SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for ")') 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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Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson. [First announced for 19 May-see a playbill in the British Museum (Press Mark 11795 g 19)--it was deferred by the "extream hot Weather."

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Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 29 May, the admission had been advertised as boxes 6s., pit 4s., gallery 2s. 6d., but on 31 May Daily Courant stated that "all seal'd Tickets that have been dispos'd of by Mrs Lee" at these rates "shall be accounted for" at 5s., 3s., 2s.

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Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Song: Singing In Italian the Famous-Signiora Maria Margarita Gallia , lately arriv'd from Italy, who has never yet Sung in England; the Musick which accompanies her Singing is compos'd by Signior Joseph Saggion-

Dance: The Wedding Dance, compos'd by Monsieur L'Abbe,-Monsieur L'Abbe, Mrs Elford

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elford. [Genest, II, 293, lists this for 2 June.

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Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Music: The best Masters

Dance: As17030601

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

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Mainpiece Title: Loves Contrivance

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Prince. By reason of the Entertainment, the Play will be shortened. Boxes 6s., pit 4s., gallery 2s. 6d. [Genest, II, 293, lists this for 7 June.

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Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Four new songs, the Nightingale Song-Francisca Margarita del'Epine, with music composed by Jacomo Greber

Dance: As17030601 Also Mezzetin a Clown and two Chair/men-; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Elford

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vertue Betrayed

Entertainment: Singing and dancing-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bowman. For the Entertainment of several Persons of Great Quality, late come from beyond the Seas. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., for the conveniency of the Qualities resorting to the Park after. Admission: 6s., 4s., 2s

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Instrumental Music, with trumpets, kettle drums, hautboys, flutes-

Song: Mrs del'Epine[, all composed] by that Great and much esteem'd Master, Jacomo Greber

Dance: Wedding Dance, Blouzabella-Labbe, Mrs Elford; Medley Dance-Prince, Prince's daughter; a dance-Godwin, Mrs Clark

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality...that celebrated Comedy...Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Music: As17030525

Dance: DuRuel

Song: Leveridge

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace, King, and White (boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Contrivance

Music: As17030525

Song: As17030612

Dance: DuRuel, others, as express'd in the Bills at large

Event Comment: Benefit Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: As17030525

Song: Leveridge

Dance: DuRuel, Claxton; The Irish Humour; or, The Whip of Dunboyne-Claxton

Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Leveridge; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: DuRuel; Scotch Whim-Mrs Bicknell

Entertainment: Imitations.As17030618

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion. For the Entertainment of his Excellency the Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Denmark and several other Foreign Ministers, and Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Contrivance

Music: Instrumental Music-Gasperini, DuRuel; accompanied-Mrs Campion on the harpsichord

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion; particularly Purcell's Mad Dialogue, and another from The World in the Moon-; Several other new songs composed by Weldon-

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell and Fairbank

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; Fair Iris-Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: DuRuel

Event Comment: Benefit Newman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Entertainment: A variety, which will be express'd in the Great Bills-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Yeoman Of Kent tunbridge Walks

Entertainment: As17030705

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Dance: Comic dances-the Devonshire Girl, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit Baggs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage Or The Innocent Adultery

Song: Henry Purcell's Bess of Bedlam, a Mad Song,-Shaw

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, Mrs Bicknell, Laferry

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Song: Mrs Campion

Dance: Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., The Funeral had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

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Event Comment: Benefit Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

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Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Event Comment: Benefit Norris, Fairbank, and Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Music: As17031109

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love The Leveller

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Event Comment: Benefit Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: As17031012