SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Barton"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Barton")') 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 13750 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1728 matches on Event Comments, 166 matches on Roles/Actors, and 147 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Claudius-Davies; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Polonius-Taswell; Laertes-Blakes; Osric-Palmer; Rosencrantz-Packer; Guildenstern-Austin; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Bransby; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Gertrude-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Yates; Dorcas-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Barton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-Obrien (1st time); Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Wilful-Yates; Waitwell-Mozeen; Petulant-Blakes; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; Foible-Miss Barton; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Spanish Dance, as17581014

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Brisk-Obrien (1st time); Froth-Blakes; Lady Plyant-Miss Barton; Maskwell-Mossop; Sir Paul-Foote; Careless-Palmer; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Froth (with song)-Mrs Clive; Mellefont-Havard; Cynthia-Mrs Davies; Touchwood-Davies; Froth-Blakes; Saygrace-Clough.
Cast
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Mossop; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Philips; Humphrey-Blakes; Tom-O'Brien (1st time); Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Barton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In Act II, Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Valet-Yates; Gayless-Austin; Melissa-Miss Barton; Kitty Pry-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Barton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17581121, but fine Lady-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: fine Lady Actor: Miss Barton.

Dance: Sg Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Minuet Actor: Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Palmer; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Scotsman-Blakes; Simon-Vaughan; Charlotte-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17590426 but Edging-Miss Barton; Morelove-Ridout from cg.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: a Minuet Actor: O'Brien, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barton

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17590203, but Lucy-Miss Barton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Performance Comment: Mayor-Burton; Arden-Havard; Franklin-Scrase; Michael-Wignell; Green-Packer; Moseby-Bransby; Bradshaw-Johnston; Black Will-Phillips; George Shadebag-Vaughan; Alicia-Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage; Maria-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Barton.

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Jefferson; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Epithalamium-Beard, Miss Young [as17571202.as17571202.
Cast
Role: Epithalamium Actor: Beard, Miss Young
Role: Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette, or 1757

Performance Comment: Part-Woodward, Palmer, Yates, Blakes, Burton, Usher, Jefferson, Walker, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Barton, Miss Macklin; Prologue-Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Mr Smith-Burton; Mr Johnson-Palmer; other parts-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Atkins, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnson, Allen, Rooker, Gray, Miss Barton, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson; With an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes' New Raised Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17581102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Wrothy-Havard; Sylvia-Miss Macklin; Justice Ballance-Burton; Serjeant Kite-Berry; Bullock-Philips; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Yates, Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Walker, Miss Barton, Miss Rousillet, Mrs Preston Tickets (Cross). Tickets delivered for the Double Dealer will be taken (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Cast
Role: Ilyssus Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Pythia Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles-Havard; Morelove-Palmer; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Betty-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Woodward, Blakes, Bransby, Ackman, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other characters-Blakes, Johnston, Ackman, Miss Hippisley, Miss Barton, Mrs Vernon; conclude with a new Comic Dance, The Flemish Feast (taken from the Pictures of Teniers)-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performance Comment: Parts-Rooker, Blakes, Bransby, Mozeen, Ackman, Settree, Clough, Master Simson, Miss Barton, Mrs Mariet, Mrs Vernon.
Event Comment: Miss Biddy by Miss Jarratt (an apprentice to Mr Jefferson) a pretty little figure & met with Applause. Not much of an Actress (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #57 18s. 6d.; Mrs Sykes for women's cloaths #13; Mr Vernon on note #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Treatre, XL) writes of Miss Jarratt, she has been under the tuition of Mr Jefferson and promises to be become an agreeable actress in parts (such as Biddy").] Receipts: #224 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Aickin; Friar-Wright; Clodio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with Song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Hartry; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Hero-Miss Mansell, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Mansell, first time
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Capt. Loveit-Davies; Miss Biddy-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Jarratt], first appearance.Miss Jarratt], first appearance.
Event Comment: [Miss Harper is identified in playbill of 8 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Gardner; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Harper]).Miss Harper]).
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Stevens; Puff-Massey; Fribble-Lamash; with a song-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [The London Chronicle 1758, p. 462, comments fully and very favorably on the performance of The Wonder, specifying the acting of Garrick, Miss Macklin, Palmer, and Mrs Davies, adding: "To this comedy was added a Pantomime Entertainment called Harlequin Ranger, which in spite of whatever may be urged to the contrary, I think diverting. And though it is against the general opinion, Woodward's pantomimes are, in my judgment, much superior to Rich's."] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #153 9s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of pit laid into Boxes, Amphitheatre on Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross); Charges #63 ( Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17581223, but Beatrice-Miss Macklin; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Mrs Dottrel Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Miss Pewit Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Bobadill-Yates, 1st time; Tib-Mrs Cross; Master Stephen-Obrien, 1st time; Young Knowell-Holland; Cob-Mozeen; Old Knowell-Havard; Wellbred-Palmer; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Brainworm-Blakes; Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Packer; Bridget-Miss Haughton; Dame Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17590324 but Widow Damply-_; Miss Pewit-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dottrel Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Miss Pewit Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Miss Young had tickets. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Song: I: Johnny and Kate-Beard, Miss Young; III: A Cantata-Miss Young; IV: Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Champness. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Smith, and Mrs Rowe will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Bransby; Lockit-Champness; Filch-Raftor; Macheath-Beard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Burton; Player-Mozeen; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17590120, but Sealand-Havard; Indiana-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss E. Young.

Dance: III: A New Grand Dance-the two Master Roters, Master Settree, Miss Twist, Miss Simson; IV: By Particualr Desire, a Minuet-Leviez, Miss Macklin