SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Will Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Will Mills")') 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 7128 matches on Roles/Actors, 2382 matches on Performance Comments, 270 matches on Performance Title, 161 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Bowers (box-keeper) and Veal (1st gallery door-keeper). Play begins exactly at six o'clock. House charges #84. [Deficit to beneficiaries #61 5s. 6d.] Tickets deliver'd for The Busy Body will be taken. Paid Rector's rate and Watch 4 quarters #1 13s. Rec'd from Messrs Powell & Co for cloaths #11 11s.; Eight days from the Certainties #82 13s. 4d.; Stopages #1 18s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #22 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Took a place in ye front Boxes at Drury Lane for Wednesday next, when ye Suspicious Husband is to be performed for ye Decayed Actors' Fund, scarcely a place remaining untaken. I wanted one in ye Pit (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer. House charges #84. [Deficit to beneficiaries #50 6s.] Bower's and Veal's deficiency of benefit received #61 5s. 6d. Rec'd from Mr Rowland 1 year's rent to Lady Day last (taxes and bills deducted) #30 6s. 1d. Paid Ridley Dorman for attending practices #10 10s.; Mr Larbor for attending Guidetti #2 2s. Mr Williams for 2 nights in Musical Lady #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #33 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Entertainment: BBucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17670914, but The New Occasional Prologue will be -Powell, being his second appearance on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17671029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17671029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, as17671016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance call'd The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: IV: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Father Author(s): William Whitehead

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: New Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17671106

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: End of Opera: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17671214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: The Female Archer, as17671029; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Mills.
Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17680116, but Paris-_; William-_; Toilette-_; Chambermaid-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Quick
Role: Toilette Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 2nd time ; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear [colman's Alteration]

Event Comment: Benefit for Powell. Part of pit will be laid into boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. [Powell paid no House charges, so received a clear benefit of #170 19s. plus #109 5s. from disposing of 439 combined Box and Pit tickets (Accoudt Book).] Receipts: #170 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.