SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid Mr Barthelemon"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid Mr Barthelemon")') 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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Event Comment: Benefit for the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Dance: New Dances

Song: Three new Airs-Tenducci

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance

Event Comment: Benefit for Quilici. An Opera, by Metastasio, with Music by Jomelli. Books of this elegant poetical Composition, with an English translation, will be sold at the Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isola Disabitata Or The Deserted Island

Entertainment: S$Sg Cordoni, virtuoso on the violin, lately arrived from Italy, who never yet appeared in public, will direct the orchestra and perform a solo and Miss Frederick will play a Concerto on the harpsichord, the compsoition of Sg Paradies

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets delviered out for The Way to Keep Him and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Mainpiece At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Last time of performing Mainpiece this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Event Comment: Benefit for Gallini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Dance: I: By Particular Desire, The Judgment of Paris, with Paris-Gallini; II: The Triumphs of Love-; in which will be introduced a favourite Minuet-which was performed in the opera of Il Ciro Riconosciuto; III: A Grand Turk's Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets at the Parrot in Tavistock Street and at the Stage Door, Afterpiece: A new Comedy, never performed before. [Anonymous alteration of Boden's Modish Couple.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Last time of performing afterpiece this season. Part of Pit laid into boxes; Amphitheatre on stage. Full prices. Send servants at 3 o'clock; Doors open promptly at Three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. No building on Stage. Receipts: #112 in cash, plus #71 1s. from tickets (Boxes 208; Pit 127). Charges #63. [Ross found his wax candles.] Total income #183 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: I: The Dutch Skipper, as17591017; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Garrick's last time of performing Lord Chalkstone this season. Send servants by 3 O'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Receipts: #175 13s. in cash, plus #92 7s. from tickets (Boxes 330; Pit 95; Gallery 56). Charges #64 5s. Total income #268. Bought 6 doz. Wax candles #7 7s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

Event Comment: Benefit for King. [The MS of the Specialty is Larpent MS 175.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: IV: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Entertainment: S+Speciality. For one night only, will present the Town with a Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King

Performance Comment: For one night only, will present the Town with a Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks Have at Ye All-King.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of pit laid into boxes. Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Fleetwood; Tattle-King; Scandal-Palmer; Angelica-Miss Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Prue-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Ben-Yates; Sir Sampson-Burton; Foresight-Blakes; Jeremy-Austin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Foresight Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. No building on stage. [Afterpiece: see The Country Wake. This may be Hippisley's alteration.] Receipts: #51 14s. 6d. in cash. Deficit to Clarke, #12 10s. 6d. covered by income from tickets, #106 10s. (Boxes 127; Pit 401; Gallery 146). Total income #158 4s. 6d. Charges #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance, as17600408 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Mainpiece: By Desire. Tickets delivered for The Roman Father and for the 8th instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Frasi. The Managers of the Opera having fixed upon Thursday for the remaining part of the Season, as one of the Season, as one of the nights of performance, Sga Frasi is obliged to take this for her night when tickets delivered out for the 10th and 17th will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Giardini

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Miss Young. British Chronicle, 16 April 1760: Died the celebrated Charlotte Charke in the Haymarket, daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq, poet laureate-a gentlewoman remarkable for her adventures and misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: I: By Particular Desire, My Fond Shepherds-Miss Young; III: The Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Afterpiece: By Desire and for that night only. No building on Stage. Miss Dawson's second time of speaking on the Stage. Tickets delivered out for Hamlet will be taken. Receipts: #76 4s. 6d. in cash, plus #83 5s. from tickets (Boxes 147; Pit 208; Gallery 153). Total income #159 9s. 6d. Charge #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Between Play and Farce: Shuter will entertain the Audience (this night only) by A Day of Taste, as17600320

Event Comment: Benefit for Poitier Jr. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 1 May 1758.] Receipts: #47 in cash. Deficit to Poitier Jr #17 5s., covered by #39 7s. from tickets (Boxes 79; Pit 92; Gallery 50). Total income #86 7s. Charges #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross, 1st time; Macduff-Dyer; Duncan-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Wignel; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time; With the Original Music-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Gosley, Dumay, Desse, Rochford. And Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: A new Comic Dance, The Knife Grinders-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville; II: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford, as17600324 III: The Peasants-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; IV: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet , By Desire,-Poitier, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton. Full prices. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets delivered by Hayes will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #33 11s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. [No indication of income from tickets.] Deficit to Mrs Elmy #30 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-H. Howard, 1st appearance on the stage; Evans-Yates; Slender-Obrien, 1st time; Caius-Blakes; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Fenton-Scrase; Ford-Havard; Shallow-Clough; Page-Packer; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Host of Garter-Philips; Mistress Page-Miss Haughton; Mistress Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ford Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: A Hornpipe-a sailor from on board the Royal Sovereign

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Rice

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: II: A Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi; III: A Dance-the two Master Rogers, Miss Rogers; V: The Cow Keepers, as17600313