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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Woodward"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Woodward")') 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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23058 results for: Keyword - Mrs Woodward
We found 23494 matches on Performance Comments, 4348 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 928 matches on Author, and 509 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
14 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Woodward; Chaunter-Mullart; Grigg-Reynolds; Phebe-Mrs Nokes; Tippet-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Woodward
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Woodward, .
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Fopling Fribble Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Performance Comment: See17301130, but Fopling Fribble-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Fopling Fribble Actor: Woodward.

227
23 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: As17301118, but Sparkish-Furnivall; Harriet-Mrs Lacy; Opera-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Novel-_; Lady Kingcale-_.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Opera Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Lady Kingcale Actor: Mrs Clark

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Woodward, .
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Fopling Fribble Actor: Woodward

228
30 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Freemason

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Woodward
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Woodward, .
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Fopling Fribble Actor: Woodward

229
01 January 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Freemason

Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Woodward
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Cast
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Nokes, Mrs Clarke, Miss Palms.

230
26 September 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

231
27 September 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

232
30 September 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

233
01 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

234
02 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

235
03 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

236
04 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

237
05 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

238
07 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

Dance: By Haughton, who never appeared on this stage before

239
09 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

Dance: By Haughton

240
18 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Huddy; Teague-Rosco; Day-Penkethman; Story-Hamilton; Abel-R. Wetherilt; Obadiah-Lyon; Bookseller-Monlass; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Day-Mrs Wetherilt; Arabella-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Chat-Miss Tollet .
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Tollet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin in the City

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

241
21 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Giffard; Polydore-Delane; Chamont-Hulett; Acasto-Huddy; Chaplain-Rosco; Monimia-Mrs Giffard; Serena-Mrs Hamilton; Florella-Miss Tollet .
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Serena Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin 1n the City

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

242
23 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Giffard; Fryar-W. Giffard; Gomez-Penkethman; Bertran-Bardin; Raymond-Hulett; Alphonso-Lyon; Pedro-Havard; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Elvira-Mrs Hamilton; Teresa-Miss Tollet .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin in the City

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Londoners' Wives Actor: Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham

243
30 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

244
31 October 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

245
01 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

246
04 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Bajazet-Hulett; Moneses-Giffard; Selima-Mrs Giffard; Arpasia-Mrs Roberts. With the usual Prologue spoken by Rosco .
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts. With the usual Prologue spoken by Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

247
05 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Roberts. With the usual Prologue spoken by Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

248
06 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Giffard; Angelina-Mrs Giffard; Louisa-Mrs Roberts; Lewis-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

249
07 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Delane; Macduff-Giffard; Banquo-Hulett; King-Huddy; Malcolm-Hardin; Donalbain-Woodward; Lenox-Rosco; Seyton-Havard; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Roberts; Lady Macduff-Mrs Hamilton; Hecate-Lyon; Witches-Penkethman, Ray, Jenkins, Stoppelaer .
Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Woodward
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde

Music: Vocal and Instrumental, by Ray, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones

250
11 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Hulett; Hastings-Giffard; Dumant-Delane; Bellmour-W. Giffard; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Spirits Actor: Hulett, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones
Role: Haymakers Actor: Bardin, Woodward, Topham, Hind, Mrs Dove, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Sandham
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Demons Actor: Tench, Mrs Woodward, Vallois, Mrs Bullock, Sandham, Miss Sandham, Taylor, Delagarde