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: Benefit Delane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Music: With the Original Music, the Vocal Parts by Nichols, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Christian Hero

Event Comment: Benefit Shephard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lembarras Des Richesses

Afterpiece Title: LEtourdy

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Dance: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. Polonese by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Song: English Dialogue by Salway and Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit Hyde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Toy Shop. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. N.B. Books of the Toy-Shop will be sold in the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant

Event Comment: Benefit Le Sage Sr and Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur de la Lune

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by Le Sage Jr and Miss Verneuil

Event Comment: Benefit John Richter. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [In Daily Journal, 24 Feb., Michael Poitier publishes several notices relating to his failure to dance on 7 Dec. 1734.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Junius Brutus

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit Swiny. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, Part of the Stage will be formed into Boxes; the Pit and Front Boxes to be put together (at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality). [For further discussion of the case of Poitier, see London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Widows

Dance: As17350222

Event Comment: Benefit Francisque. By Their Majesties' Command. N.B. Places may be taken next the Boxes built on the Stage for their Royal Highness the Princess Amelia and Princess Caroline. [King, Queen, and rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue Statue Enfant Ramoneur Negre Skelette With Two New Scenes Viz The Elbow chair And The Dog

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin always Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Benefit Malter, the Pierot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Jeu Damour Du Hazard

Afterpiece Title: The French Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Dance: A new Lilliputian Scotch Dance

Event Comment: Benefit Boscawen. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. Balcony 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Boscawen; Hob-a young Gentleman for his Diversion .
Event Comment: Benefit the Author [of Mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Widows

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: The Faithful Shepherd

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Dessessars, the Pantalon, and Mrs Dessessars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

Afterpiece Title: Les Precieuses Ridicules

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Always Harlequin

Dance: The last new Lilliputian Scotch Dance

Event Comment: Benefit the Author [of Mainpiece. For an essay on the play, see Prompter, 11 March.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the opera. Afterpiece: A new Serio-Comi-Farcical-Elysian Ballad Opera of Two Acts. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: Macheath 1n the Shades or Bayes at Parnassus

Performance Comment: Macheath-Stoppelaer; Bayes-Chapman; Polly-Miss Norsa; Alexander-Mullart; Peachum-Hippisley; Sejanus-Paget; Charon-Morgan; Cardinal Wolsey-Houghton; Mat-Clark; Ben Johnson-Aston; Horace-Wignell; Cleopatra-Mrs Templer; Jenny Diver-Miss Binks; Slammekin-Mrs Kilby; Thalestris-Mrs Forrester; Mrs Trapes-Mrs Martin; Helen-Miss S. Rogers; Mercury-Hale .
Cast
Role: Thalestris Actor: Mrs Forrester

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs De L'Orme

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Burges. By a Company of Lilliputians. Pit and Boxes 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Minuet by Denoyer and Mrs Walter. Amorous Swain and Rival Nympbs, as17350310 Russian Sailor by Denoyer

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: Pigmalion by Mlle Salle and Lally. Glover's Scotch Dance