SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Van Richardson"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Van Richardson")') 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 4245 matches on Event Comments, 1351 matches on Performance Comments, 633 matches on Performance Title, 43 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friendship Improved; Or, The Female Warriour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 11 April 1700: Within this Moneth there will be played for my Profit, an old play of Fletcher s, called the Pilgrim, corrected by my good friend Mr Vanbrook; to which I have added A New Masque, & am to write a New Prologue & Epilogue. Southern s tragedy, called the Revolt of Capoua, will be played At Bettertons House within this fortnight. I am out with that Company, & therefore if I can help it, will not read it before tis Acted; though the Authour much disires I shou'd (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 136)

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Event Comment: Rich's Company. This play was apparently never published, and the performance is known only by an advance announcement: Post Boy, 30 May-1 June 1700: The History of Hengist, the Saxon King of Kent, which before was designed to be Acted this day [1 June 1700], for the benefit of Mr Johnson, is therefore deferr'd till Monday. London Post, 7-10 June 1700: This Week the Morocco Ambassador diverted himself thrice at the Play-house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Hengist, The Saxon King Of Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjured Husband; Or, The Adventures Of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-. Compos'd by Dr John Blow, for the late Anniversary Feast of St Cecilia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgment Of Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgment Of Paris

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Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: four of the most Famous Companies; as ever were in England (being the very same that were opposite to the Cross-Daggers in Smithfield last Bartholomew-Fair) who perform such variety of Curiosities both in Dancing, Walking on the Slack Rope, Tumbling, as far surpass any ever yet seen-

Music: You will likewise be entertain'd with that variety of Musick as was never in this Fair before-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Dance: Prince, Mrs Elford, Weaver; And at the Request of several Persons of Quality, there will be performed that delightful Exercise of Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, according to the Italian manner-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hand and Voices in London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian; Or, The Cutter Of Coleman Street