SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr and Mrs Knight"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr and Mrs Knight")') 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 23639 matches on Performance Comments, 7642 matches on Event Comments, 4769 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [This performance may have been deferred; see 6 and 17 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Leveridge, others

Music: Instrumental Music-the best Masters

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Miss Santlow, others

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Tofts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hall, Daughter to William Hall, who formerly had the Consort of Musick at his House in Norfolk-street. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the greatest Masters

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Betterton and Mrs Barry acting their own parts, but see queen's, 6 Nov. 1707.
Event Comment: Lady Wentworth, writing on 10 Dec., said: Yesterday I had lyke to have been ketched in a trap, your Brother Wentworth had almost parswaded me to have gon last night to hear the fyne muisick, the famous Etallion sing att the rehersall of the Operer, which he assured me it was soe dark none could see me. Indeed musick was the greatist temtation I could have, but I was afraid he deceaved me, soe Betty only went with his wife and him; and I rejoysed I did not, for thear was a vast deal of company and good light--but the Dutchis of Molbery had got the Etallian to sing and he sent an excuse, but the Dutchis of Shrosberry made him com, brought him in her coach but Mrs Taufs huft and would not sing because he had first put it ofe; though she was thear yet she would not, but went away. I wish the house would al joyne to humble her and not receav her again. This man out dus Sefashoe, they say that has hard both (Wentworth, p. 66)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Tofts. At the Desire of several Persons fo Quality. Admission as 16 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs del'Epine. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Scenes as on 2 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Centlivre [the author]. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the same Author of a Comedy call'd, The Gamester

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs A. Bradshaw. [Originally announced for 15 March, the concert was deferred to this date.] Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-

Event Comment: Benefit Fairbank and Mrs Finch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: A Bickerstaff's Burying

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Hall. For the Entertainment of the Four Kings lately arriv'd from America

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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Event Comment: Benefit Pack and Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: Four Scaramouches-; Italian Night Scene-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. There being but a short Comedy acted that Night, it is desired to begin exactly at Eight. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lewis. Written by the Ingenious Sir George Etheridge. Note, The Moon shines and the Tide serves up to London after Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: Thurmond Jr; particularly a Spanish Entry that he performed in the Opera at the Hay-Market last Winter with great Applause-Thurmond Jr; As also that excellent and much admired Scaramouch, as it was performed by the famous Monsieur duBrill from the Opera at Brussels-Thurmond Jr

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stagg. Tickets 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of seveal Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant