SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Arnold"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Arnold")') 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 4357 matches on Event Comments, 1736 matches on Author, 1213 matches on Performance Comments, 550 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Pavilion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Event Comment: More noise against the Dancers, wch so enrag'd My Ld that with a Number of Gents. he went into the upper Galleries & took out a very noisy person-who prov'd to be Cap. Venor's Brother; he resisted & was not brought behind the scenes without much Difficulty, sadly beat, yet still obstinate, they went with Garrick & Lacy into Mrs Clive's room, where he behav'd very boldly, but all was adjusted without farther Mischief (Cross). This day publish'd: The Mirror: a Poetical Essay in the manner of Spencer. Price 1s. Ridiculum acii fortissime & optime Secatrem. Anon. To David Garrick, Esq: by C. Arnold. Sold by Woodfall. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chinese Festival

Event Comment: New Scenes and Habits. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. The Music compiled from Favourite Airs of the most celebrated Composers. Books of the opera to be had at the Theatre. [See note 16 Oct. 1764. Edition of 1765 states music by Samuel Arnold.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Event Comment: Paid Luppino for 75 nights attendance at the wardrobe #7 10s. Paid Arnold for Music as per bill #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Written by Dr Brown; composed by Arnold. For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund, established for the Support of Decayed Musicians and their Families. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. #694 5s. 2d. spent in previous fiscal year by this charity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: FFirst Violin-Pinto; I: Concerto on Violin-Fisher; II: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

Event Comment: Oratorio composed by Dr Arnold. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: VViolin Solo-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

Event Comment: [The Interlude (by Isaac Bickerstaffe; Music by Arnold) in Honor of His Danish Majesty. It concludes with a Large Coronet of Flowers and a Garland Dance. Done apparently to speed the departing guest and cement good public relations.] Receipts: #120 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Composed by Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: As17690215

Event Comment: Receiv'd of Messrs Toms and Arnold for the use of the Organ this season #21; and for coals burnt at the Oratorios #2 2s. (Account Book). [There were 11 oratorio's. The average cost per night for heating the theatre these spring months would seem to have been about 3s. 9d.] Receipts: #157 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Post Season Accounts. Receiv'd from Vincent for Music Forfeits #24 8s. 4d. Expended: To Fisher for Music for Harlequin's Jubilee #26 5s. 30 May: Paid to Foulis for writing out Music #34 9s. 2 June: Paid to Shove for paper for Music #7 1s. Paid to Arnold for composing #61 19s. 15 June: Paid Kirkman for tuning Harpsichord #19 12s. Paid Simpson (hautboy) for special performances #67 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: The Music [for The Magnet] entirely New Composed by Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Thomas, Miss Esser

Event Comment: Oratorio Never performed. Music composed by Arnold. [See account in The Westminster Magazine for March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son Messiah

Music: Solo on Violin-Agus Jr; Concerto on Clarinet-Mahoon

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio composed by Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection Messiah

Music: Concerto on Clarinet-Mahoon

Event Comment: At the Crown and Anchor. A Religious Allegorical Poem to be rehearsed, yet in Manuscript, and by the author himself the Reverend George Marriott after the example of the most ancient bards and minstrals, with the assistance of a full orchestra, and vocal performers in the chorusses. The Band conducted and the music (entirely new) composed by Arnold. Postponed by reason of unforseen difficulties in preparing sufficient musical copies of the great number of chorusses. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Prices a quarter guinea each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jesuit

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio composed by Dr Arnold; The Building cannot be seen for less than 5s. for each person. Ninth Night of the Subscription concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: After Part I: Concerto on Clarinet-Mahoon; After Part II: Violin Solo-Giordini

Event Comment: Comic Musical entertainment. Never performed before. Music composed by Arnold. The Composer's night. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets 3s. 6d. The Gardens will be splendidly illuminated with many thousand additional lamps of various colors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Music: Concerto on Violin-Fisher

Event Comment: Oratorio (composed by Dr Arnold) never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son Judas Maccabaeus

Music: Between parts of Oratorio: A Solo on the Pedal Harp-Jones; a New Concerto on the Violin-Lamotte; First Violin, as17760223

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a New Scene and New Dresses. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Charles Dibdin and Edward Thompson. Thompson's name does not appear on the title-page of the text; it has been added by J. P. Kemble on the half-title of his copy now in the Huntington Library]: The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin [Public Advertiser, 15 Nov.: Three of the airs and the finale were composed by Samuel Arnold; one air by John Abraham Fisher]. With New Scenes [ibid: by Dall, Richards, and Carver], Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 7 Feb. 1777: Paid Dibdin in full for copyright of the Seraglio #20; ibid, 2 June 1777: Received of Cooper for Songs & Books sold of The Seraglio #19 10s. 9d. [Mrs Ward was from the Birmingham theatre]. Receipts: #221 11s. 6d. (219.7.0; 2.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda Or The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Music: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Prodigal Son

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Song by $Arnold-Saville; song by $Giordani-Reinhold; song by $Dr Arne-Mrs Farrell; song-Tenducci; song by $Saccini-Miss Harrop; accompanied violin obligato-Lamotte; to conclude with My Heart is inditing-(from Coronation Anthems).
Cast
Role: Arnold Actor: Saville

Song: In I: song by Dr Arne, as17770314

Music: solo on the violoncello-Cervetto; concerto on the violin, as17770214