SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Several"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Several")') 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 4159 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Title, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, 171 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton, Master Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality and Distinction of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free Masons. [Duke of Richmond present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TThe Merry Lass (new)-Miss Wherrit by Newhouse (her Master)

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [See Deutsch, Handel, p. 287, for a discussion as to whether Handel's music was a part of this program; there is no evidence for it in the bill in the Daily Post.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman, late of Eaton School. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #65 6s.; tickets #88 16s. Daily Advertiser, 6 March: To-morrow...for the Benefit of a Gentleman late of Eaton School...and the Company of his School Fellows will be very acceptable to meet at the Bedford Arms Tavern...in order to proceed to the said Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones

Event Comment: Benefit Jones. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Post, 8 March: The Blazing Comet...is oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Author's having a great Cold, that renders him Incapable of executing his Part

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: new Scots Dance to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; Hornpipe, Chesire Round-Johnson

Song: Two new Songs-Aston

Event Comment: Benefit Dove and Mrs Marten. By Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the Academy in Chancery Lane. 6 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: With Alterations and a new Prologue after the Italian Manner. Admission 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a Comic Pastoral Ballad Farce of two short acts. [Author unknown.] Receipts: money #66 12s. 6d.; tickets #89 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tho' Strange, tis True; or Love's Vagaries

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For an essay on the state of the drama, see Universal Spectator, 25 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For a discussion of The Modern Husband, see Grub St. Journal, 30 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; II: The Marseilles Sailor-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; V: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #68 17s. 6d.; tickets #126 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: The Sicilians-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Hornpipe-Jones

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; III: Bacchanalian Song-Leveridge; V: Pastoral Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Huddy. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: t the rising of the Curtain: Mr Handel's Water Musick, with French Horns and Trumpets, accompany'd by the rest of the Instruments-

Dance: II: Country Lass-Miss Wherrit; III: A new Scotch Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Two Pierots-Burney, Miss Tollet

Event Comment: Benefit Edward Giles. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Barcock. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit a Tradeswoman under Misfortunes. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Mrs Forrester's benefit also taken.]Receipts: money #38 11s. 6d.; tickets #95 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Jones; IV: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Miss Laguerre