SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Clarke"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Clarke")') 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 23726 matches on Performance Comments, 7656 matches on Event Comments, 4624 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea or The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. With Alterations. And all the Characters new dress'd. Receipts: #164 1s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 5 Dec.: Written by Mr Dryden, the Decorations were magnificent and new, and the Musick new set, which was received with extraordinary Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Music: Vocal Parts-all new Set to Musick

Dance: With proper Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Event Comment: Benefit Shaw. Written by Mr Congreve. Pit and Front Boxes put together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: As17241216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17241113, but Pedro-Thurmond; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.

Dance: End I: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; III: A new Passacaille-Miss Robinson; V: A New Comic Dance-Miss Robinson, Rainton

Music: II: 2d Concerto of Corelli-; IV: Select Piece with Hautboys and Flutes-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: As17251004

Dance: As17251004

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Baker.

Song: As17251208

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

Event Comment: TThe King, Prince and Princess of Wales present. Universal Mercury, February 1726: Mr Handel had the Satisfaction of seeing an old Opera of his not only fill the House, which had not been done for a considerable time before, but People crowding so fast to it, that above 300 were turn'd away for want of room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Event Comment: MMist's, 19 Feb.: Yesterday, as young Mr Cibber was performing the Part of Harlequin in Apollo and Daphne, his Foot slipp'd, and he fell down the Stage and broke his Nose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or Harlequins Metamorphoses

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Karba, the famous Bassoon. By Her Royal Highness' Command. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consort of several Sorts of Instruments-

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Lanyon.Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #9 6s.; tickets #60 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Legar.

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scottish Dance-

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

Cast
Role: Harlequin Woman Actor: Mrs Wall.
Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Widow Bowen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: And (by Desire) the last New Prologue spoke in Boy's Cloaths, Epilogue by Mr Welstead;-Miss Robinson Jr.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #36 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 21 orders; pit, 102 paid and 19 orders; slips, 5 paid and 14 orders; first gallery, 128 paid and 19 orders; second gallery, 80 paid and 9 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Fenton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers