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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Miss Hopkins"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Miss Hopkins")') 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 13950 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 2151 matches on Event Comments, 455 matches on Roles/Actors, and 3 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Prince-Ryan; Falstaff-Hyde; Shallow-Hippisley; Silence-Neale; Lancaster-Hallam; Justice-Stephens; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmorland-Roberts; Poins-Salway; York-Rosco; Bardolph-Hale; Feeble-James; Hostess-Mrs James; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancey; Pistol-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, the Elder Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; IV: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Oates; Sir Roger-Rosco; Sir Humphrey-Mullart; Statute-Arthur; Thomas-James; Stave-Stoppelaer; Peter Nettle-Hippisley; Corporal-Harrington; Dorcas-Mrs Mullart; Aunt-Mrs James; Joyce-Miss Brunette; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-Little French Girl; Sailor's Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Havard; Rutland-Mrs Mills; Nottingham-Miss Bennet; Queen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Cibber. [Tickets at Cibber's Lodgings, at Mr Bolney's, Great Piazza, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17391219, but Othello (by Desire)-Cibber; Bianca-Mrs Hale; Duke-_.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; II: French Peasant-French Boy and Girl; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Tickets at Mrs Horton's Lodgings, the Angel in Bedford Street, Covent Garden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Peasants-French Boy and Girl; II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Qualit(. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. [Two Rows of Pit and part of Stage formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Lally's House in Southampton-Row, Bloomsbury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Micher-Hippisley; Basil-A. Ryan; Somebody-James; Jolt-Mullart; Macahone-Neale; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Gibson; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Dolly-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy; II: Je ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Ball Dance, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. By Particular Desire. [Tickets at Hippisley's House in the Playhouse Passage, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Gates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Tickets for Roberts also taken. Tickets at Hallam's House next the Chapel in Great Queen Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: Modish-Salway; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Brunette; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent; Simon-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater (who has been ill). Tickets at Bridgwater's. over-against the Red-Lion in Brownlow Street. Tickets for Mr and Mrs Cross taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Rake-Gibson; Bully-Rosco; Razor-James; Justice-Roberts; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cornet-Miss Horsington; Loveit-Miss Brunette; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Cornet Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Teague-James; Elder Woudbe-Hallam; Young Woudbe-Bridgwater; Trueman-Cibber; Richmore-Hale; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Mullart; Clearaccount-Arthur; Jack-Bencraft; Poet-Gibson; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs James; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Stoppelaer.

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Roberts; In III: Arra my Judy-a Gentleman

Dance: II: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: By Desire, The Britain (Ball Dance), Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Ozanne; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Nancy's Father Actor: Leveridge

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; IV: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #74 5s.; tickets #46 14s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, the individual for whom it was a benefit received half the value of the ticekts.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Father Benedict Actor: James
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel; Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Le Bergeres Fidelle (new)-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Anne Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy's Father Actor: Leveridge
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: LLe Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Burgess.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Valentine-Giffard; Ben-Yates; Hornpipe-Yates; Scandal-Blakes; Tattle-Peterson; Foresight-Julian; Trapland-Clough; Jeremy-Vaughan; Buckram-Crofts; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Prue-Miss Hippisley; Nurse-Mrs Bishop.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: Hemskirk, Bennet, Miss Medina, Mrs Bishop, two Masters and Miss Granier

Dance: Hemskirk, Bennet, Miss Medina, Mrs Bishop, two Masters and Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sg and Sga Fausan, LaCroix, lately arrived from Paris, Constantin, M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Dumont, Desse, Baudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake; Or, The Lover's Quarrel

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice: with Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Salway; Rhodope-Mrs Lampe; Eurydice-Miss Young; Nymph-Sga Barbarini; 2nd Nymph-Sga Domitella; 3rd Nymph-Mrs Wright; 4th Nymph-Mrs LeBrun; 5th Nymph-Mrs Villeneuve; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Roberts; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantalon-Grimaldi; Squire Gawky-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-James; Drudge (servant to Pantalon)-Hippisley; Woman Dwarf-a French Boy; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre; Country Lasses-Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Davies, Miss Short.

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants-Lalauze, Sga Barberini, accompanied by Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre, Sga Domitella, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs Villeneuve; Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davis, Stoppelaer, Miss Davis, Miss Dodson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17420129, but Miss Lucy-_; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: the Original Epilogue Actor: .
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: I: The Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; III: The two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier; V: A New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princess Amelia, Caroline and Louisa. Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins, as17420212; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120, but Desse, +Baudoin, _Delemain, Miss _Rayner, Miss _Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Not acted these six years. Isman-Carr; Lusignan-Machen; Nerestan-Smith; Chatillion-Spackman; Orasmin-Johnson; Melidor-Ward; Zara-Mrs Smith; Selima-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Carter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Kitty Pry-Miss Carter; Valet-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Carter

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: I: Les Enfans Jardiniers Suedois, as17420403 III: by Desire, a Minuet-Master Poiter, Miss Poiter; IV: A Serious Dance-Poiter, Mlle Roland; A Tambourine-Master Poitier; and a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; Also Les Paisans Allemandes, as17420403