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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Welch or Scotch country girl"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Welch or Scotch country girl")') 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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2253 results for: Keyword - Welch or Scotch country girl
We found 1466 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, 315 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
20 April 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Publick are respectfully informed that at the Desire of the Author, The Welch Heiress [advertised on playbill of 18 Apr.] is withdrawn. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30, and for the rest of the Season. Receipts: #298 17s. 6d. (215.4.0; 78.5.0; 5.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

27
22 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Country Girl, advertised on playbill of 21 Dec.] Receipts: #166 12s. (109.4.6; 53.16.6; 3.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

28
03 June 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: Country Girl-Mrs Brett; Chacone-Mrs Wall; Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

29
10 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Wilson as The Country Wife, but "Last night Mrs Wilson was taken suddenly ill upon the stage at Covent-garden theatre, and fainted away, in consequence of which Miss Brown read her part in The Country Wife" (Morning Post, 11 Feb.).] Receipts: #246 12s. 6d. (246.1.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17761221, but The Country Wife-read byMiss Brown.
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: read byMiss Brown.

30
13 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Pantomine not acted these two years. [See 22 Sept. 1768.] Alterations to The Elopement (Cross Diary). [The Rejoicing Night Scene described in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No XXI) as representing Ludgate Street and St Paul's with Houses illuminated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Ackman; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Lover-Messink; Irish Valet-Moody; Scaramouch-Keen; Other characters-Wright, Kear, Fawcett, Hartry, Booth, Jacobs, Castle, Wheeler, J. Burton, Wrighten, Walker; Country Girls-Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman; Milliners-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Smith, Mrs Millidge; Colombine-Mrs King; With the New Additional Scene, call'd The Rejoicing Night-.
Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman

31
20 October 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Mosse may well have been the dancer advertised in 1703-4 as the Devonshire Girl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-Mrs Mosse; Whip of Dunboyn, an Irish Humour-Claxton, her Master

32
14 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Bicknell; Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Bullock; Pinchwife-Powell; Quack-Estcourt; Alithea-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Bicknell

33
04 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Pinchwife-Quin; Sparkish-Egleton; Dorilant-Diggs; Quack-Hall; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Alithea-Mrs Parker; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Ward; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Butcher; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger, being the first Time of her Appearance on that Stage

Song: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dancing-Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Leguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Myrtillo-

34
11 September 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Milward; Dorilant-W. Bullock; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Alithea-Mrs Berriman; Lucy-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Rice; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance:

35
03 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Alithea-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

36
03 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Wilks; Sparkish-Cibber; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Harcourt-Mills; Sir Jasper-Norris; Pinchwife-Harper; Dorilant-Watson; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Fidget-Mrs Walter; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: -RRoger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Young Lally, Miss Robinson

37
18 September 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Alithea-Mrs Berriman; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

38
19 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Miss Holliday; Pinchwife-W. Mills; Sparkish-Cibber Jr; Sir Jasper-Griffin; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Horner-Bridgwater; Harcourt-A. Hallam; Dorilant-Ridout; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

39
15 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Hale; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Alithea-Mrs Stevens; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Hillyard; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: As17421026

40
16 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Hale; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Alithea-Mrs Vincent; Pinchwife-Quin; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Hillyard; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Woodward, James.

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Les Paisans Moisonneurs, as17431026

41
05 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Hale; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Alithea-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Bland; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: As17441117

42
20 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Pitt; Pinchwife-Bridges; Horner-Mills; Sir Jasper-Macklin; Sparkish-Cibber; Harcourt-Blakes; Dorilant-Mozeen; Quack-I. Sparkes; Alithea-Mrs Ridout; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: As17461216

43
11 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Havard; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bland; Alithia-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Rowley; Lucy-Mrs Havard; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: As17461231

44
05 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: A young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

45
10 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: A young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

46
18 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Burton.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: A New Pierrot's Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

47
10 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: A young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: III: New Dance-(perform'd but once) [as17690509]; End: Hornpipe-Walker

48
23 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: A young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

49
03 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: III: The Irish Fair, as17740917

50
08 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: A New Grand Provencalle Dance-Slingsby, Sga Hidou, with New Dresses, and a view of the Port of Marseilles