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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.

4976
12 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Cory; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4977
16 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

4978
17 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Saraband-Lally, Mrs Wall; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour

4979
18 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Cast
Role: Sophonisba Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rosalinda Actor: Mrs Moffat
Role: Prince Massina Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

4980
19 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Legar.

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Saraband-Lally, Mrs Wall

4981
20 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Legare
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: With New Songs proper to the Play-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Nivelon, Salle, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock

4982
22 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Performance Comment: Bisket-Bullock; Rains-Ogden; Bevil-Milward; Woodly-Chapman; Clodpate-H. Bullock; Kick-Houghton; Cuff-W. Bullock; Fribble-Morgan; Mrs Woodly-Mrs Vincent; Carolina-Mrs Grace; Lucia-Miss Fenton; Mrs Bisket-Mrs Martin; Dorothy Fribble-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Jilt-Mrs Rice; Peg-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Mrs Woodly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Carolina Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Bisket Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Dorothy Fribble Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Jilt Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Song: Salway

Dance: Pelling, Newhouse, Burney, Mrs Anderson; Two Pierrots-Newhouse, Pelling

4983
13 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Imoida-Mrs Thurmond; Governor-Thurmond; Blandford-Williams; Stanmore-Will. Mills; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Driver-Johnson; Widow Lackit-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlot-Miss Tenoe; Lucy-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Imoida Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: Boval, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4984
20 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Duke- Watson; Leon-Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Juan-Thurmond; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Altea-Mrs Baker; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

4985
26 September 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Banquo-Boheme; Lenox-Walker; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Parker; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bullock; Hecate-Hall; Witches-Bullock, Hippisley, Morgan; First Murderer-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Bullock

Music: Incident to the Play: Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Mrs Chambers, others

Dance: Dupre, Salle, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

4986
29 September 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-Will. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Wetherilt; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4987
01 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clerk, who never appear'd in Publick before; Pierrot-Roger; Punch-Duplessis; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeee Shopkeeper, Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Peplow; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; With a Grand Masque of Heathen Deities-; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Essex; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Miss Tenoe; Iris-Mrs Brett; Flora-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

4988
11 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Wilks; Ben-Miller; Scandal-W. Mills; Tattle-Cibber; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Miss Tynte; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe

4989
15 October 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Cibber; Voltore-Thurmond; Sir Politick-Norris; Peregrine-Watson; Celia-Mrs Booth; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: Roger, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

4990
19 October 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Thrifty-Bullock; Gripe-Hall; Octavian-Walker; Leander-Diggs; Clara-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Mrs Rice; Shift-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Rice

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

4991
10 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron

Song: As17261001

Dance: Essex, Mrs Booth, others

4992
10 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pantalon Baron Di Sloffenburgo

Entertainment: With Variety of Incidents-; Serenades-; Singing- after the Venetian Manner

Dance: Poitier, Mrs Anderson, others

4993
12 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Wilks; Trueman-Cibber; Aurelia-Mrs Oldfield; Constance-Mrs Porter; Younger Wou'dbe-Bridgwater; Richmore-Wm. Mills; Alderman-Johnson; Balderdash-Shepard; Clear Account-Cory; Fairbank-Thurmond; Mrs Midnight-Harper; Mrs Clear Account-Miss Tenoe; Teague-Miller; Subtleman-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper
Role: Mrs Clear Account Actor: Miss Tenoe

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; The Pierraite-; The Fawns-

4994
21 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: [il Convitato Di Pietra, O sca Don Giovanni Libertino: Viz

Dance: [Grotesque Characters-Poitier, Mrs Anderson, others

4995
29 December 1726 @ 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 Brett
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Norris

Music: Between Acts: Music-

Dance: TThe Fawns, Pierate-Roger, Mrs Brett

4996
10 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock, being the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Dance of Moors, as17270109

4997
03 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: pastoral Dpastoral Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

4998
07 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ryan; Aboan-Quin; Daniel-Spiller; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Charlotte-Mrs Younger; Widow Lackit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance in the Character of a Clown-Nivelon; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

4999
20 February 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Country Wife

Dance: [Thurmond, Roger, Young Rainton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson

5000
13 March 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17270116, but Pylades-W. Mills; And the usual Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: And the usual Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: MMyrtillo-Mrs Booth, others

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