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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reform'd Wife; Or, The Sickly Lady

Dance: A Mimick Entertainment in Imitation of Mademoiselle and her Dancing Dogs, viz. Miss, Serviteur, Beau, Peasant, Scaramouch, Harlequin.-Masters

Performance Comment: Miss, Serviteur, Beau, Peasant, Scaramouch, Harlequin.-Masters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Miss Young.
Event Comment: Miss Davies being indisposed with a cold, the opera of Perseo is deferr'd till Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Puntiglio Amoroso

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Faviere; II: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: Harem of Ispahan, as17740129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Davies; William-Bland; Rustic-Cooke; Irishmen-Benson, Waldron Jun.; Phoebe-Miss DeCamp; Dorcas-Mrs Powell; Rosina-Miss Copell [recte Gopell] (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Sweet Echo-Miss Copell; accompanied on the violin-Shaw.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Copell
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Copell

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kenrick, Walker, Linton, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Miss Dall, Mrs Powell, Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale

Performance Comment: , Miss Dall, Mrs Powell, Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: Rogier, Miss Capitani; III: Double Hornpipe-Rogier, Miss Capitani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tito Manlio

Dance: New dances-Gerhardi (Ballet Master);Mlle Asselin, Giorgi Benety, Sga Anna Benety, Miss Capitani, Mr Tariot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Dance: PPantomime Dance-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani, from the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Actors only: Foote, Baddeley, Millar, Davis, Yates, Weston, Marr, Gardiner, Obrien, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Cockayne, Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance any stage. Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper=-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman (Miss Elliott); Corinna-Miss Cockayne (Genest, IV, 617); Also unassigned-Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner (Winston MS 9).

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Actors only: Obrien, Davis, Baddeley, Miss Maguire, Miss Haughton Prologue-; Clerimont-O'Brien; Capt Cape-Baddeley; Harlow-Davis; Miss Harlow-Mrs Maguire; Mrs Harlow-Miss Haughton (Genest, IV, 617).
Cast
Role: Miss Haughton Prologue Actor:
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Maguire
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: Entertainments of Dancing-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes; Or, Harlequin's Mouth Opened

Performance Comment: Actors only: O'Brien, Baddeley, Davis, Weston, Miller, Blakey, Marr, Foote, Watkins, Gardiner, Miss Haughton, Miss Ambross, Miss E. Ambross, Miss Elliott Prologue-; Epilogue-; Pantaloon-Baddeley; Harlequin-O'Brien; Doctor-Weston; Mezzetin (Harlequin's Valet)-Blakey; Pierrot-Davis; Distress (a Poet)-Foote; Isabella (Pantaloon's daughter)-Miss Haughton; Colombine (her maid)-Miss Elliott; Manto (a fairy)-Miss Ambrose (Genest, IV, 618); Also Parts-Marr, Watkins, Gardiner (Winston MS 9); Party per pale-Millar; Maid-Miss E. Ambrose (St James Chron. 28-30 July).
Cast
Role: Miss Elliott Prologue Actor:
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Elliott
Role: Manto Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Maid Actor: Miss E. Ambrose

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Isabel-Miss Reed; Phelim-Moody; Loveless-Fawcett; Marquis-Blakes; Gripe-Philips.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Reed

Dance: II: Master Roger, Miss Capitani; to conclude with a Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Dance: A Comic Dance-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani. As17610912

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Rogier, Miss Capitani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Roger, Miss Capitani; Provincial Dance, as17630805; Venetian Gardeners, as17630805

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eumene

Music: A new Overture-Galuppi

Dance: II: Minuet, Louvre-Sodi, Miss Capitani

Song: new Duetto, Cananetto, accompanied by Recitations-Sg DeMajo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: End I: Chacone-Miss Betty Rogers , the Lilliputian Polly; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; Saraband-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; V: Sailor's Dance-; in which Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Song: II: Ye Nymphs and Sylvan Gods-Miss Sukey Rogers the Lilliputian Lucy; IV: A new Song by Dr Pepusch-Baker; V: Polwart on the Green-Miss Sukey Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17401118, but Clodio-Peterson; Duart-Marshall; Jaques-Vaughan; Angelina-Miss Hippisley; Honoria-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Miss Jones

Song: The Gentlewoman who performed Polly [probably Miss Medina]

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: Mrs Hill; End I: Si Caro Si-; II: Deppo Lombre-; III: Dialogue between Macheath and Polly-; IV: Alla Fama-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: End III: Dialogue between Macheath and Polly-; The Cobler's End at Last-Macheath

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Giffard; Polixenes-Marshall; Antigonus-Walker; Florizel-W. Giffard; Camillo-Paget; Autolicus-Yates; Paulina-Mrs Steel; Perdita-Miss Hippisley; Mamillus-Miss Naylor; Cleomines-Blakes; Dion-Peterson; Officer-Naylor; 1st Lord-Crofts; 2d Lord-Nelson; 3d Lord-Marr; Shepherd-Julian; Clown-Dunstall; Emilia-Mrs Yates; Mopsa-Mrs Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Jones; Hermione-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mamillus Actor: Miss Naylor

Song: dopted to the play, particulary a% Song-the Gentlewoman who performed Polly

Dance: dapted to the Play%

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: (by particular Desire) The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive; IV: Beard

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni; V: LaLauze, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17460122, but Polly-Mrs Hooper her first time here; Macheath-Hayman First time on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the acts: Beard

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Song: Between the Acts: particularly The Noon/Tide Air, Polly Willis-Mrs Hooper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Delane; Ventidias-Giffard; Cleopatra-Mrs Giffard 1st time; Octavia-Miss Budgell; Dolabella-Havard; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Winstone; With an Epilogue in the character of a Female Volunteer-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Miss Budgell

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Marquis-Blakes; Phelim-Barrington; Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Collins; Jeremy-Neale; Isabel-Miss Edwards; With a New Prologue to the Opera-Mrs Clive. [From first edition.]From first edition.]
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Edwards

Song: II: Lowe; III: Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: IV: Muilment