SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Aaron Hill"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Aaron Hill")') 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 381 matches on Author, 187 matches on Performance Comments, 123 matches on Event Comments, 42 matches on Performance Title, and 16 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: The authorship is uncertain, with both Joseph Mitchell and Aaron Hill connected with the play.] Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #33 14s.; tickets #76 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Performance Comment: Edition ca. 1721 lists: Bellmour-Quin; Courtney-Boheme; Bargrave-Ogden; Louisa-Mrs Seymour; Prologue by Aaron Hill-Ryan; Epilogue by Aaron Hill-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Aaron Hill Actor: Ryan
Role: Epilogue by Aaron Hill Actor: Mrs Seymour.
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Extravagance Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Emperor of the Moon

Event Comment: Benefit: The Deceas'd Author's Friend or The Author [the bills vary]. A new Tragedy. [By William Bond. For a discussion of the play, see a letter from Hill to Victor, in Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 196-97. Hill states that the youth who speaks the Prologue is Harvey, a young man of eighteen or nineteen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tuscan Treaty; Or, Tarquin's Overthrow

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Porsenna-Walker; Tarquin-Mullart; Aruns-Mrs Mullart , in Men's Clothes; Palmenio-Cole; Quintus-Lyon; Scaevola-Giles; Vario-Hale; Valeria-Mrs Bullock; Clelia-Mrs Cantrell; Drusilla-Mrs Norsa; Prologue by Aaron Hill to be spoken-a young Gentleman, a Student, at the particular Desire of the Person who brings out the Tragedy; Ephlogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse to be Lett Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: As17330814

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Insolvent; Or, Filial Piety

Performance Comment: none listed in edition of 1758 or in Hill's Works (1760). Prologue-Mr Cibber (Then in mourning for his father); Epilogue (written by Aaron Hill)-Amelia.
Related Works
Related Work: The Insolvent; or, Filial Piety Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Faggot Binder

Dance: II: Colin and Phebe-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: [By Aaron Hill.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid; Or, The Fair Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrid or, The Fair Inconstant Author(s): Aaron Hill
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [by Aaron Hill.] Never performed before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrid or, The Fair Inconstant Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Related Works
Related Work: The Walking Statue, or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar Author(s): Aaron Hill
Event Comment: [Probably by Aaron Hill. Apparently not published.] Never Acted before. Written by the Author of the Walking Statue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Brainless; Or, Trick Upon Trick

Related Works
Related Work: Squire Brainless; or, Trick upon Trick Author(s): Aaron Hill
Event Comment: [By Aaron Hill.] Never Acted before. All the Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations to the Play being entirely New. Receipts: #78 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Vision; Or, The Fall Of Siam

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Vision: or, The Fall of Siam Author(s): Aaron Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Captive

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Mustapha-Quin; Ozmin-Leigh; Achmat-Egleton; Haly-Boheme; Alphonso-Ryan; Pedro-Diggs; Irene-Mrs Gifford; Daraxa-Mrs Forrester; Isabella-Mrs Seymour; Prologue-Boheme; Epilogue-Aaron Hill.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Aaron Hill.
Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Misfortunes. Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. All the Characters being entirely new Dress'd. N.B. The putting off the Play so long was occasion'd by the Indisposition of one of the principal Performers, and the Tickets deliver'd out for 4th, the 11th, and the 17th Instant will be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid; Or, The Fair Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrid or, The Fair Inconstant Author(s): Aaron Hill
Event Comment: First Piece; [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce of Two Acts. Second Piece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. Third Piece: The Words by Mr Motteux, and set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: It Should Have Come Sooner: Being The Historick, Tragic Comic Humours Of Exchange Alley

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

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Related Work: The Walking Statue, or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Drunken Man-Harper

Music: As17230625

Event Comment: Second Piece: Written by $Aaron Hill, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: It Should Have Come Sooner

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Related Works
Related Work: The Walking Statue, or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: Two Farmers and Their Wives-Boval, Miss Tenoe, others

Song: Smug Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis; A Dialogue between a Rake and a Country Maid-Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: [By Aaron Hill.] On Shakespear's Foundation. With several Sets of Scenes entirely new and properWto the Play. [In an advance notice in Daily Journal, 6 Nov., the scenes are reported to be designed by Signior Angelo, an Italian.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Vth; Or, The Conquest Of France By The English

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Aaron Hill.] With new Habits, Scenes, and other Decorations, proper to the Play. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. [See Pope, Correspondence, III, 253-54.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelwold

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Related Work: Athelwold Author(s): Aaron Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tuscan Treaty

Afterpiece Title: The Stage@Mutineers

Performance Comment: As17330809, but Prologue by Aaron Hill-a young Gentleman , as17330820.
Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse to be Lett Author(s): Edward Phillips

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karle-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; Irish Trot-Bethen

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Zara, Made English [by Aaron Hill]. Applauded Thirty-Six Nights running at Paris. The Characters, by a Sett of Gentlemen and Gentlewomen, who never acted before. None will be admitted but by Tickets into the Room that Night, which (by Reason of the Smallness of the Place) will be all commodiously made into Boxes, for the easy Reception of those many Great Personages, who have read and perus'd this Play with Approbation, and desir'd a long Time to see it acted; and charitably agreed to favour and encourage this Design, for the Benefit of [Mr William Bond, the Proprietor], who brings it on at a great Expence (tho' all that act in it, are so good to appear Gratis for him) who has lain ill of the Gout, and Rheumatism, upwards of Four Years. [This bill, in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, differs considerably in phraseology, though not in basic fact, from that in the Daily Advertiser.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Related Works
Related Work: Zara Author(s): Aaron Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. With the Original Prologue written by Aaron Hill, Esq; and an Epilogue written by the same Author, to be spoke by little Miss Ferguson .
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Extravagance Author(s): Aaron Hill

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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill

Dance: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: As17351128

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fifth: or, the conquest of France by the English Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire [By Aaron Hill]. The Characters New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Related Works
Related Work: Zara Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Performance Comment: Tragedy-Raftor and Mrs Cantrell; Comedy-Turbutt and Mrs Bennet; Squire Flash-Taylor; John Trot-Hough; Longbib the Vintner-Salway; Park Centinel-Fife; Harlequin-Le Brun; Colombine-Miss Mann; Enchanter-Salway; Auctioneer-Rainton; Prentice-Rosamond; Park Keeper-Gray; Kate Sutler-Beckham; Ballad Singers-Salway, Mrs Pritchard; Drawers-Roberts, Towers; Milkmaids-Mrs Walter, Mrs PelUng, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett; Mlle La Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Mons Flip Flap-Towers; Mons Somerset-Roberts; Mons Roundall-Hough .
Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields. Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire. [By Aaron Hill.] Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. 7 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira; Or, The Americans

Related Works
Related Work: Alzira; or, The Americans Author(s): Aaron Hill

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Afterpiece: Written by Aaron Hill not acted these 20 years. [See 17 April 1750.] Tickets deliver'd for the Distrest Mother will be taken. Charges #65 10s. Balance to Mrs Bellamy #86 11s. Plus #116 11s. from Tickets (Box 330; Pit 227). Paid the Italian Giant for 10 Nights performance in the Masquerade #38 17s Receipts: #152 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Related Works
Related Work: The Walking Statue, or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar Author(s): Aaron Hill

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930