SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only Paid Mr C Bannister"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Ackman Public Advertiser This day only Paid Mr C Bannister")') 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 9758 matches on Event Comments, 4881 matches on Performance Comments, 1353 matches on Performance Title, 31 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Arne. The demand for Places being more than Double what the Boxes will contain, Mrs Arne is oblig'd to lay the Pit and Boxes together, at 5s., where servants will be allow'd to keep places, as likewise on the stage, which will be form'd into front and side boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had, and places for the boxes to be taken of Arne next door to the Crown and Cushion in Great Queen St., by Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door.--General Advertiser. Tom Arne sends his service; He is forced to put his Pit and Boxes together, which I reckon will be no advantage to him, ladies hoops taking up more room than the difference of price.--Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 8 April (Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 40)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: I: (By Desire) Per Pieta in L'Incostanza Delusa-Mrs Arne; III: Nature Fram'd thee sure for loving, in the Judgment of Paris-Mrs Arne; IV: (Being particularly desir'd by several Ladies of Quality) Rasserena il Mesto Ciglia in the Opera Artemene-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: Last night at the New Wells in Goodman's Fields there was such a crouded audience to see the Performance that numbers were oblig'd to go away for want of Places. The Proprietor having been at great expence on this Occasion, in representing the Battle near Culloden House and defeating the Rebels, that it has given universal Pleasure to all that have seen it; which will be perform'd this night with several other new Performances.--General Advertiser, 29 April

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Gray [Constable] and Dunbar [Boxkeeper. See note 29 April.] I hope my diligence as a Constable, in preserving Ladies from the Insults of the Pickpockets... may entitle me to some small Indulgence at my Benefit. James Gray.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Miss Young; IV: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17460331 but Lovewit-Bridges; Face-Cross; Epicure-Phillips; Tribulation-Conyers; Kastril-Oates; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bridges; Doll-Mrs Cross. (General Advertiser, 9 Aug.)

Afterpiece Title: Conspiracy Discovered

Event Comment: HHussey's Booth, George Inn Yard, Smithfield. A concert etc. 2s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Noon to 10 p.m. Note, the Booth is very large and Commodious [repeated in each bill. According to a note in the news of the Daily Advertiser, 25 Aug., the piece was performed and]: Shakespear followed justly. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Piece Written By shakespear

Afterpiece Title: The Schemes of Harlequin or Mons Le Saxes Disappointment

Song: Chorus in praise of the valiant hero the Duke of Cumberland-

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser gives The Mock Doctor as the afterpiece. As 1 Oct., but Davy-$Hippisley.] Receipts: #76 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

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Role: Day Actor: Hippisley
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Worcester-Pinner; Northumberland-G. Hallam; Vernon-Lynham; Blunt-Edwards; Poins-Baker; Bardolph-Miles; Gadshill-Orpin; Peto-Simms (Daily Advertiser), Simons (Hogan, Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 185); Lady Percy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Beckham; Carriers-Dove, Beckham; Francis-L. Hallam; Falstaff-Paget.

Dance: 1 As17461027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: (Daily Advertiser, 29 Oct.).
Event Comment: [T+The Merchant of Venice had been announced for today in the General Advertiser of 5 Nov., but the house was dark.

Performances

Event Comment: By Command. Ladies desired to send servants to keep places by three o'clock (General Advertiser). Present the Prince and Princess of Wales (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #192 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). Present The King, The Duke and The Princess Amelia (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #169 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: Benefit Sir John (General Advertiser). Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: 1 By Command (General Advertiser). Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princes George and Edward, and The Lady Augusta (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #171 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17461025, but Edging-Mrs Clive (General Advertiser).

Dance: TThe German Camp, as17461217; The Vintage, as17461217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: [Film of General Advertiser missing, but see17470103] .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Furnival; Page-Wignell; Shallow-Dove; Slender-Cushing; Falstaff-Paget; Host-W. Hallam; Fenton-Lee; Evans-L. Hallam; Pistol-Brett; Robin-Master Morgan; Simple-Miles; Rugby-Baker; Ann Page-Mrs Moreau; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bambridge; Dr Caius-Shuter; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Bardolph-Hallam Sen (Daily Advertiser: G. Hallam); Mrs Ford-Mrs Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: 1 GGeneral Advertiser: Mademoiselle Violette humbly begs leave to acquaint the Publick, that she is very much concern'd to hear that she is charg'd with having been the occasion of the Noise at the Playhouse in Drury Lane on Wednesday night. That she was entirely ignorant that three Dances had been advertised, until it was too late to prepare herself; and as she cannot possibly be guilty of any Intention to disoblige, or give offence to an English Audience (from whom she has receiv'd so much Applause) she presumes to hope they will not impute to her a fault which she is not capable of committing, and especially where she has met with so much indulgence, for which she retains all possible gratitude

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17470115, but only Hotspur, King, Wales, Fatstaff, Glendower, and Kate listed. [Probably to make room for Mlle Violette's Apology, see below.]

Dance: 1 TThe German Camp, as17461217; The Vintage, as17461217

Event Comment: New Dresses and Decorations for the dances (General Advertiser). [See commentary on the two Dances, 22 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Dance: Two Entertainments-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Muilment, Sga Padouana, Cook, 1st appearance that stage

Event Comment: At the Cole-Hole. By Gentlemen, for their Diversion. [No prices. No time.] This Evening.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17461209, but Melissa-_; Kitty Pry-Miss Budgell (Daily Advertiser).

Dance: As17461124; Hornpipe-Williams

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. All for Love is oblig'd to be deferr'd 'till Monday, on account of The Provok'd Husband's being desir'd.--General Advertiser, 30 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: Cook, Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: AAll for Love is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Woffington.--General Advertiser

Performances

Event Comment: By Desire of Several Persons of Quality (General Advertiser). Benefit Garrick as author of the farce. Charges #60. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #166 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: All for love obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Woffington's Indisposition. [Notice in General Advertiser lists Macbeth and The Double Disappointment for tomorrow, but no bill appears on 6 Feb.

Performances

Event Comment: Ladies desired to send servants by three o'clock to keep places [a customary note for the run of this play]. Author's Night. Charges #60. (Account Books, Egerton 2268.) [No announcement of a benefit performance in the General Advertiser.] Receipts: #197

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband