SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,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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We found 15901 matches on Event Comments, 2665 matches on Performance Comments, 704 matches on Performance Title, 34 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Dance: As17381213

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Proper to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Jan.: Last Saturday Night his Majesty, his Royal Highness the Duke, the Princesses, with several Foreign Ministers and their Ladies, were at [cg]: So great a Concourse of People came in order to see his Majesty there, as has scarcely been seen; many Persons who came to the Play-House at Four o'Clock, offering any Price, if they could possibly be admitted. In the Fury Dance of Macbeth, Mr Haughton had the misfortune to dislocate his Ankle-Bone, and fell down upon the Stage, and was obliged to be carried off; upon which his Majesty was graciously Pleased to send him Ten Guineas instantly, and to order him to be taken Care of

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Music: Vocal Parts [for Macbeth]-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs James, Mrs Wright, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17380920, but Blanford-Chapman; Daniel-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Blanford Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 48: In the Year 1738, having, as he [Colley Cibber] said, Health and Strength enough to be as useful as ever, he came to Terms with Mr Fleetwood for his performing Richard, Fondlewife, Sir John Brute, &c. All his Comedy Parts he was right in, but in Richard he found his Mistake; his usual Strength and Spirit failed him most unhappily. I went behind the Scenes in the third Act, and asking him how he fared? He whispered me in the Ear, "That he wou'd give fifty Guineas to be then sitting in his easy Chair by his own Fireside.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Feb.: We hear that Mr Walker [of cg], who had the Misfortune of burning his Foot very severely some Time since...hopes in a short Time to be able to appear on the Stage again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 April. Letter: Upon my Arrival in Town three Days ago, I was not a little surpriz'd, to find that Mr Handel's last Oratorio, (Israel in Egypt) which had been performed but once, was advertis'd to be for the last time on Wednesday....I was indeed concern'd, that so excellent a Work of so great a Genius was neglected, for tho' it was a Polite and attentive Audience, it was not large enough I doubt to encourage him in any future Attempt

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Folly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'enfant Prodigue

Afterpiece Title: Squire Lubberly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Gibson; the first time of his performance on a public theatre: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Setter-James; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwoud-Cibber; Mirabel-Hyde; Millamant-Mrs Horton; Fainall-Hallam; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Cross; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-James; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Mincing-Miss Brunette; Foible-Mrs Kilby; Sir Wilful-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: IV: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Dance: As17390920

Event Comment: A new Tragedy. [By Anthony Brown.] A Compleat List (1747), pp. 182-83: With no Success, which the Friends of the Author imputed in a great Measure to Mr Quin's refusing to act a Part in it; whereupon, to shew their Resentment, he did not appear on the Stage for some Nights without being hissed or houted at

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Retirement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: An Hospital for Fools

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf