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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "widow of the late Miles"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "widow of the late Miles")') 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 2147 matches on Event Comments, 688 matches on Performance Comments, 599 matches on Performance Title, 160 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Will be presented a Comedy [no concert formula used.] To begin at 7 p.m. Boxes 3s. Pit and Gallery 2s. There will be no more Plays Acted there but this One, that being upon a particular Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

Performance Comment: Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Celebrated Story Of Fryar Bacon, Fryar Bungy, The Brazen-head, And Miles Their Man

Entertainment: The Artificial View of the World from Germany-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fryar Bacon, Fryar Bungy, And Miles Their Man

Entertainment: The Artificial View of the World-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cushing; Peachum-Paget; Lockit-Dove; Filch-Shuter; Ned-Baker; Harry-Miles; Jack-Hallam Sen; Jenny Diver-Miss Moreau; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Dove; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Beckham; Lucy-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bambridge; Trapes-Mrs Wignell; Polly-Mrs White, her first on this stage.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Miles

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miles

Event Comment: Benefit Smith, Carpenter to the House. [Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124, but Drunken Peasant-Miles

Song: Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124, but Louvre and Minuet-the Gentleman, Mrs Miles

Entertainment: End Farce: Fireworks-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Miles; the Clown-Bennet; IV: Grand Scots Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

Song: III: Smiling Dawn from Jeptha-Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (Boxkeeper). Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. By reason of the indisposition of a principal performer, the play is oblig'd to be changed, and tickets deliver'd for the Way of the World will be taken for this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: A Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; also By Particular Desire Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

Event Comment: Benefit for Collins, Usher, Stede. [Cross suggests The Lottery as afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Miles, the Clown-Bennet; Italian Peasants, as17531130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Drunken Peasant (Peasant-$Miles; Clown-$Bennet)-; V: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: II: School of Anacreon-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; V: A Cantata-the same Gentleman

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, and R. Smith. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. [Receipts: missing for rest of season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Drunken Peasants-Miles; Comic Ballet-Guerin, Dumay, Gosly, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin, Mlle Jansolin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Dance-Characters of the Opera; Hornpipe-Miles

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hilliard. Tickets of Miss Hilliard at Mr Pervil's, Auctioneer, upper end of Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre, where places for Boxes may be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #24 2s. 6d. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to Miss Hilliard #40 0s. 6d., coverd by income from tickets #79 17s. (Boxes 101; Pit 278; Gallery 129). Paid for 7 doz. wax candles at 24s. per dozen #8 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; III: The Milk Maid's Holiday-Miles, Miss Hilliard; End: By Desire, a Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Copin.

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Evan Evans

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; II: The Threshers, as17591005; III: The Dutch Skipper-Poitier; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Quebec; or, Harlequin Engineer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Weller 1st time; Pantaloon-Buck; Clown-Gibbs; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Britannia (The Genius of England)-Mrs Lee; Song in character of English Officer -Andrews 1st appearance on the stage; to conclude with an Emblematical Representation of General Wolfe 's Monument. to conclude with an Emblematical Representation of General Wolfe 's Monument.

Entertainment: M+Monologue. An Epilogue in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage of Human Life=-Cresswickas17600508

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Dignum; End II: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you (composed by Hook)-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Dignum; End 2nd piece I that once was a Ploughman a Sailor am now (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Benson, Burton, Caulfield, Phillimore & Miss Tidswell. 2nd piece: Not acted these 30 years [acted 19 Dec. 1774]. Morning Chronicle, 2 June: Tickets to be had of Benson, No. 7, Brydges-street, Covent-Garden; of Caulfield; No. 2, William-street, Adelphi [no others listed]. Receipts: #430 2s. (64.14.6; 31.11.0; 16.8.6; tickets: 317.8.0) (charge: #211 13s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Friendly-Dignum; Sir T. Testy-Hollingsworth; Dick-Benson; Old Hob-Suett; Flora-Miss Leak; Betty-Miss DeCamp; Hob's Mother-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Sweet Lillies of the Valley-Dignum; End IV: My Friend is the Man I'd copy through Life (written by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq., composed by Hook)-Dignum; V: a song, as17990214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren; A Dialogue Betwixt a Rake and a Widow-; Rake-Leveridge; Widow-Salway

Dance: FFrench Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Cast
Role: Timotheus Actor: Stevens
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17790610