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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs A Bradshaw"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs A Bradshaw")') 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 23327 matches on Performance Comments, 4259 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Loveit-Whitfield; Fribble-Russell; Flash-Palmer; Puff-Suett; Jasper-Phillimore; Miss Biddy-Mrs Gibbs; Tag-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Song: As17941112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Neville-Middleton; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Bernard; Lord Scratch-Quick; Marianne-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Walcup]); Lady Waitfort-Mrs Davenport; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Lady Waitfort Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: As17950131, but Chorus of Country Girls-Mrs Masters.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Connolly Villars-Holman; Dermot-Johnstone; Dorimont-Farren; Sir Paul Peckham-Fawcett; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Picard-Farley; Exempt-Thompson; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Miss Hopkins; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Peckham Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17941029, but Rosalind-Mrs Goodall; Cuckoo Song-_; Corin-_; Sylvius-_; Phebe-_.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: As17941029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: As17950212, but Attendant Females-Mrs Brigg, Miss +Wheatley.
Event Comment: Powell: Miss Davies, Mrs Bramwell, G. D'Egville, Caulfield absent [from afterpiece], all Ill [their substitutes are not listed]; Miss Leak, Messrs Annereau, Bardoleau, Dorion Sen., Horsfall absent from the chorus. Receipts: #254 17s. (177.10; 73.7; 4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music Chiefly From handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Grand Overture- (Haydn); Angels ever bright and fair-Mme Banti; May no rash intruder-Chorus; Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison; Lo he is our God-Miss Leak (Dr Arnold); For unto us-Chorus; Air accompanied on harp by Mrs Dussek-Mme Banti (Gulielmi); Recitativo-Miss Leak, Harrison; Sing ye to the Lord-Mme Banti; The horse and his rider-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dussek Actor: Mme Banti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Occasional Overture-; Shall I in Mamre's-Bartleman; For all these mercies-Chorus (Joshua); Ye men of Gaza-Mrs Hindmarsh; Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Kelly (Samson); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Lord remember David-Nield (Redemption); Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Parke; Let their celestial Concerts-Chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: Ye men of Gaza Actor: Mrs Hindmarsh

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Ye sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Pleasure my former ways-Nield (Time and Truth); It must be so, Pour forth no more-Bartleman; No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha); Where is this stupendous stranger?-Mrs Hindmarsh (Redemption); Deeper and deeper, Waft her angels-Kelly (Jephtha); Ths Soldier tir'd-Miss Parke (Dr Arne); Gird on thy sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Hindmarsh

Music: 6th concerto of Giordani on the violin-C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: 4th concerto of Avison-; O gentle maid-Mrs Hindmarsh; Around let acclamations ring-Chorus; Reviving Judah-Burdon; Bless the true church-Chorus (Athalia); Softly rise-Kelly (Solomon, by Boyce); Mad Bess-Miss Parke (Purcell); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation? Anthems).
Cast
Role: O gentle maid Actor: Mrs Hindmarsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: As17950311ut Morning Herald, 21 Mar., refers to the following: Comfort ye-Kelly; Rejoice I know that my redeemer liveth-Miss Parke ("her sublime performance was rewarded with six successive plaudits"); He was despised-Nield; But thou didst not leave-Mrs Hindmarsh. And see17950327 .

Music: End Part II: 8th concerto of Corelli-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Fruit Woman Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Lady Torrendel Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: As17940917, but Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Follett.
Cast
Role: Ellen Woodbine Actor: Mrs Follett.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture- (Samson); Ye men of Gaza-Mrs Hindmarsh; Awake the trumpets-Chorus (Samson); Tears such as tender fathers shed-Bartleman (Deborah); Thy right hand O Lord-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); In sweetest harmony-Miss Parke; O fatal day-Chorus (Saul); Lord remember David-Nield [Redemption]; He gave them hailstones-Chorus [Israel in Egypt].Israel in Egypt].
Cast
Role: Ye men of Gaza Actor: Mrs Hindmarsh

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: O worse than death, Angels ever bright-Miss Parke (Theodora); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Total eclipse-Kelly; O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); Lord to thee-Mrs Hindmarsh (Theodora); The Lord shall reign-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Miss Parke; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: Lord to thee Actor: Mrs Hindmarsh

Music: End Part II: violin concerto by Giardini-G. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture- (Ariadne); Gentle airs-Nield; O had I Jubal's lyre-Mrs Hindmarsh; Fall'n is the foe-Chorus; Deeper and deeper still, Waft her angels-Kelly; The Soldier tir'd-Miss Parke; From the Censer-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Selected Entirely from the Messiah. Comfort ye, Every valley-Kelly; And the Glory of the Lord-Chorus; But thou didst not-Mrs Hindmarsh; He was despised-Nield; For unto us-Chorus; Behold I tell you, The Trumpet shall sound-Bartleman; I know that my Redeemer-Miss Parke; Hallelujah-Grand Chorus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: As17950103, but added: Don Ferdinand-Barrymore; Don Carlos-Whitfield; Don Pedro-Caulfield; Octavio-Trueman; Lazarillo-R. Palmer; Leonarda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17941120, but Isabinda-Miss Cornelys; added: Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Whisper-Farley; Scentwell-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Platt.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Cast
Role: Miss Melcombe Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Julia Melcombe Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Cast
Role: Miss Melcombe Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Julia Melcombe Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Cast
Role: Miss Melcombe Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Julia Melcombe Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Cast
Role: Mrs Woodville Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Dame Dunckley Actor: Mrs Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Dodd; Barnacle-Suett; Old Cockney-Hollingsworth; Capt. Sightly-Dignum; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan; Penelope-Miss DeCamp; Miss La Blond-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Don Jerome-Suett; Ferdinand-Kelly; Anthonio-Dignum; Carlos-Bland; Isaac Mendoza-Bannister Jun.; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-R. Palmer; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Clara-Sga Storace; Margaret, the Duenna-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: the Duenna Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth

Song: In course evening: Lullaby-Sga Storace

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Giornovichi; wherein he will introduce With lowly suit and plaintive ditty, Rule Britannia-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Ballet: Preceding: The Deserter. Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-

Performance Comment: Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Fialon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Dodd; Don Philip-Barrymore; Octavio-C. Kemble; Trappanti-King; Soto-R. Palmer; Diego-Phillimore; Alguazile-Maddocks; Don Lewis-Caulfield; Corrigidore-Jones; Hippolita-Mrs Jordan; Rosara-Miss Heard; Flora-Miss Collins; Viletta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Dance: End: La Provencale-Fialon, G. D'Egville, Mrs Fialon, Miss F. D'Egville, Miss Menage

Performance Comment: D'Egville, Mrs Fialon, Miss F. D'Egville, Miss Menage.

Song: End II: a favourite song (composed by Ross)-Master Welsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Col. Modish-Trueman; Mr Level-Caulfield; Mr Plainwell-Benson; Mrs Level-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-; in which The Princess of Wales's New Minuet and Gavot-J. and Miss D'Egville; and to conclude with a New Reel-Miss and Master Menage, Miss Phillips, Mrs Fialon, Miss S. and G. D'Egville

Performance Comment: and Miss D'Egville; and to conclude with a New Reel-Miss and Master Menage, Miss Phillips, Mrs Fialon, Miss S. and G. D'Egville.
Event Comment: Tickets delivered for The Castle of Andalusia [Account-Book: by Claremont, Ledger, Heathcote, Dick, Doe, Mrs Egan, Hall (carpenter), Pitt, Young, Hall (box-keeper), Larkman, Bayzand, Clarke, Hawtin, Davenport] will be admitted. Receipts: #386 15s. 6d. (35.5.6; 11.0.0; tickets: 340.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Ballet: Dermot and Kathlane. As17950219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17950316but Taylor-Simmons; Grumio-Munden; Catharine-Mrs Mattocks; added: Music Master-Rees; Bianca-_; Curtis-_.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Song: End I: The Mid Watch-Incledon; End II: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Mercia-Weston; Marquis Almanzo-Wilson; Count Valentio-W. Kent; Alberto-Kent; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Gore; Amanthis-Miss Kent.
Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Mrs Gore

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Song: Between the parts: singing-two Young Ladies; The Midshipman-a Young Lady; Jack Rattling (in character)-a Young Lady

Entertainment: Monologues.An Address to the Ladies-Miss C?. Kent (a Child of 6 years of Age); Collins' Ode on the Passions, Garrick's Picture of a modern Fine Lady-Miss Kent; conclude: an Address of Thanks-Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner At Large

Performance Comment: As17950622 but added: Jack Connor-Benson; Count Fripon-Waldron Jun.; Trap-Caulfield; Frill-Bland; Tough-Burton; Phelim-Ledger; Father Frank-Cooke; Landlady-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Heard.
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: sic] Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Mrs Beezom Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Molly Beezom Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Adeline Actor: Mrs Harlowe

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Madelon Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Mrs Beezom Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Molly Beezom Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Adeline Actor: Mrs Harlowe