SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Box"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Box")') 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 6775 matches on Event Comments, 1160 matches on Performance Comments, 555 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Receipts: #203 19s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 514 paid; slips, 55 paid; first gallery, 429 paid; second gallery, 191 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #205 2s. Benefit J. Rich. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 524 paid and 4 orders; slips, 44 paid; first gallery, 422 paid and 1 orders; second gallery, 193 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #210 6s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 531 paid and 5 orders; slips, 61 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 436 paid; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #208 10s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 526 paid and 3 orders; slips, 49 paid; first gallery, 450 paid; second gallery, 192 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #200 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 510 paid and 16 orders; slips, 48 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 424 paid; second gallery, 191 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #204 16s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 487 paid and 6 orders; slips, 51 paid; first gallery, 431 paid; second gallery, 194 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #204 12s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 521 paid and 5 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 50 paid; first gallery, 425 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [Author unknown. Apparenyly not published.] By Reason of the Length of the Entertainment...the Savage is...to be Acted with it; and, for Brevity, will be presented without Prologue or Epilogue. Receipts: #198 7s. 6d. Benefit J. Rich. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 516 paid and 6 orders; slips, 47 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 400 paid; second gallery, 180 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Savage

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts:.#154 18s. 6d. Probable attendance: pit and boxes, 377 paid and 16 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 28 paid; first gallery, 383 paid; second gallery, 186 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #191 10s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 494 paid and 1 order; stage, 2 paid; slips, 38 paid; first gallery, 393 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 182 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Pantalon and Cintio. By His Majesty's Command. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Book of the Comedy 1s. 6d., including a large Print of Pantalon's own Picture, the Argument and Explanation of the Plot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Comedy Within A Comedy; Or, The Foppish Merchant Turn'd Comedian For Love By Pantalon

Entertainment: Singing Dancing and Serenading after the Venetian Manner-; To which is added, A most noble Concert of Musical French Horns-; Songs-; accompany'd-the said Concert; Dance-Turkish Men, Turkish Women; at the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle Drums-; Dance call'd the King of Morocco's Diversions-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta; and his most surprizing Activity and Strength in a Dance on his Knees with a wonderful heavy Machine upon his Head, never yet attempted by any one before-Signor Grimaldo Francolino

Event Comment: Receipts: #181 18s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 470 paid and 15 orders; stage, 3 paid; slips, 34 paid; first gallery, 360 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 189 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 10s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 305 paid and 19 orders; slips, 24 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 315 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 162 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Savage

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 1s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 294 paid and 30 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 10 paid; first gallery, 304 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #188. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 472 paid and 20 orders; slips, 36 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 410 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 190 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. Receipts: #42 9s.; tickets #123 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 42 by money and 226 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 75 by money and 255 by tickets; slips, 5 by money; first gallery, 92 by money and 285 by tickets; second gallery, 40 by money. [For a letter on pantomime, chiefly at lif, see Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Louvre-Glover; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #46 12s.; tickets #87 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 32 by money and 162 by tickets; stage, 7 by money; pit, 78 by money and 243 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 128 by money and 109 by tickets; second gallery, 110 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: TThe Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren; A Dialogue Betwixt a Rake and a Widow-; Rake-Leveridge; Widow-Salway

Dance: FFrench Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Event Comment: Receipts: #176 6s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 472 paid and 28 orders; slips, 28 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 383 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 179 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. The Pit and Boxes to be laid together by printed tickets at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: As17260924

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #67 1s.; tickets #98 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 342 by tickets; stage, 44 by money; pit, 123 by money and 88 by tickets; slips, 14 by money; first gallery, 166 by money; second gallery, 52 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: With an additional Dance, by Nivelon and Poitiercall'd The Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; And all the other Dances as usual-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Foresyth. By Subscription. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Part consisting of the Choicest Songs in the Operas-Mrs Foresyth; As also, a new Cantata on St. Patrick's Day by Dr Pepusch-

Event Comment: Receipts: #166 11s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 409 paid and 19 orders; slips, 32 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 375 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 179 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche; Or, The French Robbers

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Receipts: money #58 7s. 6d.; tickets #27 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 58 by money and 29 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; balcony, 1 by money; pit, 138 by money and 135 by tickets; slips, 14 by money; first gallery, 95 by money; second gallery, 108 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Damon and Clemene; or, The Metamorphosis of Leander

Music: Kettle Drummer-Poitier, being the first Time of his appearing on the Stage in that Character

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #122 6s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 277 paid and 24 orders; slips, 19 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 319 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 134 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Receipts: money #51 9s. 6d.; tickets #106 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 81 by money and 219 by tickets; stage, 28 by money; balcony, 2 by money; pit, 44 money and 304 by tickets; slips, 7 by money; first gallery, 87 by money and 63 by tickets; second gallery, 68 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: TThe Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; La Marriee-Salle, Mlle Salle