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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Diary of Joseph Farington"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Diary of Joseph Farington")') 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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2550 results for: Keyword - Diary of Joseph Farington
We found 1393 matches on Event Comments, 961 matches on Author, 216 matches on Performance Comments, 25 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2201
08 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: KK. & Q. Lear-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

2202
13 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLear. Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

2203
19 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: OOde, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

2204
02 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Love--Sir John Brute. A fat performance (and as Mr L--- says) he wanted breath to blow the Jokes out (Hopkins Diary). On 1 April 4 n[umbers] of Dramatic Censor published (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

2205
20 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr King--Richard 3d as you might expect (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance-Atkins, Mrs King; IV: The English Gardeners, as17691206

2206
24 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Kitely-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Pit and Boxes laid together. Ad[mission] to Boxes only through Boxes (Winston MS 10). Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: V: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

2207
29 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for House. Tickets Miss Platt, &c. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2208
05 June 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for House. By Particular Desire. End of Season. 66 different Plays 23 different Farces 195 Nights in all (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2209
27 September 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties K. & Q. (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2210
29 September 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Davies Smart little figure, some spirit, was well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2211
05 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Theodosius intended, Mr & Mrs Barry Indispos'd (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

2212
10 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: The Rabbit Sellers-Daigville, Sga Vidini

2213
13 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Pantomine not acted these two years. [See 22 Sept. 1768.] Alterations to The Elopement (Cross Diary). [The Rejoicing Night Scene described in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No XXI) as representing Ludgate Street and St Paul's with Houses illuminated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2214
24 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2215
27 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Hayward her first appearance on this Stage a pretty figure Some Requisites & very wild-time must discover what she will be-well received (Hopkins Diary). Calista, Miss Hayward first Time (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

2216
29 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Juliet by Mrs Morland from the Norwich Theater a thin small figure too long a waist--wants power has a small impediment in her Speech she may be useful but never Capital--Pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Morland the late Miss Westray (O. Smith) (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2217
03 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Sullen-$Mrs Roberts (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17701025

2218
06 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Oakly, Mrs Egerton (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2219
16 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Kitely-$Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyman In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

2220
20 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Sir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

2221
23 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ranger, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Tomorrow, A New Comedy, never perform'd, call'd 'Tis Well It's No Worse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

2222
24 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. This New Comedy by Mr Bickerstaff much hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). [See comment on mainpiece in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XXII, p. 593.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

2223
26 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece not so much hiss'd as first Night (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

2224
27 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

2225
28 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Lusignan, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens