SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ms Ward"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ms Ward")') 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 1490 matches on Event Comments, 958 matches on Performance Comments, 20 matches on Performance Title, 14 matches on Author, and 7 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: New Comic Dance-Daigueville, Mrs King, Sga Daigueville, Miss Ross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide Riconosciuta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17700922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Related Works
Related Work: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17710416

Entertainment: End: Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter or Arthurs Round Table Restored

Performance Comment: King Edward-Aickin; Genius of England-Reddish; Sir Dingle (court fool)-King; Nat Needle-Parsons; Roger-Weston; Spirits-Miss Hayward, Mrs Morland, Miss Rogers, Mrs Simson; Edward the Black Prince-Miss Hopkins; Chief Druid-Inchbald; Squallini-Mrs Wrighten; Queen Philippa-Mrs Johnston (Genest's News Clippings).
Event Comment: Bills for Every Man in his Humour were posted to day--but Mr G. being taken very ill the Play was oblig'd to be chang'd & fresh Bills put up about Twelve o'clock (Hopkins Diary). [Also, according to Winston MS 10 the afterpiece was to have been Miss in Her Teens. See 8 Nov.] Paid Tallow Chandler's 1st bill #63 8s. 4d.; Mr Evans one year on Wardrobe Acct #10 10s.; half year Land and Window Tax for St Martin's to Michelmas last #46 8s. 7d.; Rec'd Stopages #12 17s. (Treasurer's Book). [Cast listed on playbill for afterpiece: Fribble (with song in character)-Dodd; Flash-$Palmer; Loveit-$J. Aickin; Puff-$Moody; Jasper-$Ackman; Tag-$Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-$Miss Pope.] Receipts: #165 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17710921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: [The Young Gentleman identified as Owenson by Hopkins MS Notes. Confirmed by Sir Nicholas Nipclose, in The Theatres (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of Inchbald's introduction to the London stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may pay by one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than Mr Owenson; brought forward modestly in Tamerlane, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Jovial Gardners-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance. [See17630312.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mas. Harris

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. About this time papers say inside of Foote's theatre with Dressing Room Green Room &c. is entirely pulled down to enlarge the stage which is to be nearly twice the size it was. Woodward is to exhibit two new pantomimes next summer. (Winston MS 10). Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). [Treasurer's Book also indicates that this night #30 4s. of Orders were given out.] Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (18th incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #173 2s. 6d. Ordinary charges #84. Extra for Invasion #10 10s. Profit for Author #78 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Freeman-DuBellamy; Buck-Davis; Luke-Lewes; Snarl-Wignell; Fleece-R. Smith; Landlord-Morris; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Lettice-Mrs Kniveton; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-by the young Lady who performed in the Maid of the Mill and the Fairy Prince.
Cast
Role: Marcourt Actor: Woodward

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17711031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter