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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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Afterpiece Title: Il Soldano Generoso

Dance: End I: new Pantomime Dance (composed by Zuchelli) Il Desertore-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: a grand Masquerade Dance-the other partsSg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Henry, Slingsby; in which a Chaconne(in character by the various Masks)-; and which will open with a Minuet-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet (1st appearance this season); End afterpiece: new Grand Balletconnected with the Opera-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, Slingsby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus (1st time)-Henry; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius (1st time)-R. Palmer; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End I: Pastoral Ballet-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: La Bergere Coquete, as17800408; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800122; Grand Chaconne, as17800122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Miss Skylight Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800506, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

Song: As17800422

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17800422, but Miss _Andreas; End II: Il Filosofo, as17800509; End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet, as17791127, but _Slingsby, Mme Simonet; with a +Grand Chaconne, as17800422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17800512, but Miss _Simonet; End II: La Fete Pastorale, as17800520; End Opera: Serious Ballet-; connected with the Opera, in which a Grand Chaconne ([the music] composed by Floquet)-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Mlle Baccelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-W. Bates; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna (1st time)-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge (1st appearance here these 2 years), Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Farren; Harry Stukely-Lamash; Cymon-Burton; William-Norris; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Griffiths; Diggery-Parsons; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Brereton; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: a Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17800922, but Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Davenett; added: Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Clown-Stevens; Justice's Wife-Miss Platt; Maid - Mrs Sharpe; Pierrot's Wife [in all subsequent bills: Clown's Wife]-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford.

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Johnston; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Watchman-Holcroft; Farmer-Chaplin; Cook-Griffiths; Lawyer-Nash; Clown-Delpini; Queen Mab-Miss M. Stageldoir; Colombine-Miss Collett.

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End I: The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance this season), Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss Simonet; End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1785 (Bathurst) adds: Cleomenes-$Chaplin; Gentleman-$Phillimore; Dorcas-$Miss Simson; Mopsa-$Miss Kirby.]
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Mopsa Actor: Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Suett, Waldron, Lamash, R. Palmer, Palmer, Mrs Cargill, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781), and Town and Country Magazine, Mar. 1781, p. 115: Sir Andrew Acorn-King; Alderman Uniform-Parsons; Charles Woodbine-Brereton; Ephraim Labradore-Baddeley; General Probe-Aickin; Doctor Quintessence-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Suett; Trusty-Waldron; Coquin-Lamash; Gold Waiter-R. Palmer; Lord Rentless-Palmer; Miss Uniform-Mrs Cargill; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Winnifred-Mrs Love; Judah-Mrs Smith; Miss Labradore-Miss Kirby (see17810312 Lady Rentless-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Miss Uniform Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Miss Labradore Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Who'd Have Thought It

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Lamash, Wewitzer, R. Palmer, Webb, Kenny, Barrett, Painter, Ledger, Bannister, Mrs Wilson, Miss Hale, Mrs Webb. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 7 July: Strap-Wilson; Spangle-Lamash; Ishmael-Wewitzer; Pillage-Webb; Harry Horsfar [recte Hawser]-Bannister; Broadhem-Mrs Wilson; Miss Strap-Miss Hale [unassigned by Public Advertiser]; Mrs Strap-Mrs Webb; [Larpent MS 556 also lists: Lord George Willmore-; Clinker-; Clod-; Box-; Frank-.
Cast
Role: Miss Strap Actor: Miss Hale

Dance: End I: a Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn; End I afterpiece: [another] Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Wrighten; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Norris; Canton-Baddcley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Brereton; Chambermaid-Miss Collect; Betty-Mrs Love; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Collect

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wright, Suett, R. Palmer, Phillimore, Holcroft, Grimaldi; Miss Collett. [Partial cast from Public Advertiser, 31 Jan. 1781: Harlequin-Wright; Colombine-Miss Collett. For complete list of parts sec DL, 26 Dec. 1796.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 1 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Seyward-Brereton; Colonel Lambert-Palmer; Maw-worm-Holcroft; Darnley-Bensley; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherry; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Frenchman in the Dairy, by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17810921, but Ralph-W. Bates; Fanny-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton, &c; Clown-Stevens; Clown's Wife-Miss Matthews; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Poussin; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews [i.e. doubled Clown's Wife]; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford .

Dance: In afterpiece by Harris, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17811019, but added: Officer-Norris; Venus-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Philidel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Airy Spirits Actor: Miss Collett, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Simson

Song: As17811019, but Sga Prudom in place of Mrs Wrighten; omitted: Miss Phillips, Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: End of mainpiece The Sports of the Green by Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: End of mainpicce The Frenchman in the Dairy by Zuchelli, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Ballet, The Double Surprise (composed and executed by Banti; 1st appearance on this stage), Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Lun's Ghost

Dance: In afterpiece, by Zuchelli, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stagcldoirs, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Prudom
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance by Zuchelli, Lemcrcier, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c