SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Rowley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Rowley")') 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 23329 matches on Performance Comments, 4238 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 25 matches on Roles/Actors, and 24 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Xerxes

Performance Comment: Edition of 1699: The Prologue-Mr Batterton; The Epilogue-; Xerxes-Verbruggen; Mardonius-Hodgson; Attabanus-Betterton; Aranthes-Scudamore; Memnon-Freeman; Cleontes-Thurmond; Poet-Boin [Bowen]; Tamira-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Tamira Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/dancers; in Europe; As1st Dance with and without a Pole-2 young Maidens , lately arriv'd from France, to admiration; 2. Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before

Performance Comment: Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Mrs Finley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Vertue In Danger

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Mrs Hooke, the new Actress lately come from Dublin.

Entertainment: Singing and dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marry; Or, Do Worse

Performance Comment: No actor's names in edition of 1703; Prologue-Mrs Porter; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Lucina-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Barry.

Dance: A new Entertainment-Firbank, Firbank's/Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: As17031102

Music: As17031109

Dance: Several new Entertainments, which were perform'd yesterday before Her Majesty at St. James's-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers

Performance Comment: James's-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers.
Cast
Role: ames's Actor: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Betterton; Desdemona-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Shaw. Written by the late Great Poet Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Wit of a Woman

Performance Comment: A new Prologue to the Town-Mrs Bradshaw; according to 1704 edition of The Wit of a Woman and an Epilogue-a Comedian from the Theatre in Dublin (his first here).

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Layfield; a new Morris Dance-two men, two women

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis; Or, The Old Lover Outwitted

Performance Comment: Edition of 1704 lists no actors' names; Prologue by C. Johnson designed for Verbruggen, in the Astrologer's Habit. Prologue-Mrs Bradshaw; Epilogue written by C. Johnson-Booth.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zelmane

Performance Comment: See17041113, but Queen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Vertue In Danger

Performance Comment: her own part-Mrs Rogers playing [Amanda].Amanda].

Song: Leveridge, Hughes, the New Boy

Music: As17041127

Dance: As17050212

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs del'Epine. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Cross.

Dance: As17050303

Song: As17050104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Night Walkers; Or, The Little Thief

Performance Comment: Little Thief-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Little Thief Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Gomez-Dogget; Elvira-Mrs Harcourt.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Harcourt.

Dance: Layfield; particulary a new Italian Scaramouch-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun; Or, The Kingdom Of The Birds

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists no actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue [begun-Mrs Porter [, The Parrot, a young girl, standing by]., The Parrot, a young girl, standing by].
Cast
Role: begun Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian: With The Rape Of Lucina

Performance Comment: Valentinian-Wilks; Lucina-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: Hughs, Newberry, the Boy

Dance: As17060309

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Performance Comment: See17060330 but Camilla-Mrs Tofts.

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Klein

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Genest (II, 357) adds from a prompt book: Edgar-Verbruggen; Edmund-Mills; Gloucester-Freeman; Kent-Minns; Gentleman Usher-Bowen; 1st Ruffian-Kent; 2d Ruffian-Peer; Cordelia-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17061114, but Melinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Bignal.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Valentinian-Verbruggen; Aecius-Betterton; Maximus-Booth; Lucina-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: King-Keen; Hamlet-Betterton; Horatio-Verbruggen; Laertes-Booth; Ophelia-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Bowman; Brace-Verbruggen; Lovis-Booth; Sir Frederick-Wilks; Dufoy-Bowen; Sir Nicholas-Norris; Wheadle-Keen; Palmer-Bullock; Widow-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Betterton; Dauphine-Booth; Clerimont-Mills; Truewit-Wilks; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Bullock; Otter-Fairbank; Cutbeard-Norris; Silent Woman-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Silent Woman Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Trinculo-Estcourt; Dorinda-Miss Cross; with her Original Song of Dear Pretty Youth-Miss Cross; Hippolito-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Music: With the songs and music for the play-; especially the Dialogue Between Cupid and Bacchus-

Dance: As17061227