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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Matthews"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Matthews")') 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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14917 results for: Keyword - Miss Matthews
We found 13790 matches on Performance Comments, 4468 matches on Performance Title, 1759 matches on Event Comments, 263 matches on Roles/Actors, and 89 matches on Author.

151
08 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Tom-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Death]); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End III: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Song: II: song [I have lost my Anna]-Leoni

152
10 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

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

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Miss Louisa Balmer Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

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

Song: As17800422

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

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

153
12 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Performance Comment: Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.
Cast
Role: Principal Female Speakers Actor: Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

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

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

154
16 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: End III: a new Tambourine Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; a dew Minuet and Allemandecomposed by Dagueville-Holloway, Miss Lings; to conclude with: Quadrilles-; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800510

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

155
18 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17800417, but Bellamy-Norris (of dl); Frankly (1st time)-Whitfield; Jacintha-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cythera- (see17791022); with a new Minuet-Master and Miss Dagueville, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Cupid Recruiting- (see17800417); in which The Prince of Wales's New Minuet (composed by Dagueville)-Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet (of the Opera-House);

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508, but Jockies-Master Holland, _Holloway, _Holland

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

156
19 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17800503, but Mademoiselle-Miss Ambrose; added: Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Tom-Jones; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800518

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

157
20 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: Dancing, as17800510

158
24 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Wroughton; Boniface-Booth; Sullen-Clarke; Gibbet-Fearon; Foigard-Egan; Sir Charles Freeman-Robson; Scrub-Quick; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Poussin; Cherry-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Ballet: End IV: The Humours of New-Market. As17800518

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

159
27 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Besford; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

160
02 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 1st piece: Dance of Sailors, as17800918; End II 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927

161
09 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Prince Edward-Miss Morris; Duke of York-Miss Langrish; Norfolk-Booth; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Catesby-Robson; Ratcliff-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Webb; Oxford-Smith; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Lady Ann-Mrs Lewis; Queen-Mrs Inchbald.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

162
16 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: End II: The Villagers, as17801011; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

163
28 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews

164
02 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

165
11 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

166
18 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

167
20 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

168
02 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: 2nd piece: a Dance of Sailors Sailor's Dance-Aldridge

169
23 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

170
14 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King (1st time)-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Gonzalez-Packer (of dl); Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

171
21 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Macsycophant Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Constantia Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

172
22 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: As17810402

173
24 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

174
27 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Alcmena

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Edwin, Wilson, Davies, Fearon, Thompson, Quick; Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Mrs Pitt, Miss Harper. [Cast from London Chronicle, 29 Oct.: Jupiter-Mattocks; Amphitryon-Reinhold; Mercury-Edwin; Judge Gripus-Wilson; Phoebus-Davies; Polidas-Fearon; Tranio-Thompson; Sosia-Quick; Phaedra-Mrs Mattocks; Night-Mrs Morton; Bromia-Mrs Pitt; Alcmena-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Cranfield
Role: Clown's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

175
29 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Alcmena

Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies, As17811027, but Justice-Jones

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Cranfield
Role: Clown's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews
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