SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs Priscilla Rich"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs Priscilla Rich")') 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 a Person under Misfortune [Rich's Register: Wilks's Brother]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Dance: As17210704

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar, it being the first Time of her performing

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: With all the Sinkings, Flyings, and usual Decorations. Receipts: money #99 4s. 6d.; tickets #22 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: Amadis or The Lovers of Harlequin and Colombine

Related Works
Related Work: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine Author(s): John RichChristopher Rich

Dance: As17221030

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Afterpiece: As 18 Feb. Receipts: money #58 18s.; tickets #15 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: As17230219

Event Comment: By Subscription, as 23 March. Benefit John Rich. Receipts: money #72 0s. 6d.; tickets #30 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #121 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Benefit Chr. M. Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #104 16s.; tickets #45 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Rogeir
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Their Habits were very rich, after the Roman Manner, and the performance of all the Parts was so just that it gave general Satisfaction, and gained the Applause of a very numerous Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #167 10s. 6d. For a long essay on the stage, see Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 23 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Wall
Role: Atropos Actor: Mrs Legar
Event Comment: Receipts: #151 15s. 6d. Benefit John Rich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Wall
Role: Atropos Actor: Mrs Legar
Event Comment: Benefit J. Rich. Receipts: #170 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Wall
Role: Atropos Actor: Mrs Legar
Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #170 16s. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #140 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #167 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Receipts: #205 2s. Benefit J. Rich. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 524 paid and 4 orders; slips, 44 paid; first gallery, 422 paid and 1 orders; second gallery, 193 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [Author unknown. Apparenyly not published.] By Reason of the Length of the Entertainment...the Savage is...to be Acted with it; and, for Brevity, will be presented without Prologue or Epilogue. Receipts: #198 7s. 6d. Benefit J. Rich. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 516 paid and 6 orders; slips, 47 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 400 paid; second gallery, 180 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Savage

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 13s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 308 paid and 73 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 27 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 304 paid and 1 orders; second gallery, 172 paid. Daily Journal, 25 May: We hear that this Evening the famous Captain Lemuel Gulliver is to be at...Lincoln's Inn Fields, very handsomely attended and dress'd in a rich Habit, the like of which was never seen in England before. The two Stage Boxes are kept for him and his Company....The Master of the House has promised the Captain that neither during the Play or Entertainment, any Person shall be admitted behind the Scenes, that the Captain may bot be too much press'd with the Crowd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: [The Bill calls this the 33d performance; Rich's Register labels it the 34th. See 11 March.] Receipts: #183 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 246 paid and 5 orders; stage, 73 paid; pit, 292 paid and 4 orders; slips, 65 paid; first gallery, 435 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 192 paid. Daily Journal, 12 March: N.B. During the Course of the Benefits, this Opera will be performed every Tuesday and Saturday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Receipts: #176 14s. Probable attendance:'boxes, 224 paid and 3 orders; stage, 75 paid; pit, 279 paid and 5 orders; slips, 60 paid and 1 orders; pidgeon holes, 3 paid; first gallery, 444 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 193 paid. [Both Daily Journal and Rich's Register call this the 35th performance; see 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #74 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #58 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #158 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #96 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit J. Rich. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #177 7s. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 23 Oct,: Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Princess Royal's Birth-Day, a Masque was prepared at His Royal Highness's Command, on that Occasion, by Mr Rich, and perform'd by his Company in His Royal Highness's@Gardens at Cue, which were illuminated with above a thousand Lamps

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Masque

Related Works
Related Work: The Comickal Masque of Pyramus and Thisbe Author(s): Richard Leveridge
Event Comment: Receipts: #32 4s. [Universal Spectator, 16 Jan., reports that the subscription for Rich's new playhouse in Covent Garden has reached #6,000 and that James Sheppard, the architect, has completed the plans for the structure.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Templer