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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Mountford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Mountford")') 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, 4240 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 24 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Young Gentleman, Mrs Granger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert And Thomyris (one Scene)

Music: The Entertainment of Musick, which was performed before Her Majesty on her Birth Day-; To which will be added, the famous Scene of Thomyris, by Signior Scarlatti-Signior Cavalliero Nicolino Grimaldi

Dance: Several Entertainments-Mrs Santlow, young Mr Camille, composed by Mr Isaack

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Dance: Dances Proper to the play-Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Actors only As17111012, but Parts-Mrs _Cox; Witches-_Ryan.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Cox

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17110925, but Ballance-_; Bullock-_; Pearmain-_; Appletree-_; Melinda-_; Silvia-Mrs Bicknell; Rose-Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Dutch Skipper-Sandham; The celebrated Four Scaramouches-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: As17111103, but Cydaria-Miss Sherburn; Alibech-Mrs Rogers; Vasquez-_.
Cast
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Bickerstaff; Malcolm-Bullock Jr; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Witches-Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Porter

Music: The Witches' Musick by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Mr Renton, others

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Wives of Broad Street

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Don Quixote-Bowen; Sancho-Leigh; Ambrosia-Booth; Cardenio-Bowman; Manuel-Pack; Bernardo-Norris; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Bicknell; Marcella-Mrs Bradshaw; Teresa-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Milk Maid's Dance- not performed these 4 Years

Song: Smugg Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Caius Marius-Powell; Marius Jr-Booth; Metellus-Bowman; Lavinia-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Pack; 1st Clown-Penkethman; 2d Clown-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: With a new Cantata, several Opera Songs never Sung-Mrs Robinson in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Powell; Alcibiades-Booth; Apemantus-Husband; Nicias-Pack; Phaeax-Bullock; Isander-Burkhead; Isidore-Leigh; Thrasillus-Cross; Aelius-Johnson; Cleon-Norris; Demetrius-Cory; Diphilus-Ryan; Old Man-Boman; Poet-Bickerstaff; Evandra-Mrs Porter; Melissa-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: Two French Peasants (new), Two Harlequins-Sandham, Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: A comical dialogue-Pack, Birkhead

Dance: Prince, Mrs Santlow, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sauny The Scot

Performance Comment: Shrew-Mrs Bradshaw; Woodall-Johnson; Sir Lyonell-Cross; Winelove-Bickerstaff; Gerraldo-Ryan; Jamy-Norris; Tranio-Bullock Jr; Sauny-Bullock Sr.
Cast
Role: Shrew Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: A Song and Dance which us'd to be perform'd in The Devil in the Wine-Cellar-

Dance: Morris Dance-Prince, others; Country Man and Woman-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Mr Barret-

Dance: The Witches Dances by Mr Prince-Mr Prince, others; Country Man And Woman-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Dance: Harlequin-Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie-body

Song: DuPre, laBane, Tully, Bovil, Mrs Russel, Miss Schoolding

Dance: DuPre, laBane, Tully, Bovil, Mrs Russel, Miss Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Cook; particularly Purcell's Since Times Are So Bad-

Dance: Dupre, Bovile, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17150321 but Sir Edward-Keene; Sir William-F. Leigh; Young Belfond-J. Leigh; Lolpoop-Knap; Hackum-Spillar; Cheatly-Corey; Isabella-Mrs Rogers; Teresa-Mrs Moor; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Knight; Lucia-Mrs Spillar; Ruth-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Mrs Termagent Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Spillar
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Song: As17150324

Dance: delaGarde, Sandham, Newhouse, Mrs Russell, Miss Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vallentino, Mrs Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Selima-Mrs Rogers' Daughter.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Rogers' Daughter.

Song: Trumpet Song-the little boy; the Instrumental part-Mr Grenoust; Vocal Part-Mr Rawlins

Music: Violin solo-Matthew Dubourg

Dance: delaGarde, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Harlequin and a Countryman-; Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Careless Husband-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mountfort; Edging-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Song: Purcell's No Kissing At All-; A single Song-Mr Teno's Scholar; At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, A Mimick Song of the Country Life, The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, Birkhead, Miss Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Dialogue between a Drunken Smith and his Wife-Cook, Newberry; Trumpet Song-Rawlins never perform'd on that Stage before; Two/Part Song-The Two Boys never perform'd but once before

Dance: As17150512; Also Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Eunuch Actor: Mrs Garnet.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Arthur Addlepate-Griffin; Courtley-Corey; Captain Debonair-Spiller; Phillip-H. Bullock; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Finch; Jenny-Mrs Hunt; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Finch
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hunt

Song: Cook, Rawlins, Little Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch and French Peasant-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Boating Lovers; Or, The Libertine Tam'd

Performance Comment: The principal Part to be perform'd by Mrs Thurmond, who never appear'd on this Stage before; but edition of 1715 lists: Gaylove-J. Leigh; Sir Butterfly Ayrewould-Bullock Sr; Sir Timothy Tweedle-Bullock Jr; Colonel Winfield-Keene; Choleric-Griffin; Bounce-Hall; Decoy-Pack; Witful-Knapp; Thump-F. Leigh; Haircut-Church; Constable-Rogers; Upholder-Hil. Bullock; Servant-Cocker; Lady Youthful-Mrs Kent; Cosmelia-Mrs Thurmond; Clarinda-Mrs Cross; Secret-Mrs Garnet; Prate-Mrs Hunt; Giddy-Mrs Clarke; Prologue written-Bullock Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Lady Youthful Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Cosmelia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Secret Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Prate Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: Giddy Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock