SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Chambers"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Chambers")') 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 23328 matches on Performance Comments, 4250 matches on Event Comments, 4207 matches on Performance Title, 1182 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17561103, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helm, and Carmichael, Prompter. Tickets deliver'd by Holtom, Carmichael, Chapman, Rawlins, Miss Helm, Miss Stephens, Miss Dawson, Miss Leppie, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Gwin will be taken. [The first eight received one-half value. The last two received full value gratis for their tickets.] (Account Book). Receipts: #33 16s. 6d. The benefits: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Holtom 56 63 #14 14s. #7 7s.@Carmichael 12 12 12 #6 #3@Chapman 114 214 71 #67 14s. #33 17s.@Rawlins 10 74 47 #18 6s. #9 3s.@Miss Helm 3 14 31 #5 19s. #2 19s. 6d.@Miss Stephens 13 16 35 #9 13s. #4 11s. 6d.@Miss Dawson 126 44 35 #41 12s. #20 16s.@Miss Leppie 4 23 37 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@Mrs Hitchcock 35 67 28 #21 12s. Gratis@Mrs Gwinn 4 39 58 #12 13s. Gratis@Total 321 559 417 #205 7s. #85 15s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: IV: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; IV: Last new Comic Dance-Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, as17580417

Ballet: II: Judgment of Paris. As17580413 but Venus-Miss Hillyard

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #30 14s.; tickets #100 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Trudge Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Alexis and Dorinda

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Barbier.
Role: St Cecilia Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Nivelon, Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17270107, but 2d Nymph-Mrs Wall; Bacchante-_; Bacchanals-_; Satyrs-_; Frenchman-Glover; Polonese Woman-Mrs Wall.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17291015, but Peasants-Mrs Benson, Mrs _Vincent.
Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Mrs Benson, Mrs _Vincent.
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling, Mrs Ogden
Role: French Actor: Lafoy, Mrs Hill
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17300203, but Perseus-Rochetti [(Daily Journal) or Mrs Barbier (Daily Courant)].(Daily Journal) or Mrs Barbier (Daily Courant)].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io

Performance Comment: As17350306 but Nymphs by Mrs Woodward, Miss M. Hughes, Mrs Vallois, Miss Norman; Courtezan-Lyon .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: As17361210, but Sergeant of Grenadiers-Lyon; Gamester-Dove; With Additional Songs in the Character of Mrs Hamilton's Husband, occasion'd by a Accident that happen'd to him in Grub-Street on Thursday last; Mrs Hamilton's Husband in the Character of Spitfire-Bardin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Performance Comment: As17361216, but Sukey-Mrs Tollet; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Thornowets.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [By John Hewitt.] Preface to edition of 1737: This Comedy made it's Appearance under many Disadvantages:...It was read for the first Time to the Performers, Tuesday the 15th, and acted Monday the 21st. Mrs Giffard, who had been Ill the Whole Season, undertook the Character of Lady Betty Manly, but finding herself indisposed, returned the Part on Thursday Evening. It was then given to Mrs Hamilton, who on Saturday about one in the Afternoon declared she could not do it unless it was cut, which the Nature of that Part not admitting, there was a Necessity to ask the Favour of Miss Hughes to undertake it, who with a great deal of good Nature, studied and played it perfect, tho' at so short a Warning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Tutor For The Beaus; Or, Love In A Labyrinth

Performance Comment: Parts by Johnson, Wright, Bardin, W. Giffard, Penkethman, Rosco, Woodward, Lyon, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Marshall, Miss Hughes, Mrs M. Giffard, Miss Tollett, Miss Jones; but edition of 1737 lists: Lord Modely-Bardin; Lord Manly-Rosco; Sir Charles Freelove-Johnson; Belville-Wright; Heartly-W. Giffard; Young Manly-Woodward; Blunt-Lyon; Tom-Penkethman; Lady Betty Manly-Miss Hughes; Lady Worthy-Mrs Marshal; Harriot-Mrs Roberts; Finesse-Miss Tollett; Plaitwell-Miss Jones; Pinup-Mrs M. Giffard; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Lady Worthy Actor: Mrs Marshal
Role: Harriot Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Pinup Actor: Mrs M. Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Rodogune Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17381121, but Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Countrymen and Lasses-_Marshall; Females-Miss Oates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17520106, but Sir Peter-Marten; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17521108, but Mat-Stoppelaer; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Griffith.
Cast
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Griffith.
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Valois.
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17540923, but Shylock-Sheridan; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Chambers

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17940122, but Leeson-Farren//Mrs Belville-Miss Chapman; omitted: Capt. Savage, Conolly, Leech, Crow, Wolfe, Mrs Tempest . omitted: Capt. Savage, Conolly, Leech, Crow, Wolfe, Mrs Tempest .

Afterpiece Title: THE PACKET-BOAT; or, A Peep behind the Veil

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Johnstone, Incledon, Munden//Miss Poole, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from European Magazine, May 1794, p. 388: Supple-Quick; Captain O'Phoenix-Johnstone; Woodford-Incledon; Scamper-Munden; Vintage-Powel; Midship-Cross//Isidora-Miss Poole; Jacquelina-Mrs Martyr; Commode-Mrs Watts.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Jacquelina Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Commode Actor: Mrs Watts.

Monologue: 1794 05 13 End of Act I of 1st piece A Plague on both your Houses; or, A Peep into New Drury and Covent-Garden Theatres, to conclude with a Comic Song, in the Character of an Old Woman of Eighty, by Munden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Aubin. Receipts: money #55 10s.; tickets #17 13s. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Cast
Role: Cecila Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: As17231122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17261014, but 4th Nymph-Mrs Laguerre.
Event Comment: Receipts: 76 17s. [The Country Wife intended, but deferred by illness of Mrs Berriman.] Probable attendance: boxes, 79 paid and 13 orders; stage, 10 paid; pit, 208 paid and 22 orders; slips, 18 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 155 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 88 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17290118, but Clodpole-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17291104, but Gods of the Woods-St.Luce, _Poitier; Fire-_; Females-Mrs _Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17291216, but Gods of the Woods-Poitier; Fire-Poitier; Females-Mrs +Bullock.
Cast
Role: Females Actor: Mrs +Bullock.
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mrs Hill, Mrs _Vincent
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Mrs +Copeland, Mrs _Cantrel.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Event Comment: Receipts: #166 10s. 6d. By Command of His Royal Highness. The Recruiting Officer for the benefit of Mrs Younger is deferred to Tuesday 17

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: As17341001, but Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Yeoman's Wife-Miss Gerrard; Gentlemen omitted . Gentlemen omitted .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io

Performance Comment: As17350214, but in it: Plot and No Plot; or, Hanging Better than Marriage. Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Count Rappee-Bardin; Soup Meagre-Penkethman; Don Babinetto-Norris; Toledo-Dove; Chimneysweepers-Two Masters Hamilton .