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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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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.

2076
06 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Paid Mr Parsons in lieu of Benefit #105. Receipts: #73 17s. Charges: #64 15s. Profits to Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston: #9 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End Opera: a Favourite Dance call'd The Gardeners, as17760116

2077
01 June 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Percey, Shade & Cameron. Tickets delivered by Lewis, Hodges, Gardner, and for Monday, the 31st of May, will be taken. MS annotation on Kemble playbill: "I believe this was the last time of Mr Henderson's acting at Drury Lane, except when he played Jaques in As You Like It for Mrs Robinson's Benefit, April 7, 1780. See October 18, 1779, Covent Garden Bills." Receipts: #301 6s. 6d. (19.14.0; 2.14.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 278.4.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End IV: As17780919

2078
17 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., "Mr Greatheed's third night," but not on the playbill; in the preceding season the play had been acted 8 times, and it was the custom for the author of a new play to have his benefits on the 3rd, 6th and 9th nights]. Receipts: #160 17s. (139.5; 19.8; 2.4; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Regent

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

2079
26 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

2080
11 December 1700 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Dan Williams. At Mr Reason's Musick Room in York Buildings. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

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

Performance Comment: Compos'd by Dr John Blow, for the late Anniversary Feast of St Cecilia.

2081
03 March 1701 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow of the late Mr William Hall, who formerly had the Consort of Musick at his House in Norfolk-street. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental Music-

2082
06 March 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit William Bowen, the famous Comedian...who has for some months discontinued Acting, on account of some Difference between him and the rest of the Sharers in the New Theatre;...it's the Opinion of the best Judges in Town, that no person in either of the Theatres, can come so near the Performance of the famous Original Mr Lacy as he can

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

2083
25 July 1702 @ Loe's School

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wroth, Widdow of Mr Tho. Wroth, Musician, lately Deceased. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d. The School is in Wine-Office Court in Fleet-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

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

2084
01 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Will Pinkeman. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: As17031109

Dance: duRuell, Mrs Mayers, others

2085
20 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Famous Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Granada By The Spaniards With The Loves Of Almanzor And Almahide

Song: As17031102

Dance: duRuel, duRuel's Wife

Music: As17040404

2086
29 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Williams. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Southern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Song: Purcell's From Rosy Bowers-Leveridge

Dance: A French Peasant and his Wife-duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

2087
01 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Allison and Mrs Cox. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: The Enthustiastick Song composed and-Leveridge

Dance: Chacone-Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

2088
11 July 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Shaw. Written by the late Great Poet Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love Or The Maiden Queen

Performance Comment: Celadon-Wilks; a new Prologue-Pinkeman representing a French Officer (in the Service of the Elector of Bavaria) just before the Engagement at Donawert; and an Epilogue-Pinkeman personating the same Officer after the Battle.

Song:

Dance:

2089
16 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Phillips. Writ by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Bellamour-Phillips; who play'd Chamont amongst the Oxford Gentlemen see17040707 and who speaks a new Prologue to the Town-Phillips.
Cast
Role: who play'd Chamont amongst the Oxford Ge Actor: Phillips.

Song: A gentleman, his first on the stage

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Laforest, Devonshire Girl; Quaker's Dance, Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl

2090
16 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and King. Written by the famous Mr Shakespear. With the Original Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, and the Witches' Musick, both Vocal and Instrumental

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

2091
21 May 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Champelon. Written by Mr John Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

2092
01 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. Note, That Mr Dogget is to Play but Six Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Rogers

2093
26 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit of a Young Orphan-Child of the late Mr Verbruggen and Mrs Verbruggen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

2094
07 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and No Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets at half a Guinea each. Note, That the Tickets deliver'd out for the Moor of Venice, and Great Mogul, will be taken at this Play. [Receipts: possibly #154 6s. 7 1!2d., according to Baggs.] For a comment on this occasion, see Tatler, 12 April. Whincop (pp. 175-76) states: But Mr Betterton being new past Seventy Years of Age, and lame with the Gout, seemed but to burlesque the Part of youthful Valentine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

2095
31 January 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Related Works
Related Work: The Successful Strangers Author(s): William Mountfort

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Santlow; particularly a French Peasant-; Scaramouch-Layfield

2096
21 March 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp and Miller. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain Or The Usurer Turned Soldier

2097
21 May 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baxter. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 5 p.m., several People returning to London the same Night, it being Moonlight Nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido Or The Faithful Shepherd

Dance: Dances with Swords to Admiration-A girl of five

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

2098
22 May 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Mrs Bicknell

2099
04 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of the late famous Tragedian Mr Betterton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

2100
09 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd