SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Blakes deleted Receipts "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Blakes deleted Receipts ")') 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: Paid St George's Hospital 2 yrs subscription to Michaelmas 1745 #10 10s. Receipts: #54 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

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: Rec'd from Vincent #10 10s. for the Kettle Drum Banners, they being return'd. Receipts: #142 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Event Comment: Rec'd by sundry charges made to Mr Theophilus? Cibber more than paid him last season...#58 8s. 5d. Paid Mr Finch for Mr Cibber's creditors the moneys stopp'd out of his sallary for their use #58 8s. 5d. Rec'd of Mr Finch a Bill paid to Forest June 1745 for a Habeus &c for Mr Cibber. Receipts: #91 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). Present The King, The Duke and The Princess Amelia (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #169 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: Paid Garrick for a Scarlet cloath Coat lac'd with Silver, and a Yellow Padusoy Waistcoat Lac'd with Silver #42 10s. 5d. Receipts: #96 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #187 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Event Comment: By Command. Present The King, Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince George, Prince Edward and Prince William, and the Lady Augusta (Account Books, Egerton 2268) Receipts: #103 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Cibber on account #50. Receipts #108 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureate. Receipts: #46 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Ladies send servants by three o'clock. By Command. Receipts: #137 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Event Comment: By Command. The Prince and Princess of Wales present. Paid Mr Davis for a pair of stays for Miss Granier #1 1s. Receipts: #85 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Event Comment: 1 Ladies send servants by three o'clock to keep places. [A customary note for subsequent performances this season.] Paid Mrs LaFont for her performance 3 nights in The Rape of Proserpine 15s. Receipts: #189 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Event Comment: 1 Receipts: #179 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Event Comment: 1 By His Majesty's Command. Present The King and Princess Amelia. Paid Mr Arthur a Bill for glass Lustres &c #7 15s. 2d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Event Comment: The Play of Henry IV oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer (General Advertiser). Paid Mr Bedwell in part of a note #50. Receipts: #34

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: 1 By Command (General Advertiser). Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princes George and Edward, and The Lady Augusta (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #171 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Event Comment: 1 Receipts: #153 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Event Comment: Paid Garrick on account #105. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #107 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Paid Matthews for his dancing lesson #2 2s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268) Receipts: #125 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Event Comment: Present the King and Princess Amelia (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #72 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Event Comment: Bought 3 yds white Gauze & 2yds of Lace for a veil for Mrs Pritchard in Jane Shore... 14s. Receipts: #120 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. [Afterpiece listed in the Account Books, Egerton 2268, as Merlin.] Receipts: #90 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace General Advertiser

Event Comment: Afterp1ece: With the Scene of the Drawing in the Guildhall. Jane Shore oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer (General Advertiser). Mr Beard enter'd the 11th inst 9 days...#7 10s. Receipts: #91 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Widow Edwards in Full of her husband's arrears #3 1s (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #81 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace