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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Clarke"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Clarke")') 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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22380 results for: Keyword - Mrs Clarke
We found 23444 matches on Performance Comments, 4300 matches on Event Comments, 4203 matches on Performance Title, 90 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

101
03 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

102
04 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

103
05 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

104
08 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

105
10 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

106
11 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

107
12 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

108
16 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

109
17 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: See17300330 but Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks; Opera-Stopler; Orator-Jones; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Novel-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

110
19 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Cast
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

111
20 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Cast
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

112
22 June 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Cast
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

113
03 July 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Cast
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

114
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Haughton.
Role: Haly Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Miriam Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Mrs Blake Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Tom Padwell Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol, and Others

Performance Comment: Antient Pistol-Cibber; Falstaff-Berry; Hostess-Mrs Roberts; Shallow-Griffin; Silence-Stoppelaer; Dol Common-Miss Atherton; King Henry-Cross; Lancaster-Leigh; Justice-W. Hallam; Bardolph-Jones; Feeble-Bullock; Mouldy-Wm. Hallam; Simon Shadow-Leigh; Ragged Wart-Smith; Mrs Cribcole-Mrs Talbot; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Dansey; Mrs Trumpery-Miss Mann; Miss Witless-Miss Careless.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mrs Cribcole Actor: Mrs Talbot
Role: Mrs Overdone Actor: Mrs Dansey
Role: Mrs Trumpery Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Doctor-Stoppelaer; Harlequin-LeBlanc; Punch-Janno; Mezzetin-Tench; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Atherton, Miss Careless, Mrs Roberts, Miss Mann; Marques de Fresco-Arlequin en Chien; Marchioness des Fresco-Arlequinne en Chienne[, as17330823., as17330823.
Cast
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Miss Atherton, Miss Careless, Mrs Roberts, Miss Mann
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Medlar Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Widow Widely Actor: Mrs Talbot.
Role: Masqueraders Actor: Smith, Stoppelaer, Leigh, Tench, Grey, Young Master Paulet, Mrs Bullock, Miss Mann, Miss Atherton, Miss Careless, Miss Jones, Miss Brett, Jones, Mrs Morse
Role: Lybia Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Phathusa Actor: Mrs Williamson
Role: Lanperia Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Spellman
Role: Clymena Actor: Mrs Fitzgerald.
Role: Aglaia Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Thalia Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

115
28 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs White, Mrs Carter, Mrs Hanson, Mrs Pack. Tickets for Sir Walter Raleigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Mrs Margarita, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Pulmon

Dance: Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Miss Schoolding, Miss Francis, delaGarde's Two Sons

116
08 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #29 9s.; tickets #81 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17291114, but Isabella-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Mrs Chambers, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, particularly a Trumpet Song-Mrs Chambers, -Lewis Granom

Dance: HHighlander-Sally, Mrs Laguerre; Dutch Clown-Nivelon; Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour

117
05 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17191003, but Lady Townly-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Lallie's Scholar, Miss Lindar

118
18 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Cox. Written by Shakespear. This being positively the last time of the Company's Acting this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Powell; Lady Mackbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Hecate-Johnson; 1st Witch-Bullock; 2d Witch-Norris; 3d Witch-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Lady Mackbeth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Porter

Music: With all the Musick by Mr Leveridge-Renton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Mrs Bicknell

119
16 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. This is the last Benefit Mrs Barbier will have in England. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #53 9s. 6d.; tickets #74 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17291006, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis (last Interlude)

Performance Comment: Venus-Mrs Barbier; with several of the best Italian Songs; Adonis-Mrs Seedo; Mars-Leveridge; with a Comic Ballad Scene-Mrs Cantrel, Salway.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Adonis Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: with a Comic Ballad Scene Actor: Mrs Cantrel, Salway.

Song: Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers

120
15 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Horatia was at York, 10 May 1777. Afterpiece in place of The Wedding Day, advertised on playbill of 14 Nov.] Receipts: #350 11s. (270.10.6; 72.3.0; 7.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Tullus Hostilius-Aickin; Horatius-Bensley; Publius Horatius-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Valerius-Barrymore; Volscinius-Phillimore; Cautus-Webb; Vindicius-Maddocks; Citizen-Trueman; Horatia-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Valeria-Mrs Powell (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Jobson-Moody; Doctor-Maddocks; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Lucy-Miss Collins; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: In V: Triumphal Entry of Publius into Rome-; Chorus of Youths and Virgins [composed by Boyce]-Dignum, Master Welsh, Master Gregson, Cooke, Danby, Evans, Lyons, Welsh, Fisher, Annereau, Atkins, Aylmer, Boyce, Bardoleau, Brown, Cook, Denman, Dixon, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Maddocks

Performance Comment: , Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Maddocks.

121
26 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., The Funeral had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

122
06 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shepherd and Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Shepherd; Hearty-Cross; Clack-Norris; Vincent-Ryan; Oliver-Booth; Springlove-Mills; Randal-Johnson; Tallboy-Miller; Hilliard-Bickerstaff; Rachel-Mrs Bicknell; Meriel-Mrs Santlow; Amy-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Amy Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Country Dialogue-Renton, Mrs Willis; Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Prince

123
06 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher

Dance: As17190430

124
23 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Markham and Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Lally's Brother, Miss Lindar

125
13 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Two rows of the Pit will be rail'd in at the same Price of the Boxes. Receipts: money #38 3s.; tickets #43 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Chambers, Leveridge

Music: Two Concertos-Master Clegg, a Boy of Nine Years old