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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Morris"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Morris")') 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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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe; particularly Myrtillo-

Event Comment: Beneift Mrs Knight. Receipts: money #24 4s. 6d.; tickets #18 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: as17231212, but Horman-Hulet; Widow Lackit-Mrs Knight; Lucy-a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on the Stage before; Daniel-Pack.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Parker.
Role: Imoinda Imoinda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Myrtillo-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. Receipts: money #23 16s.; tickets #79 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Walker; Heartfree-Leigh; Razor-Egleton; Lady Brute-Mrs Knight; Belinda-Mrs Sterling; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cross; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Sterling
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Song: As17231116

Event Comment: Benefit Giles, Tubman, Mrs Aylett. Receipts: money #7 15s. 6d.; tickets #96 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17231025, but Sylvia-Mrs Parker; Melinda-Mrs Sterling.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Sterling.
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: Country Lass-Mrs Brett; Louvre-Mrs Wall; Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #34 7s. 6d.; tickets #50 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Quin; Sir Charles-Diggs; Bonniface-Bullock Sr; Foigard-Morgan; Gibbet-Egleton; Scrub-Hippisley; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bullock; Dorinda-Mrs Vincent; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton; Cherry-Mrs Legar; With a new Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Legar

Song: Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Peasant-Nivelon

Event Comment: [Benefit Mr and Mrs Egleton. Not Acted these Six Years. Receitps: money #42 8s. 6d.; tickets #65 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Performance Comment: Shrew-Mrs Egleton; Sauney-Bullock Sr; Beaufoy-Hulett; Winlove-Diggs; Tranio-Walker; Woodall-Hippisley; Sir Lionel-Hall; Petruchio-Ogden; Snatchpenny-Spiller; Jamy-Morgan; Biancha-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Shrew Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Biancha Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: [End I: Scotch Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Chacone-Lally, Mrs Wall; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Running Footman's Dance-

Song: [LLove and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

Event Comment: Benefit Willcocks, White, Mrs Hollyday, Miss Smythies. Receipts: money #14 5s.; tickets #156 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Wall; Dutch Burgomaster and Wife-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Shaftoe, Widow of Keene, and Mrs Hanson. Receipts: money #13 3s. 6d.; tickets #110 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: As17250422 but Mrs Trudge-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trudge Actor: H. Bullock.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Morgan

Song: Salway

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Legare and Mrs Legare. Written by Dryden and Lee. Receipts: money #36 15s.; tickets #83 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Legare; Saraband, Minuet-Glover, Mrs Legare; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Louvre-Glover

Song: LLove and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and Mrs Egleton. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #26 7s.; tickets #87 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Moffet
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: End IV: Chanson a Boire-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: I: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; V: The Burgomaster and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Three Benches will be rail'd in the Pit at the Price of the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17260324 but Martha-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Scornful Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.

Song: End I: Scoglio d'immota fronte, Dimmi tre Dei morir-, Scipio Mrs Robinson; II: Comondain calza altronda, Vanni Parti, Bella notte-, Scipio Mrs Robinson; V: Se Pieta, Julius Caesar, Scaccioto dal suo nido-, Rodalinda Mrs Robinson

Music: III: Solo on Bassoon-Signior Karba

Dance: IV: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit W. Bullock and Mrs Bullock, the Dancer. Receipts: money #11 11s.; tickets #88 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Pasacaille-Mrs Bullock; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

Cast
Role: Harlequin Woman Actor: Mrs Wall.
Event Comment: Benefit Salway and Mrs Anderson. Receipts: money #18 13s.; tickets #140 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: I: Chacone-Mrs Anderson; III: Pastoral Dance-Burny, Mrs Anderson; V: Venetian Dance-Burny, Mrs Anderson, both Scholars to Essex

Song: II: Salway; IV: Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rawlinson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #50 7s. 6d.; tickets #117 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 67 by money and 206 by tickets; pit, 57 money and 311 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 121 by money and 196 by tickets; second gallery, 89 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Quin; Learchus-Hippisley; Oronces-Walker; Hogstye-Diggs; Roger-Bullock; Quaint-Spiller; Fop-W. Bullock; Hortensia-Mrs Berriman; Doris-Mrs Egleton; Euphronia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Hortensia Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Doris Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Rawlinson, who never appeared on any Stage before

Dance: new Dance of Moors-Glover, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Tickets for The Beggar's Opera taken. Receipts: money #87 19s.; tickets #73 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 63 by money and 262 by tickets; stage, 26 by money; pit, 158 by money and 49 by tickets; slips, 26 by money; pidgeon holes, 2 by money; first gallery, 271 by money and 7 by tickets; second gallery, 192 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: t the Desire of several Persons of Quality Between Acts: four Scotch and English Ballads-Mrs Barbier; as also Tamo Tanto-Mrs Barbier; French Horn Song in Admetus-Mrs Barbier , properly accompanied

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Receipts: money #35 5s.; tickets #90 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 51 by money and 223 by tickets; stage, 11 by money; pit, 43 by money and 154 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; pidgeon holes, 3 by money; first gallery, 45 by money and 118 by tickets; second gallery, 77 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lord Wiseman-Milward; Springtly-Ryan; Sir Captious-Hippisley; Pander-Chapman; Frippon-Walker; Sharper-Boheme; Lady Ambsace-Mrs Egleton; Liberia-Mrs Bullock; Cleora-Mrs Berriman; Honoria-Mrs Vincent; Miss Whiffle-Mrs Legar; Tippet-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Lady Ambsace Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Liberia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miss Whiffle Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Song: TTamo Tanto-Mrs Barbier; French Horn Song in Admetus , properly accompanied-Mrs Barbier; as also the Four Ballads perform'd in her own Benefit-Mrs Barbier

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Seedo. Receipts: money #88 5s.; tickets #52 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 136 by money and 97 by tickets; stage, 25 by money; pit, 185 by money and 155 by tickets; slips, 15 by money; first gallery, 140 by money and 54 by tickets; second gallery, 75 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: English and Scotch Ballads-Salway, Legare, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers, Miss Warren, Mrs Barbier being the first Performance of this kind; Instrumental Musick-the best Hands; , particularly the two famous French Horns-; two Chamber Horns-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Receipts: #43 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: SSparite o Pensieri, Mi Credi In Fedele, Almamia, Se Unsolo, Tiranni Mici Pensieri, Latiggre ar Dedi Sdegno, Selarco-Mrs Barbier; Three Italian Songs-Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers; With the French Horns-; The Eccho in Ptolemy-

Event Comment: Benefit Miss LaTour, Mrs Rowe, and others. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 2s. 6d.; tickets #104 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Dance to Tamo Tanto-Miss LaTour; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; A new Entry-Dupre, Miss LaTour; Myrtillo-DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DuPre Jr, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Atkins, Young Tench, and the Lilliputian Filch. Receipts: money #12 5s.; tickets #111 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim; With The Humours Of Bedlam

Cast
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Legare.

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; A new Comic Dance-Fisher Tench, Young Filch; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant, Rowland, Mrs Shaftoe, Jones. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #10 12s. 6d.; tickets #103 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #50 7s.; tickets #119 4s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: I: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; II: The Sicilian (new)-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon; IV: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn, Wright, Miss Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Masques-; Highland Dance-a Native of that Country , for his Diversion

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17310923, but Razor-_; see also 28 Jan. Also (by Desire) Epilogue to the Memory of the late Mrs Oldfield-Mrs Heron.

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Robinson; V: Chacone-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Not Acted these Eight Years. Writtan by the late Mr Dryden. Receipts: money #33 15s.; tickets #127 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Walker; Almeyda-Mrs Buchanan; Dorax-Quin; Muley Moluch-Milward; Muley Zeydan-Lacy; Benducar-Ogden; Antonio-Chapman; Alvarez-Hulett; Mufti-Bullock Sr; Johayma-Mrs Egleton; Morayma-Mrs Bullock; Mustapha-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre