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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Townsend"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Townsend")') 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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22266 results for: Keyword - Mrs Townsend
We found 23380 matches on Performance Comments, 4255 matches on Event Comments, 4225 matches on Performance Title, 32 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

3751
15 September 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: The Stranger-Kemble; Count Wintersen-Holland; Baron Steinfort-Barrymore; Mr Solomon-Wewitzer; Peter-Suett; Francis-R. Palmer; Tobias-Aickin; Mrs Haller-Mrs Siddons; Countess Wintersen-Miss Biggs; Charlotte-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Mrs Haller Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Sparks; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Trueman; Dapper-Maddocks; Maria-Mrs Jordan; Corinna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Jordan

Music: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; their songs: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

3752
27 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: The Stranger-Kemble; Count Wintersen-Holland; Baron Steinfort-Barrymore; Mr Solomon-Wewitzer; Peter-Suett; Francis-Palmer; Tobias-Aickin; Mrs Haller-Mrs Siddons; Countess Wintersen-Miss Biggs; Charlotte-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Mrs Haller Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Music: Incidental: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

3753
14 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: As17400213, but Lopez-Winstone; Antonio-Ridout; Maria-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: 2d Wife Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: 3d Wife Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: 4th Wife Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: 6th Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Woodward

Song: As17400213, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Reinhold, Rainton, Miss Jones; First Nymph-Mrs Arne

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.

Dance: As17400213; Also End I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Cast
Role: Pilgrims Actor: Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward

3754
04 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-C. Powell; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End: The Deserter, as17891113; In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets

3755
29 December 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: The Mad/Man's Dance . A new Dance perform'd-16 Persons in Grotesque Habits; in which Variety of Postures-a Black will perform to Admiration; Roger a Coverly-Weaver , as it was done Originally after the Yorkshire manner

Song: The Chimney Sweeper's Dialogue-; A Trumpet Song never sung but twice on the Stage-; Mrs Hodgson, Mrs Willis

Music: The Turkey/Cock Music-. An Entertainment performed before the Doge and Senate of Venice at the last Carnival

3756
13 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion, Mrs Shaw

Dance: DuRuell, others

3757
28 May 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Music: Several New Sonatas-the Famous Gasperini; particularly one for a Violin and Flute compos'd by Gasperini-; but the Flute part-Mr Paisible

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Weaver, Mrs Lucas; a dance-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell

3758
01 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Song: As17031023

Dance: Comic Dances-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

3759
05 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Dance: Comic dances-Essex, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

3760
17 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Danger

Song: As17031102

Dance: Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas

3761
14 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts [advertised, but not given; see17031221]; A new Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick- [never perform'd before, compos'd by Mr Leveridge

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Campion, Mrs Elford, Devonshire Girl

3762
29 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: The Mad Song in Don Quixote set by Henry Purcell-Boman; Scotch Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis; Mrs Hodgson, Davis, Cook

Dance: Between acts: Variety of Dancing-

3763
15 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Dance: Dance in Imitation of Mlle D'Subligny-Devonshire Girl; Fury's Dance-Laferry, Cottine, Mrs Lucas; Tollet's Ground-Cottine, Mrs Lucas

3764
18 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Mosse

3765
27 November 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Music: Several Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Dance: Spanish Dance, Punchanello-Cherrier; Other Dances-Mrs Lucas, Mrs Bicknell

3766
01 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Laferry, Mrs Bicknell

3767
06 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Music: A Masque by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; wherein Mr Leveridge performs the Part of Bacchus and a little Girl of Ten Years of Age the Part of Cupid

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

3768
01 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Dance: Grotesque dances, Punchanello-Cherrier; Country Farmer's Daughter-Mrs Moss; Harlequin-Laforrest, Mrs Bicknell

3769
08 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Cherrier, Claxton, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

3770
12 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nest Of Fools

Dance: Cherrier, Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas

3771
15 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Italian sonatas-Gasperini; particularly The Echo-Gasperini, duRuel

Song: Henry Purcell songs-Leveridge

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

3772
26 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: A masque Set by Henry Purcell-

Dance: duRuel, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

3773
24 February 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel; particularly a new Dance The Heroine, compos'd by Mrs duRuel at the Desire of several Persons of Quality-

3774
03 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

3775
31 March 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Bicknell