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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Chitty"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Chitty")') 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 23319 matches on Performance Comments, 4239 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Barington
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17561129, but Lovemore-Baker; Chloe-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: As17561023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17561019, but Sneak-Holtom; Timothy-Costollo; Original Sheepshearing Song-Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: CComus is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's indisposition. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Mossop; Juba-Ross; Syphax-Berry; Sempronius-Havard; Portius-Davies; Marcus-Holland; Lucius-Burton; Decius-Bransby; Mutineer-Walker; Marcia-Miss Pritchard; Lucisa-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lucisa Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera

Performance Comment: Britannia-Sga Frazi; Peace-Miss Isabella Young; Liberty-Miss Brent; Genius of England-Mrs Vernon; Neptune-Champnes; 1st Shepherdess-Miss Elizabeth Young; 2nd Shepherdess-Miss Bricklayer; First Shepherd, First Sailor-Beard.
Cast
Role: Genius of England Actor: Mrs Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17561119, but Elbow-Philips; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17570108, but Witling-Cushing; and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet-Poitier, Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17561208, but Lady Froth-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17570110, but Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: [Lilliput, ]Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17561112, but Driver-Taswell; Aboan-Austin; Imoinda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Welldon Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17561102, but Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570209, but Zara-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570114, but Almeria-Mrs Bellamy (being the 1st time of her performing since her late indisposition); Heli-Bennet; Perez-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Gregory.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17570103

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.

Dance: As17570103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland, 1st time; Pierre-Mossop; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Blakes; Elliot-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17570112, but Mrs Kitely-Miss Haughton; Master Matthew-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: I: Beard

Dance: V: A Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17561213, but Hamlet-Holland, 1st time; Polonius-Taswell; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Melissa-Mrs Jefferson; Gayless-Jefferson; Sharp-Yates; Kitty Pry-Miss Minors; Epilogue on Lying written by Garrick,-Yates.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17570423 but Harlequin-Miles; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Dance-Lucas.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Song: I: A Song=-Howard; III: By Particular Desire, When Phoebus the Tops of the Hills does adorn-Lowe, Howard

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Walker, Miss Barton, Miss Rousillet, Mrs Preston Tickets (Cross). Tickets delivered for the Double Dealer will be taken (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Cast
Role: Lycea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Creusa Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Rainton, Hawksby, Peacop &c. Tickets (Cross) Tickets delivered for The Fair Quaker will be taken, and those deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Farquhar, and Miss Smith (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Uncle-W. Vaughan; Lucy-Miss Minors; Thorowgood-Berry; Trueman-Blakes; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Haughton; In Act I, Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17570510, but Valeria-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570518, but: Chalkstone (introduced for the last time)-Shuter; Esop-Wignel; Mercury-Baker; Old man-Pittard 1st appearance on that stage; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady (with life of a Belle)-Mrs Green; Bowman-White; Charon-Buck; Fine Gentleman-Cibber 1st time; With an Epilogue-Nobody.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: II: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; III: Dutch Sailor-Master Settree, scholar to Mr Settree; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: A Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twiste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570827, but New Comic Dance-_; Introduction-Mrs Trampwell.
Cast
Role: Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Dance: As17570819

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert; Or, An Impromptu Of Whim And Novelty

Performance Comment: With a new Introduction-Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre; An Address-Mr Cibber; A Concerto Hooley and Fairley, a Scotch Song-Mr Lauder; Blind Man's Buff, a dance-Lilliputians; A Concerto for French Horns-; The Comic Lectures (in two parts) varied-Mr Cibber; end of First Lecture a piece of Music-; End of 2nd, a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The music and dresses new. When all the Attic Fire was fled, in Eliza-Miss Gaudry; An auction of Choice curiosities of extraordinary value-Mr Cibber (auctioneer); a new Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado; The Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse; Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; , in which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Mossis, Miss Durham; Mr Handel's Water Music, with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mother Midnight; Also a Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight (riding on an Ass).

Afterpiece Title: With a Lilliputian Pantomime call'dHarlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia