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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Day"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Day")') 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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14974 results for: Keyword - John Day
We found 11035 matches on Author, 3059 matches on Event Comments, 1992 matches on Performance Comments, 823 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

13326
24 June 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twelfth Day. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: As17680530

13327
27 June 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Thirteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17680530

13328
06 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Seventeenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: As17680530

13329
11 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Eighteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17680530

13330
15 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Nineteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17680530

13331
29 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twenty-second Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17680530

13332
08 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twenthy-fourth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: As17680530

13333
12 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Twenty-fifth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: As17680530

13334
17 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twenty-sixth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Dance: As17680530

13335
18 August 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Before the King of Denmark. To being at 7:00 p.m. London Evening Post: Died Mrs Pritchard 20 August after an illness of 10 days. The pains she endured which were great indeed she bore with a fortitude and resignation which the true Christian could only support. She actually obtained a victory over Death, expressing in her last moment the utmost composure, felicity and firmest hope of a lofty change in life and death. She was in all a pattern of worthy immitation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

13336
22 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Twenty-seventh Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17680530

13337
13 September 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Thirty-third Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; other dancing-Duquesney, Miss Street

13338
04 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Tragedy of Tamerlane intended for this day and Saturday cannot be acted, on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #157 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Related Works
Related Work: The Relation of His Majesties Entertainment Passing Through the City of London, to His Coronation: With a Description of the Triumphal Arches, and Solemnity Author(s): John Ogilby
Related Work: Neptune's Address to His Most Sacred Majesty Charles the Seond: King of England, Scotland, rance and Ireland &c. Congratulating His Happy Coronation Celebrated the 22th Day of Aprill, 1661 Author(s): John Tatham

13339
05 November 1768 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The First Night of the Subscription. A new comic opera composed by Signor Buranello. Pit and Boxes together, and no Persons admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the Office, at 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. The Gallery, Pit and Boxes will be open'd at Five. By their Majesties Command no persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated in the bills.] The Subscription is for 50 Nights only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Ridicoli

Dance: New Dances-

13340
15 November 1768 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The comic opera Il Viaggiatori which was intended for this day is oblig'd to be deferred on account of the indisposition of a principal performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Ridicoli

13341
06 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Third Day. For the Author. Charges #64 12s. (including extra Kettle drum, Side drum, and candles). Balance to author #107, who also had 121 Box Tickets from which he receiv'd #30 5s. Total value of the House that night #201 17s. Receipts: #171 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Related Works
Related Work: Cyrus the Great; or, The Tragedy of Love Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: Cyrus Author(s): John Hoole

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

13342
17 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Third Day. For the Author. Charges #84. Balance to the author #121 14s. Paid Younger for writing parts #9 10s. 4d. Receipts: #205 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

13343
20 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Sixth Day. For the Author. Charges #84. Balance to Author #108 4s. Receipts: #192 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17681028

13344
01 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill notes the eighth day for Tom Jones. See cancellation of a performance on 24 Jan.] Neville MS Diary: In the forenoon skaited on the Canal in St James's Park. In the evening went to see "The Intriguing Chambermaid" at Covent Garden. Receipts: #201 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

13345
02 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: dvertised as the ninth day.] For the Author. Charges #84. Balance due the author #67 5s. Receipts. #151 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: The Lamplighters, as17681101

13346
02 February 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The profits arising from the Entertainment will be applied to a Fund for opening an Academy the purpose of which will be the teaching of the English language Grammatically and the art of writing and speaking by rule. There have been Stoves kept constantly burning for days past, in order that the Theatre might be thoroughly warmed; Curtains also will be put up in the boxes. To begin at 7 p.m. Playhouse prices. By the Desire of many

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Attic Evenings Entertainment

13347
07 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd of Condell for Fruit Rent #20 (Account Book). [The advance notice of Woodward's Benefit this day omits mention of Bucephalus (see 4 March) and lists only Cymbeline and a "farce."] Receipts: #224 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

13348
19 September 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston and Miss Ogilvie. By Authority. Being the Last Night. [Many advance bills noted the continuous deferment of this on account of Weston's bad state of health.] Mr Weston's late and precarious State of Health making it extremely doubtful whether he could go through so long and laborious part as Richard, he humbly recommends to the Public Mr Gentleman's friendly intention of undertaking the Character for that Night, and will for the Capital Entertainment of his Friends, speak a new Occasional Prologue, and appear in the Farce, that the strength he has gained for some Days past may not be impaired by Fatigue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard the Third Author(s): John Caryll
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: SScrub's Trip to the Jubilee (a New Occasional Prologue)-Weston

13349
10 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Third Day for the Mainpiece. For the Author. Charges: #68 11s. Balance due the author #104 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #173 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Entertainment: As17691009; after the Pageant: Concerto on the Hautboy-Simpson

13350
16 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The New Comedy of the Man and Wife is oblig'd to be deferr'd for a few days. Receipts: #106 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17690918