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 [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #69 19s. (59.12; 9.11; 0.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Sacrifice

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #198 3s. (183.8; tickets: 14.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Benefit for the Establishment of a Fund for the Relief of Performers and Others retiring from the Stage. Receipts: #88 3s. (87.3; tickets: 1.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Benefit for the Dispensary for the Infant Poor, in Soho-Square. Receipts: #212 0s. 6d. (112.18.0; 22.9.6; 1.3.0; tickets: 75.10.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Vernon.

Dance: As17771111

Song: In afterpiece: by Desire, Oh what a charming thing's a battle-Bannister

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: As17780121

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [Afterpiece: Prologue by Samuel Foote. For an account of Tea see Tate Wilkinson, The Wandering Patentee, 1795, 1, 282-90.] Receipts: #221 0s. 6d. (217.5.6; tickets: 3.15.0) (charge: #70)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: Tea or Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: As17780129

Event Comment: Benefit for Roncaglia. Tickets to be had of Roncaglia at Fleureau's, No. 2, Hay-market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: As17780203 throughout

Song: II: a new song by Sacchini-Roncaglia; accompanied on the violin-Cramer

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Danzi. Tickets to be had of Sga Danzi, No. 8, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: As17780203

Song: II: new song, as17780305In II: a new song-Sga Danzi; accompanied on the hautboy-LeBrun

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, as altered by Thomas Hull]. Translated from [Iphigenie en aulide, by] Racine by Boyer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Barry, No. 26, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #273 19s. 6d. (157.18.6; tickets: 116.1.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Iphigenia Or The Victim

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17771222

Song: V: will be introduced a Sacrifice-;, with new Music by Fisher-; the vocal parts and chorus-Miss Brown, others

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of Belphegor. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d. (83.9.0; 15.17.0; 0.12.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Vernon
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Booze Actor: Vernon

Dance: End II: will be revived Slingsby's grand ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Daily Advertiser, 24 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, Tavistock-Row, Covent-Garden. [Mrs Bulkley's 1st appearance as Portia was at this theatre, 1 Jan. 1768.] Receipts: #212 8s. (132.1; tickets: 80.7) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End III: La Soiree a@la@Mode, as17771103; End IV: As17780309

Event Comment: Benefit for Jermoli. A new Comic Opera; the Poetry by Goldoni; the Finales and Airs by Piccinni and Paisiello. [Performed on 24 Jan. 1786 as Il Marchese Tulipano.] Tickets to be had of Jermoli, No. 29, Cockspur-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Marchese Villano

Dance: As17780203

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Morning Chronicle, 24 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Smith at his house, Beaufort-buildings, Strand. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to send servants before Five o'Clock, to keep their Places; and those who have Places in the Pit are requested to come early, to prevent Confusion and Inconvenience to themselves. Receipts: #284 6s. (145.4: 10.15; 1.6; tickets: 127.1) (charge: #62 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Azor Actor: Vernon
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis at his house in Broad court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #194 16s. (143.9; tickets: 51.7) (charge: #66 13s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron (1st time)-Lewis; Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-L'Estrange; Sampson-Dunstall; Friend-Smith; Pedro-Bates; Child-Miss Francis; Villeroy (1st time)-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character at this theatre).
Cast
Role: Belford Actor: L'Estrange

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: 2nd piece: Aldridge. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: III: Epithalamium-; the vocal parts-Robson, Miss Dayes

Event Comment: Benefit for Henderson. Public Advertiser, 7 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Henderson, No. 21 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden. [Henderson, under his stage name of Courtney, had 1st acted Macbeth at Bath, 12 Nov. 1772.] Receipts: #275 18s. [156.2; 9.1; 0.0; tickets: 110.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Vernon

Dance: As17780324

Song: In: the original Music, as17780105, but _Edwards, Philimore, Mrs +Gaudry, Mrs +Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Leoni. Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Leoni, No. 34, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Receipts: #234 8s. 6d. (174.19.6; tickets: 59.9.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17771120, but Young Wilding-Whitfield; Beaufort-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Thompson.

Dance: As17771222

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Todi. Opera: The Music by Piccinni. Tickets to be had of Sga Todi, No. 12, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: As17780203 throughout

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #219 4s. (124.0; tickets: 95.4) (charge: #66 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Public Advertiser, 21 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Dodd at his house in New Ormond-street, Queen's-square. Receipts: #245 7s. 6d. (102.15.0; 19.9.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 122.16.0) (charge: #68 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Parsons
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Azor Actor: Vernon
Event Comment: Benefit for Webster. Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 74, Great Queen-street. Receipts: #227 17s. 6d. (120.10.0; 22.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 85.7.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Song: Several newairs (never performed) by Michael Arne-for the characters of Cymon and Sylvia, on this occasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Aickin at his house in Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #128 5s. (91.8; tickets: 36.17) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: . As17780207, but Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].

Dance: As17780121

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Pozzi. Tickets to be had of Sga Pozzi, No. 18, Sherrard-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vera Costanza

Dance: As17780203

Song: II: new song (composed by Sacchini)-Pozzi; accompanied on the flute-Florio; III: Che dirnen so-Jermoli

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Receipts: #206 1s. (103.6; 26.11; 0.3; tickets: 76.1) (charge: #67 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: As17780409

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks at his house in Covent Garden. Receipts: #146 17s. 6d. (112.3.6; tickets: 34.14.0) (charge: #69 18s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Morning Post, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Reinhold, No. 90, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-Place. Tickets delivered for The Merchant of Venice will be taken. Receipts: #184 18s. (85.16; tickets: 99.2) (charge #69 15s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blanford-Fearon; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Blanford Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End II: The Poney Races-Dagueville, Sga Tinte