SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Thomas"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Thomas")') 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 Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: See17161018, but Essex-Elrington; Nottingham-Mrs Haywood lately arriv'd from Ireland.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake; or, Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

Song: As17170204

Dance: Miss Schoolding Scholar to Moreau, who never danc'd on the Stage before, Glover, Scholar of Dumirail, Mlle Cerail, from the Opera at Paris; Swedish Dal Karle-; a New Comic Scene, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine-Salle, Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Fossile (Punch)-Shaw; Plotwell (Scaramouch)-Thurmond Jr; Underplot (Harlequin)-Lun [J. Rich]; Pitsan (Pierot)-Griffin; Mrs Townly (Colombine)-Miss Schoolding.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Schoolding.

Dance: French Sailor-Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Miss Schoolding's Sister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: See17161228, but Prospero-Mills; Caliban-Johnson; Ferdinadd-Ryan; Ventoso-Norris; Mustacho-Leigh; Sycorax-Cross; Stephano-Bickerstaff; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Miranda-Miss Willis Jr.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett
Related Work: The Mock Tempest Author(s): Thomas Duffett
Event Comment: Benefit Norris, to make up the Deficiency of his last. Wilks and Mrs Oldfield perform this once for Norris, it being positively the last time of their Acting this Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Thurmond; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Booth; Falstaff-Mills; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Norris; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performance Comment: See17171025, but Punch-Cook; Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr; Harlequin-Moreau; Pierrot-Griffin; Colombine-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: As17171022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Example

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performance Comment: See17171029, but Punch-Boval; Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr; Harlequin-Lun; Pierrot-Griffin; Colombine-Mrs Schoolding, as 'twas Originally.

Dance: Dupre, Mlle Gautier; particularly a Chacone-; Harlequin-

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, The Country Revels Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sawney The Scot; Or, The Taming Of The Shrew

Performance Comment: Sawney-Bullock Sr; Peg-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Humors of the Counter

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17171022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield, being the first time of her performing this Season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Cauis Marius

Performance Comment: Marius Sr-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Walker; Sylla-Ryan; Metellus-Boman; Sulpitius-Bickerstaff; Cinna-Quin; Comic parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: Quisara-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: As17171115

Dance: As17171022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus; or, The Mouse Trap

Performance Comment: Mars-Dupre; Vulcan-Lun; Venus-Mrs Schoolding; Graces-Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr; Hour-Miss Smith; Scaramouches-Boval, Tully, Newhouse, Thurmond Jr; Cyclops-the Four Carpenters; Foreman of the Shop-Spiller; rest-Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17171014, but Elvira-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Jan. 1718: On Monday last was Interr'd the famous Mrs Mynns, who had for so many Years constantly kept a Booth in Bartholomew and Southwark Fair. She was a Woman of a very Masculine Temper, and govern'd the Legions under her Power with great Justice and Exactness....She has left three or four Thousand Pounds behind her

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Dance: As17171228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Penkethman; King-Thurmond; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Celia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: As17171203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17171209, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Chantrel.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Chantrel.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Spiller

Song: Leveridge, Cook

Dance: As17171022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Amadis-Dupre; Punch-Boval; Scaramouch-Cook; Englishman-Cook Jr; Oriana-Mlle Gautier; Scaramouchet-Miss Smith; Englishwoman-Miss Schoolding; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Schoolding; Clodpole-Spiller; Furies-Thurmond Jr, Tully, Newhouse, Pelling, Turner.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17171123, but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: As17180123

Event Comment: A riot caused the acting of Cato to cease in Act IV. See The Weekly Packet 1 March, The Evening Post 22-25 Feb., The Post Boy 22-25 Feb. The most complete account appeared in Read's Original Weekly Journal, 1 March: The Night before had been the Third Night of a New Comedy, written by a young Gentleman of good Interest, and well respected, and the Boxes were bespoke for Monday Night, but a certain Ruler of that House, remarkable for Ill-Nature and Immorality, stop'd the Run of the Play, and caus'd the Tragedy of Cato to be given out...and tho' he was earnestly expostulated with on the Injustice of such a Proceeding, yet he obstinately persisted in his Resolution, which the Friends of the Author of the New Play very much resented: But this was not all, for when Cato came to be play'd, Mr Wilks, Mrs Oldfield, and Mrs Porter, who have principal Parts had given them to some of the inferior Players, which was look'd on as Riding the Audience, who would no longer Brook what they look'd on as an Insult, but with their hisses, Catcalls, &c. deafen'd the House, and drown'd the Shrill Pipes of the Actors; insomuch that the loudest Rant in Lee or Shakespear had been no more to be prefer'd to it, than the Noise of a Flagelot to the whistling of a Tempest; till the End the Players were obliged to retreat to their Fastnesses, unable any longer to Stand their Assaults; for they were storm'd with Orange-Peals, &c. as well as bombarded with Hisses Huzzas and Catcalls. Nor wou'd the Audience suffer them to Capitulate or receive any Offers of Submission, but calling for a Dance, put an End to the Play, in the middle of the 4th Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus announced, but possibly not acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Cibber; Kent-Thurmond; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

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

Dance: As17180114; Pastoral Dance from Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: As17180124, but Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Punch-_; Scaramouch-_; Englishman-_; Englishwoman-_; Furies-_Thurmond Jr; With an Epilogue-Spiller , riding on all Ass.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Moreau
Event Comment: Benfit Mrs Barbier. Pit and Boxes by tickets at Leveridge's Coffee House and the theater at 6s. First Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Cast
Role: Syrinx Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Song: As17171226

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: As17180128