SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Brent"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Brent")') 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 584 matches on Roles/Actors, 89 matches on Performance Comments, 22 matches on Event Comments, 8 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Brent, 1st time in that part here; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Mercury-Mattocks; Paris-Lowe.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Performances

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

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: Zayda Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggar's

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Beggar Men-Collins, Barrington, Costollo, Bennet, Holtom, Baker; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Beggar Women-Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Lowe; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Marten; Scentwell-Gibbs; Martin-R. Smith; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With Dances-incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591208, but Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Benet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Ben-Wignel; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming@Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Burden; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Miss Cokayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

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

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17601001, but Ophelia-Miss Brent, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Brent, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Mattocks (with a new song in character); Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Perdita-Miss Brent (with new songs in character); The Music by Dr Arne. With a New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Receipts: #90 18s. 6d. (Account Book). [No tickets seem to have been delivered.] Charges: #64 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17601024; a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17601001, but Fine Lady-Miss Brent; Lord Chalkstone-A Gentleman who never appeared on the stage before, who after the farce will perform the Scene of Lady Pentweazle. [Shuter still played the Old Man. Only these three listed.]Shuter still played the Old Man. Only these three listed.]
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17601128, but full cast: Sailor-Beard;in which by Desire, Heart of Oak-Beard; Squire-Mattocks (being the first time of their appearing in tnese characters); Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Sally-Miss Brent.

Dance: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Vernon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent; With a Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon; Country Dance-the characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Sally-Miss Brent; the Dancing-Sodi, Maranesi, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Amie-Miss Young; Rachel-Miss Brent; with the Beggars-; other dances incident to the Opera-.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

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: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 207 lists cast: Wisdom-Tenducci; Beauty-Miss Brent; Virtue-Miss Thomas; Love-Master Johnson; Eloquence-Aynscombe; Might-Champness; Chorus of Heavenly Spirits-.
Cast
Role: Beauty Actor: Miss Brent

Music: I: Concerto on Violincello-Siprutini; II: Concerto on German Flute-Florio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal vocal performers-Tenducci, Aynscombe, Champness, Miss Thomas, Master Johnson, Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: As17620226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel (with new songs in character)-Mattocks; Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Hull; Shepherd-Gibson; Perdita (with new songs in character)-Miss Brent; The Music composed by Dr Arne, with a Dances incident to the Pastoral-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: As17620320 but (by particular desire the favorite) Song of Nymphs and Shepherds from the Oratorio Alfred-Miss Brent.

Music: IV: A Solo on the Violin-Mr Piffit (his second performance in England)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Mrs Vernon; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Brent.

Entertainment: AA Medley Epilogue (with Alterations) written by Garrick, -Beard

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sacred Music

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Quilici, Miss Brent, Miss Young; Concerto on the Organ-Battishill; Concerto on the violin-Giardini; To conclude with Handel's Coronation Anthem-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Songs From Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: An entertainment of Music, vocal parts-Tenducci, Miss Brent; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson; Solo on Violincello-Sipruntini; Concerto on German Flute-Florio.
Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: Tenducci, Miss Brent

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Old@Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With The Beggars, other Dances-Incident to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; with Dancing-Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Ben-Wignel; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Perry; Lucy-Miss Poitier; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Evans; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Suky-Miss Sledge; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Doxey-Miss Davis; Dolly-Miss Cokayne; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid