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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Laguerre"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Laguerre")') 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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Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mr Laguerre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 17s. 6d.; tickets #129 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17320323 but Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Buchanan.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17320320 but Mrs Kilby added.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Laguerre
Role: Young Hob Actor: Laguerre
Role: Lady Testy Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TThe Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Grand Dance in Momus-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #30 5s. 6d. Daily Journal, 11 Jan.: [On Sunday] Night the Corpse of Mr Boheme...was interr'd at Greenwich. The Pall was supported by Mr Quin, Mr Ryan, and 4 other Comedians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Orphan Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Serena Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: FFrench Peasant, as17361109; Glover's Scotch Dance-; New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun,

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Parker. Written oy Mr Dryden. Receipts: money #20 13s.; tickets #64 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Walker; Dorax-Quin; Muley Moluch-Boheme; Benducar-Ogden; Mufty-Bullock; Antonio-Egleton; Mustapha-Spiller; Alvarez-Hulett; Almeyda-Mrs Parker; Morayma-Mrs Bullock; Johayma-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: SScot Dance-Mrs Bullock; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Myrtillo-DuPre, Glover, Pelling, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Song: Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Not Acted these Eight Years. Writtan by the late Mr Dryden. Receipts: money #33 15s.; tickets #127 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Walker; Almeyda-Mrs Buchanan; Dorax-Quin; Muley Moluch-Milward; Muley Zeydan-Lacy; Benducar-Ogden; Antonio-Chapman; Alvarez-Hulett; Mufti-Bullock Sr; Johayma-Mrs Egleton; Morayma-Mrs Bullock; Mustapha-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Moffat
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Ryan; Pinchwife-Quin; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Milward; Dorilant-Diggs; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Alithea-Mrs Berriman; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Rice; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Fenton; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Fenton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Pastoral Dance-Glover, Dupre Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, LeSac, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Miss Baston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: New Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As at lif, 21 Oct. 1732, but Altea-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Squire Somebody-Laguerre; Isabella-Miss Norsa; Basil-Salway; Micher-Hippisley; Macahone-Neale; Jolt-Hall; Fetch-Ray; Dolly-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Squire Somebody Actor: Laguerre
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Forrester.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: The Gentlewoman who was to have sung, being exceeding ill and not able to perform, in lieu thereof will be the last new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #57 17s. 6d.; tickets #135 3s. [Tickets at Glover's in Chandois Street, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: GGrand Dance of Fawns-Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Clown-Nivelon; Ball Dance call'd The Louvre (concluding with Minuet (By Desire)-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; Scottish Dance, as17330329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17330326 but Polly-Miss Norsa; Mackheath-Walker; Peachem-Hippisley; Lockit-Hall; Player-Paget; Beggar-Chapman; Mat-Salway; Filch-Clarke; Mrs Peachem-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby; Lucy-Miss Binks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachem Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: SScotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Boheme; Mellefont-Walker; Careless-Ryan; Brisk-Chapman; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Berriman; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Miss Holliday; Sir Paul-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17301019, but Touchwood-Ogden; Cynthia-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Legar.
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sultaness Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Seedo.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. [Probably the afterpiece is Hippisley's Sequel.] Receipts: money #49 4s.; tickets #53 2s. [For a poem, To Mr Walker, upon his Choice of Alexander the Great, for his Benefit, see Grub St. Journal, 6 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Walker; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Hulett; Hephestion-Milward; Thesalus-Chapman; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Parisatis-Mrs Templer; Sysigambis-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Walker
Role: Cassander Actor: Hulett
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Dance: NNumidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Afterpiece: Proper dances by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTambourine-Mrs Rogers; La Follett s'est Ravisee-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: As17330315

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Walker; Lovewell-Ryan; Mockmode-Neale; Pamphlet-Chapman; Lyric-Hippisley; Rigadoon-Aston; Cripple-Bullock; Club-Hall; Brush-Clark; Lucinda-Mrs Bullock; Leanthe-Miss Binks; Judge's Wife-Mrs Cantrell; Pindress-Mrs Forrester; Bullfinch-Mrs Cook; Trudge-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Judge's Wife Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Bullfinch Actor: Mrs Cook

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Salway; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lockit-Mullart; Peachem-Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Reynold, her first appearance since her arrival from Dublin; all the other Parts as usual. all the other Parts as usual.

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Hornpipe-Ferguson; Scot's Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17370114, but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Miss Rogers; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Filch-Clarke; Mat-Stoppelaer; Player-Paget; Beggar-James; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammeiin-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammeiin Actor: Mrs Kilby.

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

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Miss LeBrun; In III: Hornpipe-Ferguson; End Afterpiece: Glover's Dance of Sailors-

Song: V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Receipts: money #39 12s.; tickets #89 19s. Daily Post, 24 April: We hear that on Monday next the Hon. and Antient Company of Lumber Troopers will perform a fine Exercise in New-street Square, and from thence proceed in a Body...to...Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to see...the Busy Body, with the Opera of Flora...for the Benefit of Mr Chapman, belonging to the said Troop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Charles-Walker; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Whisper-H. Bullock; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton; Scentwell-Mrs Rice; Busy Body-Chapman; Miranda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17310111, but Hob-Laguerre; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Flora-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Laguerre
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Tambourin-Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Mrs Younger; Ballance-Quin; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Walker; Brazen-Chapman; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock; Melinda-Mrs Bullock; Rose-Mrs Laguerre; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Welsh Collier-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; rest by Walker, Salway, Hippisley, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Forrester; but edition of 1731 lists: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Truelove-Salway; Woodville-Walker; Saywell-Aston; Probe-Houghton; Old Hob-Hall; Young Hob-Laguerre; Lady Testy-Mrs Cantrell; Lucia-Mrs Vincent; Mary-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Laguerre
Role: Young Hob Actor: Laguerre
Role: Lady Testy Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: new Wooden Shoe Dance by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Afterpiece:A new Dance-Nivelon for the Afterpiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ryan; Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Milward; Eudocia-Mrs Younger;. With a New Prologue to the Memory of the Author-.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; La Fette Ramsii-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Kelly, Gwinn, Mrs Harrison. Receipts: money #18 3s. 6d.; tickets #171 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; In II: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; V: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde, LeSac, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

Dance: II: Singing in Italian-Kelly; IV: Singing in English-Kelly

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Part of the Stage (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into Boxes. Receipts: money #79 9s. 6d; tickets #112 16s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden