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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Mary Man"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Mary Man")') 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 23533 matches on Performance Comments, 5632 matches on Performance Title, 4683 matches on Event Comments, 42 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17231018, but Louisa-Mrs Parker; Elvira-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Knight.
Role: Manuel Actor: Diggs
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Purden

Song: Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Pelling, Lanyon, Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; French Peasant-Nivelon Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Spiller; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Hippisley; Clodio-Chapman; Carlos-Walker; Duart-Ryan; Manuel-Milward; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Chapman
Role: Manuel Actor: Milward
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Berriman.

Song: End I: Si Caro, Lass of Patie's Mill-Miss Warren; III: Plain Truth, Wheel of Life-Leveridge; IV: Ballad written, set to music by Leveridge-Miss Fenton; V: Merry Cobler's Tragical End At Last-

Dance: II: Peasant-Nivelon; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Mills; Alcibiades-Bridgwater; Apemantus-W. Mills; Demetrius-Corey; Poet-Cibber Jr; Nicias-Shepard; Phaeax-Harper; Aelius-Johnson; Cleon-Griffin; Isander-Norris; Evandra-Mrs Thurmond; Melissa-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: W. Mills
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Horton.

Music: In II: Masque with Grand Dance of Moors-Rainton, others; music by Corelli-

Dance: III: The Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; IV: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: A new French Peasant-Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia; Containing The Ancient History Of Judith And Holofernes; Together With The Comical Humours Of Rustego And His Man Terrible

Performance Comment: Holofernes-Mullart; Achior-Roberts; Rustego-Harper; Terrible-Morgan; Judith-Mrs Spiller; Dulcementa-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Judith Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Dulcementa Actor: Mrs Purden.

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maudlin, The Merchant's Daughter Of Bristol: With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Performance Comment: Antonio-Oates; Great Turk-Giffard; Merchant-Burnet; Captain-Hall; Boatswain-Downes; Sailor-Clark; Merchant's Wife-Mrs Willis; Maudlin-Mrs Templer; Roger-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Merchant's Wife Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Roger Actor: Penkethman.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Roger-Hall; Joan-Mrs Willis; Shepherd-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Joan Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Shepherd Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Mills; Evandra-Mrs Thurmond; Melissa-Mrs Horton; Demetrius-Corey; Nicias-Shepard; Phaeax-Harper; Aelius-Johnson; Cleon-Griffin; Isander-Norris; Alcibiades-Bridgwater; Apemantus-W. Mills; Poet-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Apemantus Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great, Emperor Of The Turks: Containing The Distress'd Loves Of achmet And selima; Or, The london Prentice's Glory: With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London 'prentice And Want Brains His Man

Performance Comment: London Prentice-Penkethman; Want Brains-Reynolds; Amurath-Huddy; Achmet-Mullart; Haly-Jones; Selim-Achurch; Aelima-Mrs Newsted; Zara-Mrs Dutton.
Cast
Role: London Prentice Actor: Penkethman
Role: Aelima Actor: Mrs Newsted
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Dutton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Davenport; Forester-Reynolds; Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Nokes; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Arthur, Achurch, Dutton; Women Peasants-Mrs Dutton, Mrs Clark, Miss Palms.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17301208, but Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Clodio-Chapman; Manuel-Milward; Duart-Ryan; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Berriman; Angelina-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Chapman
Role: Manuel Actor: Milward
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Cholerick Actor: Penkethman.

Dance: As17310104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17310217, but Manuel-Havard; Monsieur-Bardin; Louisa-Mrs Morgan; With a new Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Havard
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: With a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Mills; Alcibiades-Bridgwater; Apemantus-W. Mills; Senators-Johnson, Harper, Griffin, Shepard, Hallam, Wetherilt; Poet-Th. Cibber; Evandra-Mrs Thurmond; Melissa-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: W. Mills
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Event Comment: Benefit Salway and Mrs Cantrel. Receipts: money #25 5s.; tickets #100 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Medley ; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man, attempted-Salway; with several Drunken Songs-; After Afterpiece: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: III: Fond Echo Forbear, Thomasand Henry-Mrs Cantrel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17321214, but (Daily Post missing); Genest, III, 367, lists: Clodio-Cibber; Cholerick-Miller; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17330111, but Harriet-Mrs Horton; Pert-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Dorimant Actor: W. Mills
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Busy Actor: Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17320930, but Harry-Leigh; Charlotte-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Welshman Actor: Jones

Dance: LLe Watteau-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Spanish Entry-Lally, Essex, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17321214, but Clodio-Cibber Jr; Angelina-Mrs Booth; Honoria-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Manuel Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Welshman Actor: Jones

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Drunken Peasant-LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: See17330123, but (Daily Post missing), but advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 14 April, lists: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-W. Mills; Loveit-Mrs Heron; Harriet-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: W. Mills
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; IV: Spanish Dance-Lally; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Grand Dance to The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears

Performance Comment: Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifi'd; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Bluster And His Man Diddimo

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Hulett; Elon-Roberts; Jethro-Hewet; Zekiel-Morgan; Diddimo-Hicks; Miriam-Mrs Purden; Nurse-Mrs Morgan; Bluster-Harper.
Cast
Role: Miriam Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Hewet; Apollo-Hulett; Phaeton-Aston; Epaphus-Nichols; Lybia-Mrs Spiller; Phathusa-Mrs Williamson; Lanperia-Mrs Cantrell; Phebe-Mrs Spellman; Clymena-Mrs Fitzgerald.
Cast
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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Bridgwater; Carlos-Roberts; Charino-Topham; Antonio-Norris; Duart-Paget; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Hewitt; Sancho-Mullart; Clodio-Mecklin; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Angelina-Miss Holliday; Elvira-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Turbutt
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17331116, but Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Davenport, Miss Anderson .

Song: An English Cantata composed by Henry Cary and sung by Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Giffard; Angelina-Mrs Giffard; Louisa-Mrs Roberts; Lewis-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lewis Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Miller; Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Charino-Griffin; Antonio-Shepard; Duart-Berry; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Monsieur-Salway; Sancho-Mechlin; Jaquez-Jones; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Louisa-Mrs Charke; Angelina-Miss Holliday; Honoria-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Turbutt
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Dance: I: Serious Ballet by Poitier and Mlle Roland. III: Comic Ballet by Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Jones; Charino-Hallam; Duart-Winstone; Sancho-Cole; Jacques-Lee, from DL; Clodio-Stonecastle; Charles-Machen; Page-Master Norsa; Louisa-Mrs Steele; Elvira-Mrs Peterson; Angelina-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Steele
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Peterson

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Mother Punchbowl-Jones; Lovegirlo-Machen; Kissinda-Mrs Steele; Stormandra-Mrs Ferguson .
Cast
Role: Kissinda Actor: Mrs Steele
Role: Stormandra Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Dance: By Le Sac, from DL

Song: By E. Roberts, from DL

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Wetherilt; Lewis-Penkethman; Duart-Bardin; Manuel-Harbin; Angelina-Mrs Giffard; Louisa-Mrs Haughton .
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Penkethman
Role: Manuel Actor: Harbin
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. IV: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance, as17350329

Performance Comment: IV: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance, as17350329.

Song: I: Se mai (from Poms) by Miss Jones. III: Rise Glory (from Rosamond), accompanied with French Horns

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. [Prince of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Duart-Berry; Sancho-Oates; Monsieur-Sal way; Jaques-Jones; Angelina-Miss Holliday; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Louisa-Mrs Charke; Honoria-Miss Mann; Cholerick-Miller .
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Turbutt
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. III: Grand Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, and others. IV: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson. V: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117

Performance Comment: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. III: Grand Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, and others. IV: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson. V: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Lewis-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Duart-Ryan; Clodio-Chapman; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Paget; Manuel-Bridgwater; Governor-Marshall; Sancho-James; Elvira-Mrs Hallam; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Angelina-Miss Norsa; Honoria-Miss Horsington .
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Chapman
Role: Manuel Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: I: A new Grotesque Pantomime Dance by Nivelon, Lalauze, Mlle De L'Isle. II: A new Serious Dance by a Scholar of Nivelon's, who never appeared on any Stage. III: A new Comic Dance by Nivelon and another of his Scholars who never appeared on any Stage before. IV: Glover's Scot's Dance. V: Flag Dance by Nivelon, accompanied by another of his Scholars who never appeared on any Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Duart-Berry; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Sancho-Mecklin; Jaquez-Oates; Angelina-Miss Holiday; Louisa-Mrs Pritchard; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Cholerick-Miller.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Turbutt
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Seven Years. Written by Mr Christopher Bullock, Comedian. [Tickets at Chapman's, Bow-Street, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Lewis-Penkethman; Charino-Hippisley; Duart-Ryan; Clodio-Chapman; Antonio-Mullart; Governor-Rosco; Manuel-Hale; Elvira-Mrs Hallam; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Angelina-Miss Sharp, the first time of her appearing on any stage.
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Penkethman
Role: Clodio Actor: Chapman
Role: Manuel Actor: Hale
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Toby Guzzle-Penkethman; Grist-Salway; Scuffle-Hippisley; Dorcas Guzzle-Stoppelaer; Dame Hackett-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Toby Guzzle Actor: Penkethman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland