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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Dewes"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Dewes")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with Song)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Abington (1st time); With an address to the Audience, by way of Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Rollet, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-Powell; King-Clarke; Cleremont-Davis; Thrassaline-R. Smith; Dion-Gibson; Pharamond-Perry; Countryman-Morris; Captain-Dunstall; Woodman-Quick; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Mrs Stephens; Bellario-Mrs Yates; Galatea-Miss Mills; Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Megra Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Bellario Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A Serious Dance, as17670916; III: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley. [See17641001.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Bensley' Mahoon, Yates, Dunstall, Gardner, Davis, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, and Mrs Pinto, Merchants, Boors, Beggars by the rest of the company. Harrol-Mattocks; Clause-Bensley; Wolfort-Gardner; Hubert-Mahoon; Hempskirke-Davis; Vandunk-Shuter; Prig, Frighted Boor-Yates; Higgen-Dunstall; Ferret-Quick; Gertrude-Mrs Mattocks; Jaquelin-Mrs Pinto (Genest, V, 188).
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jaquelin Actor: Mrs Pinto

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; II: A Grand Ballet The Garland-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley. [See17651003.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jeffries.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Shuter, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jeffries.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17671125, but with a new Character [Mrs Doggerel] Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Shuter, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Reddish, 1st time; Sir Charles-Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Love; Young Clackit-Dodd; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oithona

Music: CConcerto on Viole D'Amour-Barthelemon; Lesson on the Harpsichord-Mrs Barthelemon; concerto on Madoline-Sg Gervasia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Arne

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Strange; Lucy-Miss Pope; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Havard; Richmond-Aickin; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Duke of York-Miss Collet; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Cautherley; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Caresby-Packer; Ratcliffe-Strange; Lieut.-Moody; Lady Anne-Mrs W. Barry; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jacques-Love; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Le Beau-Ackman; Sylvius-Strange; William-Messink; Corin-Hartry; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Charles-Keen; Celia (with song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phebe-Mrs W. Palmer; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Scrub-Weston; Aimwell-Packer; Boniface-Love; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles Freeman-Aickin; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-King; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Mad Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Mad Florival Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Dance: IV: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Mrs Stocks Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Sugarman Actor: Simson
Role: Lady Lace Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End: A New Dance (perform'd but once) call'd Tyrolese Amusements-Dagueville, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681026, but Leonora-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Arne.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: III: A New Dance (perform'd but once) call'd The Piedmontese Mountaineer-Dagueville, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Oxonian in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: The Provenzales-Mrs Burton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford. [See17680301]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: IV: The Wake, as17680929, but Sga Giorgi, Mrs _King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17690825, but Belinda-Mrs? Reade; Lucy-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs? Reade
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Bellinda Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Parts-DuBellamy, Bannister, Vandermere, Mrs Reade, Mrs Jewell.

Dance: As17690515

Song: III: Favourite air in The Captive-Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-Dodd; Belarius-Burton; Pissanio-Packer; Guiderius-Aickin; Arviragus-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Miss Young; In Act II, a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Dagueville; Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Dorman; Leonora-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: III: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-King; Aimwell-Packer; Boniface-Love; Foigard-Moody; Sullen-Burton; Gibbett-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Scrub-Waldron, first appearance; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington; Aipsey-Mrs Simpson.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Aipsey Actor: Mrs Simpson.

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Dance: IV: The Wake-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Baker.

Entertainment: As17691007; in Masquerade after III: The Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Myrtle-Jefferson; Cimberton-Love; Sealand-Aickin; Phyllis-Miss Pope; Humphrey-Keen; Daniel-Waldron; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Young Bevil-Barry; Tom-King; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Indiana-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Barry.

Song: In Act II: Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Cautherly; Thorogood-Hurst; Trueman-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Miss Younge, first time; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Song: In Act I: A Song-Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Jack Meggot-Vernon; Ranger's Servant-Ackman; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Stephens; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Miss Radley; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Clarinda-Miss Pope; To Conclude with a Country Dance- (playbill).
Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well; or, Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Hartry; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Flora-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Scott.

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd the The English Gardeners-Atkins, Mrs King