SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sg and Sga George"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sg and Sga George")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: III: A Dance, as17731014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for King. Part of pit will be laid into Boxes. The Entertainment By Desire and for the only night this season. Receipts: #254 6s. 6d. Charges: #65 12s. Profit to King: #188 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

Event Comment: Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 111s. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Jefferson. Tickets deliver'd for Alexander The Great will be taken. Receipts: #125 10s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. 6d. Profits to Jefferson: #58 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17740212, but Justice-Hartry; Grand Chorus-_Dibdin.

Song: (by Desire) O What a Charming thing's a Battle-Mr Bannister

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs P. Green, Hussey and Morris. Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #8 18s. 8d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Green #44 2s. (Box 53; Pit 137; Gallery 103); Hussey, #59 18s. (Box 162; Pit 92; Gallery 56); Morris, #46 19s. (Box 39; Pit 114; Gallery 201). [The Account Book indicates that The Padlock was substituted as the afterpiece at the last minute.] Receipts: #37 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17740530, but Leander-Brett (from Bath, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Brett

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Event Comment: [The two Coronation Anthems were: My Heart is Inditing, and Zadock the Priest.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Music: Organ Concerto, as17750303 Violin Concerto, as17750303 after First Anthem: Concerto on Hautboy-Mr Vincent

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Cast
Role: a Duetto Actor: Mrs Weichsel, Sga Corri.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Music: I: New Concerto for two Violins-; a Violincello by Bach-; II: Concerto on Violin-Cramer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17750406 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Mrs Morris, Miss Cranfield and Mr Hollingsworth will be admitted. Doors opened at half past 5. To begin at half past 6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Cranfield; II: The Pilgrim, as17750503

Event Comment: For House. By Their Majesties's Command, 8th night (Treasurer's Book). Paid Cleansing & Lighting rate 1 year to Lady Day last, for St Martin's #20 2s.; half yrs. Land and Window Tax to Lady Day last for ditto #40 10s. 1d.; Easter Offering 10s. 6d.; Tallow chandler's 9th Bill #31 1s. 3d.; Mr Baddeley in part of #60 in liew of Benefit (remitting #30 to his credit) #30. Receipts: #211 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: V: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and Wheeler. Tickets delivered for The Grecian Daughter will be taken. Receipts: #233 12s. 6d. Charges: #66 5s. 6d. Profits to Fawcett & Wheeler #167 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: II: The Pirates, as17750422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: The Medley-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Lane

Dance: The Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: IV: The Pilgrim, as17750927

Event Comment: In Saluting Cherry . She tumbled down upon the Stage--and Miss Jaratt being in certain condition Mr G. could not very easily raise her (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble suggests this as Miss Jarratt's first appearance in Cherry, but she first appeared in the character 20 Oct.] Paid Mr Griffith on note #10 10s.; Mr J. Johnston, Music Bill #19 3s. Rec'd stopages #12. Receipts: #259 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Parsons ill. Roman Father and Spleen deferr'd. Paid Mr Colman's Benefit balance for his farce call'd the Spleen #169 17s. Receipts: #44 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 14s. Deficit to Jefferson: #21 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: II: The Jealous Harlequin, as17760117

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Garrick's last time of performing Archer . Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies and Gentlemen most earnestly requested to come early (playbill). Mrs Abington having wrote to Mr Garrick that she intended to quit the Stage at the End of the Season never to return to it again, he very kindly play'd for her Benefit (Hopkins Diary). Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado will be taken. Attempted to get into Drury Lane Theatre to see Mr Garrick in the character of Archer, but the crowd was so great that after suffering thumps, squeezes and almost suffocation for two hours, I was oblig'd to retire without effecting it (Hampden, Journal). Receipts: #129 19s. 6d. Charges: #65 7s. 6d. Profits to Mrs Abington: #64 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Mrs Greville. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 23 April 1772.] Mrs Greville Sir Harry Wildair very bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #58 4s. Charges: #65 19s. Deficit to Waldron and Mrs Greville: #7 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Greville, first time; Col. Standard-Palmer, first time; Beau Clincher-King; Smuggler-Parsons; Lady Lurewell-Mrs King, first time; Clincher Jun-Waldron; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Griffiths; Angelica-Miss Hopkins; Vizard-Packer; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Palmer, first time
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Griffiths
Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17760415