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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Price"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Price")') 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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959 results for: Keyword - Price
We found 756 matches on Event Comments, 221 matches on Roles/Actors, 101 matches on Performance Comments, 15 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

501
02 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Maxfield. Mainpiece: Never acted there before. Prices as 1 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

502
18 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: A New Comedy never acted Before. [By John Stevens.] Formula as 15 April. Prices 2s., 1s. [Published in 1745 by John Stevens, with the announcement As it was acted Gratis, at the New Theatre at the Haymarket, By a Company of Gentlemen for Diversion. No record of such a production has been found.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Wife; Or, The Virgin Her Own Rival

Dance: As17450415

503
23 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit the Authoress. [Concert formula now used.] Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: More Ways than One

504
24 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Citizen and family in distress. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. [Honest Yorkshireman announced on 20 April as afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: More Ways than One

505
25 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow in Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

506
26 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont. Prices as 25 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: By Desire, Hornpipe-Beaumont

507
29 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Presentation formula as 15 April. Prices as 26 Dec. 1744

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

508
30 April 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Family under Misfortunes. [Concert formula.] Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

509
01 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Tickets Smith, Powell, Fulwell, Owen, Foxwell, Toole, Jackson, and Gray taken. 7 p.m. [Concert formula; prices as 30 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

510
02 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit Kennedy. [Concert formula; prices as 1 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

511
03 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 7 p. p.m. Benefit R. Starkey. Tickets given for Benefit of Kennedy taken this night. [Common prices as 26 Dec. 1744. Concert formula now used for the rest of the season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

512
09 May 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 6 p. p.m. Last Time of Acting. No latter account will be taken. Prices Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The troupe will re-open the theatre on 20 May and present pantomimes all summer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

513
11 July 1745 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson, a Distiller, and Adams. 6 p.m. Which will be perform'd by a set of Gentlemen and Ladies who never performed on any stage before. [Usual formula of the concert.] Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, The Miller Bit

Song: I: Johnson; IV: A new Song in Praise of the Duke of Cumberland-Mr Johnson

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Adams; V: A dance representing Trade in General-Adams

Music: II: German Flute-a Gentleman

514
19 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Places for Boxes to be taken of Hobson, at the Stage Door of the Theatre. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Lowe, Mrs Arne

515
18 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: No Money under full price will be taken [repeated]. Afterpiece: Never acted there before [the actor Benjamin Griffin's farce, not acted since its author's benefit night, April 6, 1716, at lif]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Purgatory

Song: Barlow

Dance: As17451028

516
16 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Hallam. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. [With the usual synoptic account.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

517
17 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser gives prices as 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

518
03 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Barlow. [Prices change to 3s., 2s., 1s. and repeated in bills in Daily Advertiser until 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

519
06 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser only gives prices as 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. in each bill until 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

520
17 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never acted here before. There will be a Fire in the Pit to make the House warm. [Prices as 14 Jan. in both Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Flora

521
20 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow in Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s. Tickets at Mrs Huddy's, Fleece Tavern, corner of Ayliffe St., Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

522
22 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman and his Family under great Distress. Prices. 3s., 2s., 1s. Tickets of Daniel Findon, Union Coffee House, Cornhill. [Blakey was down for Filch in the advance notice of 21 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460114

523
24 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Miss Vaux

Dance: The three Graniers; Hornpipe-Banberry

524
27 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never performed here before. [Prices in General Advertiser as 24 Jan.; in Daily Advertiser, 3s., 2s., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

525
28 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Never acted there but once. Tickets that could not be admitted last night will be taken this night. [Prices as 27 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees