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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Princess Sophia of Hanover"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Princess Sophia of Hanover")') 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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We found 801 matches on Event Comments, 243 matches on Performance Comments, 158 matches on Performance Title, 95 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Performance Comment: Squire Hairbrain-Benson; Chagrin-Burton; Bellamy-Bland; Mrs Chagrin-Mrs Booth; Sophia-Miss Heard; Dorothy-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Benson; Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Sternhold-Cooke; John-Burton; Canteen-Bland; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Abbot; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnston; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] Dialogue-; to introduce the following favorite Songs selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover]-Richardson; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [Poor Jack, Go patter to lubbers, [The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Clendining

Dance: In afterpiece: Ballet-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Quick; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Harley; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Powel; Hosier-Macready; Jacob-Rees; Marker-Farley; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Tradesmen-Williamson, Cross, Abbot, Coombs; Postillion-Simmons; Servant-Ledger; Sophia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Mansel]); Jenny-Miss Stuart; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantuamaker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: Nominal-Lewis; Col. Hubbub-Quick; O'Whack-Johnstone; Clairville-Middleton; Sir Andrew Acid-Munden; Lord Jargon-Claremont; Saunter-Macready; Sophia Strangeways-Miss Chapman; Lady Acid-Mrs Davenport; Honoria-Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day; Or, A Party At Hampton Court

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Fawcett, Harley, Middleton, Knight, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1800), and Genest, VII, 268: Aircourt-Lewis; +Alibi-Quick; +Metheglin-Fawcett; +Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Harley; +Young O'Donovan-Middleton; +Larry Kavanagh-Knight; +Povot-Simmons; +Footman-Blurton; +Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; +Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; +Sophia-Miss Wallis; +Fib-Mrs Watts.]
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17951008, but Sophia (with Somebody)-Mrs Mountain; Marker-_; Sheriff's Officer-_; Tradesmen-_; Postillion-_; Servant-_; Jenny-_; Mrs Ledger-_; Milliner-_; Mantuamaker-_.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Song: End: an Interlude of Songs, Glees-Incledon, Johnstone, Fawcett, Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Linton

Entertainment: In course Evening: Imitations, The Beggar (from Merry Sherwood)-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Capt. Meadows-R. Palmer; Young Wrongward-Caulfield; Old Wrongward-Hollingsworth; John-Burton; Canteen-Russell; Sternhold-Maddocks; Groom-Banks; William-Webb; Bob-Evans; Sophia-Miss Heard; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Bramwell; Chambermaid-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Performance Comment: Squire Hairbrain-R. Palmer; Bellamy-Palmer Jun.; Chagrin-Burton; Robin-Waldron Jun.; Crop-Abbot; Mrs Chagrin-Mrs Booth; Sophia-Miss Heard; Dorothy-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-R. Palmer; Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Sternhold-Usher; John-Burton; Canteen-Trueman; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Abbot; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Quick; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Toms; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Powel; Hosier-Macready; Jacob-Abbot; Marker-Farley; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Tradesmen-Lee, Street, Gray, Coombs; Sophia-Mrs Lee (1st appearance these two years); Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantuamaker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadow-Munden; Old Wrongward-Powel; Young Wrongward-Macready; Canteen-Claremont; Groom-Simmons; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Street; James-Farley; William-Abbot; Bob-Lee; Cook-Follett; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Watts; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17961014, but Goldfinch (for that night only)-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Milford-Egerton (1st appearance on this stage); Sophia (with Somebody)-Mrs Mountain; Sheriff's Officer-_; Tradesmen-_; Milliner-_; Mantuamaker-_.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Entertainment: Vaudeville. In 3rd piece: (for that Night only) a Leap through a Wheel of Fire@Works and a Hoop of Daggers-Simpson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Captain Meadows-Munden (1st appearance on this stage); Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Sternhold-Usher; John-Abbot; Canteen-Trueman; Groom-Waldron Jun.; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Edward; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 7 Oct. 1795: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; +Thicket-Incledon; +Clueline-Townsend; +Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; +Gregory-Simmons; +Flambeau-Gray; +Peggy-Mrs Martyr; +Sophia-Mrs Clendining; +Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [The Greenwich Pensioner 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to Lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Clendining

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Captain Meadows-Russell; Young Wrongward-Caulfield; Old Wrongward-Hollingsworth; John-Maddocks; Canteen-Trueman; Sternhold-Davis; Servants-Grimaldi, Webb, Evans; Sophia-Miss Heard; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day; or, A Party at Hampton Court

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick; Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Waddy; Young O'Donovan-Clarke; Pavot-Simmons; Waiter-Abbot; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Mansel.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Return

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Quick; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Toms; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Powel; Hosier-Clarke; Jacob-Abbot; Marker-Farley; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Sophia-Miss Mansel; Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantua@Maker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Performance Comment: As17980413, but Sophia-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Knight.

Afterpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Return

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Mansel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17980612 but added: Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Canteen-Trueman; Sternhold-Usher; John-Abbot; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Lyons; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Chambermaid-Mrs Edward.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Fawcett; Silky-Suett; Harry Dornton-Barrymore; Milford-Trueman; Sulky-Davenport; Old Dornton-Munden; Sophia-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Warren-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Emery; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Clarke; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Powel; Hosier-Waddy; Marker-Farley; Jacob-Rees; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Tradesmen-Lee, Street, Abbot, Whitmore, Coombs; Sophia-Mrs Mills (from the Theatre Royal York; 1st appearance on this stage); Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantua@maker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Old Wronghead-Davenport; Young Wronghead-Clarke; Canteen-Claremont; Groom-Simmons; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Street; James-Farley; William-Abbot; Bob-Lee; Cook-Follett; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Watts; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [Song, I went to Sea-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; The moment Aurora-Incledon; Dear Mary adieu-Incledon; The Midnight Watch-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by Mazzinghi; Poor Orra come from distant shore-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: In 2nd piece: Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts

Song: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17981003, but Goldfinch (for that night only)-Knight; Sophia-Miss A. DeCamp (1st appearance on any stage); Smith-_; Marker-_; Jacob-_; Sheriff's Officer-_; Tradesmen-_; Milliner-_; Mantua@maker-_.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss A. DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Tagg in Tribulation

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End II: song-Incledon; End: Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar's Song-Townsend

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-Rees