SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid ")') 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 15912 matches on Event Comments, 2621 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 35 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) as per bill #31 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #190 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Dance: II Comedy: Comic Dance, as17711031

Event Comment: Paid Sarjant one-fourth year's salary to Lady Day last #10 (Account Book). Receipts: #206 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Belford Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's Rate for Theatre due Mich. Last #21 17s. 6d., and for House in Bow Passage 15s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #219 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921

Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #20 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #166 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17721009

Event Comment: Paid a tow bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This charge occurs about once a month throughout the season for wicks and will not be noted further, total payments this season #4 10s.] Receipts: #265 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Event Comment: Paid chorus 2 nights this night incl. #4 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Cymon Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Hopkins
Event Comment: Paid Shropshire for brushes #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Paid supers and Kettle drums 3 nights in Alexander (this night incl.) #19 7s.; Two extra hautboys in the Rehearsal, 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [N.D. at 5s. per night for the kettle drums and 2s. 6d. for each super, it would appear that each performance of Alexander required 5 supers.] Receipts: #213 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Paid Philip Hoggins as per certificate from Justice Wright 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #163 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the eleventh night, New Occasional Prelude. Characters first listed: Manager-Dyer; Author-Kniveton; Young Actress-Miss Basanti; See 21 Sept.

Event Comment: Paid half year's paving &c. due Mich. last #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #215 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Guilford Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Event Comment: Paid Hodgson (coal merchant) as per bill #47 14s. (Account Book). Receipts: #183 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Guilford Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: Paid Scott (copper lace man) #113 14s., and Whitefield for making cloaths #53 16s. 5d. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Guilford Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: Paid Partridge (hosier) #28 2s., and Hughes (linnendraper) #12 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #161 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Event Comment: Paid chorus 2 nights this incl. #5 1s. Receipts: #116 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Paid Dobosh (furrier) #2 7s. 4d., and Hewetson & Co. (lacemen) #186 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #150 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17721117

Event Comment: Paid a cotton bill #2 11s. 4d. Receipts: #232 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Event Comment: Paid for licensing The Irish Widow and The Rose, #4 4s. Receipts: #118 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Event Comment: Paid Chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #7 11s. 6d. Receipts: #141 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: First Witch Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls Author(s): Reginald Spofforth
Event Comment: Paid Tallow Chandler's 3rd bill, #46 16s. 11d. Receipts: #229 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Bully Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Paid 4 extra trumpets six nights (3rd inst. incl.) #9 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #251 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: The Butterfly, as17721204

Event Comment: Paid Younger for Licenses for Prelude, Elfrida, Cross Purposes, and Golden Pippin #8 8s. Gave Hamilton #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #206 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Ballet call'd The Bird Catchers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.]
Event Comment: Paid Dall on Account of his salary #31 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Paid Hopkins's bill for licenses #5 5s.; Miss Younge for cloaths #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Full Prices (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #157 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Event Comment: Paid Bulmer (scowerer) #5 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #156 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #282 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #177 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer