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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Signora Diana Vico"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Signora Diana Vico")') 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 674 matches on Performance Comments, 240 matches on Performance Title, 138 matches on Event Comments, 27 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Colonel Oldboy-Suett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Staunton; Harman-Williames; Jessamy-Dodd; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Diana-Miss Collett; Jenny-Mrs Forster; Clarissa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy (last appearance in that character); Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Filch-Wewitzer; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Polly-A Young Lady (2nd appearance on any stage [Mrs Ferguson]).Mrs Ferguson]).
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End: As17871129; III: a Hornpipe-Mrs Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddeley; Captain Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Pierrot-Blanchard; Hercules-Cranfield; Mezzetin-Ware; Punch-Jackson; Scaramouch-Ratchford; Doctor-King; Anatomist-Rock; Pantaloon-Thompson; Old Woman-Mr Stevens; Columbine-Mrs Watts; Diana-Mrs Martyr; a Hunting Song-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Martyr

Song: End I 1st piece: Oh say Bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End II 1st piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17880512, but Jupiter-Brown; Diana-_.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Martyr

Song: In afterpiece: a Hunting Song-Darley

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: an Occasional Epilogue[, in the character of Harlequin] (written by Miss Ross)-Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Gardner; Captain Nightshade-Johnson; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Brangin.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End 1st piece: As17880610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performance Comment: Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Baddeley; Beaumont-Williames; Blunt-Alfred; Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Diana-Mrs Ward; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17880927, but Diana-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Fawcett; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Benson; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Keen. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Iliff; Lockit-Mathews; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Filch-J. Edwin; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Miss George; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Dance: End: As17890525; III: Hornpipe-Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Simon-Bannister Jun.; Sceptic-Chapman; Capt. Nightshade-Johnson; Sir Credule-Barrett; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: British Loyalty or A Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun.; conclude with: God save the King-Chapman, Chambers, Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Fawcett; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Maddocks; Player-Benson; Peachum-Moody; Lucy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Jenny Diver-Miss Barnes; Polly-Mrs Crouch; Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Jemmy Twitcher-Webb; Crook@finger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Alfred; Robin of Bagshot-Haymes; Nimming Ned-Chapman; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Fox; Dolly Trull-Mrs Davies; Betty Doxey-Mrs Shaw; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Heard; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Keen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Colonel Oldboy-Suett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins (1st time)-Sedgwick; Harman (1st time)-Dignum; Jessamy-Dodd; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Diana (1st time)-Miss Romanzini; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Romanzini

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performance Comment: . Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Williames; Blunt-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Diana-Miss Collins; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa; Or, The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Johnstone; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Colonel Oldboy-Quick; Harman-Davies; Jenkins-Bannister; Jessamy-Mrs Achmet (1st appearance in that character); Diana (1st time)-Mrs Warrell; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Jenny (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Warrell

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: In: Sweet Passion of Love-Mrs Mountain; End I afterpiece: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate (with accompaniments by Dr Arnold)-Johnstone, Blanchard, Bannister, Mrs Mountain

Music: Mainpiece: With a new Overture (for that night only)-Pleyel; End I: (for that night only) a duet on the violin and tenor-Mme Gautherot, Mountain; End: a concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Barrett; Sceptick-Chapman; Captain Nightshade-Iliff; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: As17900614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Waterhouse (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Lockit-Cubitt; Filch-R. Palmer; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Ben Budge-Abbott; Peachum-Moss; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Diana Trapes-Mrs Powell; Polly-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: III: Hornpipe (in Character)-Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Beaumont-Williames; Frolic-Hollingsworth; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Hopkins; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mr Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Benson; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Hopkins; Diana-Miss Collins; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Johnstone; Colonel Oldboy-Quick; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Harman-Davies; Jenkins-Darley; Jessamy-Marshall; Diana-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa (1st time)-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: In: an additional Obligato Bravura Song (composed by Sacchini,)-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the violin-Weichsel; the favorite Rondo, Se Ti Perdo (composed by Guglielmi)-Mrs Billington (as introduced in The Woodman)

Music: End II: a concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Billington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Filch-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Johnson; Ben Budge-Abbott; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Jenny Diver-Mr R. Palmer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mr Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: In course of Entertainment: his favourite Planxty [descriptive of Ireland-Johnstone (in the character of Murtough Delany) [see The Irishman in London, cg, 21 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Cross Partners

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, King, Williamson, Palmer, Wewitzer, Farley, Johnson, Lyons, Mrs Webb, Mrs Goodall, Miss Heard, Miss Fontenelle. Cast from text (C. and G. Kearsley, 1792): Sir Charles Cullender-Wilson; General Touchwood-King; George Cleveland-Williamson; Captain Herbert-Palmer; Corporal Smack-Wewitzer; Pompey-Farley; Thomas-Johnson; Servant-Lyons; Lady Diana Dupely-Mrs Webb; Maria Sydney (formerly Sophia Hobson)-Mrs Goodall; Louisa Fairfax-Miss Heard; Mrs Mutter-Miss Fontenelle; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Lady Diana Dupely Actor: Mrs Webb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Benson; Blunt-Alfred; John-Banks; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Booth; Diana-Miss Collins; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Benson; Beaumont-Barrymore; Blunt-Cooke; John-Waldron Jun.; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Hopkins; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Mr Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Hollingsworth; Capt. Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Crookfinger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Evans; Robin of Bagshot-Cooke; Nimming Ned-Welsh; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mat o' the Mint-Trueman; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Waldron; Player-Benson; Drawer-Banks; Turnkey-Webb; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Maddocks; Polly Peachum-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Arne]); Lucy Lockit (1st time)-Miss DeCamp; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Dolly Trull-Miss Chatterley; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Iliff; Betty Doxy-Miss Redhead; Jenny Diver-Mrs Bramwell; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Suky Tawdry-Mrs Hedges; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-G. D'Egville