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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ms Lampe"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ms Lampe")') 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 1481 matches on Event Comments, 590 matches on Performance Comments, 42 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Maximinian-Smith; Charinus-Sparks; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Suitors-Collins; Costollo, Blakey; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Mrs Baker; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; Original Dances-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Performance Comment: (new set by Dr Arne) Solyman-Beard; Zayda-Miss Brent; Rozana-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Rozana Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Beard; Mercury-Mattocks; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Venus-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Lampe

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17591124, but Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Lowe; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terrier; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Terrier; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Old Man-Costollo; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Terrier, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements : Earth-Desse, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Miss Hilliard; Water-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville. With Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Smith; King-Ridout; Seleucus-Anderson; Ptolomy-Wignel; Lysimachus-Gibbs; Timon-Stoppelaer; Menippus-Costollo; Humorous Lieutenant-Shuter; Leontius-Sparks; Ushers-Collins, Dunstall; Physician-Redman; First Gentleman-Bennet; 2d Gentleman-Perry; Host-Marten; Magician-Baker; Incantation Song-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Mrs Ward, 1st time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17600205, but Bacchants-Mrs _Lampe.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs _Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17600211, but Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; 2nd Bacchanal-Lowe [; Nymphs , Shepherds , and Chorusses not listed] as usual.; Nymphs , Shepherds , and Chorusses not listed] as usual.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs _Lampe.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Perry; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Bennet; Mercutio-Dyer; Gregory-Holtom; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Ward; Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; Masquerade Dance-; proper to the play. An Additional Scene representing the Funeral Proscession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-; Vocals-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross, 1st time; Macduff-Dyer; Duncan-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Wignel; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time; With the Original Music-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Gosley, Dumay, Desse, Rochford. And Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: A new Comic Dance, The Knife Grinders-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville; II: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford, as17600324 III: The Peasants-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; IV: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet , By Desire,-Poitier, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on Stage. Receipts: #24 6s. 6d. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary, #19 19s. 3d., covered by income from tickets: Barrington #48 9s. (Boxes 66; Pit 188; Gallery 69); Mrs Lampe #40 10s. (Boxes 34; Pit 107; Gallery 128). Total income #113 5s. 6d. [At this point in the benefit season the house shows profitable balance on the books of only #225 5s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Bennet; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st time there in 7 years; With a Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play; Additional Scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Lampe; Laura-Mrs Vernon; With a Pastoral Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mecury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements: Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; Water-Poitier, Sga Maranesi.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610911, but cast first listed here: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Weller; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads, lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements, Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mlle Marianne; Fire-Granier, Mrs Granier; Water-Desse, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Paris-Perry; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Gibson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy, first appearance here in 2 years; Minuet-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi; Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing The Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Vocal parts-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Dyer; Banquo-Gibson; Hecate-Wignell; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; With original Music. Vocal parts-Legg, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abeg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppi, Miles, Dumai, Hussey, Rochford.

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit

Song: IV: By Desire, the Song With Horns and Hounds, in the character of Diana -Mrs Abeg (From Apollo and Daphne)

Entertainment: H$Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (for the last time this Season)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st appearance this stage these two years; Minuet-Maranesi, Miss Macklin; A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; An Additional scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Mrs Vernon, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-Young; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Catley, 1st appearance any stage; Sabrinaand the, song of sweet Echo=-Miss Brent; the Chorusses-Legg, Roberts, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mad Manesiere, Tassoni, Granier, Sga Maranesi. With the usual Decorations and Machinery.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pantaloon-Lalauze; Clown-Miles; Colombine-Miss Poitier; The Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies; Constable-Redman; Surveyor-Cushing; Shepherd-Tenducci; Shepherdess-Miss Brent; Harvest Men and Women-Mattocks, Warren, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; Ascalax-Baker; The Dances-Maranesi, Sodi, Sga Maranesi, Tassoni, Granier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be Introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set by Purcell,-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Miller, Miss Catley, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17621018, but Mercutio-Woodward; Juliet-Miss Hallam; minuet-Miss Hallam; Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17621115, but Offa-Tindal; Rodogune-Mrs Baker, 1st time; A Solemn Hymn-_Legg, _Ryley, _Dibdin, Mrs _Lampe, Miss _Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of Play: The French Gardeners, as17630407

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Tybalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Hallam; Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet. Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set to music by Henry Purcell;-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Miller, Miss Polly Young, Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen