SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Richard Cross"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Richard Cross")') 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 Mr Mills and Wife (Cross). Three rows of the Pit will be laid into Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mills at Gardyner's Printing Office, in Russel St., Covent Garden; or of Hobson at the stage door. Servants allowed to keep places on the stage. Last time of acting the opera this season. Receipts: #240 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: (By Desire) Savoyards, as17480920; II: Dutch Dance, as17481203

Music: Between Play and Afterpiece: a piece of Music-the Child

Event Comment: Benefit for James and Mathews. No tickets bought at the door will be admitted. Receipts: #190 (Cross); house charges, #63. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Face Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Mathews, Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mrs Addison; particularly the Sailors Revels- in which will be introduc'd a; Hornpipe-a scholar of Mathews a child five years of age

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez, Ballet Master. Tickets deliver'd for Romeo and Juliet will be taken. Mr Leviez is oblig'd to change the play on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Romeo advertis'd but Mrs Cibber's illness chang'd it (Cross). Tickets to be had of Leviez at his house in Great Queen St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens Ye Scene of Peace

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Scotch Dance, as17490118; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: [Benefit] for ye Author but not put up so (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts. #94 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Thanksgiving for ye Peace-a Jubilee at Renalaugh (Cross). Being the last time of performing the play [Merope] this season. It is oblig'd to be deferr'd till next season on account of the Benefits. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: As17490422

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #152 15s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Jubillee Ball

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 25 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 26 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Cast
Role: Master Clack Actor: Master Cross
Role: Madam Taste Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Modern Poet Actor: Cross.

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 28 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

Event Comment: House open'd Sept 16th. Mrs Ward engag'd from Covent Garden-Mrs Cibber not intending to play this Season. The first time I ever remember ye Company to play every Day so soon in ye Season (Cross). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be had of Hobson at the stage door be repeated here.] Receitps: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: It being the first time of Mr Garrick's playing since his Marriage, the Jests in Benedick were receiv'd with uncommon applause: he married Mad. Viollete, on ye 22d of June: 1749 (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act, never performed before (General Advertiser). Taken from Beaumont and Fletcher. Well receiv'd till ye last Scene, then hiss'd greatly (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Event Comment: The Farce, taken from Beaumont and Fletcher, damn'd (Cross). Acted but once, and not printed (Genest, IV, 290). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid to Printer's Bill, #8 2s.; Paid towards a Bonfire for the Birthday, #2 2s.; Paid a Bill to Mr Cross, 12s. [probably for writing parts]; Paid Mr Deport for a wig for Eumenes #1 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The printer's bill was a weekly constant which amounted to #309 2s. for the season and will not be further itemized.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #103 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; Venetian Gardeners, as17491031

Event Comment: Paid Candlemen, #1 10s.; Hickman (Porter), 18s.; Paddick rais'd, 10s.; Salary list at #49 17s. 7d. per day, #299 5s. 6d. Paid Cross for paper & pens, 7s.; Paid Bill Stickers, #2 14s.; Paid Brooks & Mason Hand Bills, 12s. (Treasurer's Book). [The payment to Billstickers and for Handbills, for Candlemen, and for Hickman, the porter, are weekly constants. They are averaged for the season in the following table and will not be further itemized.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Billstickers #2 14s. #86 8s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Candlemen #1 10s. #48@Hickman 18s. #28 16s.@ Receipts: #130 (Cross); #131 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: By Desire. Paid for 200 pens 5s.; Paid Chitty for 42 Chald. Coals #66 8s.; Paid Knight (Tinman) #22 11s.; Paid for Bugles for Eumenes' Dress by order of Mr Garrick #1 14s.; Paid for Bonfires 4 Nov. #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #160 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: [Query: Is Master Jonno the little Swiss?] Paid 1!2 year's Window Tax #3 14s. 9d.; and 1!2 year's Land tax #45 16s.; Paid Mrs Rogers for wax & Brick dust 4s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #122 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blakes
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491109, but Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Master _Jonno

Event Comment: Paid to 5 Chorus #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #110 (Cross). #132 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Ballet: TThe Savoyard Travellers. As17491110

Event Comment: By desire. Paid Powney (Stationer) #6 7s.; Smart (Laceman) #49 7s; Cole (Turner) #8 18s.; Carr & Company #29 8s.; Potter (Hatter) 15s.; Clutterbuck [financier] #72 10s.; Fryar (Hosier) #10 9s.; Norton for Music #4 1s.; for Printing 400 card tickets 4s.; Burton for writing #1 2s. 3d.; Cross for writing 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #151 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Paid Cross for paper & pens 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [A constant weekly charge which will be noted no further, amounting to #1 10s. for the season.] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #120 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Master Mattocks

Event Comment: SSignor Campioni first danc'd here--well (Cross). Afterpiece: With Scenes, Music, Cloths and Decorations entirely new. Paid Rigg (a Smith) #2 10s.; Mr Oram (Scene Painter) on acct #30 by order Mr Lacy (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Mrs Auretti strain'd her Leg upon ye Stage (Cross). Paid Mrs Heron her bill #14 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #67 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Event Comment: New dance damn'd. Aged 4y 2m My dear Fann dy'd poor Girl (Cross). [The extra chorus singers in Chaplet this season received 5s. per night each. Three seem customarily to have been used. Payments during the run to Mr Norton (in charge of music) "3 Chorus 15s." (Treasurer's Book).] Paid salary List #305 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #112 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The German Jew; or, the Pedlars-