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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Grigsbys Shadwells Janeways and Sams Coffee Houses"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Grigsbys Shadwells Janeways and Sams Coffee Houses")') 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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2908 results for: Keyword - Grigsby's, Shadwell's, Janeway's and Sam's Coffee Houses
We found 1843 matches on Event Comments, 833 matches on Author, 211 matches on Performance Title, 141 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

776
25 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

777
07 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: More Ways than One to Win Her

778
02 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde; IV: Scotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Delagarde, Destrade, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; V: Comic Dance- [see17450423

779
22 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Hale; Alcibiades-Cashell; Apemantus-Johnson; Evandra-Mrs Pritchard; Melissa-Mrs Hale; Poet-Cibber; Aelius-Chapman; Phaex-Hippisley; Nicias-Marten; Cleon-Arthur; Thrasillus-Rosco; Isidore-Dunstall; Demetrius-Ridout; Old Man-Gibson; Painter-James; Jeweller-Paddick; Chloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Bland; Phrynias-Mrs Rowley.
Cast
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Thais Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17451109

780
26 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17451125, but Country Lasses-Mrs Vaughn, Mrs +Villeneuve, Miss _Vandersluys, Mrs _Phillips.
Cast
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughn, Mrs +Villeneuve, Miss _Vandersluys, Mrs _Phillips.

781
04 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: As altered by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Ferdinand-Kennedy; Hippolita-Mrs Phillips; Ariel (with the Songs proper)-Mrs Kennedy; Stephano-Morgan; Trincalo-L. Hallam; Alonzo-Lee; Caliban-Paget; Antonio-Dove; Gonzalo-Blakey; Ventoso-Cushing; Mustacho-Julian; Sycorax-Hallam Sen; Miranda-Mrs Hallam; Dorinda (with the Songs proper)-Mrs Cushing; Setebos-Granier; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Baker, Jackson, Toole; With all the Dances- proper to the Play; Concluding with a Grand Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Kennedy
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Concluding with a Grand Masque of Neptune and Amph Actor: .

782
20 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechels, Mlle Mechel

783
27 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Flora

784
11 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: III: Lowe; V: New Duet, as17460110

785
14 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Prices: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. in both Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460101, but Mock Minuet, Hornpipe-Banberry

786
24 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Miss Vaux

Dance: The three Graniers; Hornpipe-Banberry

787
04 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Cribbage Actor: Anderson
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): James Sanderson

788
10 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: II: Song-; IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Italian Peasants, as17460206

789
13 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Miss Vaux

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

790
06 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Winstone

791
18 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ireland and Bucknall. [Prices as 25 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: The Graniers; Hornpipe-Williams

792
26 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army

Cast
Role: Machyland Actor: Neale
Role: Nine Husbands Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Ensign Standard Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

793
30 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but twice these 30 years. By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell, Woodburn, Simpson, Delaboyde, and Mrs Sibilla for the Conscious Lovers, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army

Cast
Role: Machyland Actor: Neale
Role: Nine Husbands Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Ensign Standard Actor: Marr

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the acts: Bibby, Mrs Sibella

Dance: The Mechels

794
16 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Yates and Walker [Numberers]; Goodwin, Scullough, Lathbury, George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: Lowe

Dance: The Mechels

795
07 October 1746 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: RRussian Sailor Dance-Phillips

Song: Mrs Bennet, Cunningham

796
13 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Hippisley; Frederick-Havard; Clermont-Cashell; Ramilie-Chapman; Decoy-Marten; James (the starv'd Cook)-Woodward; Mariana-Mrs Hale; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Martin; Wheedle-Mrs Bland; Lappet-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Peggy-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

797
26 November 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17461124

798
26 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Sir William-Morgan; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Havard; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackum-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Marten; Mrs Hackum-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

799
31 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army

Cast
Role: Capt MacHighland Actor: Neale
Role: Nine Husbands Actor: Miss Pitt

Dance: TThe Turkish Pirate, as17461229; Laundress's Visiting Day, as17461229

800
16 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: As alter'd by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Sycorax-Hallam Sen; Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Alonzo-Wignell; Antonio-Dove; Gonsalo-Lee; Hippolito-Mrs Hallam; Stephano-Hallam; Mustacho-Shuter; Trinclo-L. Hallam; Ventoso-Cushing; Miranda-Mrs Wignell; Dorinda-Miss Budgell; Ariel-Miss Moreau; Caliban-Paget; Dances-Williams, Baker, Janno, Scott; Setebos-Miles; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Williams, Janno, Baker, Tool, Fulwell; Neptune-Brett; Amphytrite-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Goodfellow
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Wignell