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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lady Mary "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lady Mary ")') 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 5013 matches on Performance Comments, 2558 matches on Event Comments, 565 matches on Performance Title, 164 matches on Roles/Actors, and 29 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Clendining.
Role: Lady Tacet Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Entertainment: Monologue. End: An Exordium-Quick[, descriptive of the Rise, Progress, and Perfection of that Species of the Antient Drama: The Roman Puppet Show. After which will be given a Specimen of the Characters: Chrononhotonthologos, Aldiborontiphoscophornio, Rigdum@Funidos, Bombardinian, Cook, Doctor, Tatlanthe, Fadladinida, Punch and Joan, who will conclude the Piece with a Modern Dance. [Most of these characters are from Chrononhotonthologos.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Song: In III: a new duet Adieu , composed by Kelly-Kelly, Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Waters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Waters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Waters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell; 1st Spirit-Klanert; Brothers-Farley, Claremont; 2nd Spirit (with a Song)-Miss Sims; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Chapman; Bacchants-Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton; Sabrina-Miss Wheatley; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Atkins; (with) Sweet Echo-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the oboe-W. Parke; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Dance by Naiads-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Waters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir William Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Fawcett; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Alfred; Lieutenant-Maddocks; Sheriff-Lyons; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Douglas-Mrs Powell; Lady Scroop-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Lady Scroop Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Benson; Earl of Huntingdon-Phillimore; Sir Amias Paulet-Wentworth; Beton-Whitfield; Nawe-Trueman; Lieut. of the Tower-Caulfield; Sheriff-Maddocks; Servant-Webb; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Lady Scrope Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Kemble; Sir W. Cecil-Aickin; Lord Herries-Barrymore; Davison-Packer; Earl of Shrewsbury-Holland; Beton-Whitfield; Queen Mary-Mrs Siddons; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Douglas-Miss Miller; Lady Scrope-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Lady Douglas Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Lady Scrope Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beau Defeated; Or, The Lucky Younger Brother

Performance Comment: Edition ca. 1700: Prologue-Mr Bowman; Epilogue-a Boy; Sir John Roverhead-Bowman; Elder Clerimont-Trout; Younger Clerimont-Verbruggen; Belvoir-Thurmond; Lady Landsworth-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Rich-Mrs Barry; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bowman; Lady la Basset-Mrs Prince; Mrs Fidget-Mrs Willis.
Related Works
Related Work: The Beau Defeated; or, The Lucky Younger Brother Author(s): Mary Pix
Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the London Gazette, No. 3177, 20-23 April 1696, suggests that it was first performed not later than March 1696. Preface, Edition of 1696: This Comedy by the little success it met with in the Acting, has not at all deceived my Expectations....Give me leave to thank the Well-natur'd Town for Damning me so suddenly; They would not suffer me to linger in suspence, nor allow me any degrees of Mortification; neither my Sex, Dress, Musick and Dancing, cou'd allow it a three Days Reprieve. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 17: Ramble: I never heard of that. Sullen: Oh this is a Lady's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lost Lover; Or, The Jealous Husband

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Young Love Actor: Mrs Kent
Related Works
Related Work: The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband Author(s): Mary Manley