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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Blower"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Blower")') 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 13749 matches on Performance Comments, 4402 matches on Performance Title, 1719 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End Play: By desire, A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett, as17670508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills

Song: II: A Song, The Judicious Choice-Kear

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Collett, Miss Giorgi, as17670508

Entertainment: BBucks Have At Ye All-J. Palmer

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Thomas Barry. Neville MS Diary: Mr Barry having obtained permission to play 3 nights after the time at which Foote by his patent is obliged to shut his house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-T. Barry; Polydore-Sowdon; Acasto-Hurst; Chaplain-Thompson; Ernesto-Castle; Page-Miss Palmer; Monimia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Fingalian-Miss Froment; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End Opera: New Comic Dance, as17671126, but Miss Capon, Miss _Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; other dancing-Duquesney, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: The Provenzales-Mrs Burton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford. [See17680301]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: The Principal parts-Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Morris, DuBellamy, Barnshaw, Gardner, Mrs Green, Miss Valois, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker. [See17690228.]See17690228.]

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Reddish; Younger Wou'dbe-King for that night only; Truman-Jefferson; Subtleman-Baddeley; Alderman-Parsons; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bradshaw; Aurelia-Mrs Abington; Constance-Miss Pope, for that night only; Richmore-Packer; Fairbank-Hurst; Balderdash-Ackman; Steward-Hartry; Poet-W. Palmer; Constable-Wrighten; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Miss Burton
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: The Cunning Love, as17710204; III: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-

Performance Comment: The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-.

Ballet: End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Burton

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-, as17701025, but the children here named as Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: End Opera: A Variety of Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville); End: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Thomas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Thomas, Miss Esser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Harper, Miss Esser; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Concerto on Violin-Reeves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For Dotage

Performance Comment: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Medley Cantata-Reinhold, By Particular Desire after the first part; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Song (By Desire) Water Parted from the Sea, after the manner of the original-Miss Catley; Concerto on Organ-Reinhold; Solo on Violin-Reeves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Entertainment: Medley Cantata-Reinhold; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Singing With Horns and With Hounds, The Soldier Tir'd the favourite song in Comus,-Miss Catley; Sweet Echo-Miss Catley the echo by, a young Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Singing, Soldier Tir'd, the Wanton God-Miss Catley; With Horns and with Hounds-Miss Thompson; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Harper, Miss Esser; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves; Musical Imitations, O What a Glorious Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Horns and With Hounds-Mrs Thomson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: The European in America (for 1st time this Season)-Messieurs Daigvilles, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini; II: A Comic Dance, as17720326 V: Psiche, a Grand Historical Ballet (Never performed before)-Daigville, Giorgi, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: III: A New Ballet-Mr Asselin, his first appearance in this kingdom, Miss Valois, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Pasticio With Concertos

Performance Comment: Act I a Pasticcio consisting of select airs and concertos-; Symphony-; Song-Ristorini; Accompanied Recitative and song-Reinhold (composed by Giordani); A new Song-Miss Venables (composed by Mr Arne); Chorus-Mr Nigri; song-Mrs Mattocks (composed by Bach); New Song-Mrs Barthelemon (composed by Mr Barthelemon; accompanied on the French Horn-Sg Spandau; a Song-Miss Catley (composed by Dr Arne); . .
Cast
Role: A new Song Actor: Miss Venables
Role: a Song Actor: Miss Catley

Music: I: Concerto on violin-Barthelmon; II: a Serenata Beauty and Virtue-; translated from Metastasio and composed by Dr Arne; II: Concerto on Organ-Mr Arne; III: (Never Performed) The Thunder Ode written on the Hurricanes of the West Indies, by Mr Arne, Principal singers-Miss Catley, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Venables, Sg Ristorini, Mrs Barthelemon, Mr Reinhold; The concertos-Barthelemon, Spandau, Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Dodd, first time; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Hortensio-J. Bannister; Pedro-Griffith; Tailor-J. Burton; Bianca-Miss Platt; Catharine-Miss Pope; Biondello-Hartry; Music Master-Fawcett; Curtis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: V: A New Dance call'd The Surprize-Master Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, others, scholars of Daigville