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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Miller"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Miller")') 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 4318 matches on Event Comments, 2225 matches on Performance Comments, 931 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Author, and 3 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller.

Dance: I: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; II: Black Joke-Pelling, Mrs Walter; III: Russian Sailor-Denoyer; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: The Early Horn-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Miller (The Miller of Mansfield). At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Lilliputian Punch-Master Ferg; II: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Turkish Dance, as17380412 V: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Berry

Dance: TThe Italian Gardeners, as17521221; Le Matelot Basque, as17521005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Instrumental Music-Clegg, Weideman, Caporale, Miller; The Vocal Parts to consist of several of Mr Handel's Choruses-

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Oxford Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Mother-in-Law; or, The Doctor the Disease Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Coffee House Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: Art and Nature Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: An Hospital for Fools Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: Mahomet the Imposter Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: Alexander the Great; or, The Conquest of Persia Author(s): Krazinsky Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fryar Bacon; Or, The Country Justice : With The Humours Of tolfree The Miller, And His Son ralph

Performance Comment: A playbill: At Parker's and Doggett's Booth near Hosier-Lane End, in Smithfield, during the Time of Bartholomew-Fair, will be presented a New Droll, called, Fryar Bacon; or, The Country Justice: With the Humours of Tolfree the Miller, and his Son Ralph, Acted by Mr Doggett. With Variety of Scenes, Machines, Songs and Dances. Vivat Rex. (See William VanLennep, Some Early English Playbills, Harvard Library Bulletin, VIII (1954), opposite page 237.) The London Spy, August 1699, describes a visit to Bartholomew Fair, including an account of Doggett's droll and another, Dwarf Comedy, Sir-nam'd a Droll' called The Devil of a Wife. In the Post Man, 15-17 Aug. 1699, is an advance notice of rope dancing and a booth run by Barnes and Appleby between the Crown Tavern and the Hospital Gate, next to Miller's Droll Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Baldwin-Rosco; Villeroy-Mills; Biron-Quin; Carlos-Cibber; Fernando-Griffin; Sampson-Harper; Jaqueline-Miller; Frederick-Este; Belfort-Winstone; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond; Julia-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; In III: Muilment; V: Denoyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Este; Caliban-Johnson; Hippolito-Miss Holliday; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Ariel-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Clive; Trincalo-Miller; Sailors-Mechlin, Cross, Ray; [with] Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive; dances-Mlle Roland, Thurmond, Muilment, Liviez, Pelling, Dukes, LeSac, Rector, Peters, Harper.
Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; In III: Muilment; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller.

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Muilment; III: Grand Dance of Sailors-Mlle Roland; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; End Afterpiece: Harlequin-Mlle Roland

Music: II: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: As17370411

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Furnival; Townly-Mills; Manly-Berry; Lady Grace-Miss Holliday; Basset-Macklin; Sir Francis-Griffin; Richard-Cross; Moody-Miller; Poundage-Turbutt; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thurmond; Jenny-Mrs Clive; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Villeneuve; Trusty-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Petulant Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 III: Russian Sailor=-Denoyer; V: Ballet, as17380120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Petulant Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Russian Sailor-Denoyer; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Miss Thompson, Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller.

Dance: I: A new dance-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison; II: Punch-Master Ferg; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips

Event Comment: Benefit for a young Gentlewoman in Distress thro' ye Bankrupcy of her Guardian (Cross). [Treasurer's Book lists Miller of Mansfield as the Afterpiece, and indicates the ready cash for Mrs Crokatt, the young gentlewoman, was #63 2s.] Paid 1!2 year's Poor rate due Xmas #17 13s. 4d.; Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax & Brick dust 3s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). [Winston MS 7 lists Intriguing Chambermaid as afterpiece.] Tickets to be had at Mr Owen's at Temple Bar; Batson's Coffee House in Cornhill, and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #210 (Cross); charges #80 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Berry

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17500221; IV: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: The Noontide Air-Beard; V: Ellen@a@Roon (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 IV: a Dutch Dance-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Shepard

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Desse. Tickets to be had of Neale, a Silk Dyer in David St., Moor's in the Playhouse Passage; and at Mr Desse'd, at Gresham's, Shoemaker, in York St., Covent Garden. London Daily Post and General Advertiser announced Chrononhotonthologos as afterpiece by Rylands has The King and Miller, Receipts: #140

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: By particular desire, a Chacone-Desse; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428

Song: IV: Song-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: I. Sparks

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 III: Les Characteres de La Dance-Ann Auretti; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Berry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Berry

Dance: II: The Running Footmen-Morris, Walker; III: The Minuet, Louvre-Dennison, Mrs Addison; IV: Comic Dance by Three Sabatinis, as17550203

Song: V: Rule Britanniaby Beard, as17550402 concluding with a Hornpipe-Morris