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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs and Miss Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs and Miss Smith")') 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
We found 26692 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5649 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 22 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: False Friend-Delane; Pedro-Ryan; Guzman-Walker; Felix-Bridgwater; Lopez-Chapman; Galindo-Hippisley; Leonora-Mrs Ware; Jacinta-Mrs Stevens; Isabella-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxlinda Actor: Miss
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Isabella

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17380316 Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Ridout; Trincalo-Macklin; Hippolito-Mrs Mills; Stephano-Shepard; Mustacho-Woodward; Ventoso-Ray; Antonio-Winstone; Alvarez-Turbutt; Gonsalez-Woodburn; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Cole; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Mrs Clive; (with the song of) Dear Pretty Youth-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Ridout
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Dear Pretty Youth Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Rainton, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones, Miss Karver, Miss Thynne

Dance: In II: Comic Dance of Winds-; In III: Comic Dance of Fantastical Spirits in Grotesque Characters-; In IV: Dance of Devils-; In V: Dance of Watermen-

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; past 2, by Matthew Feilde. MS: Larpent 585; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 22 Feb.]: With New Overture and Music, composed by [Michael] Arne. New Dresses, Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #247 12s. (243/19/6; 3/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Vertumnus and Pomona

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Miss Morris, Edwin; Mrs Martyr, Miss Harper. [Cast from Songs (G. Wilkie, 1782): Vertumnus-Mrs Kennedy; Cupid-Miss Morris; Sylvanus-Edwin; Citronella-Mrs Martyr; Pomona-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Vertumnus Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Citronella Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Pomona Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: End of Epilogue a new Pastoral Dance, Palemon and Lavinia, by Aldridge, Langrish, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17981008, but Capulet-Waddy; Friar Lawrence (1st time)-Murray; Juliet (for that night only)-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Murray
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17980926, but Jacintha-Mrs Murray (for that night only; 1st appearance on this stage); Don Felix-_.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Murray
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Coates.

Song: In the course of the Evening: As17990430; End IV 1st piece: The Funeral Procession of Juliet, Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17981008, but Hill, _Gray, Miss +Waters, Mrs +Atkins, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Duncan, King of Scotland-Bensley; Malcolm-C. Kemble; Donalbain-Master De Camp; Macbeth-Palmer; Banquo-Packer; Macduff-Wroughton; Lenox-Whitfield; Rosse-Barrymore; Fleance-Master Gregson; Siward-Aickin; Sey ton-Benson; Physician-Jones; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Moody, Dodd, Suett//Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell .

Afterpiece Title: THE PRIZE

Song: Mainpiece: Chorus of Witches and Spirits by Kelly, Master Welsh, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke//Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Menage, &c. &c

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Leander Actor: Beard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brett.

Dance: II: A new Scot's Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter, Vallois, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; IV: The Flanderkins, as17371107

Cast
Role: Serious Dance Actor: Misses Scott.
Event Comment: Benefit Glover. [Tickets at Glover's, Chandos Street, cg. See Grub St. Journal, 11 March, for a discussion of Rich as a manager.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Delane; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Ford-Ryan; Page-A. Hallam; Slender-Clarke; Caius-Mullart; Fenton-Master A. Ryan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Anne Page-Miss Bincks; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; II: Grand Comic Dance-Lalauze; accompanied-Desse, Richardson, Baudouin, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman; III: By particular Desire, The Louvre (a Ball Dance), concluding with a Minuet-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; IV: The Kilkenny (an Irish Dance)-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; V: Scot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Whitfield; Lenox-Davies; Malcolm-J. Bates; Seyton-Thompson; Seyward-Helme; Doctor-Fearon; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Bannister, Reinhold, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17181105, but Bajazet-Mills; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger; English Clown-Weaver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Willis

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; La Peirette (new)-Roger, Mrs Brett; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth, others

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 1s. 6d.; tickets #63 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 by money and 162 by tickets; stage, 8 by money; pit, 24 by money and 156 by tickets; slips, 34 by money; first gallery, 44 by money and 71 by tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Music: German Flute-French Girl, Boy; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: BBall Dance-Glover, Mrs Legare; Grand Dance of Moors-Glover; Kettle Drums-Poitier; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Legare, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour

Event Comment: TThe King and Queen present. Receipts: #61 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 paid and 40 orders; stage, 4 paid; pit, 205 paid and 14 orders; slips, 16 paid and 29 orders; first gallery, 178 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 154 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Ramble-Ryan; Townly-Walker; Lady No-Mrs Bullock; Wiseacre-Bullock; Doodle-Hall; Dashwell-Spiller; Loveday-Houghton; Eugenia-Mrs Vincent; Peggy-Miss Holiday; Engine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Lady No Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: Salle, Moreau, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Music: A Piece of Musick-; accompanied on Two French Horns-Joachim Frederic Creta , who will blow the First and Second Treble on Two French Horns, in the same Manner as if Two Persons: Being the first Time of his appearing in Publick, since his Arrival in Great-Britain

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.] Receipts: #98 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 87 paid; stage, 1 paid; pit, 278 paid; slips, 22 paid; first gallery, 254 paid; second gallery, 137 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: King-Quin; Armusia-Ryan; Ruidias-Milward; Governor-Walker; Comic Parts-Bullock, Hippisley, Willcocks, H. Bullock; Quisara-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Seedo

Music: As17290116

Dance: Salle, DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, DelaGarde Jr, DuPre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Lancaster-Salway; Canterbury-Cory; York-Milward; Justice-Boman; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Bardolph-Shepherd; Feeble-Griffin; Poins-Oates; FalstafPs Boy-Miss Cole; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross; Doll-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: FalstafPs Boy Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Blister-Harper, but see17350324.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: By Nivelon, Lalauze, Le Brun, Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Brett, particularly Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, Drunken Peasant, Pierots

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: By Colley Cibber.] Never perform'd before. Compos'd to Musick after the Italian Manner and performed all in English. The Habits being all New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Performance Comment: Edition of 1716 lists: Myrtillo-Mrs del'Epine; Laura-Mrs Barbier; Lycon-Burkhead; Mopsa-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Myrtillo Actor: Mrs del'Epine
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Masque-Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Miss Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Cast
Role: Myrtillo Actor: Mrs del'Epine
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Miss Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Teno, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: As17171015, but Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Hotspur's Wife Actor: Mrs Santlow.
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.

Music: Concerto upon the Little Flute by Paisible-; Concerto intirely new, by Mr Hendel-

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Wilks; Balance-Thurmond; Brazen-Cibber; Worthy-Mills; Kite-Leigh; Bullock-Miller; Appletree-Penkethman; Pearmain-Norris; Sylvia-Mrs Bicknell; Melinda-Mrs Porter; Rose-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Younger, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Booth; Moneses-Wilks; Axalla-Walker; Arpasia-Mrs Oldfield; Selima-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Afterpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper. Receipts: #56 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun [J. Rich]; Clown-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Moreau; and all the other Parts as originally performed see17180124. and all the other Parts as originally performed see17180124.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Moreau

Dance: Moreau, Boval, Cook, Pelling, Newhouse, Sandham, Lux, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding, Miss Willis, delaGarde's Two Sons, Dupre

Event Comment: Benefit Williams and Oates. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Hunt.
Role: Hotspur's Wife Actor: Mrs Santlow

Dance: Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17181022, but Dorilant-_; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Robins; Mrs Squeamish-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Robins
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Dancing-Shaw, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeepers. The last performance for the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar