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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Mills")') 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 15418 matches on Performance Comments, 4627 matches on Performance Title, 1869 matches on Event Comments, 244 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Envious Statesman; Or, The Fall Of Essex; With The Humours Of The Forc'd Physician

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Mullart; Physician-Hippisley; rest-Huddy, A. Hallam, Mullart, Cole, Penkethman, Stoppelaer, R. Wetherilt, Leigh, Gray, Mrs Grace, Mrs Templer, Mrs Talbot, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atherton, Mrs Morse, Miss Mears.

Dance: Mons D'Ferrou Ville , lately arrived from Paris, Miss Brett, Miss Mears

Music: A Band , including Burk Thumoth

Entertainment: Before the Opera: Postures-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-the celebrated Miss Woffington; Peachum-Morrice; Lockit-Daly; Filch-Roan; Mat-Dease; Polly-Miss Jenny Jones; Mrs Peachum-Miss Woffington; Lucy-Miss Corbally; Diana-Miss Woffington.

Dance: HHarlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys Cloaths-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Horton; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Charlot-Mrs Cibber; Brumpton-Roberts; Hardy-Wm. Mills; Campley-Bridgwater; Trusty-Mills; Cabinet-Fielding; Puzzle-Shepard; Trim-Cibber Jr; Sable-Johnson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Shireburn; Tattleaid-Mrs Mills; Kate-Harper; Mrs Fardingale-Jones.
Cast
Role: Hardy Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Trusty Actor: Mills
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Mills

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Countrywoman-Miss Brett; III: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; IV: Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; V: Flute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Song: II: Song In Italian and English-Ellis Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17321009, but Flora-Miss Oates, the first time of her appearing on this Stage.

Dance: I: A new dance-LeSac, Miss LaTour; II: Je ne scai quoy, or The Merry Couple (new)-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; III: Voulez Vous, or The Frisky Lad (new)-Poitier, Miss LaTour; IV: The Sicilian (new)-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: MMimick Song in the Character of a +Ballad-Singer-Stoppelaer

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Jones; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; The Friendly Lasses (new)-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: SScot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, playing on the Violin; The Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: HHornpipe, as17321125 Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Hornpipe, as17321125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Master Cuttin, a Scholar of Mr Eversman

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Hornpipe-a lad of ten, a scholar of Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Dance: II: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; III: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Comic Dance, as17321211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Dance: PPierrot and Pairayte (new)-Mons and Madam Jouan de Vallois; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones; French Peasant-de Vallois

Song: Master Cuttin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; French Peasant, Pierot and Pieraite-Mons and Madam Jouan de Vallois; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Dance: MMerry Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois and Madam de Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As at lif, 6 Oct. 1732, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Templer; Mrs Page-Mrs Bullock; Ann Page-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See lif 16 Nov. 1732, but Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Miss Oates; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; In V: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: PPeasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Scottish Dance-Glover, DuPre, Delagarde, Mrs Legar, Ogden, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: PPeasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Francis-Cibber, being the first time of his performance since his indisposition; Lady Townly-Mrs Heron; Townly-Wm. Mills; Manly-Mills; Basset-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Butler; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Grace; Jenny-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Manly Actor: Mills
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: TThe Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; IV: new Je ne scai quoy (in the Northern Stile)-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; V: The Grand Whisper, with the Resolution of the Two Kings of Brentford,-Leveridge, Laguerre, in the Style of Camilla

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Mason

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Morgan; Clerimont-Jenkins; Noodle-Rosco; Doodle-Bardin; Davy-James; Caelia-Mrs Hamilton; Lettice-Mrs Roberts; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; A new Epilogue-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Wherrit
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: Miss Cole.

Music: I: Concerto for German Flute-Burk Thumoth; II: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi-; III: Trumpet Concerto-; IV: Concerto with Flutes and German Flutes-

Dance: I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; II: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; In V: The Difference of Nations-

Song: III: Chanson a Boire-Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: See17330123, but (Daily Post missing), but advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 14 April, lists: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-W. Mills; Loveit-Mrs Heron; Harriet-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: W. Mills
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; IV: Spanish Dance-Lally; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Grand Dance to The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears

Performance Comment: Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston