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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Polly Capitani"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Polly Capitani")') 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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14810 results for: Keyword - Miss Polly Capitani
We found 13870 matches on Performance Comments, 4559 matches on Performance Title, 1744 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

3576
05 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17310922, but Cherry-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Holliday.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

3577
07 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Hippisley; Lovemore-Walker; Cunningham-Milward; Sir Peter-Hall; Merryman-Penkethman; Clodpole-Bullock; Lady Laycock-Mrs Egleton; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bullock; Philadelphia-Miss Holiday; Damaris-Mrs Laguerre; Prudence-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: French Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

Dance: In afterpiece: Grand Dance of Momus (from Perseus and Andromeda)-; Hornpipe-Jones in Character of a Sailor; Tambourine-Miss Rogers

3578
11 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit

3579
21 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: SSailor and his Wife-; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

3580
25 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Tollet

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: SSailor and his Wife-Burney, Mrs Tollet; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

3581
27 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe

Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Tollet.

Dance: new Fnew French Peasants-Burney, Miss Wherrit

3582
02 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: Denoyer, Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3583
09 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

3584
14 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit

3585
15 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Dance: The last new Moorish Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit

3586
17 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Tollett

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

3587
22 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband

Cast
Role: Part Actor: Delane, Giffard, Bullock, W. Giffard, Rosco, Bardin, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Morgan, Miss Tollet.

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

3588
24 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband

Cast
Role: Part Actor: Delane, Giffard, Bullock, W. Giffard, Rosco, Bardin, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Morgan, Miss Tollet.

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

3589
28 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit

3590
06 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

3591
06 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tollett.

Dance: TThe Merry Lass (new)-Miss Wherrit by Newhouse (her Master)

3592
08 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Yeoman-Aston Sr, commonly called Tony Aston, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Reyard-Jones; Loveworth-Barcock; Maiden-Hicks; Squib-Walker; Belinda-Miss Jones; Hillaria-Mrs Miller; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Mann; Jenny-Mrs Clarke; Lucy-Mrs Aston.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones Jr; Grizzle-Jones.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones Jr

Dance: new Scots Dance to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; Hornpipe, Chesire Round-Johnson

Song: Two new Songs-Aston

3593
16 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: TThe Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit

3594
21 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Miss Ogden; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones

3595
23 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: MMinuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Miss Robinson

3596
25 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

3597
27 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson

3598
30 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; II: The Marseilles Sailor-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; V: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others

3599
01 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Tollet.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

3600
10 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Dance: NNumidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Afterpiece: Proper dances by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, others