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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Children of the late Mr Farquhar"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Children of the late Mr Farquhar")') 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 5218 matches on Event Comments, 1411 matches on Performance Comments, 1076 matches on Author, 998 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Villiers Bathurst to Arthur Charlett, 28 Jan. 1699@1700: The Wits of all qualities have lately entertained themselves with a reviv 6: went to ye play. I staid there a quarter of an hour (Huntington MS St 26). The Wits of all qualities have lately entertained themselves with a revived humour of Sir John Falstaff in Henry the Fourth, which has drawn all the town, more than any new play that has bin produced of late; which shews that Shakespeare's wit will always last: and the criticks allow that Mr Betterton has hitt the humour of Falstaff better than any that have aimed at it before (G. Thorn-Drury, More Seventeenth Century Allusions to Shakespeare, [London, 1924], p. 48)

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Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty-eight Years. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

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Mainpiece Title: The Sullen Lovers; Or, The Impertinents, With The Humours Of Sir Positive At-all

Performance Comment: Sir Positive-Powell; With a new Prologue by way of Elegy on the Death of the Royal Oak Lottery-Powell; And an Epilogue on the Life and Character of Maister Observator-Powell.
Event Comment: Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: As17031109

Dance: As17031102

Event Comment: Benefit Will Pinkeman. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: As17031109

Dance: duRuell, Mrs Mayers, others

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: As17031102

Dance: Grotesque Dances-

Event Comment: Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Famous Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Granada By The Spaniards: With The Loves Of Almanzor And Almahide

Song: As17031102

Dance: duRuel, duRuel's Wife

Music: As17040404

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Allison and Mrs Cox. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: The Enthustiastick Song composed and-Leveridge

Dance: Chacone-Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Shaw. Written by the late Great Poet Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

Performance Comment: Celadon-Wilks; a new Prologue-Pinkeman representing a French Officer (in the Service of the Elector of Bavaria) just before the Engagement at Donawert; and an Epilogue-Pinkeman personating the same Officer after the Battle.

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Event Comment: Benefit Phillips. Writ by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

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Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Bellamour-Phillips; who play'd Chamont amongst the Oxford Gentlemen see17040707 and who speaks a new Prologue to the Town-Phillips.

Song: A gentleman, his first on the stage

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Laforest, Devonshire Girl; Quaker's Dance, Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl

Event Comment: Not Acted there these Five Years. Written by the late Great Poet, Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Dance: As17031007

Event Comment: Written by the late Great Poet Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen

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Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Richard Estcourt]: Mr Bayes's Practice of an Interlude, call'd, Prunella, done from the Italian. Benefit Estcourt. And at the Request of many of the Nobility (who have taken Tickets) 2 Benches of the Pit will be Rail'd in, for more Conveniency. And to prevent any Disappointment, by coming late, 'tis desire'd that their Servants may be sent by 2 a Clock with the Tickets to keep Places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Prunella

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp and Miller. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain; Or, The Usurer Turned Soldier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of the late famous Tragedian Mr Betterton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not acted these four Years [but see 17 Jan. 1709]. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Witches' Songs and Dances, proper to the Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers

Event Comment: Written by the ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully revis'd. With all the original Decorations of Scenes, Witches, Songs, and Dances proper to the Drama

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Event Comment: Written by the ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or, The Stock Jobbers

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Willis. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat, carefully Revis'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

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