SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Children of the late Mr Farquhar"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Children of the late Mr Farquhar")') 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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Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

Dance: As17181209

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

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Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's and Mr Miller's Booth, at the Horns-Inn at Pye Corner, entering into Smithfield. A Celebrated Droll, Shewing the Pomp and Grandeur she lived in King Edward the IVth's Time, and the Misery she fell into upon Richard Duke of Gloucester's being made Protector. How she was oblig'd to do Penance in a white Sheet, carrying a lighted Torch bare Foot thro' the City, and then turn'd out to Starve; as also how she wandering met with her Husband, and the Tragick End of them Both. With the comical and diverting Humours of Sir Anthony Noodle, a foolish Courtier, and his Man Weezel

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Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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

Dance: As17200210

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #76 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: See17201215., but With a new Prologue to the Town by Mr Welstead-.

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele. Letter of complaint in Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 20 Jan.: That filthy Brute, Mr Penkethman, who by his Part, was obliged to dance, [took] in the Galleries with an idle Jest, by pretending that his Activity had shuffled down his Breeches. In short, Mr Mist, this Indecorum fill'd me with such gross Ideas, that the Thoughts of them hinder'd me from sleeping all that Night

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Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger; Hussars-

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Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Song: Particularly Singing-Mrs Bowman

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Event Comment: Benefit Shaw. Daily Journal, 16 April: On Thursday next Mr Wilks acts the Part of Sir Harry Wildair ...for the Benefit of his Son-in-Law, Mr Shaw, the Dancer at that House, and it will be the last Time that he will perform that Part

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17230117, with Wilks advertised to play Sir Harry for the last time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: As17221211

Event Comment: First Piece; [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce of Two Acts. Second Piece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. Third Piece: The Words by Mr Motteux, and set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: It Should Have Come Sooner: Being The Historick, Tragic Comic Humours Of Exchange Alley

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Drunken Man-Harper

Music: As17230625

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Mrs Eliza Haywood.] By Reason of the Indisposition of an Actress, the Part of the Wife is to be perform'd by Mrs Haywood, the Author. Afterpiece (Daily Post, 10 Aug.): A new Dramatic Entertainment...design'd by Mr Theo. Cibber, with new Music compos'd and adapt'd by Mr Jones, which proper Judges allow to be the best of the kind now extant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife To Be Let

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Francis Hawling. The Preface gives a long account of the unhappy preliminaries to the performance and the extremely poor acting by the company.] Afterpiece. The Words by Mr Motteux, and Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impertinent Lovers; Or, A Coquet At Her Wits End

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Peasant-Roger

Music: Select Pieces-

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Mist's 11 Dec.: Mr Shaw, a famous Dancer in Drury-Lane Play-House, and Son-in-Law to Mr Wilks, died last Wednesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Booth

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: [By Thomas Southerne.] Receipts: #93 10s. 6d. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 152: I happened to be behind the Scenes the first Night of this Comedy, and was very sorry to find that the Audience did not take the Age, as well as the great Merit of this Author, into their Consideration, and quietly dismiss this last weak Effort to please them. When they were hissing dreadfully in fifth Act, Mr Rich, who was standing by Mr Southern, asked him, if he heard what the Audience were doifg? His Answer was, No, Sir, I am very deaf.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Money The Mistress

Related Works
Related Work: Money the Mistress Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Event Comment: Receipts: #116 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 191 paid and 12 orders; pit, 262 paid and 5 orders; slips, 25 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 242 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 50 paid and 1 order. For an essay on Camilla, see London Journal, 26 Nov. Mrs Pendarves to Anne Granville, 27 Nov.: I was at the opera of Camilla...performed by a Mrs Chambers, Mrs Barbiere, Mrs Fletchere, a Signor Rochetti, Mr Leveridge, Mr Legard. I can't say I was much pleased with it, I liked it for old acquaintance sake, but there is not many of the songs better then ballads.-Mrs Delany@Autobiography, I, 125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Tickets for Oroonoko, deferred by Mrs Layfield's indisposition, will be taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: Carlos-Adams; King-Smith; John-Lacy; Gomez-Giffard; Marquis of Posa-Hill; Queen-Mrs Purden; Eboli-Mrs Turner; Henrietta-Mrs Mountfort; With a New Prologue address'd to the Town-Mr Adams.
Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Wednesday his Highness the Prince went to...Drury-Lane, to see Mr Cibber's new Pastoral....The Actors were for a while prevented from performing, by the great Disturbance some of the Audience made. But on a Speech from Mr Cibber, with a Promise it should not be acted again, the Catcalls, &c. ceased, and they were suffered to go on and end the same. See also Applebee's, 11 Jan.; Egmont, Diary, III, 325; Whincop, p. 198

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Mainpiece Title: Love In A Riddle

Event Comment: The Lilliputian Theatre, Under the Direction of Mr Richardson...in Mr Hewetson's Great Room, the Upper End of Bow-Street, Covent-Garden. A New Opera. Price 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Hulett; Tamerlane-Smith; Moneses-Gillow; Axalla-Williams; Dervise-Machen; Omar-Giffard; Prince of Tanais-Downes; Arpasia-Mrs Purden; Selima-Mrs Seal, lately arrived from Ireland; To which will be added a Whimsical Letter from the Lord Viscount Flame to the Mufti of Terra@Australis@Incognita repeated-Mr Johnson of Chesire, Author of Hurlothrumbo.

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Event Comment: The Twentieth Day. And several new Songs and other Additions; with new Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performance Comment: As17290422 but Epilogue-Mr Johnson the Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Mr Johnson, the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: As17290617 In which will be introduced (by particular Desire), a new Song, The Despairing Shepherd-Mr Charke; As also several Additional Songs-the Author.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Event Comment: FFog's, 19 July: We hear that Mr Miller having left performing as usual, at Windmill Hill, Mr Spencer intends to Entertain the Town with an antient Catalogue of Plays, which will begin on Monday next

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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 21 Nov.: It is generally reported about Town, that Interest is making for a new Patent relating to the Goverment of...Drury-lane, exclusive of Mr Booth; but this wants Confirmation: Mr Booth, by all Reports, is much advanced in his Recovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Cast
Role: 2d Bully Actor: Wetherilt

Dance: Mrs Booth