SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Bridges"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Bridges")') 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 4321 matches on Event Comments, 1381 matches on Performance Comments, 591 matches on Performance Title, 22 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Quin; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Giffard; Belinda-Mrs Ridout, 1st appearance on that stage; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Bridges; Razor-Anderson; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington 1st appearance that stage these 7 years.
Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a Song in Character)-Beard; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Usher; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In II a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Friar Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Barry; Polonius-Taswell; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; King-Bridges; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Ostrick-Woodward; Laertes-Blakes; Lucianus-James; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Usher; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Bridges; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catseby-Usher; Lt-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Cole; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Dutchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Sir William Wisewoud-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Younger Worthy-Mills; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Amanda-Mrs Ward; Flareit-Mrs Green; Snap-Yates; Sly-Shuter; Lawyer-Simpson; Hillaria-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Elder Worthy Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The German Jew; or, the Pedlars-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sowdon; Dollabella-King; Alexas-Blakes; Serapion-Bridges; Myris-Simpson; Gentleman-Barnet; Charmion-Mrs Bennet; Iris-Miss Cole; Octavia-Mrs Elmy 1st time; Cleopatra-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Serapion Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: III: Miss Norris

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; Horatio-Havard; Guildenstern-Scrase; Ghost-Berry; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Polonius-Taswell; King-Bridges; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Lucianus-James; Ostrick-Woodward; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Rosencraus-Simpson; Laertes-Blakes; Bernardo-Marr.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Yates; Pedro (the Pilgrim)-Havard; Roderigo-Berry; Curio-Scrase; Seberto-Mozeen; Jaques-Blakes; Lopez-Vaughan; Master of the Mad House-Bridges; Governor-Raftor; Porter-W. Vaughan; Drunken Servant-Shuter; Mad Scholar-Sowdon; Mad Taylor, Stuttering Cook-Woodward; Mad Englishman-Winstone; Mad Welchman-James; 1st Outlaw-Ackman; 2nd Outlaw-Paddick; 3rd Outlaw-Marr; Gentleman-Simson; Peasant-Blakey; Keeper-Costollo; Alinda-Mrs Willoughby; Fool-Mrs Pitt; Julietta-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Woodward; Ballance-Bridges; Kite-Layfield (from the Theatre Royal in Dublin); Worthy-Havard; Bullock-W. Vaughan; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Shuter, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Ballance Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17501207, but Aesop-Bridges.
Cast
Role: Aesop Actor: Bridges.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: The Exciseman Trickd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel, and Hornpipe by Master Holland, pupil to Holloway

Song: Hooly and Fairly, in character, by M'Donald; End of Act II The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo by Miss Hemet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel (performers not listed); In Act IV a Hornpipe by Middleton

Monologue: 1784 02 09 The Edinburgh Buck by a Genleman [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS or The Devil will have his Own

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes, Cross (Prompter). Mainpiece alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, not acted these 30 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage Or The Commonwealth Of Women

Performance Comment: Capt Marine-Delane; DuPier-Macklin; Clarinda-Mrs Clive; Frugal-Yates; Franvile-Neale; Hazard-Barrington; Mons. La Mure-Blakes; Boldsprit-Bridges; Don Sebastian-Sparks; Nicusa-Goodfellow; Surgeon-I. Sparks; Boucher-Usher; Constable-Bransby; Roselia-Mrs Bennet; Julietta-Mrs Cross; Ariadne-Miss Edwards; Hippolita-Miss Minors; Messalippa-Mrs Bridges; Clita-Miss Budgell; Agladra-Miss Pitt; Aminta-Mrs Woffington; Epilogue-Mrs Clive, Recommending Cause of Liberty to the Beauties of Britain.
Cast
Role: Boldsprit Actor: Bridges
Role: Messalippa Actor: Mrs Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trickd

Cast
Role: Mrs Mixum Actor: Mrs Bridges.

Song: I: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 III: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17460206; IV: Swiss Dance, as17460416

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton, and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth on the Bowling Green, Southwark, (with a company from the theatres) during the short time of the Fair will be presented an Historical Drama (lately acted in Bartholemew Fair with universal applause) the Northern Heroes with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General, and the fair Ellimira a Russian Princess, containing the most remarkable events of that time; and concluding with the memorable battle of Putlowav, and Charles's retreat into the Turkish dominionsv. Interspersed with a comic interlude, The Volunteers. Also the comical humours and amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's widow, the merry pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. As the Fair will be of so short continuance, we shall begin very early each day (General Advertiser). [See 24 Aug. 1748, bf]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes Or The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth King Of Sweden And Peter The Great Czar Of Muscovy

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers or The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Performance Comment: Roderick-Cross; Corporal Garbage-Bridges; Slim-Storer; Strap-Paddick; Widow Vanspriggen-Mrs Bridges; Moll Trotfutter-Mrs Vaughan; Mrs Rank-Miss Ferguson; Mrs File-Mrs Shawford; Mrs Machegogan-Mrs Paddick; Madge-Miss Tyler; Janny-Vaughan.

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

Event Comment: The King's Company. Although the play was not licensed until 16 Oct. 1676 and not published until 1678, the Epilogue refers in detail to the burning of the King's Theatre in Bridges Street, Drury Lane, suggesting that the premiere came not long after that event

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Third Of France Stabbd By A Fryer With The Fall Of The Duke Of Guise

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. At the request of several of Mr Bridges' Friends, the Fair Penitent is deferr'd till Wednesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17430422 but Fondlewife-Macklin; Bluff-Morgan; Old Batchelor-Bridges.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Bridges.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: As17430120

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129; IV: New Serious Ballet, as17430425

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Leviez. [Violetty's name does not appear elsewhere in the bills and may be a misprint.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17461115, but Castalio-Giffard; Acasto-Bridges; Chamont-Delane; Polydore-Mills.
Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: II: Muilment, Leviez, Violetty; III: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son; IV: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana

Event Comment: Benefit for Bridges and Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Bridges; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Bridgwater; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Rosco; Sir Politic-James; Bonario-Gibson; 1st Avocatori-Marten; Peregrine-Anderson; Celia-Mrs Hale; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton; In I, Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; In III, a Punch Dance-Harrison.
Cast
Role: Volpone Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Song: II: Mrs Storer; IV: Miss Faulkner

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate. A new Dramatick Droll...being founded on a Story in Real Life, as related in the Memoirs of the celebrated Mrs Constantia Phillips. In which will be introduc'd a New Scene of Bedlam...Interspers'd witn a Merry Interlude call'd The Jovial Tars...with the Comical Humours of Nurse Prate and Will Bowling the Jovial Tar; as also of Jack Hanspite, Nick Hatchway, and Simon Bucket, Sailors; with Mary the Chambermaid, Susan of the Dairy, Kate of the Kitchen, and Nan the Spinster. To begin each day at noon. An extraordinary band of music is provided. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick Or The Generous Sailor

Performance Comment: Charles-Holtham; Constant-Bridges; Mrs Constant-Mrs Greenwood; Peggy (the Fair Lunatick)-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness or A Touch of the Times

Performance Comment: Keeper-Bridges; Clack-Smith; Master Clack-Master Cross; Mrs Clack-Mrs Daniel; Madam Taste-Mrs Cross; Solomon Overzeal-Clough; Modern Poet-Cross.
Cast
Role: Keeper Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee Ball a Grand Scene

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf I+Interlude The Jovial Jack Tars, or All Well Match'd. Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-; the French Peasants-Master Matthews, Mrs Annesley

Event Comment: Full Prices. [Young Gentleman-Bridges according to Genest, IV, 634.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Bridges, first appearance on this stage; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Iago-Havard; Brabantio-Burton; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Yates; Emilia-Mrs Kennedy [playbill, which names Othello as a Young Gentleman].playbill, which names Othello as a Young Gentleman].

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto Or The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calistos Additional performers