SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Bannister Half past six went into ye Pit to see Barry"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Bannister Half past six went into ye Pit to see Barry")') 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 4327 matches on Event Comments, 3001 matches on Performance Comments, 405 matches on Performance Title, 2 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit Coe, Pit Officekeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17171111.

Song: As17171126; Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Thurmond's Grand Dance-; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Benefit Pit Doorkeepers and Gallery Boxkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: See17171228.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: See17171028.

Song: As17180520

Dance: As17171022; La Folie d'Espaigne-a little Girl that never danc'd on the Stage; Scaramouch-a Gentleman

Event Comment: By His Royal Highnesses' Command. By the Company of Comedians from both Theatres. The Pit and Boxes to be laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook Sr, Cook Jr, Pelling, Spiller; An Italian Night Scene between a Harlequin and a Countryman-Cook, Spiller

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: As17180802

Event Comment: To perform each Monday, Wednesday, Friday, At 6 p.m. Pit 1s. 6d. Aston also advertises to do imitations from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at a Minute's Warning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: Consisting of select Parts of Comedies-; new Songs-; Prologues-; Epilogues-; Mr Purcell's, other Comical English Dialogues-

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular desire of the Author's Friends, Two Benches of the Pit will be rail'd in, at the Price of the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Masquerade

Performance Comment: See17190116.
Event Comment: By Command. For the Entertainment of the Princesses. [The King, the Three Young Princesses, and a great Number of Nobility and Gentry also there.] Pit and Boxes 5s. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Esprit Follet

Afterpiece Title: Le Divorce

Entertainment: Dancing and Tumbling-; particularly Dancing-Mr Glover being the first Time of his Performance in publick since his return from the Court of Paris; Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham. Pit and Boxes together at 5s. Note, to prevent the Company's waiting, none but the Gallery Doors will be opened till 5 a Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: See17181027.

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. By His Majesty's Command. Written by Shakespear. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s. Tickets for The Man of Mode taken. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Event Comment: Benefit delaGarde's Two Sons. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: See17181208.

Dance: Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Highlander-delaGarde's Two Sons

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margarita del'Epine. N.B. Three Rows of the Pit will be railed in to the Boxes at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Music: Violin Solo-Carbonelli (late from Italy); accompanied-Piepo

Dance: As17181031

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pulmon. N.B. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd in to the Boxes at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

Event Comment: Benefit Coe, Pit Office Keeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher

Dance: As17190430

Event Comment: Benefit Randal, Rowland, and Gallant, Pit Doorkeepers. Tickets for The Traytor taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17181006.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: See17181201.

Song: As17181103

Dance: Mimic Song And Dance-Mrs Willis; Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook, delaGarde's Two Sons

Event Comment: As 15 Dec. The Pit and Boxes put together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spartan Dame

Performance Comment: See17191211.
Event Comment: Benefit John Rich, Christopher M. Rich, and Hamilton. By Subscription. Pit and Boxes together at 7s. Gallery Box 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #56 1s.; tickets #102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: In it a new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner-Gordon, Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Aubert

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Signior Mancini-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: By Subscription. Benefit John and Chr. Rich and Hamilton. Pit and Boxes together at 7s. Receipts: money #34 8s.; tickets #78 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: See17191222.

Music: As17200205

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Mr Rosengrave-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: The Front Boxes to be open'd to the Pit at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: See17200217.
Event Comment: Benefit delaGarde's Two Sons. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Boxes together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17200104.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: See17200123.

Dance: Sultan and Sultaness-delaGarde's Two Sons

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Boxes and Pit at 5s. Middle Gallery Box 3s. Middle Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Imperial Captives

Performance Comment: See17200229.
Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians, just arrived from France. A Comedy in French after the Italian Manner. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Dead And Revived

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By His Royal Highness's Command. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: As17200213

Dance: Topham Jr

Event Comment: Benefit Pack. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: See17191026.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: See17191020.

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons, Miss Francis; Comic Dance-Sandham's Son who is not Eight Years of Age, and never perform'd on any Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. The Front Boxes railed into the Pit at 5s. N.B. To prevent the Ladies Waiting, none but the Gallery Doors will be opened till 5 a Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Harlequin

Dance: