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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs and Miss Smith"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs and Miss Smith")') 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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25148 results for: Keyword - Mrs and Miss Smith
We found 26692 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5649 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

23901
01 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Scrase & Mathews (Cross). Tickets of Scrase at Tauranac's Wine Vault, in James St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17560102, but Aboan-Scrase; Imoinda-Mrs Davies; Jack Stanmore-Mozeen; Hotman-Clough.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Holland , his first appearance on any stage
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song:

Dance: [As express'd in the Bills of the Day (playbill). Advance notice.]

23902
06 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Collins and Howard. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang or The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe (in which will be introduced Rule Britannia); True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnought-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; To conclude with the Song and Chorus of God Save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: To conclude with the Song and Chorus of God Sav Actor: .

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: TTo Arms to Arms, Britons Strike Home-Lowe, Howard

23903
11 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Young
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Rooker, Blakes, Leviez, Clough, Johnson, Vaughan, Mrs Vernon, with Dances- with Proper Decorations.

23904
19 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17560212, but Cordelia-Mrs Davies; Gentleman Usher-_.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Aranti Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: New Comic Dance The Indian Peasants, as17560515

23905
20 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Condell (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Smith
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson
Role: Page Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Nossiter, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: See17551016, but only Rovewell-Lowe; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17560518; III: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Entertainment: By Particular Desire Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

23906
12 August 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Duty

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Larken, S. Quin, Mr Standen, Mrs Standen, the Author; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; End I: Preamble on Kettle@Drums-Woodbridge; II: Solo on Violincello-Caruso; III: Hornpipe-Walker; IV: Solo on the Welch Harp-Rice; beginning of V, a grand Chorus of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Larken, S. Quin, Mr Standen, Mrs Standen, the Author
Role: a grand Chorus of Vocal and Instrumental Musick Actor: .

23907
02 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Lysimachus Actor: Smith
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Aristander Actor: Cushing
Role: Cassander Actor: Ridout
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Nossiter
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performance Comment: As17561011, but Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17561023

23908
03 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17561023, but Dorcas-Mrs Macklin; Doctor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Leander Actor: Jefferson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors

23909
13 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The ballance Weight of the Candles of the Branches fell from ye top of the house upon ye Stage, & broke a great piece in the Stage, the Weight was 200 lb. Mr Woodward had just mov'd from the Spot where it fell (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Woodward; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Beard; Mr Stocks-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

23910
16 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Pritchard did Juliet tho' Mrs Cibber is engag'd (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st appearance on any stage
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

23911
03 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Barington
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Davis
Role: China Woman Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Page Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Careless Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17561129, but Lovemore-Baker; Chloe-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: As17561023

23912
06 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17561019, but Sneak-Holtom; Timothy-Costollo; Original Sheepshearing Song-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Original Sheepshearing Song Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: And the Orginal Sheepshearing Ballad Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

23913
07 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CComus is deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's indisposition. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st time
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Cast
Role: Lalcon Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Flimnap Actor: Miss Simpson
Role: Toadel Actor: Miss Matthews

23914
30 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). [Present] Prince of Wales & 7 More (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17561119, but Elbow-Philips; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

23915
10 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17570108, but Witling-Cushing; and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet-Poitier, Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: and By Desire will be introduc'd a Minuet Actor: Poitier, Mrs Woffington.
Role: Grainger Actor: Smith
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wrabgle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

23916
17 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17561208, but Lady Froth-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Touchwood Actor: Anderson
Role: Careless Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Miss Nossiter
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

23917
19 January 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [M+Mercury Harlequin seems to have been the afterpiece. The Public Advertiser carried the following notice under news from London: "Mr Garrick was prevented from appearing in the character of Chamont last night, by a sudden and violent Indisposition, but we hear that he is better, tho' not quite free from pain."] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17570110, but Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: Lalcon Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Flimnap Actor: Miss Simpson
Role: Toadel Actor: Miss Matthews

23918
28 February 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17561112, but Driver-Taswell; Aboan-Austin; Imoinda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Holland
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Charlotte Welldon Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

23919
03 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17561102, but Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

23920
29 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular desire. This day publish'd The Theatrical Examiner, an inquiry into the merits and demerits of the principal English performers in general...with a consideration of Douglas. [Gives advice to young actors, and some remarks on productions, praises Douglas, gives a diatribe against Garrick: "All young actors start, jump, and Garrickize, which is the true reason there is none of them tolerable." (98 pp.)] Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17570209, but Zara-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

23921
21 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Dolabella Actor: Smith
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Iras Actor: Miss Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.
Role: Dancing Actor: Lucas, Miss Hilliard.

Dance: As17570103

23922
26 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Tickets of Holland at No 17 New Crown Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland, 1st time; Pierre-Mossop; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Blakes; Elliot-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

23923
03 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Howard and Collins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith
Role: Oliver Actor: Anderson
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17570423 but Harlequin-Miles; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Dance-Lucas.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Song: I: A Song=-Howard; III: By Particular Desire, When Phoebus the Tops of the Hills does adorn-Lowe, Howard

23924
24 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17570510, but Valeria-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Rover Actor: Smith
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson
Role: Page Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Biskey Actor: R. Smith
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Callis Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: FFingalian Revels, as17570329

23925
29 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570827, but New Comic Dance-_; Introduction-Mrs Trampwell.
Cast
Role: Introduction Actor: Mrs Trampwell.
Role: New Comic Dance Actor: Joly, Miss Durham
Role: English song Actor: Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.
Role: Grand Concerto for French Horns Actor:
Role: Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics Actor: Miss Dorothy Midnight
Role: Handel's Water Music Actor: Mother Midnight.
Role: And a grand Comic Ballet called The Mari Actor: Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Cast
Role: Blander Actor:
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819