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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Gentlewoman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Gentlewoman")') 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
We found 3217 matches on Performance Comments, 750 matches on Author, 712 matches on Performance Title, 609 matches on Event Comments, and 450 matches on Roles/Actors.
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

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Yates; Young Cape-Ross; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Clive, the only parts listed.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17570328 but cast as of 2 Feb., but Minuet-Miss Macklin; songs-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: songs Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Young Wou'dbe Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Song: II: A Solo on the Broomstick-Skeggs, his 1st appearance on that stage; V: A Mock Italian and English Cantata-Skeggs

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17570429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Uncle-W. Vaughan; Lucy-Miss Minors; Thorowgood-Berry; Trueman-Blakes; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Haughton; In Act I, Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17561117, but Young Rakish-Cross; Friendly-Walker; Tom-R. Smith; Benedict-Stoppelaer; Lettice-Miss Helme; Major Rackish-Morgan,his 1st appearance here these 10 years.
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Cross

Dance: I: Country Lass, as17570512; II: Dutch Sailor, as17570525; III: Dutch Peasant, as17570512

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Jefferson; Benvolio-Usher; Montague-Burton; Tibalt-Balkes; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; With an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-to the Monument of the Capuletsv; The Vocal Parts-Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance- Proper to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Collins; Fanfaron-Holtom; Isabella-Miss Young; Phelim-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Poundage-Stoppelaer; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Green; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Arcas-Anderson; Corydon-Bennet; Cymon-Collins; Mopsus-Dunstall; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Cromwell-Mozeen; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Sands-Phillips; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper Song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With an exact representation of the Coronation-; the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdrey-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty-Miss Cockayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Hornpipe-Miles; and a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Clarke; Young Wou'dbe-Dyer; Balderdash-Marten; Clearaccount-Collins; Fairbank-Anderson; Comic-Cushing; Trueman-Smith; Richmore-Ridout; Subtleman-Dunstall; Constable-Bennet; Captain-Stoppelaer; Fristure-Holtom; Alderman-Arthur; Teague-Barrington; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Copin; Mrs Clearaccount-Miss Ferguson; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Young Wou'dbe Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Merlin (Harlequin Skeleton)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Austin; Arabella-Miss Barton; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Clive; Vamp-Yates; Governor Cape-Bransby; Robin-Jefferson; Printer's Devil-Vaughan; Sprightly-Usher; Poet-Walker.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Austin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Cob-Mozeen; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies; Young Knowell-Usher; Matthew-Vaughan; Clement-Taswell; Old Knowell-Berry; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadill-Woodward; Master Stephen-Yates; Downright-Bransby; Brainworm-Blakes; Cash-Jefferson; Bridget-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mossop; Ferdinand-Holland; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Antonio-Austin; Sebastian-Mozeen; Stephano-Woodward; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Berry; Boatswain-Blakes; Ariel (with proper Songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Ceres-Mrs Vernon; Hymen-Beard; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque-Delater, Giorgi, Sga Lucchi.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Holland; Axalla-Palmer; Heli-Jefferson; Tamerlane-Havard; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Bajazet-Mossop; Stratocles-Mozeen; Mirvan-Marr; Zama-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; The Usual Prologue-; In Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17571006, but Young Bevil-Mossop, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Mossop, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Market-Delatre, Sga Lucchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduced an Epithalamius set to Music by Arne-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Jefferson; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Epithalamium-Beard, Miss Young [as17571202.as17571202.
Cast
Role: Epithalamium Actor: Beard, Miss Young
Role: Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette, or 1757

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-White; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Cushing; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson; Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Guerin, Miss Hilliard; Masquerade Dance-; proper to the Play. An Additional scene will be introduc'd representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; , accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-White; Doctor-Wignell; Fleance-Mullart; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2d Murderer-Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bellamy , 1st time; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; The Dances-Lucas, Lepye, Gosly, Desse, Rochford, Dumay. And Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-Leviez; Silvio-Blakes; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Atkins; Puck-Master Rogers; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen Mab-Miss Young; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Mariet.
Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Young Gentleman, first on any stage; Pierre-Davis, second on that stage; Priuli-Marshall; Duke-Clarke; Eliot-Pittard; Spinosa-Blakey; Theodore-Cotshall; Bedamar-Adcock; Renault-Cibber; Belvidera-Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Numps's Courtship

Dance: As17580112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Holland, 1st time; Amphitryon-Havard; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Miss Macklin; Alcmena-Mrs Yates; In which will be introduced an Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal-Wass, Kear, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Vocal Actor: Wass, Kear, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthem