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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Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. [For a further discussion of The Conscious Lovers, see Freeholder's Journal, 28 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladiesof Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Event Comment: British Journal, 5 Jan. 1723: Mr Matthew Birkhead, one of the Comedians [of dl], died on Sunday Morning last [30 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17221015

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: Written by Mr Southern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

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Event Comment: Rich's Register: Dismiss'd at a very full House by reason Mrs Seymour wou'd not Act for the Benefit fo Mr Ch. M. Rich. Abt #200 in Money and Tickets. British Journal, 23 March: As they were performing...Mariamne...before a Crowded Audience, the Celebrated Mrs Seymour was suddenly taken ill, and the Money return'd to the Value of 150 Pounds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, who never appear'd on this Stage before

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #63 16s. 6d.; tickets #81 4s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 6 April: The Report of Mr Boheme of the New Play-House leaving that Theatre to go to Drury-Lane is entirely groundless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Event Comment: British Journal, 13 April: Mr Boheme and Mrs Seymour, two celebrated Actors belonging to Lincolns-Inn Theatre, were married the Beginning of this Week

Performances

Event Comment: At a Booth on Windmill Hill. London Journal, 20 April: On Monday Night last one Mr Redshaw, one of the Actors belonging to the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, being to be kill'd in Jest in the Play of Darius on Windmill Hill, was kill'd in Earnest, for he was accidentally run into the Eye, of which Wound he died the Day following. [In British Journal, 20 April, the name is Redstraw; in Freeholder's Journal, 20 April, it is Rackstraw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius, King Of Persia

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. N.B. The Indisposition of Mr Lun prevents the Performance of Amadis. Rece3,5#18 16s. 6d.;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Dance: Hussars-Shaw, Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17230107, but Miranda-Miss Tenoe; Dorinda-Miss Lindar; Ariel-Y. Wetherilt; Hippolito-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Y. Wetherilt

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar, being the 2d Time of her Singing upon any Stage; Dear Pretty Youth-

Music: Solo on Little Pipe-Baston

Dance: Dancing after the Turkish Manner, as it was perform'd by the Kister Aga and the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, for the Diversion of the Grand Signior at the last Bairam Feast-

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 13 July: We have an Account from Norwich by Yeaterday's Post, that the celebrated Actress Mrs Seymour, who lately married Mr Boheme, died there of a Fever the 10th Instant

Performances

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By John Breval.] Alter'd from a Comdey call'd The Play is the Plot. Afterpiece: The entire Masque (not perform'd these Fifteen Years). Set to Musick by Mr Eccles. With Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all proper Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strolers

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Acis-Mrs Willis Jr; Polphemus-Renton; Roger-Oates; Galatea-Mrs Tenoe; Nymp h-Mrs Boman; Joan-Mrs Willis Sr.
Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Mrs Tenoe
Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. At Penkethman's Theatre. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a diverting Droll. Box Tickets at Penkethman's House in Richmond. Daily Post, 5 Sept.: Mr Penkethman...had the Honour to divert their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Entertainments of Acting and Tumbling perform'd to Admiration; Likewise with his Picture of the Royal Family, down from the King of Bohemia to the young Princesses, in which is seen the Nine Muses playing on their several Instruments, in Honour of that August Family. There were present Nobility, Gentry and Ladies upwards of 200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, being the first Time of her performing on that Stage