SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only ")') 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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Event Comment: Yesterday being the Fast Day appointed by Authority the same was observed in the cities of London and Westminster with strict Solemnity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: [This day H. L. in an article in the Westminster Journal (quoted in the Gentlemen's Magazine, p. 21) offered a plan for taxing theatre tickets, as a source of government revenue, on a pro-rated basis--Box ticket a stamp tax of 1s; Pit a Stamp of 9d; 1st Gallery 6d; Upper Gallery 3d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Lowe; IV: New Duet-Mrs Clive, Lowe

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Miss Mechel

Event Comment: Note, Madem. Violette, a New Dancer from Vienna, will perform this day for the first time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

Event Comment: Benefit I. Sparks. Tickets deliver'd out by Lloyd, Mason, Caustin, &c will be taken, and tickets deliver'd out by Brooks, Bride, Mrs Barclay, Mrs Fenn, and others for the Country Wife for Thursday last will be taken this night. Being the last time of the Company's performing this season. [The advance notice of this night had included the Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite (compos'd by Arne), but this is omitted from the notice of the day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: CCantata-Lowe

Event Comment: The Subscribers to the Opera are desir'd to send their Silver Tickets on Saturday next, and the three succeeding Days of Performance, to the Opera Office, where a Half Guinea Ticket extraordinary will be delivered to each, or a proportionable Part of Money return'd as Equivalent for four representations, which the Season already too far advanced, cannot admit of being exhibited, thro' the absolute Necessity there was of postponing the proper Time of beginning the Opera. Forty-Two Representations are past

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigone

Event Comment: Benefit Phillips, former Harlequin to the Old House, now a Prisoner. [Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library. Performance not named, but bill says This Day.

Performances

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Fist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money to be taken behind the scenes. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Balance brought over from Day Book F, #411 os. 7d. This balance actually represents a deficit from which the night's receipts are subtracted to indicate the reduction of it. But first, from the night's receipts, were subtracted #37 9s. 10d., an amount which seems to represent standing nightly costs for music, light, heat, taxes, &c.] Receipts: #115 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: [The first payroll of the season, covering three days of acting, amounted to #69 8s. 6d (30 men--#35 14s.; 24 women--#26 10s; 10 servants' accounts including an unspecified number of dressers and charwomen--#7 4s. 6d.).] Receipts: #42. 18s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Subscription tickets will be delivered out this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command. Present the Duke, Princess Amelia, The Princess of Hesse. Paid Mr Day for the use of a Turkish Vase 2 nights in Tamerlane for Mr Bencraft #1 1s. Receipts: #144 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: Ladies desired to send servants by three o'clock to keep places. [This note repeated for each performance of this play.] Paid Mr Smart the lace man on account #50. Paid Mrs Cleater (Mrs Cibber's Dresser) 5 days last week, 7s. 6d. Receipts: #178 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Event Comment: Attendance will be given this and every Day from Ten in the Morning 'till Three in the Afternoon, at the Opera House in the Haymarket, in order to take in Subscriptions for the Second Subscription to Operas; and whereas the number of Representations for the first Subscription has not been compleated; This is to give notice to the Subscribers, that by sending to the Office, they will have the Money for the deficient Number of Representations returned them; or if they please to go on with the Second Subscription, the Deficiency of the first which ends this Night will be made up to them in the Price of the Tickets for the Second Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Dance:

Event Comment: There is now in practice...two new dances which are to be perform'd there on Monday next, the first call'd The Turkish Pirate, the second the Laundress's Visiting Day both compos'd by Giuseppe Salomon, and to perform'd by him, Mlle Violette, the Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: Present the King, The Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Mrs Campioni for 16 day's salary at #3 10s. per week #9 5s. 8d. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: A few days since died at Bristol, Mr Burk Thumoth, well known for his excellent manner of performing on the German Flute

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: Salomon, Mlle Violette

Event Comment: Mr Quin begs leave to inform the Publick that the Tragedy of Venice Preserved, intended to be performed on Monday next for his benefit, will be put off to a further day (of which the notice will be given) on account of Mr Garrick's Indisposition. Receipts: #131 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: [No after money. Mrs Cibber's advance notice for her Benefit the following Saturday states she]: having been oblig'd by her illness to put off her Benefit, which was advertised for the 19th of March, and not being able to get any other day than a Saturday, is afraid it should be inconvenient to some of the Gentlemen and Ladies who have done her the honour to take tickets, therefore begs leave to acquaint them that if they please to send their tickets before Thursday next to Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre in Covent Garden, the Money will be returned. Receipts: #136 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: At the request of several Persons who are desirous of spending an Hour with Mr Foote, but find the Time inconvenient, instead of Chocolate in the Morning, Mr Foote's Friends are desir'd to drink a Dish of Tea with him, at half an Hour after Six in the Evening. [Repeated 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 June (Positively the last Day. At the Desire of Qeveral People of Quality).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diversions Of The Morning

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. The 37th Day. Mr Foote begin to give Tea at Half an Hour after Six. Places to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tea

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day, at the said Office at Half a Guinea apiece. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command no Persons whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery will be open at 4 p.m. Pit and Boxes at 5 p.m. To begin at 6 p.m. [This notice regularly repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Verus

Event Comment: [The Afterpiece had been advertised on two previous days to be the Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day, at the Office in Covent Garden Theatre, at Half a Guinea each. First Galley, 5s. Upper Gallery, 3s. 6d. The Galleries, to be open'd at Four, Pit and Boxes at Five. To Begin at Half an Hour after Six. [Customary notice for oratorios. It will not be repeated further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: a Ca Concerto

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Delane. He did not publish a Bill 'till after Mr Barry's Day [see 10 March] (Cross). Tickets and places to be had of Delane, in Broad Court, the upper end of Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson, at the stage Door. On Thursday next, by Particular Desire, the last new comedy call'd The Foundling. Receipts: #156 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #91 14s.; tickets, #62 15s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit for the Fund established for the Support of Decay'd Musicians or their Families. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day at the Office in the Hay-Market, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. Gallery opened at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin exactly at Six. N.B.: Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person to any part of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Music

Event Comment: The Second Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scorpion

Afterpiece Title: Punch's Defeat

Dance: As17480414