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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Standen"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Standen")') 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 13758 matches on Performance Comments, 4405 matches on Performance Title, 1730 matches on Event Comments, 157 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Post Man, No. 747, 4-7 May 1700: At the desire of several Ladies of Quality, To-morrow being Wednesday, (in the great Room in York Buildings) will be performed a new Mask set to Musick, with an extraordinary entertainment of other Vocal and Instrumental Musick for the Benefit of Mr Gouge [Mr George in Flying Post] and Miss Bradshaw. Prices 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. Flying Post, 2-4 July 1700: At the Request, and for the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality, at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, to Morrow, being Friday, the 5th of this instant July, will be acted, The Comical History of Don Quixote, both Parts being made into one by the Author. With a new Entry by the little Boy, being his last time of Dancing before he goes to France: Also Mrs Elford's new Entry, never performed but once; and Miss Evan's Jigg and Irish Dance: With several new Comical Dances, compos'd and perform'd by Monsieur L'Sac and others. Together with a new Pastoral Dialogue, by Mr George and Mrs Haynes; and variety of other Singing. It being for the Benefit of a Gentleman in great distress; and for the Relief of his Wife and Three Children. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 45: Don Quixote, both Parts made into one, by Mr Durfey, Mrs Bracegirdle Acting, and her excellent Singing in't; the Play in general being well Perform'd tis little Inferior to any of the preceding Comedies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, No. 818, 4-6 July 1700: For the Benefit of Mrs Oldfield. This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, will be presented, a Comedy call'd, The Pilgrim. Revis'd with Large Alterations, and a Secular Masque. With the Dialogue between the 2 mad Lovers. Being Acted this time at the desire of several Persons of Quality. And Entertainments of Singing and Dancing between the Acts and in particular, a new Entry Compos'd by the late Mr Eaglesfield, and perform'd by Mr Weaver, Mr Cottin, and Miss Campion. A Scotch Song with the Dancing of the Bonny Highlander; never done but once before on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vertue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Estcourt; Princess Elizabeth-the Child [identified by Genest, II, 340, as Miss Younger]; a new Epilogue-the Child.

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Dance: As17051227

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. Not Acted these 12 Years [but see lif 3 Feb. 1704]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian: With The Rape Of Lucina

Song: Hughs, Newberry, the Boy

Dance: As17060309

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Scenes as 2 April. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Mrs Willis. [Hogan, p. 246, identifies the gentlewoman as Miss Willis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Booth; Old Valere-Norris; Lovewell-Elrington; Hector-Pack; Cogdie-Bickerstaff; Widow-Mrs Knight; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Hunt; With a new Prologue-Keene; new Epilogue-Pack in a Riding Habit, upon a Pad Nagg representing a Town-Miss Traveling to Tunbridge.

Dance: Italian Night Scene-; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat, carefully Revis'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Dance: Milk Maid's Dance- not performed these 4 Years

Song: Smugg Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Schoolding. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #88 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Slip

Song: Leveridge, Rawlins, the New Boy

Dance: As17150125

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan and Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: As17150319

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Russell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts. #83 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: A Pastoral-Leveridge, the New Boy

Dance: As17150425

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mimic Country Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17151014

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Majesty's Command. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: As17161210; particularly a new Comic Dance-Shaw, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage

Performance Comment: Epilogue [as17170723-Miss Lindar.

Song: As17161022

Event Comment: As 4 Feb.; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Miss Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Willis; Ballad of Sally-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17190113

Event Comment: Benefit Harper and Miss Stone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Entertainment: Comic Scene-Harper mimicking a drunken Man; in which the Song of Four and Twenty Stock@Jobbers-Harper

Dance: The Italian Shadows-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Newhouse, Duff [Duffield?], Sandham, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton, Miss Francis

Performance Comment: =], Sandham, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton, Miss Francis.