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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Weston but changed Winston MS Paid "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Weston but changed Winston MS Paid ")') 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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4521 results for: Keyword - Weston</i>, but changed (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). Paid $<span class=
We found 4018 matches on Event Comments, 779 matches on Performance Comments, 57 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

426
03 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross); #108 2s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Stepmother

Performance Comment: As17590208, but Amestris-Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

427
05 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years [btt see 16 March 1758]. Tickets deliver'd out for 31 March will be taken. The ode will be printed and deliver'd (Gratis) at the Doors. Part of Pit rail'd into Boxes. Ladies send Servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #240 (Cross); Charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17581226, but Romeo-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: S+Specialty Anniversary Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare set to music by Dr Boyce; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Beard

428
07 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Farce not acted for two years [see 5 May 1757]. Last acting till after Easter Holidays. Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

429
10 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: RRich has sold his Patent for #40,000 to an attorney in the city, Bonnel Thornton, who was at rehearsal last Saturday, and the performers informed of it (Winston MS 8)

Performances

430
17 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fleetwood. Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17580926, but Hamlet-Fleetwood, 1st time; Laertes-Obrien, 1st time; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the Prologue Upon Shakespeare and his Works-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

431
18 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Farce for last time this season. Tickets of Miss Pritchard in Great Queen St., lif; and at stage door. Receipts: #260 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17581103, but Lady-Miss Pritchard, 1st time; The Dances-_Dupuy, Miss _Valcour.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

432
19 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Tickets of Holland, at his lodgings next door to the Bedford Arms, in the Piazza, Covent Garden; and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #170 (Cross); Charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17590319 but Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.

433
20 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Tickets of Davies at No 16 in New Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

434
21 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A Tragedy written by Mr Murphy went off with great applause (Cross). Scenes, Habits, and Decorations entirely New. No Gentlemen can possibly be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. Full prices. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #158 3s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

435
24 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Miss Young had tickets. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Song: I: Johnny and Kate-Beard, Miss Young; III: A Cantata-Miss Young; IV: Miss Young

436
25 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Full Prices. Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

437
28 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By command of the Prince of Wales. Prince & 5 (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #162 15s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

438
30 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets at Mr Harrache's, Jeweller, in Pall-Mall. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #130 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17590131, but Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17590402 but a Minuet-Leviez, Miss Macklin.

439
02 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon and Rooker. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17581108, but Zara-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: The Swiss, as17590221; III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon

440
03 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

441
04 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Wife. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for Every Man in His Humour will be taken. Receipts: #147 (Cross); charges #60 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17590301 but Parch-Mrs Cross; Epilogue address'd to the Town, in the Character of a Busy Body-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17581125, but Pantaloon-Leviez; Silvio-Blakes; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Settree; Puck-Master Rogers; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw.

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

442
05 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #108 (Cross); #108 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

443
12 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts: #110 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

444
14 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. Receipts: #130 [Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: See17581218, but for the only time, by desire of several persons of Quality, Mr Foote's Characters of Lady Pentweazle, and Mrs Puzzle, the Instructor, with Additions by Mr Wilkinson, (in the manner of the Original) in which he will introduce a Mock Italian Burletta-; Carmine-Mrs Packer; Ald Pentweazle-Philips; Caleb-Ackman; Manly-Burton; Crambo-Perry; Freelove-Holland.

Dance: NNew Grand Dance, as17590509

445
16 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Mr Wood. (Sub-Treasurer). We borrow'd Mr Barrington for Dorcas Zeal (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Mr Boyce will be taken. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: As17590514, but Caleb-_; Ald Pentweazle-_; Manly-_; Parts-_Burton; Crambo (the Poet)-Austin.

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

446
21 May 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Mozeen, Ackman, Harrison. Afterpiece: A new farce written by Mr Mozeen (Indiff) (Cross). Ellis Ackman, Henry Scrase, Harrison, Thomas Mozeen advertised the above new piece for their benefit performance being founded on fact (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17590419 but Rhodolpho-Ackman.

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress or The Antigallican

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Captain Hardy-Yates; Dash-Palmer; Briton Sr-Burton; Briton Jr-Packer; Harriot-Miss Barton; Laetitia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Everbloom-Mrs Simpson; Worthy-Beard; Servants, Visiting Ladies-Brownsmith, Miss Bride, Miss Arabella Young, Miss Simson, Mrs Smith (MacMillan). The Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Harrison, a Young Gentleman Harrison's Scholar; End: A Minuet-Two of Harrison's Scholars

447
09 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 25 years (playbill); went off very well (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross). High Life Below Stairs published (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Courtwell-Palmer; Manly-Holland; Sapin-Yates; Vulture-Phillips; Butler-Bransby; Miranda-Mrs Yates; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Necessary-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Outside-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17591108

448
14 November 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts. #132 18s. 6d. British Chronicle: Rich has cleared #5000 besides his Expenses by the run of The Beggar's Opera (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17591113

449
24 November 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-King; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Scotchman-Blakes; Simon-Vaughan (Winston MS 8).

450
08 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Berry dy'd (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross). British Chronicle; 8 Jan. 1760. (Winston MS 8): Died Mr Edward Berry in Russel St., Covent Garden, 53 years one of the comedians of tr dl. On this Sunday the body was interr'd in the Cemetery of St Martin's Church. The loss of so worthy a man was expressed by those present. His only daugher is to [....] with the following inscription to his memory, to whom he has left his fortune worth about #1000: @Epitaph@Here lies the remains of@Edward Berry@Who lived@With public applause and private esteem@The former he acquired as@An Excellent Comedian, the latter as an@Honest Man. 8 Jan 1760 Aet 5s.@Light lie the turf, what tho' no breathing Bust@Of mimic Marble dignifie thy dust?@Yet filial sorrow pays the Dudeous Tear@And heartworn Friendship heaves a Sigh sincere.@Pleas'd may thy shade these humble rites receive@The last sad tribute gratitude can give@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion