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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ms Pitt"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ms Pitt")') 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 Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Pitt, lately arrived from Ireland; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Pitt; V: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

Event Comment: Benfit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Mr Stede. [Public Advertiser assigns Maria to Miss Elliot.] None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Stede. Mainpiece: For the Last Time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe (This night only)-Walker (from Drury Lane), Miss Pitt; End III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown); IV: A Comic Dance-Master King, Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17651019; Between acts of Farce: A Double Hornpipe (for this Night Only)-Walker (From Drury Lane Theatre), Miss Pitt, his scholar

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Song: Afterpiece: Chorus-Welsh, Maddocks, Gregson, Wentworth, Atkins, Meyers, Annereau, Bardoleau, Walker, Willoughby, Ms Butler, Ms Roffey, Ms Granger, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Benson

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Miss Pitt, Stede. No Building on Stage. N.B. The Farce oblig'd to be alter'd on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. [The Citizen had been advertised.] Afterpiece: Not acted this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June; or, The Daggerwoods at Dunstable

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17980224, but Ms _Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Too Loving By Half

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Wewitzer, Brett, Bannister; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Larpent MS: Radish-Quick; Kitt-Wewitzer [MS: Edwin]; Greville-Brett; Captain Bowsprit-Bannister; Florence-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Radish-Mrs Webb; Tabitha Loveall-Mrs Pitt; Arabella-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Tabitha Loveall Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End of 2nd piece Adelaide de Brabant, as17840508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora; or, More Wives than One

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, Egan, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White Public Advertiser: Mrs Willems], Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. II), and London Chronicle, 9 Mar.: Old Export-Quick; Frank Fertile-Whitfield; Young Export-Robson; Irish Sam-Egan; Sir Peter Polygam-Wilson; Lady Polygam-Mrs Webb; Mrs Export-Mrs Pitt; Women of the Town-Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart; Lydia Polygam-Mrs Wilson; Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Mrs Export Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter, 1st time; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Collins; Sir Jealous-Marten; Isabinda-Mrs Barrington; Parch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Parch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Entertainment: Between play and farce: Dish of All Sorts-Mr Shuter; will entertain the Audience. The Bill of Fare consisting of a Medley@Song-Shuter; A Dialogue upon Himself between an Old Man a North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught-Mr Shuter; The History of Mr Shuter and the Sow-Shuter; To be sung by him as a Cantata in Sga Gruntinella's Taste. The Cries of London, as17581020

Dance: TThe Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-A Young Lady, her first appearance [Miss Dayes]; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Baker[, first time; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Catley; In [Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gardner; Classic-Hull; Subtle-Thompson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with Song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: New Dance, as17731021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Imposters; or, A Cure for Credulity

Performance Comment: Principal parts- Woodward, Wilson, Wroughton,Thompson, Lewis, Mrs Pitt,Mrs Willems; Miss Dayes, with a Prologue-Woodward; Larpent MS 409 lists parts: Credello, Pedro, Alphonso, Lopez, Alguazil, Two Gentlemen, Two Servants, Jacinta, Florentine, Iris. Genest, V, 519, lists Lopez-Woodward; Don Creduloso-Wilson; Pedro-Wroughton; Jacintha-Mrs Pitt; Florentine-Miss Dayes.

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Besford; End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Lewis; Hothead-Quick; Testimony-Edwin; Belguard-Peile; Farewell-Davies; Surly-Fearon; Waytwell-W. Bates; Crack-Wilson; Violante-Mrs Inchbald; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Miss Stewart; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character [in London], and 1st this season); Peachum-Miss Ambrose; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Morris; Wat Dreary-Mrs Inchbald; Ben Budge-Miss Stuart; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Cranfield; Bagshot-Miss Francis; Nimming Ned-Mrs Ratchford; Harry Paddington-Miss Brangin; Drawer-Miss Painter; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Jenny Diver-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Mrs Morton; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Whitfield; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Invill; Betty Doxey-Mrs Sharpe; Molly Brazen-Mrs Branson; Polly-Miss Harper. hathi.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Alcmena

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Edwin, Wilson, Davies, Fearon, Thompson, Quick; Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Mrs Pitt, Miss Harper. [Cast from London Chronicle, 29 Oct.: Jupiter-Mattocks; Amphitryon-Reinhold; Mercury-Edwin; Judge Gripus-Wilson; Phoebus-Davies; Polidas-Fearon; Tranio-Thompson; Sosia-Quick; Phaedra-Mrs Mattocks; Night-Mrs Morton; Bromia-Mrs Pitt; Alcmena-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banditti; Or, Love's Labyrinth

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Whitfield, Davies, L'Estrangc, Robson, Fearon, Leoni; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Pitt, Miss Harper. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Marquis de Quintano-Wroughton; Fernando-Mattocks; Ramirez-Reinhold; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Francisco-Wilson; Ricardo-Whitfield; Sanguino-Davies; Calvette-L'Estrange; Rapino-Robson; Gambo-Fearon; Phillipo-Leoni; Pepina-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Mrs Mattocks; Marchioness de Quintano-Mrs Inchbald; Agnes-Mrs Pitt; Inesilla-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Second; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Brett, Davies, Egan, Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Pitt, Miss Harper. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1783): Mr Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Brett; Rustic-Davies; Irishman-Egan; William-Mrs Kennedy; Another Irishman-Mahon; Reaper-Helme; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina-Mrs Bannister (see17830129).] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, Damon and Musidora, by Harris, Miss Besford, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement; or, The Loves of Bengal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Ryder, Wewitzer, Fearon, Macready, Quick, Mrs Pitt, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Wells. Cast from European Magazine, May 1787, p. 300: Japan-Ryder; Congo-Wewitzer; Nankeen-Fearon; Captain Manly-Macready; Colonel Fury-Quick; Governess-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Miss Wilkinson; Sophia-Mrs Wells; Prologue-Holman.

Dance: As17870217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Perseverance; or, The Third Time the Best

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Cubitt, Quick, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Platt, Mrs Pitt, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Mountain Cast from European Magazine, June 1789, p. 488: Frolick-Johnstone; Jack-Blanchard; Mr Graveairs-Cubitt; Sir Ninny-Quick; Maid-Mrs Martyr; Quaker-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; unassigned-Mrs Platt, Miss Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Quaker Actor: Mrs Pitt

Entertainment: Monologue. End: As17890514

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Adventure; Or, Stop Her Who Can

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Bernard, Farley, Macready, Thompson, Mrs Achmet, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Powell, Mrs Martyr. Cast from European Magazine, May 1790, p. 386: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Pedro-Farley; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Aurora-Mrs Achmet; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Bernarda Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: Following Imitations at end: As17891021; In afterpiece: Dances, as17900409

Entertainment: End II: Tragic Imitations [of Mrs Siddons in Belvidera's 1st scene in Venice Preserved, I.i., and of Mrs Crawford in Lady Randolph's 1st speech in Douglas]-Mrs Wells; End III: Comic and Vocal Imitations [of Mrs Abington as Widow Belmour in The Way to Keep Him, and of Mrs Martyr, Mrs Jordan, Sga Storace, Sga Sestini]-Mrs Wells; End: A Scene from Isabella [The "ring speech" in II.ii] (Above identified in World, 29 Apr.)-Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Cottage Maid

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Incledon, Munden, Bernard, Macready, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Cross, Miss Broadhurst. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1791): Reefwell-Bannister; Wakely-Incledon; Countryman-Munden; Sailor-Bernard; Squire Snareall-Macready; Margery-Mrs Pitt; Country Girl-Mrs Cross; Lydia-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Hornpipe, Dance of Sailors-

Song: Masquerade Scene in 1st piece: Green Willow (composed by Percy)-Miss Broadhurst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army; Or, The Female Officer

Performance Comment: The Female Officer (New Dress'd)-Mrs Woffington in which she will speak an Epilogue in character; Major Youngfox-Mills; Capt. Wildish-Delane; Wilmot-Havard; Bisket-Yates; Col. O'Gaghegahagogan-Barrington; Capt. Machyland-Neale; Mons. Capitaine Les Mathematiques-Blakes; Brigadier Bloodmore-Berry; Capt. Cadwallader-Macklin; Capt. Hearty-Winstone; Serjeant Fileoff-I. Sparkes; Corp. Pilfer-Collins; Lieut. Plunder-Marshall; Knapsack-Ray; Judge Advocate-Bridges; Provost-Usher; Clerk-Bransby; Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Macklin; Vicoria-Mrs Mills; Jenny Firelock-Miss Minors; Nine Husbands-Miss Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Miss Cole; With Singing-Lowe, Miss Edwards; General Advertiser: 5 adds Forage-Taswell; Ensign Rag-Goodfellow; Ensign Standard-Marr; Henroust-Simpson; Gauntlet-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Nine Husbands Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Will and no Will; or, A Bone for Lawyers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Henpeck'd Captain

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Palmer, King, Blakes, Miss Cole, Mrs Pitt, Usher, Marr, Bransby.

Song: George Burton 1st appearance on that stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: A Lick at the Town

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Palmer, Blakes, Shuter, Mrs Clive, Miss Pitt, Miss Minors, Cross, James, Raftor; Prologue-Woodward; Epilogue-Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-C. Smith; Jemmy Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It