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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Prince Brunswick his wife and Louisa"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Prince Brunswick his wife and Louisa")') 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 2800 matches on Performance Title, 1487 matches on Performance Comments, 1345 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash and Burton. Receipts: #166 19s. (12.9.0; 4.8.6; 1.7.6; tickets: 148.14.0) (charge: #107 14s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife Well Managed

Afterpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trappolin's Vagaries

Song: End 2nd piece: Four@and@twenty Perriwigs all on a Row-; In 3rd piece: Quoz-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: Stand to your Guns my Hearts of Oak-Bannister

Opera: In course Evening: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Farewell. Thomas-Mrs Martyr; Kate-Mrs Mountain

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Bernard. 1st piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 7 May 1784]. 3rd piece: In 2 acts [i.e. abridged from the original 5]. Receipts: #243 3s. 6d. (99.4.0; 4.4.6; tickets: 139.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Female Adventure [The Female Pursuit]

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses (The Stateman's Hobby, The Soldier's Hobby, The Fidler's Hobby, The Beaux Hobby, The Ladies' Hobby, The Monster's Hobby [see under dl, 11 May], His own Hobby)-Bernard

Performance Comment: End I 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses (The Stateman's Hobby, The Soldier's Hobby, The Fidler's Hobby, The Beaux Hobby, The Ladies' Hobby, The Monster's Hobby [see under dl, 11 May], His own Hobby)-Bernard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Event Comment: [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #168 15s. (162.19.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Bernard; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Powell; Miss Courtney-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: His Lieutenant Actor: Evatt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17901123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: His Lieutenant Actor: Evatt
Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 3]: The Dialogue and part of the Songs written by Richard? Wilson. The Overture, new Music and accompaniments composed by Reeve. The Songs, Duets, Glees compiled from Arnold, Rogers, Giordani, Shield, Hook, Dibdin, W. Wilson, Stevens, Broderip and David Rizzio. [Larpent MS 908; not published. Prologue probably by Richard Wilson. Epilogue by Joseph Haynes.] Public Advertiser, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Wilson. No. 10, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #354 14s. 6d. (165.17.6; 5.4.0; tickets: 183.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Union; or, St

Performance Comment: Andrew's Day. Old Quiz-Quick; Easy-Johnstone; Taffy-Blanchard; Scotch Cobler [Archey McNab]-Wilson; Young Quiz-Munden; Helm-Incledon; Quotations-Bernard; Plausible-Macready; Long Cork-Bannister; English Girl Nancy]-Miss Broadhurst; Scotch Girl [Jeannet]-Mrs Mountain; Scotch Cobler's Wife [Mrs McNab]-Mrs Webb; Irish Girl [Peggy]-Mrs Martyr; [The names in brackets are as specified in the cast listed in Larpent MS.] Prologue-Wilson; [PART I A Cruel fate-Williamson, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; I sit on my sunkie-Mrs Mountain; The passion of Love I never felt-Miss Broadhurst; To be sure she don't like a brisk Irish lad-Mrs Martyr; We bipeds made up of frail clay-Quick; My Joe Jannet-Wilson, Mrs Webb; When Bibo went down-Bannister; A Sailor's life's the life for me-Incledon; [PART II The charms of my Peggy-Johnstone; Farili bo boo-Wilson; On the lake of Killarney-Mrs Martyr; The bells of Aberdovey-Blanchard; Scotch Song-Incledon; Sigh no more Ladies-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; And their aw nodding at our house at hame-; [PART III The Stranger's at Home. President-Bannister; The Prince and Old England for ever-Johnstone; Comic Constitutional Song-Bernard; A Stammering Glee [Goody Groaner]-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Come come all noble souls, Beviamo tutti tre-Bannister, Incledon, Blanchard, Reeve, Williamson, Johnstone.

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Highland Fling-the Scotch Characters

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Music: In afterpiece: will be introduced the Highland Competition Prizeexactly as represented annually in the City of Edinburgh,-McLane, McGregor, McTavish; several Strathpays, Laments, Pebruchs-several other celebrated Pipers

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue (riding on an Ass,)-Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: His Lieutenant Actor: Evatt
Event Comment: Benefit for Cubitt, Macready, Thompson & Cox. [This was Ryder's last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #246 4s. (30.10; 4.13; tickets: 211.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: His Lieutenant Actor: Evatt

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister; In 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [1st piece: Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Eliza Parsons, based on Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, by Moliere]. Morning Herald, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #269 11s. 6d. (174.14.0; 4.16.6; tickets: 90.1.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Count Valentia-Lewis; Duke Mercia-Wilson; Albetto-Aickin; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Seville-Hull; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis-Mrs Merry; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: In the course of which: Generla Wolfe's favourite song, How stands the Glass around?-Incledon; Irish Drinking Song [Of the Ancients its speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Darley, Incledon, Johnstone; [Purcell's Grand Duet and Chorus, To Arms! Britons strike home!-Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Letteney, Linton, Rees; [The whole to conclude with Representation of the Siege of Quebec-; the Death of General Wolfe-.

Afterpiece Title: The Intrigues of a Morning; or, An Hour in Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: The Last time of Mrs Siddons's Performance this Season. Receipts: #363 13s. 6d. (316.11.6; 44.1.0; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Murray. Afterpiece: Not performed these 40 years [acted 22 Jan. 1781]. Written by the celebrated Mrs Eliza Haywood. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at No. 38, Poland-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Glenalvon-Wilkinson; Lord Randolph-Turner; Old Norval-Walker; Officer-Wilson; Servant-Service; Young Norval-Baker; Anna-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Lady Randolph-Mrs Murray.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Turner
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Murray.

Afterpiece Title: A Wife to be Lett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Laida Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: As17930307