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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Hull"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Hull")') 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 23440 matches on Performance Comments, 4303 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 276 matches on Author, and 50 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece [a tragedy by Thomas Hull, based upon the version by William Hawkins, 1749, suggested by William Shenstone, and instigated by the presence of Mrs Hartley among the actresses at cg]: Never acted before. Characters to be dressed in the Habits of the Times (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Hull #50 13s. 6d., plus #75 6s. from Tickets (Box 165; Pit 171; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Receipts: #114 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Second; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: Parts by Smith, Clarke, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, and Mrs Hartley. Henry II-Smith; Abbot-Clarke; Clifford-Hull; Henry Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Leicester-Thompson; Salsbury-Gardner; Verulam-R. Smith; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Hull; Ethelinda-Miss Pearce; Rosamond-Miss Hartley; (Second Edition of 1774) New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Clifford Actor: Hull
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Hull
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: After the Epilogue: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #65 17s. Deficit to Hull #17, covered by #121 3s. from tickets (Box 233; Pit 280; Gallery 209). Paid Hull for The Garland, The Spanish Lady and Altering the Comedy of Errors #50. Paid Miss Mary Twist and Miss Charlotte Twist for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. apiece (Account Book). Receipts: #48 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hull, first time; Sir Harry-Woodward; Russet-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates; O'Cutter-Barrington; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Hull.
Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Hull, first time
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Lady Author(s): Thomas Hull

Song: II: The Blackbirds, a Cantata-Miss Potts

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and for the only time this season, acted but once these 30 years. [See 24 April 1771.] Charges #65 15s. 6d. Deficit to Hull 9s. 6d., covered by #64 from tickets (Box 118; Pit 154; Gallery 114). Paid Mrs Carne half year's salary to Lady Day last #15 (Account Book). Receipts: #65 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale, As Written By shakespeare

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Antigonus-Clarke; Florizel-Wroughten; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Rogero-Gardner; Clown-Quick; Autolicus-DuBellamy; Camillo-Hull; Chorus in Act III in the character of Time-Hull; Paulina-Mrs Hull; Perdita-Mrs Bulkley; Hermione-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Hull
Role: Chorus in Act III in the character of Time Actor: Hull
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17711210, but Pamphlet-Kniveton; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: New Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley, as17720409

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: Reviv'd not acted for 30 years [see 21 Jan. 1742]. [Bell's Shakespeare, 1773 (probably revised by Hull) has same cast plus some additions. See Hogan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale (as Originally Written By shakespeare)

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Antigonus-Clarke; Florizel-Wroughton; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Autolicus-DuBellamy; Clown-Quick; Paulina (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Hull; Perdita-Mrs Bulkley; Hermione-Mrs Mattocks; Camillo-Hull; the Chorus in Act III, in the Character of Time-Hull; In Act IV, dancing-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Camillo Actor: Hull
Role: in the Character of Time Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Music: Select airs and variations on the Triple Harp-Evans

Event Comment: [The 1st appearance note seems to apply only to Miss Macklin and Mrs Melmoth.] The Characters dressed in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Lee; King Henry-Hull; Richmond-Clinch; Buckingham-Booth; Stanley-Fearon; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Chaplin; Oxford-Baker; Prince Edward-Miss Besford; Duke of York-Mas. Jones; Tressel-Young; Dunchess of York-Mrs Hull; Lady Ann-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Melmoth, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker
Event Comment: [The Gentleman who played Hamlet identified by Winston MS 11 (from O. Smith) as Lewis Hallam, from America, brother to Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-A Gentleman being his first appearance in Europe; King-Clarke; Ghost-Bensley; Horatio-Hull; Laertes-Wroughton, first time; Ostrick-Lee Lewes; Polonius-Shuter; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Hollingsworth; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks; Queen-Mrs Hull, first time.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Hull
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hull, first time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lewis, first time; Capulet-Clarke, first time; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Whitefield; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Booth; Tibalt-Lewes; Peter-Quick; Lady Capulet-Mrs Hull; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Dayes, 2nd time in that character; In I, a Masquerade Scene-incident to the play; End IV, The Funeral Procession-of Juliet; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Leoni, Fox, Mrs Baker, Miss Valois, Miss Brown, Miss Wilde, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-the Gentleman who perform'd Mcheath [Young]; Stockwell-Booth, first time; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles Dudley-Wroughton; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Miss Brown; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Hull; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Dudley Actor: Hull
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Clinch; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Whitefield; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth, first time; Parisatis-Miss Dayes; Sisigambis-Mrs Hull; Statira-Mrs Hartley; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Lysimachus Actor: Hull
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Melmoth, first time
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: End: The Provencale, as17740928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieutenant-Fox; Queen-Mrs Hull; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Burleigh Actor: Hull
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Hull
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mattocks; Sailor-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Baker; Sally-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Lord Guildford Dudley-Lewis, first time; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Clarke; Suffolk-Fearon; Sussex-L'Estrange; Sir John Gates-Booth; Lieut.-Chaplin; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Hull; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: End Tragedy: A Comic Dance, call'd Rural Merriment-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens

Event Comment: The Fifteenth Night. For the Author. Charges #64 5s. Profit to Hull #51 9s., plus #68 15s. from tickets (Box 151; Pit 134; Gallery 109). Paid Holme & Cooper (timber merchants) #69 8s.; Paid Evans (sawyer) #3 1s. Receipts: #115 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740317 but New Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Classic Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis, first time; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Shuter; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Hollingsworth; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; [first time; Lucinda-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Hull; Indiana-a Young Lady [never on any stage [Mrs Armstead]; [In II, a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: III: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Vintage Festival-Daguville, Sga Vidini, [first time on that stage, and Mr Helm[, first appearance in England. [See dl 11 Oct. 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Lewis; Jachimo-Bensley, first time; Cloten-Booth; Cymbeline-L'Estrange, first time; Pisanio-Wroughton; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-DuBellamy; Arviragus-Whitefield; Lucius-Fearon; French Gent.-Davis; Philario-Chaplin; Doctor-Thompson; Queen-Mrs Hull; Imogen-Mrs Lessingham; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing and Singing-Mrs Baker (playbill).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: with dancing and Singing Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: The Enchantress, as17750201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740224, but Principal characters-Mrs _Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the Last time this season. Tickets deliver'd by Blurton, Stoppelaer, Besford, Mrs Perry, and Mrs Lawrence? will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17741025, but Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bulkley; Humphry-_; Daniel-_.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe-Blurton, Miss Mathews; IV: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Melmoth. Cyrus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Bensley's Illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17741231, but Lady Ann-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue, as17750401

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: . Principal characters-Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17741007, but Sealand-Hull.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Hull.
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-Whitefield; Brothers-Thompson, Harris; The Lady with the Song Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Mrs Baker; Euphrosyne, Sabrina-Miss Catley.

Dance: III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17741022, but King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Norfolk-Whitefield; Oxford-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17741014, but Belcour-Lewis, first time this season; Stockwell-Clarke; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Dudley Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Hull

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17741130, but Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Dudley Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Classic Actor: Hull
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Enchantress, as17750201

Event Comment: The New Comedy of The Man of Business oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Bulkley. Receipts: #143 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs