SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only Paid "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only Paid ")') 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: Benefit Newman. [In Daily Courant, 29 June, The Committee had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: Frost Music from King Arthur (Act III), with the proper Scenes and Habits belonging to it-

Dance: The best Performers

Event Comment: [This performance has been conjectured. Although it was not advertised for this day, the performance on 7 Aug. is announced as tht third offering of it.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cares Of Love

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 26 Sept., The Royal Merchant had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Song: As17050922; Particularly a two/Part Song compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: Cherrier

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 19 Oct.,The Night Walker had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass Or The Nest Of Fools

Song: Hughs

Dance: As17050929

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 6 Jan., Love for Love had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: Layfield; particulary a new Italian Scaramouch-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: As17051218

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signora Louvicina[, who] being to return very speedily out of England...will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage

Performance Comment: ..will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage., who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 8 Feb., Secret Love had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: As17060112

Dance: As17060110

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs duRuel. [In Daily Courant, 18 Feb., The Man of Mode had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Leveridge, the Boy

Dance: New dances-duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Cantata, which will be this day in Print, to be dispos'd of at the Playhouse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Moss

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signiora del'Epine; particularly an English Cantata , written and compos'd after the Italian manner-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 5 June, The Recruiting Officer had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Music: All the vocal and instrumental music from Bonduca-

Dance: As17060325

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing at this Theatre till after Lady-day next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: As17061030

Dance: As17061102

Event Comment: Being the last time of Acting there till Lady-Day next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: As17061102

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 9 Dec., The British Enchanters had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of the Comedians Acting in the Hay-Market, and to enable them to keep the Diversion of Plays under a separate Interest from the Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscription Tickets. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Cibber (II, 4-5) states that each subscriber received three tickets for the first day of each of three plays offered by subscription for a payment of three guineas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 15 Jan., The Rehearsal had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: As17070109

Dance: duRuel, deBarques, others

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber.] Never Acted before. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscribers' Tickets. [In the preface to The Double Gallant Cibber states that in Marriage a la Mode he joined "the Comical Episodes of the Maiden Queen, and Marriage alamode...the Alteration cost me but six days trouble; and not calling it a new Play, we found the Town very favourable to it."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode Or The Comical Lovers

Event Comment: Written by the famous Ben Johnson. [In Daily Courant, 20 Feb., The Tender Husband has been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Tickets for The Comical Lovers [advertised on 22 Feb. for this day] taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Event Comment: Mrs Moore's tickets for 3 March taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 25 April, Thomyris had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: As17070109

Dance: As17070303

Event Comment: [in Daily Courant, 7 May, Thomyris had been advertised by subscription for Saturday 10 and Thursday 15 at two guineas for three tickets on each day, the number not to exceed 420 in the front boxes, side boxes, and pit, all to be laid together.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris Queen Of Scythia

Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etherige. [In Daily Courant, 17 Nov., I Henry IV had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 8 Dec., Virtue Betrayed had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance:

Event Comment: [The Union of the Companies occurred after this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Song: As17080109

Dance: Miss Santlow, others