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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMiss Kennedy"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMiss Kennedy")') 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 366 matches on Performance Comments, 83 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (with the principal Bacchanal's songs)-Bowden; Brothers-Macready, Evatt; Spirit-Thompson; Bacchanals-Darley, Cubitt, Bonville; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Kennedy; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Mountain; Sabrina-Mrs Morton; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.

Dance: As17880129

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Ambrose (1st time); accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; II: the celebrated Laughing Song from L'Allegro il Penseroso-Bowden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

Performance Comment: Towha (the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors)-Helme; Otoo (Father of Omai)-Darley; Omai-Blurton; Harlequin (Servant to Omai)-Brown; Oediddee (Pretender to the Throne)-Mrs Kennedy; Oberea (an Enchantress)-Mrs Martyr; Don Struttolando (Rival to Omai)-Macready; Clown (his Servant)-Wewitzer; Britannia-Mrs Platt; Londina (the Consort destined to Omai)-Mrs Watts; Colombine (Maid to Londina)-Mrs Rock; An English Sailor (with a song)-Edwin.
Cast
Role: Oediddee Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Rapino-Cubitt; Sanquino-Darley; Lopez-Stevens; Calvetto-Thompson; Pedro-Helme; Don Caesar-Bowden (1st appearance in that character); new songs-Bowden; Victoria-Mrs Morton; Catalina-Mrs Brown; Isabell-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr [Public Advertiser: Mrs Billington].Public Advertiser: Mrs Billington].
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr King; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho-; Sir John Bull-Booth; Lord Winlove-Davies; Colonel Epaulette-Wewitzer; Henry-Johnstone; Mrs Casey-Mrs Kennedy; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Rosa (1st time)-Miss Tweedale; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Nannette-Mrs Morton; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Casey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: As17871129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces (for that night only)-Leoni; Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17880129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Performance Comment: Captain Banner-Johnstone; Forage-Quick; Peter-Edwin; Monks-Rock, Ledger, Helme; Francis-Painter; Lieutenant of Police-Gardner; Ambrose-Fearon; Mrs D'Arcey-Mrs Kennedy; Teresa-Mrs Martyr; Selima-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Mrs D'Arcey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End I 1st piece: Oh say Bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: -Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr.

Entertainment: Monologue. End II 1st piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: As17880522, but Peggy-Mrs Mountain in place of Mrs Kennedy.

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Cast
Role: Oediddee Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Mrs Kennedy; Fitzroy-Davies; Dermot-Johnstone; Father Luke-Booth; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Darby-Edwin; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho-Edwin; Sir John Bull-Booth; Lord Winlove-Davies; Colonel Epaulette-Wewitzer; Henry-Johnstone; Mrs Casey-Mrs Kennedy; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Nannette-Miss Stuart; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Casey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Edwin; Anthonio-Davies; Father Paul-Booth; Lopez-Wewitzer; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Dance: End: A Divertissement-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Simmons; Grizzle-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: As17880924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Cubitt; Rustic-Davies; Irish Haymaker-Rock; William-Mrs Kennedy; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Song: As17880922, but Vocal Parts-Miss Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Miss Reynolds (2nd appearance on any stage); Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Mountain; Mandane-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; General Howitzer-Quick; Captain Farquhar-Johnstone; Sulphur-Davies; Commissary-Fearon; Rifle-Darley; Corporal-Cubitt; Saib-Mrs Kennedy; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Susan-Miss Stuart; Lucy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Fearon
Role: Saib Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: End: Fortune's Favour-[see17881010]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood; Or, Sherwood Forest

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Bannister; Allen o'Dale-Mrs Kennedy; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Edwin; Fitzherbert-Booth; Scarlet-Davies; Bowman-Cubitt; Outlaws-Darley, Doyle; Edwin-Johnstone; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Stella-Mrs Wells; Annette-Mrs Mountain; Angelina-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Allen o'Dale Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: End: The Piping Pedlar-[see17890502]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: As17881101, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Kennedy, Mrs Mountain.

Song: As17881013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Performance Comment: Captain Banner-Johnstone; Forage-Quick; Peter-Edwin; Monks-Rock, Ledger, Evatt; Francis-Painter; Lieutenant of Police-Gardner; Ambrose-Fearon; Mrs D'Arcey-Mrs Kennedy; Teresa-Mrs Martyr; Selima-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Mrs D'Arcey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: Edward-Johnstone; Sir Henry Freeman-Bannister; Robin-Blanchard; Thomas-Darley; Jamie-Fearon; Oliver-Thompson; Peggy-Mrs Kennedy; Patty-Mrs Martyr; Marian-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Don Caesar-Bannister; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: After 2nd song: A Pas Seul-Mons Symone

Song: End IV: Tippy Bob-C. Stanley; End: Poor Jack in character-Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Stanley; End: Poor Jack in character-Mrs Kennedy.

Entertainment: Monologue After Dancing: The Monody on the Death of the late D. Garrick Esq. (Written by R. B. Sheridan, Esq.)-the Lady who performs Zara

Event Comment: In the notebooks of John Ward, between 1 and 25 Sept. 1662, appears The Alchemist [by Ben Jonson]. See A. L. D. Kennedy-Skipton, "A Footnote to John Ward and Restoration Drama," Shakespeare Quarterly, XII (1961), 353. For an early cast, see Dec. 1660

Performances

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit Kennedy. [Concert formula; prices as 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Event Comment: 7 p. p.m. Benefit R. Starkey. Tickets given for Benefit of Kennedy taken this night. [Common prices as 26 Dec. 1744. Concert formula now used for the rest of the season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger, lately burnt out by the Fire in King Street, Covent Garden. Doors open at half past 5. To begin at exactly half past 6. [Miss Catley returned for this benefit. Description of the Fire in Gentlemen's Magazine, 1774, p. 234.] Charges #67 10s. Profit to Younger, #105 19s.. plus #67 12s. from tickets (Box 216; Pit 76; Gallery 22) (Account Book). [See dl 6 May where Garrick gave Younger & Kennedy #21 as a present to help them. See also dl 25 May.] Receipts: #173 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End I: The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Miss Catley

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17740415 but Orange Woman-Miss Stede[; with Sixfold Hornpipe as17740415

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Wilson, first time (from Edinburgh), Kennedy, Follett, Griffith, Owenson, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Jones, Castle, Lloyd, Courtney, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: As17740516