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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.

4126
04 March 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cecilia Young, a Scholar of Signor Geminiani, who never yet sung in Publick. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

4127
24 June 1730 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians From the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: The Celebrated Dance in Momus, to the Black Joke Tune,-Nivelon

4128
18 September 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 03 4 5 nefit Hewson. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s, Gallery 2s,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: BBarbarous Cruel Man (the favourite Song)-Stoppelaer; Excell

Dance:

4129
03 November 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes together by ticket at half a guineas. Gallery 5s. [customary charges]. [The Royal Family present.] Universal Spectator, 7 Nov.: On Tuesday Night...at...Scipio...there was 208l. in the House exclusive of the Subscribers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio

4130
10 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A New Ballad Opera, [By George Lillo.] Receipts: #91 9s. 6d. Daily Courant, 12 Nov.: On Tuesday Night...Sylvia...was perform'd for the first Time...where there appeared a Set of People, who seem'd inclined to damn the whole Performance (if it had been in their Power)by their continual Hissing and Cat-Calls; notwithstanding which, the same was perform'd with Applause, by the general Approbation of the Pit and Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia; Or, The Country Burial

4131
15 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Three Rows of the Pit to be rail'd into the Boxes, Receipts: money #47 5s. 6d,; tickets #95 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

4132
02 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Lesson on the Harpsichord-Smith; Solo on Hautboy-Kytch; Violin-Festing; Singing-Mrs Young

4133
21 June 1731 @ Windmill Hill

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wilson. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the New Theatre on Wind-mill Hill. Pit and Boxes laid together by Desire at 2s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

4134
04 October 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #104 2s. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

4135
13 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes put together at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. [Their Majesties, the Prince, three eldest Princesses, Duke of Lorrain, and Count Kinski present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

4136
10 February 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow Gentlewoman in Distress. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

4137
16 February 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Dancey, the famous Dutch Woman. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Entertainment: Rope Dancing and Tumbling by a Company from Germany, Italy, France, Holland-

4138
25 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Angel and Cook. At the Desire of some Foreign Ministers. Places will be kept on the Stage for Gentlemen and Ladies Performers, who are willing to Play between the Acts, in proper Habits, as they please. Boxes and Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #100 17s. 6d.; tifkets #120 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Performers are to be in the following Characters. The Harpsichord-Colombine; Violoncello-Harlequin; Bassoon-Scaramouch; Double Bass-Pierot; Singing-Diana, an Indian King; Violins-a Spaniard, a Roman, an Hungarian, a Persian, a Turk, a Polander, an Arabian, a Muscovite; the Tenor-a Highlander; the German Flute-a Satyr; French Horns-Foresters; Hautboys-two Shepherds; others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands

4139
02 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] Universal Spectator, 26 Feb.: For the Benefit of that celebrated Actress Mrs Porter, (who has not been able to appear upon the Stage this Season, from the unhappy Accident of breaking her Thigh Bone, by being overturn'd in her Chaise last Summer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth

4140
13 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New English Opera (after the Italian Method). [Text by Henry Carey. Music by John Frederick Lampe.] Subscribers' Tickets will not be taken after the first four Nights. Pit and Boxes 6s. Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

4141
29 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes together at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. The Subscriptions being out

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

4142
24 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Part of the Benches on the Stage will be form'd into Side Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Essex, Lally, Miss Robinson; particularly Les Plaisirs Provincials Basque-

4143
27 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Milward. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the Antient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons. At the Desire of the Brethren, four Rows of the Pit will be railed, at the Price of the Boxes, and kept for Masons only. Those Brethren who design to attend the Grand Master, are desired to meet by 5 o'clock, at farthest, at the Bear and Harrow in the Butcher-Row, and to come Cloath'd. Receipts: money #39 3s. 6d.; tickets #95 19s. [The Epilogue (spoken by Mrs Younger) is in Daily Post, 29 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: The Baulk-

Song: II: Laguerre; IV: Salway

4144
15 May 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [Author not known. Apparently not published..] By the Desire of all well-disposed People. All which may be seen by as many as please, in the Boxes for 5s., in the Pit for 3s., but, if they are ambitious and have a mind to mount aloft in the Gallery, out of particular Favour, they shall be admitted for 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquet's Surrender; Or, The Humorous Punster

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: With the much admired Fairy Song-Mrs Pullen

4145
04 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. For the Benefit of the Famous Signora Violante, who is just arriv'd with a new extraordinary fine Company....After the Irish Manner, Which was perform'd 96 Times in Dublin with great Applause. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. [For performances at the Fairs in September, see season of 1731-1732.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: HHarlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys Cloaths-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

4146
06 September 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Several of the Scenes will be omitted, to render the Opera shorter. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Entertainment: Surprising Entertainments on the Rope-Signora Violante

4147
25 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Benefit of a Person, who has met with Losses in Trade. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: money #43 11s. 6d.; tickets #66 12s; Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Muzette-LeSac, Miss LaTour

4148
29 November 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Tragi-Comedy. Benefit the Author. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Boxes 5s. pit 3s. Gallery 2s. There's none Sir Courtly, can my Lord Beau call, He's a bold-Fop, and represents you all

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miseries Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song:

Music:

4149
26 December 1732 @ Southwark

Event Comment: By a New Company of Comedians who intend to Play the remaining Part of the Winter. On the Bowling-Green. To begin exactly at Six o'Clock, on the Penalty of 50 Pounds. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The House is made commodious and warm, and the Passages new laid and rang'd with Lamps. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up, nor any Person to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Entertainment: Between the Acts: Entertainment-

4150
15 January 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes 4s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert