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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The City Ramble

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: delaGarde, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Wade, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis (Second Interlude)

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Petticoat Plotter

Song: Randal, the Boy

Music: A flute solo-John Baston

Dance: delaGarde, Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: As17151006

Dance: As17151029; Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; The last new comic dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Masque-delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond, Shaw, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Song: Turner; particularly an English Cantata by Dr Pepusch-

Dance: Prince, Wade, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley: The City Ramble

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Masque [Acis and Galatea]-delaGarde, Tully, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: As17151018

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank; or, The Country Lass

Dance: New humorous dances-delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Tully, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The What D'Ye Call It-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Italian Night Scene, as17151024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross; The What D'Ye Call It, as17151221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Stepmother

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Newhouse, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; Harlequin Two Punchanellos and Dame Ragondi-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross; The What D'Ye Call It, as17160103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Music: A Violin Solo-Clodio

Song: A Cantata-Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Count

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song: As17160216

Dance: delaGarde, Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, A Commonwealth Of Women

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolish'd

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Purgatory

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mad Song, Mad Dialogue (composed by $Purcell)-Turner, Mrs Willis in their proper Habits

Dance: As17151122; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; Mimic Song and Dance-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: As17160216

Music: A Concerto for a Violin and Flute by John Baston-John Baston, John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17151122; Venetian Dance-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Penkethman; Young Clincher-Miller; Vizard-Bickerstaff; Dicky-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Santlow; Parly-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Song: As17151028

Dance: Prince, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith; particularly French Peasant and His Wife-Newhouse, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Performance Comment: As17160620 but Peg-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Newhouse, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross