SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Castle Horatio Mr Packer Several parts of ye play as it is in "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Castle Horatio Mr Packer Several parts of ye play as it is in ")') 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 10697 matches on Event Comments, 5478 matches on Performance Comments, 2462 matches on Performance Title, 22 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #92 2s. Probable attendance: boxes, 31 paid and 10 orders; pit, 178 paid and 22 orders; slips, 17 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 321 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 284 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: With all the Original Songs and Dances, and several new Decorations. [Prince Frederick and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Prince Frederick, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #37 2s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 paid and 3 orders; pit, 96 paid and 19 orders; slips, 19 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 64 paid and 14 orders; second gallery, 98 paid and 5 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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Role: Player Actor: Fisher Tench Charke
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #75 6s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 71 paid and 16 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 181 paid and 20 orders; slips, 13 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 173 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 159 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Music: As17290116

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: #73 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 paid and 18 orders; pit, 193 paid and 17 orders; slips, 17 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 145 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 164 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Song: Mrs Wright, her first on this stage

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Hands from the Opera

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Village Opera is deferr'd by Reason of Mrs Thurmond's sudden Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Dance:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit Holcombe. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Front Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 238-39

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the Best Masters from the Opera House. [According to Mrs Pendarves, Holcomb sang six songs; there were overtures by Handel and two concertos by Corelli.

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #79 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #77 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy