SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Lady"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Lady")') 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 7203 matches on Performance Comments, 2945 matches on Event Comments, 1148 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, and 464 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Sparks; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Stevens; Bonario-Gibson; Peregrine-White; Corbaccio-Shuter; Sir Politic-Arthur; Avocatori-Anderson; Second Avocatori-Dunstall; Third Avocatori-Redman; Notary-Wignell; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Vincent; Celia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).
Cast
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwou'd-Woodward; Petulant-Blakes; Waitwell-Philips; Sir Willful-Yates; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Clive; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Mills; Foible-Miss Minors; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James

Dance: II, End: As17541022 Sg and Sga Sabartini [sic] (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17541016, but Townly-Sheridan; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Stoppelaer; Myrtilla-Mrs Baker; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17541010, but Surveyor-_; Lovel-_; Guilford-_; Brandon-_; Capuchius-_; Dr Butts-_; Denny-_; Old Lady-_.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Both pieces by His Majesty's command. [John Pringle wrote to Blayney Townley on 14 Nov.: Great are the disputes at present between the rival theatres, vieing with each other in different characters which afford unusual entertainment to all frequenting the stage. His Majesty on Saturday night paid his first visit to Covent Garden in perference to the opera at Drury Lane, when Lady Townley by Pegg Woffington gave him great pleasure, with the addition of unusual huzzas in a part of the Miller of Mansfield." -Historical MS Commission, 10th Report, Appendix, Part IV (London 1887), p. 257.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17541128, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17541101, but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17541203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Proteus or Harlequin in China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17541023, but Lady Wishfort-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Inquisition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: Lord Dupe-Shuter; Carmine-White; Brush-Holtom; Puff-Cushing; Pentweazle-Bennet; Caleb-Costollo; Lady Pentweazle-Foote.
Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Foote.

Dance: Comic Entertainment-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter first time; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Ridout; Carriers-Dunstall, Arthur; Lady Piercy-Mrs Bellamy; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Foote.

Dance: Pantomime Peasant Dance, as17550104

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541114, but Queen-Mrs Elmy; Richard-Murphy (first time); Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: As17550203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17550402 but Foigard-Stoppelaer; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Collins; Add Lady Bountiful-Mrs Copin.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: III: Les Charbonieres-Lepie, Lucas; V: Italian Peasants, as17550414

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17550118, but Lady Froth-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17550414

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Charles; Jobson-Quelch; Cook-Pinner; Coachman-Venables; Butler-Blakey; Conjurer-Metteer; Footman-Turner; Fidler-May; Lettice-Mrs Chetwood; Betty-Miss Davies; Lady Loverule-Mrs Quelch; Nell-Miss Cary [who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Quelch

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Beard; Jobson-Berry; Nell-Mrs Clive; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Shuter; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Ridout; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Barrington; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Cushing; Foible-Miss Ferguson; Waitwell-Arthur; Marwood-Mrs Elmy; Millamant-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Lowe; in which part will be introduc'd the Early Horn-Lowe; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Cherry-Miss Minors; Scrub-Woodward; Sullen-Burton; Boniface-Berry; Aimwell-Palmer; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: IV: New Comic Dance, as17550930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Woodward; Vellum-Yates; Butler-Taswell; Gardner-Blakes; Lady Truman-Mrs Pritchard; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Sir George Truman-Havard; Fantome-Davies; Coachman-Philips.
Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Montague-Burton; Tybalt-Blakes; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the Additional Scene representing The Funeral Procession to the Monument of the Capulets-; The vocal parts-Beard, Champness, others; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Mathews, Dennison, Granier, Harrison, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston, Mrs Dupre, Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Ridout; Carriers-Arthur, Dunstall; Lady Percy-Mrs Bellamy; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Hotspur-Smith; Francis-Collins.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Usher; Lieut-Jefferson; Edward V-Master Simson; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist