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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Baston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Baston")') 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 13751 matches on Performance Comments, 4433 matches on Performance Title, 1723 matches on Event Comments, 162 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Cibber Jr; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: End Act I: Burgomaster's Daughter (a new dance)-Miss Robinson; II: Dutchman and Wife-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; V: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: End I: The Provinciaile (new)-Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Pieraite-Roger, Mlle Delorme; III: A new Chacone-Lally, Essex, Rainton, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Williams; IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; V: Myrtillo-Lally, Mrs Booth, Boval, Mrs Mills, Rainton, Mrs Walter

Music: End III: Trumpet Sonata-; In IV: Concerto with Flutes-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: I: Paschal-Miss Werrit , Scholar to Newhouse; III: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Werrit; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; After I afterpiece: A new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Werrit

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Cantrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal-Desnoyer, Mrs Booth, Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Roger; All the Habits entirely New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss D'Lorme; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth, Lally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Arthur-Mullart; Dolallola-Mrs Mullart who performed them originally; Grizzle-Cibber Jr; Queen of Giants-Bridgwater; Huncamunca-Harper; Ghost-W. Mills; Tom Thumb-Miss Robinson; With a new Introduction by the Author of Tom Thumb: The Speaker, Lord Monkeytail-A. Hallam; Mr Critick-Watson; Mr Heroick Diction-Wetherilt Jr; Miss Monkeytail-A. Raftor; Mrs Witwou'd-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Miss Monkeytail Actor: A. Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Trapolin-Bridgwater; Flametta-Miss Raftor; Lavinio-Roberts; Brunetto-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: Grand Ballet: Les Bergeries, Composed in the Taste of Monsieur Dumoulin and Mademoiselle Camargo, of the Opera at Paris-Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, being the first Time of their Dancing since their Arrival from Paris; Thurmond, Mrs Walter, Tench, Miss Williams, Davenport, Miss Mears

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Cast
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Mrs Booth, Lally Jr, Haughton, Lally, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mears.

Dance: LLe Watteau-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Spanish Entry-Lally, Essex, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: GGrand Dance of Fawns-Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Clown-Nivelon; Ball Dance call'd The Louvre (concluding with Minuet (By Desire)-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; Scottish Dance, as17330329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Differences of Nations-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: See17321128, but Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Miller; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Roberts; Jeffery-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Philadelphia-Miss Holliday; Prudence-Mrs Grace; Widow-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Irish Trot-a Youth of Ten, scholar to Davenport; III: Dutchman and his Wife-Davenport, Miss Price; IV: Long Whitson Holiday-Davenport, Miss Price; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17330312 but Shoemaker-Miller (in Daily Advertiser, 17 May; Daily Post missing.) Daily Post missing.)

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

Cast
Role: Mrs Fanciful Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Atherton

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: Harlequin-Miss Brett; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Miss Tollet

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Oates

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Cast
Role: Dido Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Aeneas Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Peasant Women Actor: Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, Miss Mann, particularly Le Watteau, La Bagatelle, and La Follette s'cest Ravisee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Dance: The Polonese, as17340401 Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Man; Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Song: Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: Daphne-Miss Rogers; Boor Servant-Lalauze, but see17360105.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Rogers

Dance: A Ballet by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Livier, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals by Miss Cecilia Young, Miss Isabella Young, Miss Esther Young. First Violin by Festing. Concerto on French Horn by Charles. Solo on German Flute by Balicourt. Handel's Water Piece. Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benjamin Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A Ballet by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Livier, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. Scot's Dance, as17360226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Hollyday

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Minuet, Louvre-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Wooden Shoe-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Peasant-Master and Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: I: Serious Dance, with Minuet-Misses Scott; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Peasant-Lalauze, Desse, Dupre, Richardson, Baudouin, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Delorme, Miss Norman, Mrs Ogden; V: Nivelon, Misses Scott

Song: II: A Song originally Designed for the play by Sir Richard Steele, -Beard; III: Leveridge; V: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxlinda Actor: Miss
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Isabella

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17380316 Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel