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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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16199 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for <span class=
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.

8976
13 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Evans & Curteen, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Mainpiece: On account of the additional Airs, contracted into 3 Acts. The Music by Purcell, Smith, Arne & Fisher. [Wright is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. And see 8 May.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Condell, Cross-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Evans, at Bromfield's, trunk-maker, No. 118, Long-acre; of Curteen, No. 11, Temple-lane, Whitefriars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

8977
14 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Tragedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Cast
Role: Earl Guildford Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Chelsea Pensioner

8978
15 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilfold, Woolley, Marks & Furkins. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Roberts, Francis, Walker, Whittington, Abbot, Haliburton, Ledger Jun. will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Old Belford Actor: L'Estrange
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield

Dance: As17790222

8979
17 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and Sga Crespi. Morning Chronicle, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, Craven Buildings, Drury-Lane; of Sga Crespi, No. 26, Poland-street, Oxford-street. Receipts: #194 3s. 6d. (32.8.0; 14.5.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 147.0.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I: Grand Dance, Chaconne (composed by Zuchelli)-Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; and a Minuet-Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End I afterpiece: As17780919

8980
19 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton, Longley, Colley & Robson. Tickets delivered by Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, Wm. Ansell, Smallwood, Baker, Shuter, Painter will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Afterpiece: With an Indian Processionv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strategem

Afterpiece Title: Gallic Gratitude

8981
20 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Mahon & L'Estrange. Tickets delivered for Friday, May 7th, will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 16 Apr. 1773]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Albion Queens or The Death of Mary Queen of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Wroughton; Davison-L'Estrange; Morton-Fearon; Gifford-Thompson; Cecil-Hull; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Jackson; Douglas-Mrs Bulkley; Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Gifford Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Comus

8982
21 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer, Philimore, Walker & Kirk, house-keeper. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 29 Apr. 1777]. Receipts: #270 19s. (19.1; 5.15; 0.13; tickets: 245.10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

8983
24 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of those who from their Infirmities shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. Receipts: #98 14s. 6d. (59.10.0; 15.5.0; 0.4.6; tickets: 23.15.0) [charge: #52 5s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781029

8984
26 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson, pit office-keeper, and Carleton Jun., box lobby door-keeper. [Afterpiece in place of The Irish Widow, announced on playbill of 25 May.] Morning Chronicle, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Dickinson, No. 5, Wild-court, Wild-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields [Carleton not listed]. Receipts: #280 3s. 6d. (26.1.0; 6.9.0; 0.18.6; tickets: 246.5.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17790521

8985
28 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Wilson, Hind, Kaygill & Burroughs. Tickets delivered by Newton, Barrett, Morris, Devoto, Lislie and McDonald will be taken. Receipts: #273 4s. 6d. (18.4.0; 1.18.6; 1.0.0; tickets: 252.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

8986
29 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, Carleton Sen. & Woollams. Tickets delivered by Bayne, Page, Finney, Barthrope and Whittey will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #243 3s. (15.3; 3.11; 0.5; tickets: 224.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: End III: Double Hornpipe, as17790417

8987
03 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

8988
10 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dimond. Tickets to be had of Dimond, No. 3, Upper James-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17790618

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Hitchcock

8989
13 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Tickets to be had of Jewell, in Suffolk-street. Mainpiece: Written by the late $S. Foote, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Julep-Baddeley; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Sligo-Egan; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Calomel-Painter [Public Advertiser: Baker]; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; Dr Camphire-Webb; Forceps-Stevens; Printer's Devil-Master Hitchcock; Dr Last-Parsons; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Forceps Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

8990
17 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 9, St. Martin's-street, Leicester-Fields. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 23 Sept. 1776]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: End IV: Ted Blarney-Master Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Edwin

8991
19 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

8992
20 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons. Tickets to be had of Parsons, No. 141, High Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790531

8993
24 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Digges. Tickets to be had of Digges at Addinal's, painter, Whitehall. Tickets delivered out for Henry IV will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

8994
25 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Tickets to be had of Miss Harper, at Guy's, No. 19, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

8995
27 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 8, Air-street, Piccadilly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Dance: End II: The Country Wake, as17790609 In III: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn

8996
07 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Tickets to be had of Palmer, Bow-street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

8997
11 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina Countess Raimond

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

8998
30 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce. Macbeth [announced on playbill of 29 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Henderson's Illness. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Dance: As17791022

8999
06 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #146 5s. 6d. (113.6.0; 32.11.0; 0.8.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Counsellor Belford Actor: Bensley
Role: Forward Actor: Baddeley
Role: Colonel Mountfort Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

9000
15 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #99 3s. (70.6.0; 28.2.6; 0.14.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zoraida

Afterpiece Title: Whos The Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17791122