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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Prince Brunswick his wife and Louisa"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Prince Brunswick his wife and Louisa")') 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 for Chapman and Wright. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Chapman, No. 47, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields; of Wright, No. 21, Berner-street, Westminster. Receipts: #224 18s. 6d. (33/19/0; 10/11/0; 0/8/6; tickets: 180/0/0) (charge: #113 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Convivial Coterie [i

Performance Comment: . The Sons of Anacreon]. As17850418, but added: A new song (composed by Danby) by Chapman, and to Vocal Parts-Staunton, Fawcett, Wilson; omitted: songs by the Bannisters, and Master Clarke . omitted: songs by the Bannisters, and Master Clarke .

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: End of Act II of 2nd piece The Slave in Chains by Hamoir

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild [prompter]. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 17, Bow-street, Covent Garden. The unfortunate circumstance of breaking his leg . . . has prevented his attending the theatre the whole season [and see 18 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyers' Panic

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112; Afterpiece to conclude as17851123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, Rayner, Miss Cranfield

Event Comment: "Friday night, about 20 minutes before eight o'clock, on the conclusion of the third act, a very serious alarm took place at Drury Lane Theatre. A fire broke out at an oil-shop, the corner of Little Brydges-street. The flames appearing through the windows at the back of the upper gallery, the alarm of fire spread through many parts of the house. [The audience was dismissed, those in the boxes] passing over the stage into Russel-street...Some of the box and pit company continued for a time on the stage with the performers, some of whom were dressed in character, others half dressed, and the appearance [was] truly motley" (Public Advertiser, 5 Feb.). Receipts: #133 12s. (129.10; "An Alarm of Fire prevented the 2nd Acct."; 3.12; tickets not come in: 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife [1st 3 Acts Only]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Le Matin, Midi, et le Soir

Performance Comment: Morning. A Camp. O say bonny Lass-Dignum, Miss Romanzini; [Noon. A Village. New Dance, The Shepherd's Wedding-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir; [Night. A Hermit's Cell, Moon-light. The Tale of Edwin and Angelina-[from [The Hermit, by] Goldsmith, composed by Hook; Edwin-Kelly; Angelina-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Duke-Barrymore; Cacafogo-Moody; Don Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Phillimore; Alonzo-R. Palmer; Lorenzo-Lamash; Copper Captain-Palmer (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]); Margaretta-Mrs Ward; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Altea-Miss Tidswell; Estifania-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1792 (William Jones) adds: Clara-$Miss Barnes.]

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: His Lieutenant Actor: Evatt

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17891021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17891125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End: The Deserter, as17891113; In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. Gazetteer, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #242 19s. (118.8; 13.8; tickets: 111.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Johnstone; Mungo-Blanchard; Diego-Bannister; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss R. Ryder (1st appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, The Sailor in Distress-

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: fable, The Old Man Son and Ass-Ryder; End afterpiece: Bucks have at ye All-Ryder

Performance Comment: After Dancing: fable, The Old Man Son and Ass-Ryder; End afterpiece: Bucks have at ye All-Ryder.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Wilson; Serjeant Jack-Darley; Sandy-Johnstone; Charley-Blanchard; Captain Dash-Davies; Croudy-Cubitt; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Jenny-Miss Broadhurst; Moggy-Mrs Davis.
Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: In 3rd piece: As17921003; In 2nd piece: Hornpipe, as17930411

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs Esten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Standen; Grizzle-Blanchard; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Powel; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Mountain; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Standen

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts