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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Event Comment: Paid Mr Highley on Acct #50; Salary list #436. 4s.; Woman dresser one week not on list 9s.; Mathews 2 weeks not on list #3; Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #211 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sga Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera never perform'd before. Music by Niccolo Piccini. Intended to be performed only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. By Mr Toms from La Buona Figliuola (Biographia Dramatica). [N.B.: The license for this opera was obtained just the day before, yet it must have been in rehearsal for about three weeks.] Receipts: #221 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: The Garland, as17661023; II: Rural Love, as17661120

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #248 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Weston, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Castle, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Johnston, Strange, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: I: A Concerto on the Harpsichord, as17661203

Dance: II: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111; End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Day. [As author of afterpiece, altered from The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus.] Mainpiece: By particular Desire. The Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Mattocks. Charges #65 15s. [Profit to Woodward #126 9s.] (Account Book). Payment of this sum to Mr Woodward on account of the pantomime of Dr Faustus" was made on 15 Dec. Receipts: #192 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing
Event Comment: N.B.: The Cunning Man is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Rec'd Condell's first [fruit concession] payment #20; Paid French on account #20; Mr John Palmer on his note #10. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #127 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Paid Mr Rayner a bill for bows and arrows in LaRivier's dance #1 2s. (Account Book). [Probably for the dance called The Female Archer, which was in rehearsal and due to be presented 15 Dec.] Receipts: #119 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Event Comment: Paid Mr Vincent for coronation anthems &c. 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #140 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Event Comment: The Third day. For the Author. Charges #73 7s. Profit to Mr Toms #110 13s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Happy Villagers-M LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere; II: The Female Archer-M LaRiviere, Miss Wilford. [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.

Performance Comment: [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.]
Event Comment: Paid Mr Russel for cloathes (men's lac'd) #6 16s. 6d.; Watkins for gloves #3 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #56 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Paid Mr Toms the balance of his two nights the 15th and 22nd inst. #169 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #170 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid B. Johnson's Head a bill #2 18s. 6d.; Paid Mr Johnston's bill for gilt leather #23 7s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #204 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Event Comment: For the author. No Prologue or Epilogue. Paid Reynolds (oyl) bill #48 11s.; Powney (stationers) #8 17s. 5d.; Inns of Court their Christmas box #3 1s. 6d.; Mr Bibb (sword cutler) 3 bills #13 1s.; Vaughan (Haberdasher) #21 7s.; Mrs Amy Vaughan #1 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [This day at Noon will be publish'd. Price 2s. The Kellyad, or a critical examen into the merits of Thespis. By Louis Stamma. Who steals my purse..." Also publish'd this day The Anti-Thespis; or, a vindication of the principal performers belonging to Drury Lane Theater, from the false criticisms, illiberal abuse, and gross misrepresentations of the Author of Thespis. Players are the abstracts and brief chronicles of the times..."] Receipts: #73 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Count Basset-King; Manly-Packer; Sir Francis-Yates; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry, 1st time; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: The Earl of Warwick deferred. Mrs Yates Ill. Paid Mr Wynn for leases #3 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The lawyer who drew them.] This Day Publish'd The Rational Rosciad, on a more extensive plan than anything of the kind hitherto publish'd Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #144 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: The Third Day. For the Author. [Designated in the Account Book at Mr Bickerstaff's Night.] Charges #67 3s., Balance to Bickerstaff #68 18s. An extra charge this night was paid for the use of the Organ, 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Beard's Night. Charges. #64 5s., Balance to Beard #198 12s. (Account Book). Got but a bad place in the 2s. Gallery at Covent Garden where I saw Love in a Village with the Citizen...At the end of Act 2, we had the dance of the Female Archer, by Mad LaRiviere, Miss Wilford, &c. with Miss Pope of the other House. Ought to be particularly encouraged because she is virtuous. Mr Elliot has sold her to Cumberland (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #262 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Millers and the Colliers-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Mons Rolle, Mrs King, Miss Tetley; End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227