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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Wall"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Wall")') 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: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Ceciliae; or, The Union of the Three Sister Arts. St. Ceciliae-Mrs Chambers; Homer-Leveridge; Apelles-Legare.
Cast
Role: Ceciliae Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Proper Dances-Salle, Dupre, Lally, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Anderson; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir Edward-Quin; Sir William-Spiller; Belfond Sr-Will. Bullock; Belford Jr-Walker; Trueman-Diggs; Cheatly-Ogden; Shamwell-Egleton; Hackem-Hall; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Teresia-Mrs Brett; Isabe lla-Mrs Purden; Lucia-Mrs Rogier; Mrs Termagent-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Teresia Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Isabe lla Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Rogier
Role: Mrs Termagent Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Music: Three Pieces-; End I: particularly a Piece with French Horns-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: French Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-Glover, Mrs Wall; V: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Hippisley; Wanton Wife-Mrs Bullock; Lovemore-Walker; Cunningham-Diggs; Sir Peter-Hall; Lady Laycock-Mrs Egleton; Philadelphia-Mrs Purden; Prudence-Mrs Morgan; Merryamn-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Morgan

Dance: Nivelon, Lalley, Glover, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall; Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Legar; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Wall

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Devil of a Wife-Mrs Egleton; Sir Richard-Ogden; Noddy-Egleton; Chipp-Hippisley; Country Man-Bullock Sr; Jobson-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Devil of a Wife Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Nivelon, Lally, Glover, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall; Scating Dance-Nivelon; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Legar; Passacaille-Lally, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly a new Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17251019, but Miranda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Wall; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Louvre-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Leigh; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Spicer; Jaculine-Mrs Rogier; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Ryan; Prig-Egleton; Ferret-Morgan; Snap-H. Bullock; Boors-Hippisley, Hall.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Spicer
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Rogier

Song: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Saraband-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Wall; Stripping Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: Felix-Boheme; Pedro-Ryan; John-Quin; Guzman-Walker; Lopez-Egleton; Galindo-Hippisley; Leonora-Mrs Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Moffat; Jacinta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Moffat
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPastoral-Mrs Wall; Peasant-Nivelon; Passacaile-Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17230930, but King-Huddy; Lady Macduff-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly a new Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17240407 but Sancho-Walford; Governor-Ogden; Angelina-Mrs Sterling.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Sterling.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Knight.

Dance: Nivelon Sr, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Wooden Shoe Dance, French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Rogier; Dalkarle-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral Dance of Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: IIrish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Serious Dance-Mrs Wall, Mrs Griffith, who never appear'd on this Stage before; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Flag Dance-Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Pinchwife-Quin; Sparkish-Egleton; Dorilant-Diggs; Quack-Hall; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Alithea-Mrs Parker; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Ward; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Butcher; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Leguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Belmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Bullock Sr; Bluff-Hall; Sharper-Leigh; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Setter-Spiller; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Mrs Sterling; Laetitia-Mrs Cantrell; Sylvia-Miss Purden; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Sterling
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Chambers; particularly The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Nivelon Jr, Glover, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall; particularly Two Pierrots-the Nivelons; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17231018, but Louisa-Mrs Parker; Elvira-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Knight.
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Purden

Song: Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Pelling, Lanyon, Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Cross, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; French Peasant-Nivelon Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Page-Diggs; Slender-Egleton; Caius-Spiller; Shallow-Boheme; Ford-Ryan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Cross; Mrs Page-Mrs Parker; Ann Page-Mrs Rogier; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Rogier
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: As17231116

Music: Select Pieces-; accompany'd by French Horns-; particularly a Lesson on the Harpsicord-a Youth who never perform'd before in publick

Dance: Nivelon Jr, Dupre, Glover, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Myrtillo-; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Sterling
Role: Lady Dunce Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Brett; II: Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; IV: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; V: Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Parker.

Dance: End I: Country Girl-Mrs Brett; II: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; IV: A new Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Rogier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massaniello; Or, A Fisherman A Prince

Performance Comment: Massaniello-Walker; other parts-Boheme, Hulet, Egleton, Bullock Sr, Spiller, Hippisley, Hall, Diggs, Mrs Moffett.

Song: With the Original Ballad In Praise of Fishing (new set)-Leveridge

Music: Solemn Piece of Music-Vocal and Instrumental) performed at the Confirmation of the Charter; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway

Dance: new Comic Dance in the Characters of Fishermen and their wives-Nivelon, DuPre, Glover, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17241118, but Mrs Page-Mrs Plomer; Host-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Plomer
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Moffett
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton

Dance: End II: The last new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; III: Scots Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Chacone-Lally, Mrs Wall; V: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Legar

Dance: End I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; II: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; IV: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Lally, Nivelon, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Anderson; particularly French Sailor-Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Ryan; Gatty-Mrs Younger; Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Sir Joslin-Bullock Sr; Freeman-Walker; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Parker; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Sentry-Mrs Egleton; Rakehell-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Gatty Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Cockwood Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Ariana Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Sentry Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Fickle Fair One

Performance Comment: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Mrs Chambers.

Dance: RRunning Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legar; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; end afterpiece: Grand Dance-Dupre, Mrs Wall, Salle, Mrs Bullock, Lally, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Egleton; Sir Jealous-Bullock Sr; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Miranda-Mrs Stirling; Isabinda-Mrs Vincent; Patch-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Stirling
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: Glover, Dupre, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly Myrtillo-