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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.

3976
20 September 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Wilks; Brazen-Cibber; Ballance-Thurmond; Worthy-Mills; Kite-Shepard; Bullock-Miller; Appletree-Penkethman; Pairmain-Norris; Silvia-Mrs Bicknell; Melinda-Mrs Horton; Rose-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Horton

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe; particularly Lads and Lasses-

3977
22 September 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Wilks; Amphitryon-Mills; Gripus-Norris; Sosia-Cross; Mercurt-Shepard; Alcmena-Mrs Thurmond; Phaedra-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

3978
25 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Musick by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith; particularly Two Dutch Lasses-

3979
31 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

3980
08 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Lally, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

3981
18 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Flip-Harper; Worthy-Ryan; Mizen-Egleton; Rovewell-C. Bullock; Scruple-Griffin; Arabella-Mrs Bullock; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Sandham, Newhouse, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

3982
06 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Dance: Dupre, Newhouse, Cook, Sandham, Sandham's Son, Mrs Hutton, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

3983
07 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

3984
09 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

3985
14 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

3986
09 February 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Younger, Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

3987
21 February 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17210104, but Boor-Harper; Gertrude-Mrs Spiller; Jaqueline-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Spiller

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Newhouse, Sandham, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Miss Hutton, Miss Francis

3988
15 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17201212, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell

3989
26 April 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Seymour

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Sandham, Newhouse, Mrs Grace, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

3990
01 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Desnoyer, Boval, Lally, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

3991
01 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Dupre, Sandham, Cook, Newhouse, Duffield, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son of 8 Years old, Sandham's Daughter of 7, who never appear'd on any Stage before

3992
09 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Tiresia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Termagent Actor: Mrs Garnet.

Dance: Desnoyer, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

3993
06 June 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth; Scotch Lass-Mrs Bullock

3994
14 September 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Penkethman; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Charlotte-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe

3995
13 October 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Duke-Thurmond; John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Petruchio-Boman; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Younger; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

3996
17 October 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Boheme; Antonio-Ryan; Bassanio-Walker; Gratiano-C. Bullock; Lorenzo-Diggs; Portia-Mrs Seymour; Nerissa-Mrs Bullock; Jessica-Mrs Parlour.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Parlour.

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Lally Jr, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Bullock, Miss Hutton; Myrtillo-

3997
18 December 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Luce Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lady Hartwell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Denoye, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe

3998
20 December 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Charlot Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Denoye, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

3999
29 December 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Angleica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

4000
08 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Moor.

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger; Hussars-