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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Younger"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Younger")') 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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23784 results for: Keyword - Mrs Younger
We found 23897 matches on Performance Comments, 4642 matches on Event Comments, 4612 matches on Performance Title, 1294 matches on Roles/Actors, and 759 matches on Author.

351
15 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17290118, but Clodpole-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: 2d Sylvan Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: 3rd Sylvan Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: 5th Sylvan Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lasses Actor: Newhouse, DelaGarde Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Russell, Miss Holiday, Mrs Rice
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.

352
17 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: AS 28 Jan., but Dorinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Performance Comment: Harry Pyefleet-Legar, his first attempt in the dramatic way; Melton-Hall; Old Pyeflett-Hippisley; Peggy Welfleet-Mrs Egleton; Jenny Melton-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Peggy Welfleet Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Mrs Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

353
21 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17290325 but Kitty-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: 7290325 but Kitty Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Chantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

354
12 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #166 10s. 6d. By Command of His Royal Highness. The Recruiting Officer for the benefit of Mrs Younger is deferred to Tuesday 17

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Perseus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Medusa Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs Cantrel, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger

355
17 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #75 17s.; tickets #119 6s. Daily Journal, 21 March: After the Play...the Prince of Wales and a great Number of the Nobility being Present, Mr Leveridge (whose Benefit is also to come very shortly) advanced upon the Stage, and after paying his Honours to the Audience, invited them to his Benefit, by a humorous Song set to the merry Tune of the Black Joke; which was receiv'd by the whole House with a universal Encore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Poitier

Dance: End I: Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Highlander and Mistress=-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Polonese-Poitier, Miss LaTour

356
21 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17290926, but Aimwell-Milward; Sir Charles-Pitt; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Cherry-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: End I: Scating Dance-; II: French Peasant-Poitier; III: Flag Dance-; IV: Highlander-Salle; V: Sailor's Dance called Encore-

357
07 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; Or, The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Perseus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Medusa Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs Cantrel, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger

358
27 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17300424 but Dorinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton

Song: SSince Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

359
23 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17310107, but Phillis-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: Salle, Poitier, Mlle Salle

360
08 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17301014, but Brabantio-Milward; Desdemona-Mrs Younger; Lodovico-_; Gratiano-_.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Pelling

Dance: Mlle Salle

361
11 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit Mrs Younger. Receipts: money #73 19s.; tickets #135 3s. [The Prince, Princess Caroline, and Lady Ann Lumley present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance:

362
25 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: I: Les Charactere de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Scottish Dance-Salle, Mrs Legar; III: New French Tambourin-Mlle Salle; After I Farce: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; II: French Peasant A@la@Mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

363
22 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: See17300918, but Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-Ryan; Country Wife-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: Mrs Carter

Music: IV: Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; II: New Dance-Poitier, Salle, Mlle Salle; III: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Pastoral-Mrs Clamakin being the first time of her appearing on the Stage; V: A new Grand Peasant Dance a@la@mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

364
03 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17310315 but Sir John-Quin; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

365
21 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: See17310401 but Gamester-Walker; Angelica-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17310519, but Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

366
14 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Chapman; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Sir Roger-Hall; Fumble-Hippisley; Sneak-Penkethman; Emilia-Mrs Bullock; Maria-Mrs Hallam; Cordelia-Miss Holliday; Governess-Mrs Cook; Betty-Mrs Stevens; Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Governess Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Mrs Snare Actor: Mrs Martin.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: See17311106, but Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger.

367
09 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #50 7s.; tickets #119 4s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: I: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; II: The Sicilian (new)-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon; IV: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

368
23 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17311102, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Younger; Manly-Quin; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: Tho' Strange, tis True; or Love's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Parts-Walker, Milward, Salway, Hippisley, Laguerre, Hulett, Penkethman, Chapman, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Forrester, Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Walker, Milward, Salway, Hippisley, Laguerre, Hulett, Penkethman, Chapman, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Forrester, Mrs Egleton.

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, Mrs Legar

369
12 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17311208, but Shallow-_; Slender-_; Fenton-_; Host-_; Anne Page-_; Mrs Quickly-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: See17311020, but School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers, both Scholars to Salle; IV: A new Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Grand Dance of Momus-; Sailors-Salle, on account of Nivelon's Indisposition

370
13 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: See17320124, but Othello-Quin; Iago-Ryan; Cassio-Walker; Desdemona-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: I: Pastoral-Vallois, lately arrived from the Opera at Paris, the first Time of his dancing in England; a Scholar to M Marcelle; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Poitier; Serious Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre; III: Sicilian Dance-Glover, Mrs Pelling; (at Desire) Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: A new Peasant Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre

Music: Grand Concert of Water Musick by Mr Randal [Handel?]-; [in which Poitier will beat the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

371
15 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ryan; Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Milward; Eudocia-Mrs Younger;. With a New Prologue to the Memory of the Author-.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; La Fette Ramsii-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

372
10 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17330915, but Brabantio-Aston; Roderigo-Chapman; Desdemona-Mrs Younger; Lodovico-Hale; Montano-Lacy .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre

373
19 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17331203 but Mad Priest omitted; Juletta-Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: ; Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: As17331212

374
05 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17330915, but Brabantio-Aston; Lodovico-Hale; Montano-Lacy; Roderigo-Chapman; Desdemona-Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre, but see17331124

375
11 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge

Performance Comment: As17340109 Epilogue spoken by Mrs Younger .
Cast
Role: Lady Traffick Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Laetitia Lovejoy Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle