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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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8100 results for: Keyword - Mr Box
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.

4101
27 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #37 2s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 paid and 3 orders; pit, 96 paid and 19 orders; slips, 19 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 64 paid and 14 orders; second gallery, 98 paid and 5 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

4102
28 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #75 6s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 71 paid and 16 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 181 paid and 20 orders; slips, 13 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 173 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 159 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Music: As17290116

4103
28 January 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Kontzen, a Youth of Seven Years old, who plays on the Harpsichord in a surpizing manner. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Pieces on Harpsichord-the Youth [Kontzen]; Some Sonatas and Concertos on the Violin-Kontzen's Father; accompanied on the Harpsichord-the Youth; Cantata-the Youth; [Also a Cantata-one lately arrived in England

4104
31 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #38 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 17 paid and 4 orders; pit, 125 paid and 27 orders; slips, 9 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 150 paid and 26 orders; second gallery, 132 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: As17280930, but Vocal Parts-_Leveridge

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyan, Dupre Jr

4105
01 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: #73 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 paid and 18 orders; pit, 193 paid and 17 orders; slips, 17 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 145 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 164 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Song: Mrs Wright, her first on this stage

4106
03 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #59 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 paid and 14 orders; pit, 150 paid and 20 orders; slips, 7 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 214 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 155 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Music: As17290116

4107
04 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #45 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 72 paid and 10 orders; pit, 111 paid and 24 orders; slips, 5 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 59 paid and 13 orders; second gallery, 69 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

4108
05 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #50 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 23 paid and 1 order; stage, 1 paid; pit, 178 paid and 33 orders; slips, 7 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 113 paid and 13 orders; second gallery, 55 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

4109
06 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.] Receipts: #98 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 87 paid; stage, 1 paid; pit, 278 paid; slips, 22 paid; first gallery, 254 paid; second gallery, 137 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Seedo

Music: As17290116

Dance: Salle, DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, DelaGarde Jr, DuPre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

4110
08 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #74 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 70 paid and 16 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 200 paid and 20 orders; slips, 10 paid and 3 orders;first gallery, 163 paid and 13 orders; second gallery, 82 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

4111
11 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [T+The Necromancer, not advertised, may have been given as an afterpiece, as the Daily Journal, 12 Feb., states that the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Amelia and Carolina saw it as part of the program.] Receipts: #68 15s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 113 paid and 30 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 164 paid and 17 orders; slips, 7 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 117 paid and 4 orders; second, 123 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4112
12 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Princess Royal and Princess Amelia present. Receipts: money #92 19s.; tickets #38 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 117 by money and 154 by tickets; stage, 18 by money; pit, 244 by money; slips, 12 by money; first gallery, 151 by money; second gallery, 127 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4113
13 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #36 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 26 paid and 6 orders; pit, 110 paid and 17 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 74 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 97 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4114
14 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #34 16s. Probable attendance; boxes, 35 paid and 8 orders; pit, 103 paid and 12 orders; slips, 2 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 69 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 60 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4115
15 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #67 12s.; tickets #14 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 106 by money and 57 by tickets; stage, 1 by money; pit, 166 by money; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 102 by money; second gallery, 82 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4116
17 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #33 16s. Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 1 order; stage, 2 paid; P1t, 77 paid and 10 orders; slips, 4 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 80 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 69 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4117
18 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 6s.Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 11 orders; pit, 56 paid and 21 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 91 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 89 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4118
20 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #51 8s. 6d.; tickets #13 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 50 by money and 55 by tickets; pit, 142 by money; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 94 by money; second gallery, 115 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

4119
22 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #100 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 49 paid and 29 orders; pit, 259 paid and 14 orders; slips, 28 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 252 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 183 paid. [This is the last entry in the Harvard Manuscript which lists the receipts in various sections of the theater.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

4120
26 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Holcombe. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Front Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 238-39

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the Best Masters from the Opera House. [According to Mrs Pendarves, Holcomb sang six songs; there were overtures by Handel and two concertos by Corelli.

4121
07 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lampe. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal consisting of several Favourite Italian Songs-; Four English Ballads-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on any Stage before; accompanied-; with Instruments Concerto-wise, after an entire New Manner. The Instrumental consisting of great Variety for all, particularly several new Pieces for French Horns-

4122
23 September 1729 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Ray. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At Reynold's Booth in the Half-Moon-Inn, near the Bowling Green. At 7 P.M. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

4123
31 October 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Authority. At 6 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The opening night of the new theatre in Goodman's Fields. The Prologue and Epilogue were printed in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance:

4124
02 December 1729 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text altered from A. Salvi. Music by Handel.] Pit and Boxes by Tickets only at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. At 6 p.m. [Customary notices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lotharius

4125
28 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. For the Conveniency of the Author's Friends, the Pit and Boxes will be laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon