SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,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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We found 14530 matches on Event Comments, 2620 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [See also Tatler, 3 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Event Comment: Benefit Champelon. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Scenes as 2 April. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes

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Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: Benefit Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Scenes as 2 April. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes

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Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Event Comment: Benefit Fairbank. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [See also Tatler, 12 May.

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Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

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Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Event Comment: Benefit Carnaby and Birkhead. The Stage Coach by Way of Prologue (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality)

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Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: Love Makes a Man

Event Comment: Benefit Corey and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Laides of Quality. Wirtten by Sir George Etheridge

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Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge Or Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Wilks; Beaufort-Mills; Bruce-Booth; Lovis-Bickerstaffe; Wheadle-Keene; Sir Nicholas-Norris; Palmer-Estcourt; Dufoy-Bowen; Graciana-Mrs Rogers; Aurelia-Mrs Porter; Widow Rich-Mrs Knight; Betty-Mrs Mills; With a new Epilogue-Wilks.
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Role: Beaufort Actor: Mills
Event Comment: Benefit Newman and Mrs Cox. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Centlivre [the author]. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the same Author of a Comedy call'd, The Gamester

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Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Finch and Mrs Kent. See also Tatler, 24 May

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

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

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pix's Executor. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the Author of a Comedy call'd, The Gamester. [A similar announcement in Post Boy, 26-28 May, adds: "the greatest part of which said Comedy (The Busy Body), and also that of the Gamester, was wrote by the said Mrs Pix."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Event Comment: Benefit Bowen. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Don Joseph Diaz, Ambassador extraordinary from Muley Ismael Ben Shreif Elhossemy, Emperor of Morocco. [In Daily Courant, 1 June: "The Play-House at Dorset-Stairs is now pulling down."

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Benefit Nicolini. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The boxes and pit open by tickets only at 7s. 6d. First Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music entirely new by the famous Scarlatti Bononcini, other the greatest Italian Masters-; To which will be added, the new Scene which was perform'd on Saturday last in the Opera of Pyrrhus and Demetrius-; The Vocal Parts-Signior Nicolini, others

Event Comment: Benefit Kytch. At the Hand and Pen in St. Alban's-street, near the Pall-Mall. Tickets half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Tenoe. At 6 p.m. Tickets 3s

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Bulkley, who Play'd the Bass last Wednesday in Stationer's-Hall. Tickets 2s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Dean, Manship, several other Masters

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Written by the Author of the Busie-Body

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Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd

Event Comment: Benefit Powell. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Event Comment: Benefit Dogget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [See Tatler, 14 Jan. and 19 Jan.

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Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17091226, but Scandal-_; Foresight-_; Mrs Foresight-_; Mrs Frail-_; Nurse-_.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight

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Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Event Comment: Benefit Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: As17100117

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman [In Daily Courant, 20 Jan.: "Dapper Will Penkethman."] At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Written by the famous Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist