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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "King and the Queen of Bohemia"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "King and the Queen of Bohemia")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Burleigh-Quin; Southampton-W. Mills; Raleigh-Berry; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, The Country Revels

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Le Brun; French Company-Davenport, Raftor, Cole, Mrs Cross, Miss Bennet; Lover-Taylor; Servant-Hough; Drawers-Janno, Towers; Yeoman-Wright; Conjuror-Turbutt; Milkmaids-Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Dancey; Countryman-Sal way; Countrywoman-Mrs Cantrell; Colin-Essex; Phebe-Mrs Walter; Country Lads-Pelling, Davenport, Villeneuve, Rector; Country Lasses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Colombine-Miss Mann .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Johnson, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Bertran-Rosco; Raymond-Lyon; Alphonso-Richardson; Pedro-Havard; Lorenzo-Giffard; Fryar-W. Giffard; Gomez-Penkethman; Elvira-Mrs Giffard; Teresa-Miss Tollet .

Afterpiece Title: The Emperor of the Moon

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow and Child of Mr Hulett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Giffard; Burleigh-W. Giffard; Southampton-Rosco; Raleigh-Bardin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Rutland-Mrs Giffard; Nottingham-Mrs Haughton. With a New Prologue, on the Occasion, spoke by Johnson .

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. III: A new dance by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: A new French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward

Performance Comment: III: A new dance by Haughton and Mrs Bullock. V: A new French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward .

Song: II: Rosy Morning by Miss Jones. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Marshall; Southampton-Walker; Burleigh-Paget; Raleigh-Aston; Queen-Mrs Bullock; Rutland-Mrs Templer; Nottingham-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Templer

Dance: By Glover, Tench, and Miss Rogers

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Dryden. Daily Advertiser, 2 Nov.: The Director of [dl] has resolv'd, for the future, to suffer no living Persons to be concern'd in any Flights, or hazardoUs Machinery, but to have Figures made for that Purpose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Bertran-Mills; Lorenzo-W. Mills; Raymond-Boman; Alphonso-Berry; Pedro-Cross; Fryar-Quin; Gomez-Griffin; Queen-Mrs Thurmond; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Livier; Boor Servant-Macklin; Scaramouch-Janno; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin-Philips; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Dukes, Janno; Country Lasses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett.
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: For essays on the rivalry of actors, see Daily Journal, 13 Nov., and London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Burleigh-Quin; Southampton-W. Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Rutland-Miss Holliday; Nottingham-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Winstone; Neptune-Turbutt; Priest of Aurora-Stoppelaer; Terra-Mrs Bennet; Phoebus-Hill; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Moors-Pelling, Villeneuve, Dukes, Rector; Turk-Thurmond; Harlequin-Philips; Morocco Servant-Macklin; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Roland; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.
Event Comment: [The Queen, Duke, and princesses present.] Lord Hervey to Henry Fox, 13 Nov.: I am just returned with the Queen from a long dull Opera, and a cold, empty House.--Ilchester, Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 255

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alcina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Johnson; Bertran-Rosco; Lorenzo-Giffard; Raymond-Lyon; Alphonso-Hewitt; Pedro-Havard; Fryar-W. Giffard; Gomez-Penkethman; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Elvira-Mrs Hamilton; Tersea-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: III: Harlequin-Delamayne

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Revis'd with Alterations. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Cymbeline-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Ursaces-Delane; Pisanio-Bridgwater; Chatilion-Walker; Bellarius-Stephens; Arviragus-A. Hallam; Lucius-Aston; Jachimo-James; Beaupre-Salway; Don Michael-Neale; Eugenia-Mrs Templer; Clarinna-Mrs Kilby; Cloten-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Benefit Paget and Jarvis, Housekeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Walker; Bertran-Ridout; Raymond-Stephens; Alphonso-Aston; Pedro-A. Ryan; Fryar-Paget; Gomez-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Elvira-Miss Male; Teresa-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: A new Song-Roberts; I V: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Cymbeline-Ryan; Ursaces-Delane; Chatillion-Walker; Pisanio-Bridgwater; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Eugenia-Mrs Templer; Cloten-Chapman; Bellarius-Stephens; Palladour-Stevens; Arviragus-Hallam; Iachimo-James; Beaupre-Salway; Michael-Neale; Lucius-Aston; Clarinna-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; II: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier (his first appearance since his accident at the other theatre), Mlle Roland Elder (the first time of her appearance on that stage); III: Les Amours de Polichinelle and Dame Ragonde-Lalauze, Nivelon (in wooden Shoes); IV: The Miller's Jealousy-Poitier, Mlle Roland, Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailor-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Bertran-Hale; Lorenzo-Ryan; Fryar-Bridgwater; Gomez-Hippisley; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Aston; Pedro-A. Ryan; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Bellamy; Teresa-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Ryan; Bertran-Hale; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Arthur; Fryar-Bridgwater; Gomez-Hippisley; Pedro-A. Ryan; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Bellamy; Teresa-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Lorenzo-Mills; Bertran-Wright; Raymond-Boman; Alphonso-Furnival; Pedro-Cross; Fryar-Quin; Gomez-Griffin; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; II: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Burgomaster and Frow-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment. [Apparently not published. Author not known.] The Musick, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Havard; Countess of Rutland-Mrs Mills; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow; or, The Rival Sisters

Performance Comment: Robin Goodfellow-Master W. Hamilton; Glowworm-Miss Edwards; Puck-Master Holman; Cobweb-Master J. Hamilton; Moth-Master Burgess; Mab-Miss Cole; Mustard Seed-Miss Morrison; Peas Blossom-Miss Saunders; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Harlequin-Lun Jr; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d Colombine-Mrs Chetwood; Squire Freehold-Beard; Father to Colombines-Pelling; Damask-Woodburn; Bawble-Gray; Porter-Leigh; Mrs Muslin-Miss Thynne; Maid-Miss Wilson; Old Woman-Ray; Marrowbone-Baudouin; Artichoke-Rector; Spinnage-Carney; Mrs Marrowbone-Miss Jones; Mrs Artichoke-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Spinnage-Mrs Vallois; Apricote-Liviez; Mrs Apricote-Mrs Walter; Mrs Taffata-Miss Thompson; Slouch-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Bertran-Wright; Lorenzo-Mills; Gomez-Griffin; Fryar-Shepard; Raymond-Havard; Alphonso-Winstone; Pedro-Ridout; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17390904, but Sir John (with The Early Horn)-Beard; Nell-Mrs Clive; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard; Jobson-Berry.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Leviez; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Queen of Gipsies-Miss Jones; Gipsies-Leigh, Green, Vaughan, Gray, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Vallois, Miss Woodman, Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Colombine's Father-Pelling; Mittimus-Usher; Goaler-Reed; Mother-Yates; Maid-Mrs Woodward; Magician-Rheinhold; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Ballet: with a Gwith a Grand Entertainment of Dancing call'd A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward; Cupid-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Havard; Rutland-Mrs Mills; Nottingham-Miss Bennet; Queen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. [Tickets at Macklin's House, No. 12, in Wild Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: See17390915, but Miser-Macklin; Lappet-Mrs Clive (with The Life of a Beau); Clerimont-Mills; Frederick-Havard; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Mariana-Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Cole; Arthur-Turbutt; Grizzle-Winstone; Noodle-Woodward; Doodle-Green; Foodle-Leigh; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Yates; Shoulderdab-Ridout; Deadset-Vaughan; Tackum-Reed; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Bennet; Princess Huncamunca-Taswell; Glumdalca-Marten.
Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; IV: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-; V: Pierrots-Lalauze, Livier

Song: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Milward; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Macklin; Amanda-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pierot-Lalauze; Queen of Gypsies-Miss Jones; Sir Positive-Winstone; Staytape-Leigh; Constable-Reed; Lady Positive-Yates; Maid-Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Queen of Gypsies Actor: Miss Jones

Ballet: concluding with Aconcluding with A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. Adonis-Desnoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Cooke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; Cupid-Muilment

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. No After Money will be taken. It is humbly hop'd that no Body will take it ill that they cannot be admitted into the Musick Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Havard; Rutland-Mrs Mills; Nottingham-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Rural Sports; With The Stratagems of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Walker; Southampton-Marshall; Burleigh-Paget; Sir Walter Raleigh-Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Steel; Nottingham-Mrs Lamball; Rutland-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; IV: Les Berges-Mr and Mrs Davenport

Event Comment: Written by Mr Dryden. Receipts: #104 4s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Horton; Gomez-Hippisley; Fryar-Bridgwater; Bertran-Hale; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Arthur; Pedro-Gibson; Elvira-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17401122, but Queen-Mrs Williamson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Williamson.

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. [Tickets at Hallam's, next the Chapel, Great Queen Street. Tickets for Mullart also taken.] Receipts: money #28 17s.; seals #78 12s. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.). [Hallam was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; IV: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; V: French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: In II: Roberts