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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.

4951
20 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for General-Lying-In Hospital, Oxford Road (playbill). Charges #87 17s. Profit to Hospital #11 15s. plus #152 4s. from tickets (Box 511; Pit 115; Gallery 72). Receipts: #99 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17711011

4952
21 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece seems, according to the Public Advertiser, to have had in it entertainments of dancing.] Benefit for Westminster New Lying-In-Hospital near Westminster Bridge (playbill). Charges #86 18s. 6d. Profit to Hospital #19 10s. 6d., plus #79 7s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 161; Gallery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #106 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Reel-Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere, Aldridge. As17711030

4953
09 January 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Gave the Porters of the Several Inns of Court their Christmas Box #3 11s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #187 6d. (Account Book),

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17711031

4954
24 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Tallow Chandler's 4th bill #44 7s. 3d.; Christmas Box to sundrys as per partners #19 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #198 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

4955
18 February 1772 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By the unfortunate death of her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales a temporary stop was put to theatrical entertainments to this day. Opera will be performed at this theatre three times or at least twice every week till Passion Week. Such of the Nobility and Gentry, subscribers to the Opera who do not care to keep their Boxes on the Thursday, and have the extra weekly performance reckoned into their Subscription nights are desired to send word

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Felosofo Di Campagna

Dance: Mlle Heinel will dance

4956
16 March 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Being desired, for one night only under thr direction of Dr Arne at the Theatre Royal...will be performed the celebrated Catches and Glees, after which by Authority will be performed a new Burletta...alter'd and plann'd for Music from a favourite piece written by Henry Fielding, Esq. Music entirely new composed by Dr Arne, with a new Irish and Scots Medley Overture. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. Books of both performances to be had together at the Theatre at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Badger

4957
23 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. With alterations and two additional scenes from Harlequin Skeleton and Mother Shipton. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. [See 1 May 1767.] Charges #66 8s. 6d. Profit to Woodward #137 12s. 6d., plus #56 5s. from tickets (Boxes 225). Paid 1!2 year's water rent due Xmas last #2 (Account Book). Receipts: #204 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere,Miss Valois, as17711030

4958
24 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for King. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Paid Tallow Chandler's 6th bill #30 17s. 4d.; Mrs Bowness for women's cloaths #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #260 19s. 6d. Charges: #65 13s. Profit to King: #195 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Entertainment: I: (for the last time) A Comic Paraphrase or Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Monologue: End: By Particular Desire, Linco's Travels. with his particular remarks on London (a favourite Interlude not performed these 2 years) Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

4959
28 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter (playbill). Charges #67 10s. Profit to ShUter #100 15s. 6d., plus #84 10s. from tickets (Boxes 203; Pit 225). Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) #21 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #168 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: After: The Cries of London-Shuter; The Whim-Sga Manesiere, Aldridge as17720312

4960
30 March 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fischer. Pit and Boxes 6s. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Song: Savoi, Signora Grassi

Music: First Violin, Solo-Linley Jr, from Bath; Solo on Viola di Gamba-Abel; Solo on German Flute-Wendling; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Concerto on Violincello-Duport; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

4961
31 March 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Afterpiece (music by Dr Arne): Not acted this season (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Mrs Mattocks #89 2s. 6d., plus #57 11s. from tickets (Box 211; Pit 32). Rec'd from Condell for Fruit Rent this season #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #153 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: The Old ground Young=, as17711030

4962
04 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Charges #64 10s. Profit to Dyer #24 8s. 6d., plus #110 4s. from tickets (Box 250; Pit 190; Gallery 172). Paid Cooper (printer) #40 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #88 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

4963
06 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #69 3s. 6d. Profit to Clarke #51 4s. 6d. plus #133 12s. from tickets (Box 308; Pit 274; Gallery 155) (Account Book). Receipts: #120 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End of Play: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

4964
06 April 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wendling. A serenata written by Metastasio, set by Bach, with Grand Chorusses. Pit and Boxes half a Guinea. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Endimione

4965
09 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Charges #69 1s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #78 13s., plus #100 3s. from tickets (BoX 241; Pit 200; Gallery 99) (Account Book). Receipts: #147 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: A New Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Music: A Concerto on the Trumpet-Master Green

4966
11 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 26 May 1770.] Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges #67 17s. 6d. Profit to Bensley #82 7s., plus #62 13s. from tickets (Box 244; Pit 11). Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #105 18s.; Whitefield for Cloaths made #57 10s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) #32 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #150 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Dance: III: The Lilt, as17720326

4967
21 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Afterpiece: Not acted these 30 years, Being the most Tragical Tragedy that ever was Tragedized by any company of Tragedians. Charges #76 4s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Lessingham #74 15s.; plus #91 13s. from tickets (Box 205; Pit 164; Gallery 158). Paid Wills (mercer) #13 19s.; Paid Kingwood for flowers and feathers as per bill #13 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #141 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Monologue: True Blue. As 7 April, but Principal Parts-Mrs Mattocks, Mrs _Baker

4968
23 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #77 18s. Profit to Reinhold #38 3s., plus #137 1s. from tickets (Box 357; Pit 234; Gallery 127) (Account Book). Receipts: #116 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

4969
25 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Savigny. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to Savigny #2 10s. 6d., covered by #58 7s. from tickets (Box 127; Pit 154; Gallery 35). Receipts: #61 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17711026

4970
27 April 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Duport. Boxes and Pit half Guinea. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Part I.Overture-Abel; Duo Violincello, Violin-Vachon, Duport; Concerto on German Flute-Wendling; Solo on Viol di Gamba-Abel; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Part II.Concerto Hautboy-Fischer; Concerto on Harpsichord-Hulmandel; Solo on Violincello-Duport; Concerto on Violin-Vachon; Full piece-Vachon

4971
28 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #69 4s. Profit to Dunstall #13 19s 6d. plus #164 1s. from tickets (Box 390; Pit 399; Gallery 67) (Account Book). Receipts: #83 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

4972
29 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woodman. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Woodman #17 8s. plus #42 1s. from tickets (Box 77; Pit 110; Gallery 63). Paid half year's paving &c. for the theatre due Lady Day last #18 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: I: The Favourite Irish Song call'd Ailen Aroon will be sung-Mrs Woodman

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

4973
30 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Charges #73 7s. Profit to Miss Miller #64 14s. 6d. plus #47 1s. from tickets (Box 157; Pit 52). Cash advanc'd to Redman as per note #8 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #138 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

4974
01 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Charges #64 5s. Profit to Aldridge #22 12s. plus #46 15s. from tickets (Box 90; Pit 125; Gallery 55). Receipts: #86 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: (Not done these 3 years) [a Dance call'd A Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17700501]; End I Farce: [a Hornpipe-Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: (For That Night Only) a New Grand Pantomimical Dance call'd The Recruits. Recruiting Captain-Aldridge; Drummer-Mas. Harris; Serjeant-Hussey; Soldiers, recruits-Petre, King, Settree, Merrifield, Holloway; Captain's Lady-Sga Manesiere; Landlady-Mrs White; Landlady's Daughter-Miss Twist; Soldiers, wives, country girls-Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence

4975
02 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charge #70 19s. Profit to Mrs Baker #13 18s. 6d., plus #66 19s. from tickets (Box 93; Pit 208; Gallery 125) (Account Book). [The Young Gentlewoman-Miss Dayes (Hogan).] Receipts: #84 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Monologue: True Blue. As 21 April, but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks (playbill)

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