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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Thompson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Thompson")') 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: Apollo And Daphne

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Vocals-Reinhold, Phillips, Miss Wilde, Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: As17740714 but singers-Bannister, DuBellamy, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Ward, Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Gypsey Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Jewell.

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Singers-Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Miss Harper, Miss Esser who will accompany her songs on the Violin; Concerto on the Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17710523. Old Woman-Bannister; other parts-Reinhold, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Thomas, Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on a Violin; For that night only Singing by Mrs Baddeley; Musical Imitations, a favourite Song O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; By Particular desire With Horns and With Hounds-Mrs Thompson

Event Comment: [A second?] benefit for Mrs Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Entertainment: As17710808

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson; with the additional part The Old Woman-Bannister.

Song: Several favourite songs-Mrs Forbes; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Vocal parts-Culver, Mrs Cartwright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold first time, Miss Wilde first time, Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilletante

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Phillips, Mrs Thompson.

Music: Musical imitations of the French, Italian, and German Style of singing will be introduc'd-Reinhold

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Tickets deliver'd for The Maid of the Mill will be taken. The vocal performers continuing too ill to appear in the Maid of the Mill, the Managers have kindly indulged Mr Legg, Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones with the above tragedy. Charges #70. Deficit to Legg #7 8s. 6d.; to Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones #7 6d., covered by income from tickets: Legg #58 (Box 73; Pit 161; Gallery 156); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones #47 15s. (Box 72; Pit 117; GAllery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #55 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17690415 but Escalus-Morris; Minuet in Act I-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley (playbill); Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, _Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Arnauld, Mrs Lessingham.
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: See17410317 but Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Lady-Cashell; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal, Spirit-Lowe; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive, as17401210.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17401126, but Lucy-Mrs Clive; Quaver-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Music: V: Solo on Violin-Collett

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Morris. The Continuance of Miss Morris's illness rendering it impossible for her to appear at present on the Stage, she takes this Opportunity of returning her most grateful Thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honoured her with Commands at her Benefit, for which Mrs Bellamy has kindly undertaken to perform the part of Juliet. Charges #69 19s. Balance to Miss Morris #56 19s. 6d. plus #94 15s. from tickets (Box 379). Received from Mrs Vincent her deficiency the 13th inst.--#4 2s. 6d. Receipts: #126 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17690106, but Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Escalus-Morris (playbill); Gardner (Public Advertiser); Dancing-to act I; Solemn Dirge-Mrs _Baker, _Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17690306 but Harriet-Mrs DuBellamy.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Charges #70 1s. Balance to Mrs Lessingham #24 4s. 6d., plus #92 8s. from tickets (Box 200; Pit 170; Gallery 169) (Account Book). Receipts: #94 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17700101, but Tibalt-Gardner; Juliet-Mrs Lessingham; Benvolio-Davis; Escalus-_. [The Public Advertiser retains Tibalt-Cushing.]

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Young Clackit (first time and for that night only)-Mrs Lessingham; Hartley-Clarke; Sir Charles-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Wilkinson &c. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant, by Whatley, and others will be taken. @ Thompson .. 7 45 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@ Wilkinson 37 18 22 #14 3s. #7 1s. 6d.@ Whatley .. 6 25 #3 8s. #1 14s.@ Mrs Griffith .. 23 25 #5 19s. #2 19s. 6d.@ Flight .. 9 45 #5 17s. #2 18s. 6d.@ Ellis .. 2 38 #4 2s. #2 1s.@ Reed .. 4 16 33 #6 15s. #3 7s.@ Roberts .. 3 104 49 #21 15s. #10 12s. 6d.@ Dixon .. 5 51 22 #11 2s. #5 11s.@ Robson .. 5 117 78 #26 12s. #13 6s.@ Norbury 8 43 54 #13 17s. #6 18s. 6d.@ Bassan 14 36 41 #13 #6 18s. 6d.@ Bushell .. 6 16 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Fransdorf 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@ Stephenson 20 106 106 #31 10s. #15 15s.@ Miller 5 44 59 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d.@ Walker .. 14 47 #6 16s. #3 8s.@ Shuter .. 14 4 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Total 105 655 742 #198 14s. #99 7s.@ [No charges. The House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #32 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Hamilton, Holtom, Bates, Thompson. Mainpiece acted but once these 15 years. [See 23 April 1750.] Receipts: #27 12s. 6d. Charges #70 9s. Deficit to each beneficiary #8 11s. 3d., cover'd by tickets (Account Book): @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wilde 26 103 124 #34 7s.@Hamilton 38 68 89 #28 12s.@Holtom 22 64 83 #23 8s.@Bates 21 109 170 #38 12s.@Thompson .. 35 130 #18 5s.@Total 107 379 596 #170 16s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Cast
Role: Benducar Actor: Thompson
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May

Dance: End I Farce: Minuet-Blurton, Miss Stede

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Miss Madden, Roffe, Ansell, and Miss Woolley. Tickets deliver'd by Symonds, Furkins, Hartle, Francis, Abbott, Walters, Miss Stede, the Widow Trott, the Widow Pullin, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Paddick, Mr Pilfold, Mr Doe, Claridge, and Reed will be taken. @ Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@ Wild 4 43 53 #12 15s. #6 7s. 6d.@ Miss Madden 41 17 29 #15 14s. #7 17s.@ Rose 23 55 35 #17 10s. #8 15s.@ Ansell 11 31 41 #11 10s. #5 15s.@ Wooley 3 28 56 #10 11s. #5 5s. 6d.@ Symonds 3 18 47 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@ Furkins 9 9 9 #4 10s. #2 5s.@ Mrs Hartle 4 28 60 #11 4s. #5 12s.@ Francis .. 19 34 #6 5s. #3 2s. 6d.@ Abbott 12 60 53 #18 6s. 9 3s.@ Walters 3 44 106 #17 19s. #8 19s. 6d.@ Miss Stede 22 30 68 #16 6s. #8 8s.@ Miss Trott 17 10 10 #6 15s. #3 7s. 6d.@ Mrs Pullen 17 28 65 #14 19s. #7 9s. 6d.@ Mrs Hitchcock 29 42 16 #15 3s. #7 11s. 6d.@ Mrs Paddick .. 14 21 #4 4s. #2 2s@ Pilfold 27 200 67 #43 9s. #21 14s. 6d.@ Doe .. 18 39 #6 12s. #3 6s.@ Claridge 9 34 27 #10 1s. #5 0s. 6d.@ Reed .. .. .. .. .. .. ..@ Sharratt 1 8 10 #2 9s. #1 4s. 6d.@ Total 235 736 856 #254 15s. #127 7s. 6d.@ [A total of 1,817 seats given out in the three categories. Full capacity must have been nearly 2,250. No charges. House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #13 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede (scholar to Fishar)

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones (playbill). Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Legg #17 8s. 3d.; to Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones together #17 8s. 3d. In addition Legg received #59 14s. from his tickets (Box 82; Pit 188; Gallery 110) and the two Actresses together received #55 9s. from tickets (Box 89; Pit 142; Gallery 119). Receipts: #99 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Charges #69 8s. Deficit to the beneficiaries: Legg #23 9s.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones together #23 9s. Covered by income from tickets: Legg #68 7s. (Box 92; Pit 175; Gallery 191); The Actresses #52 15s. (Box 91; Pit 124; Gallery 114) (Account Book). Receipts: #22 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pinto.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17680105, but incidental Dance-Miss Valois, Mrs _Bulkley; Patty-Mrs Mattocks (playbill), but Mrs Bulkley stays for $Miss Valois (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.
Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Pitt. [Giles seems to have been played by Barnshaw. See his second appearance on that stage in that character 19 Sept.] Charges #64 10s. Balance to Barrington and Mrs Pitt #25 11s. 6d. plus Tickets (Barrington: #52 4s. from 84 Box tickets; 154 Pit; 81 Gallery); Mrs Pitt #72 15s. (Box 40; Pit 281; Gallery 206). Receipts: #90 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: End of Opera: Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Bulkley #49 10s. 6d. plus #116 19s. in tickets (Box 316; Pit 217; Gallery 54). Received of Stanley and Smith #21 for use of the Organ (Account Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17680305 but Young Wilding-Dyer; Maria-Mrs Bulkley; Quildrive-Perry.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Cokayne

Dance: II: Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Green #16 9s. 6d. plus #42 12s. from tickets (Box 93; Pit 85; Gallery 66). Receiv'd Hamilton's and Redman's deficiencies for last season (Account Book). Receipts: #80 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Opera: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy [by Hugh Kelly] never perform'd. The performance of Mrs Yates alone could have counteracted, for nine nights, its natural tendency towards damnation....A gentleman being asked, after one of the representations of this play, if he did not hiss it, replied "How could I? A Man can't hiss and yawn at the same time." (Biographia Dramatica.) [The advertisement to the 1771 edition thanks Mrs Yates, Bensley, Wroughton, "for their great good nature in undertaking their respective characters at the short notice of a week, when Mr Ross unexpectedly returned the part of Anselmo, which had been in his possession above a fortnight." This circumstance, continues the advertisement oblig'd Mr Bensley, cast for Palermo to undertake Mr Savigny's part, orginally Granville, Savigny taking Anselmo, and Wroughton Palermo." The play was brought on anonymously to avoid political repercussions associated with the name of the author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clementina

Performance Comment: Clementina-Mrs Yates; Other characters-Bensley, Wroughton, Gardner, Miss Pearce, Savigny. With a Prologue and Epilogue. Anselmo-Savigny; Granville-Bensley; Palermo-Wroughton; Adorno-Gardner; Clementina-Mrs Yates; Elizara-Miss Pearce; With Prologue (written by Colman)-Bensley; Epilogue (Written by Colman)-Mrs Yates (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: Clementina Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Clementina Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pitt and Stoppelaer. Charges #67 15s. Deficit to each #4 6s. 9d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Pitt #53 7s. (Box 48; Pit 185; Gallery 136); Stopplear, #86 5s. (Box 112; Pit 271; Gallery 176). Paid Bates for performing 4 nights in the Sorcerer to 11 Oct. last 10s., 5 nights in Henry VIII to 14 Feb. last #1 5s., and 5 nights in the Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s. Paid half year's Poor's rate for the theatre due Lady day last, #24 15s. 10d., and ditto for House in Bow Passage 17s. 9d. Receipts: #59 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Barsanti
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17740624but Mrs Cole-Weston; Smirk, Shift-Bannister.
Cast
Role: 740624but Mrs Cole Actor: Weston
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: Abel Drugger's Return-Weston[; as17740829

Music: Solo on Violin-Giorgi

Dance: As17740613