'd before; Miranda-Mrs Daniel; Gripe-Daniel.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Daniel

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-A Young Gentlewoman of 18; Jane Shore-Mrs Daniels.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Daniels.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Mist

Song: I: Go Rose-Mr Scott; II: 'Tis Liberty-; III: Early Morn-; IV: Dialogueby Stevens-

Dance: V: Hornpipe-Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17481010, but Mock Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17481221, but Juba-Gibson; Lucia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17481203, but Alicia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17481011, but Lady Fanciful-Miss Bellamy; Belinda-Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Platt; Phillida-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Platt.

Song: MMad Tom-Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17481221, but Juba-Gibson; Lucia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17490314 but Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Heartfree Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; IV: L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17481222, but Angelina-Mrs Cowper; Don Cholerick-Waistkum; Antonio-_; Charino-_; Sanchio-_; Monsieur-_; Jacques-_.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Spaniard-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Phillips

Dance: Phillips, J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister, others; particularly (by desire) a Minuet-LaLauze, two of LaLauze's scholars

Related Works
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): William Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Hale; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister; also the Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Related Works
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): William Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17490330 but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: [Miss in Her Teens

Dance: [I: A Peasant Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; III: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Mills
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17490117, but Beatrice-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; V: The Periot's Dance-Master Shawford, Master Morrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: As17490429 but Diane-Mrs Knight; Hornpipe-Smith.

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

Event Comment: Benefit for Driscol, Banks, Carny, and Trott (Lobby Door Keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Elliot, Davis, Mrs Hanmore, &c will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: IV: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17481105, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Cooke, Madem Auretti

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Cushing; Rutland-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Yeates; Biddy-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Yeates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: First Spirit Actor: Mills
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

Performance Comment: Parts-Taswell, Yates, Shuter, King, Mrs Green, Winstone, Usher.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Sparkes; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prigg-Dunstall; Merchants-Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Redman; Higgen-Arthur; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Bennet; Clause-Quin.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17491020, but Tag-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Palmer; Smith-Bridges; Parts-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; with an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@rais'd Troops-.

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Lambe 6 mo. interest #7 10s.; Paid Redman a Bill for writing parts 9s. 10d. Receipts: #111 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Lacey; Thoroughgood-Bridgwater; Trueman-Anderson; Uncle-Sparks; Blunt-Bransby; Maria-Miss Haughton; Lucy-Miss Minors; Milwood-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid salary list #305 15s. 6d.; Mrs Hobson a bill 14s. 9d.; Paid Mr Mattocks as per order #1 1s.; Paid Mr Cartony for 12 yds. silver lace #9 12s.; Bought 12 lbs. Lampwicke #1 (Treasurer's Book). Next Monday will be reviv'd a Comedy (not acted these 30 years) call'd Friendship in Fashion, written by Otway. Receipts: #160 (Cross); #162 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Daily Advertiser: To Mr W-d, Sir, After the many defeats you have already suffer'd in the Mimical War between us, to which Ireland as well as England have been laughing witnesses; I was greatly surpris'd to hear that you again intended to provoke my future vengeance, by dressing at me in the character of Malagene, which you are to perform in the reviv'd play Friendship in Fashion. Whatever you may think, Mr W-d, these public exhibitions of particular persons by no means become the dignity of the stage, & though a disorder in my Finances may occasionally have urged me to some Pleasant attacks in this way, yet give me leave to say, I never was abandoned enough to think 'em justifiable...Your intended attack on me...as the character you are to represent is...indeed not that of the most nice Morality; who knows but that...some may cry, "Tis he from head to Foot." As you are sensible this would be doing me great Injustice, & in my present circumstances might be particularly injurious to me, I expect you will alter the Design

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Wisewoud Actor: Taswell
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500118, but Principal Savoyards-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison

Performance Comment: As17500118, but Principal Savoyards-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Quin; Alonzo-Ryan; Carlos-Delane; Alvarez-Sparks; Manuel-Ridout; Isabella-Mrs Bambridge; Leonora-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Related Works
Related Work: Wits Led by the Nose; or, A Poet's Revenge Author(s): William Chamberlayne
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Dance: TTambourine-DeJardins; Grand Scotch Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard her 1st time of appearing on that stage