SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Roberts"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Roberts")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17091022, but Elder Worthy-_; Flareit-_; Amanda-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Rogers.
Role: Elder Worthy Actor: Husband
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Cordelia-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Rogers.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Note, That the Tickets given out for the Funeral will be taken at Marriage A-la-mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Melantha Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Doralice Actor: Mrs Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: See17091205, but Don John-Wilks; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17100104, but Louisa-Mrs Rogers; Elvira-_; With a new Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Manuel Actor: Husband
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Powell; Young Marius-Booth; Lavinia-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17091028, but Colonel Standard-_; Vizard-_; Lady Darling-_; Parly-_; Angelica-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Rogers.
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Vizard Actor: Husband
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent and Mrs Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant, Chacone-Miss Santlow; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller and his Wife-Leigh, Burkhead; Italian Night Scene-Layfield, others

Event Comment: Benefit Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. To which will be added Three Designsv, Representing the Three Principal Actions of the Play, in Imitation of so many great Pieces of History Painting, where all the real Persons concern'd in those Actions will be plac'd at proper distances, in different Postures peculiar to the Passion of each Character. In his Apology (I, 117-18) Cibber said that Betterton...when being suddenly seiz'd by the Gout,...submitted, by extraordinary Applications, to have his Foot so far reliev'd that he might be able to walk on the Stage in a Slipper, rather than wholly disappoint his Audience. He was observ'd that Day to have exerted a more than ordinary Spirit, and met with suitable Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Betterton; Amintor-Wilks; Calianax-Pinkethman; Evadne-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Evadne Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17091021, but Queen-Mrs Barry; Fryar-Evans.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17100216, but Antonio-Bullock; Honoria-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Manuel Actor: Husband
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Porter
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17091031, but Roderigo-_; Governor-_; Jaquez-_; Lopez-_; Master of Madhouse-_; Mad Priest-_; Mad Scholar-_; Sot-Bullock; Alinda-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: Governor Actor: Husband
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17091008, but Fernando-Johnson; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Sampson-_; Nurse-_.
Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Johnson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Biron Actor: Husband
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Powell.
Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [See also Tatler, 6-8 and 11-13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17091112, but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Rogers.
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Thurmond; Cassio-Husband; Iago-Shepherd; Roderigo-Norris; Desdemona-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Cassio Actor: Husband
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Powell; Nurse-Norris; Young Marius-Elrington; Sylla-Husband; Granius-Cory; Sulpitius-Freeman; Bumkin and Frightened Soldier-Leigh; Ancharius-Spillar; Starv'd Apothecary-Cole; Lavinia-Mrs Baker; With a Mimick Prologue-Elrington.
Cast
Role: Sylla Actor: Husband
Role: Bumkin and Frightened Soldier Actor: Leigh
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Baker

Music: Before: As17100819

Dance: French Peasant-; Whimsical Miller Wife and Town Miss-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Performance Comment: As17100817, but Emilia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Fond Husband Actor: Norris
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Spillar
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Sapsford
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pollet.

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller his Wife and Town Miss-; French Peasant Scaramouch Harlequin Cooper his Wife and others-

Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Mrs Baker. Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act. [Authorship and cast unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: As17100803, but Adrastus-Husband; Creon-Freeman; Alcander-_; Pyraemon-_.
Cast
Role: Adrastus Actor: Husband
Role: Alcander Actor: Carnaby
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Spillar.

Afterpiece Title: The Falling Out of Lovers is the Renewing of Love

Entertainment: To be announced in the Great Bills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Johnson; Pedro-Wilks; Roderigo-Mills; Mad Priest-Estcourt; Mad Welshman-Norris; Mad Englishman-Cibber; Mad Taylor-Pinkethman; Drunken Butler-Bullock; Alinda-Miss Willis; Juletta-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Keene; Laertes-Booth; Horatio-Mills; Fop-Bowen; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Miss Santlow.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Edmund-Mills; Kent-Keene; Gentleman Usher-Pinkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Rogers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Estcourt; King-Keene; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; 1st Carrier-Johnson; 2d Carrier-Bullock; Francis-Norris; Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Hotspur's Wife Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17101208, but Belinda-Mrs Porter; Sailors-_Bullock Jr.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As queen's 4 Oct., but Balance-Keene; Bullock-Bullock; Pearmain-Norris; Silvia-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Bicknell.