SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Wilson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Wilson")') 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 23476 matches on Performance Comments, 4372 matches on Event Comments, 4218 matches on Performance Title, 1444 matches on Roles/Actors, and 61 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Bassingwhite; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Henderson; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-Miss Coutts; Peggy-A Young Lady [unidentified]; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mr Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Byron (with songs)-Bush; Frederick-Sinclair; Freeport-Sparks; Graspall-Swords; Drover Henpeck (with songs)-M'Donald; Andrew-Munden; Macdowell, the Exciseman-Stewart; Emily-Miss Campell; Harriot-Miss Hamilton; Edition of 1779 (For the Author) assigns: Byron-Loach; and adds: Mrs Macdowell-Miss Coutts; The original Prologue-Stewart.
Cast
Role: Mrs Macdowell Actor: Miss Coutts

Dance: End I afterpiece: Hornpipe-

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch overture-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Paide-McDonald; Roger-Baker; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Gard; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-A Gentlewoman [, who appeared in it lately with applause; unidentified]; Peggy (with an additional song)-A Gentlewoman [4th appearance; unidentified].4th appearance; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mr Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Linger-Mitchell; Saville-Sparks; Caveat-Swords; Item-Jones; Martin Sly-Everard; Myra-Mrs Read; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Everard; Lucetta Sharp-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Myra Actor: Mrs Read
Role: Mrs Watchly Actor: Mrs Everard
Role: Lucetta Sharp Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Entertainment: End: Singing and Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: new songs Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Wilson
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17781029, but Drugget (1st time)-Wilson.
Cast
Role: Drugget Actor: Wilson.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17790216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Cast
Role: 2nd Daughter Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Eldest Daughter Actor: Mrs Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benhow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Barret; Symon-Pentland; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Stewart; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-Miss Campbell; Peggy-A Young Lady (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [unidentified]); A New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mr Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Song: End IV: Hooly and Fairlyin character-M'Donald

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch Overture-

Event Comment: Artaxerxes and The Deaf Lover [both announced on playbill of 28 Jan.] are unavoidably obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Leoni and Wilson. Receipts: #98 1s. (96.2; 1.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Marmalet Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every where

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: J. Wilson
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17800412, but Judge Gripus-Wilson.
Cast
Role: Judge Gripus Actor: Wilson.
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillion-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800605 but Macheath-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Watts]); Beggar-Barrett; Peachum-Wilson; added: Filch-Blissett.
Cast
Role: Peachum Actor: Wilson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: As17800603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Jerome Actor: Wilson
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: As17801019, but added: J. Wilson.
Cast
Role: Parmazan Actor: Wilson
Role: Electors Actor: L'Estrange, Thompson, Baker, J. Wilson
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Highflight Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17801018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17801031, but added: Paris-J. Wilson.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: J. Wilson.
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Wilson
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: A Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Cast
Role: Parmazan Actor: Wilson
Role: Electors Actor: L'Estrange, Thompson, Baker, J. Wilson
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Highflight Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End: The Caledonian Shepherds, as17801106

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Jerome Actor: Wilson
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17801115, but added: Principal Characters-J. Wilson.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: J. Wilson.
Role: Keel Actor: Wilson
Role: Ferridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17810606 but Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Young Meadows-Marshall.
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Wilson
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: As17810601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Alfred; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Shaw; Bauldy-Walker; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Blair; Jenny-Miss Ramsey; Peggy-Miss Hemet (1st appearance in that character). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Walker .
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mr Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Exciseman Trickd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel, and Hornpipe by Master Holland, pupil to Holloway

Song: Hooly and Fairly, in character, by M'Donald; End of Act II The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo by Miss Hemet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17811023, but Jack Meggot-Booth; added: Buckle-J. Wilson; Millener-Miss Stuart .
Cast
Role: Buckle Actor: J. Wilson
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: 2nd Bacchant Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: As17811211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lee Lewes; Sir George Airy-Wroughton; Charles-Whitfield; Sir Jealous Traffick-Thompson; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Whisper-Cushing; Scentwell-Mrs Poussin; Isabinda-Miss Ambrose; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17820214, but Sir John Loverule-Davies; Jobson (1st time)-Booth; Butler-J. Wilson .
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: J. Wilson
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Sailors by Langrish and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years); Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17831002, but Lucianus-Wilson .
Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: Wilson
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Chapman [Public Advertiser: Waldron]; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss M. Stageldoir .
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: In afterpiece a Minuet by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Phillimore; Quildrive-Wilson; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Simson; Maria-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Quildrive Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17831020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss M. Stageldoir. The other Characters by Chaplin, Burton, Spencer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Wilson, Williamson, Kenny, Newbold; Miss Tidswell, Miss Stageldoir . Miss Tidswell, Miss Stageldoir .

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Second, Ferrere and the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Wroughton; Pylades-Whitfield; Phoenix-Thompson; Pyrrhus-Aickin; Hermione-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Cephisa-Mrs Morton; Cleone-Mrs Poussin; Andromache-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Crawford
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17831104, but Booth in place of Wilson .

Dance: As17831119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Cast
Role: Lady Rounceval Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Pink Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Mrs Mellefleur Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Dinah Primrose Actor: Mrs Riley.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17840601 but Gaudry in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Wilson
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: As17840619 but Wewitzer in place of Wilson .
Cast
Role: Dupely Actor: Wilson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17840604 but Parsons in place of Wilson; Wewitzer in place of R. Palmer .
Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Wilson
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840727

Song: In the Temple of Health [in afterpiece] (1st time, and for this night only) a new, shocking Electrical Caleb, set to Medical Music by Dr Arnold, sung by Edwin, Bannister, Davies, Brett. imitations. End of mainpiece Various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840609 but Don Bartholo-Wilson .
Cast
Role: Don Bartholo Actor: Wilson
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Cast
Role: : Old Winterbottom Actor: Wilson
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Winterbottom's Sister Actor: Mrs Webb.

Dance: End of mainpiece Recreation by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Barrymore; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Alfred; Spouters-R. Palmer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Wilson, Spencer, Williames, &c.; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Miss Stageldoir and Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]