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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.

4476
09 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17640103, but Solemn Hymn-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Solemn Hymn Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: ; Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Miller, Miss Polly Young, Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

4477
10 April 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Dance: I: The Turkish Coffee House-; II: Le Matelot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti

Ballet: III: Le Masquerade. As17640331

Cast
Role: Polchoise Actor: Duberval, Miss Auretti
Role: Harlequins Actor: Duval, Miss Tetley.

4478
12 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17640218, but Isabinda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

4479
14 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; Between Play and Farce: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Entertainment: After play: Shuter (for Positively this night only) will entertain the audience with his serious, comic, post-haste Journey to Paris, with alterations and additions-Shuter

4480
14 April 1764 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell' Indie

Dance: I: Le Matelot Provencalle, as17640410 II: Le Mariage du Village-Doberval, Miss Auretti

Ballet: III: Le Masquerade. As17640331

Cast
Role: Polchoise Actor: Duberval, Miss Auretti
Role: Harlequins Actor: Duval, Miss Tetley.

4481
30 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Rogers, first time
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson

Song: End: A Duet-Champness, Miss Young

4482
02 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: I: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; II: The Cudgell'd Husband-Duquesney, Miss Wilford

4483
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson (being first time of their appearing in those characters); Kent-Sparks; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Cornwall-Anderson; Officer-Wignel; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Ward (second appearance on any stage); With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

4484
10 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17630922, but Others-Miss _Dawson.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Miss _Dawson.

Dance: III: Running Footman, as17640504

Song: End: An old favourite ballad, Too Soon O Gentle Youth-Miss Wright

4485
11 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Ross; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Clarke; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Sir Harry Beagle-Bennet; O'Cutter-Barrington; Paris-Holtom; Tom-R. Smith; Russet-Dunstall; Harriet-Miss Hallam; Lady Freelove-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cockayne.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Song: III: O ruddier than the Cherry-Legg; End: Mirth Admit me of the Crew-Legg

4486
12 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640402 but Juliet-Miss Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Gardner; Peter-Weller; Page-Mas. Besford; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Minuet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Twist
Role: Solemn Dirge Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Solemn Dirge Actor:
Role: Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

4487
14 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Miss _Dawson.

Dance: II: By Desire, a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Egan; IV: Dutch Dance, as17640511

4488
14 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17631015, but Shoemaker-Anderson; Sir John Friendly-R. Smith; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Elliot.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

4489
17 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Fairies Actor: Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth, Miss Rogers, Mas. Cape
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford

Dance: II: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Watkins; IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Entertainment: End: A New Panegyri@Satiri@Serio@Comic Epilogue upon Epilogues-Tomlinson

4490
18 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Wignel; Miller-Marten; Peggy-Miss Cokayne; Joe-Mattocks; Dick-White; Lurewell-Perry.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502

Entertainment: After: Mr Shuter (For Last time this Season) will entertain the audience with his Journey to Paris, as17640414

4491
23 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

4492
24 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

4493
29 June 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Clinton, Miss Street

4494
05 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: A new Tambourine Dance-Rogier, Miss Valois; End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17640629

4495
10 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Dutchman and Provincials-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Tambourine Dance, as17640705

4496
23 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Dutchman-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4497
27 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: Tambourine Dance, as17640705 End: The Carpenter and Fruit Dealer-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4498
30 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: As17640727 End: A new comic Dance called The Shepherdess and the Faux Aveugle-Gherardi jun, Master Clinton, Miss Street

4499
06 August 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Shepherdess and the Faux Aveugle, as17640801; End: The Calabrian Peasants-Rogier, Miss Valois

4500
24 August 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Gypsey in a Village-Gherardi jun, Master Clinton, Miss Street