SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Company of Merchant Taylors"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Company of Merchant Taylors")') 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: The Subscribers are most respectfully intreated to observe that in consequence of the frequent abuses practised in their names, it has become absolutely requisite to recur to the original custom of requiring the Subscribers themselves to produce their Tickets at the Doors, and the Public are intreated to observe that in future particular Ladies resorting to the Pit of the Opera will be required to give their names and places of residence at the Doors, as they go in, in order to ascertain and finally exclude improper Company from that part of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Dance: As17981226

Event Comment: On account of the length of the new Ballet the Opera will begin at seven o'clock precisely [see 2 Apr.], and the Company are most earnestly entreated not to remain upon the Stage during the representation of the Ballet, on account of the dangers attending the changes in the Machinery and Scenery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: End I: A New Divertissement, as17990326End Opera: Telemaque- see17990326

Event Comment: Benefit for Knight. 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by Thomas John Dibdin. Larpent MS 1252; not published]. 3rd piec : Not acted these 9 years. [Miss A. DeCamp had appeared as a dancer with the dl Company at king's in the season of 1792-93.] Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Knight, No. 38, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #392 3s. (185.12.6; 3.18.0; tickets: 202.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Tagg in Tribulation

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End II: song-Incledon; End: Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar's Song-Townsend

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Trevor [who had 1st appeared at this theatre, as a chorus singer, on 16 Jan. 1800]. "A settled, preconcerted plan was evidently laid to injure the lady who came forward in double capacity, not merely as a candidate for public favour, but in the responsible situation of a performer taking a benefit...The moment the lady made her appearance on the boards, before she even opened her mouth, before a single note furnished an opportunished an opportunity of appreciating her abilities, opposition began to manifest itself in all the various forms which malice on such occcsions is wont to resort to. The Hisses grew louder and louder,...the theatre absolutely assumed the appearance of a riot, rather than that of a civilized company, assembled for the purpose of amusement" (Dramatic Censor, II, 212-13). Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Trevor, sister to Mr Kelly of Drury-lane Theatre, No. 31, Bedford-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #268 12s. (124.13; 4.8; tickets: 139.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In course of Evening: Love thou maddening Power-Mrs Trevor; Old Towler-Incledon

Event Comment: The Public are most respectfully informed that the performance on Saturday evening having been interrupted by the unusual concourse of company behind the scenes, it has become absolutely necessary to shut up the communications from the audience part of the Theatre to the stage, upon the nights when Alessandro e Timoteo is perfomed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro E Timoteo

Dance: As18000524

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 26 Sept., The Royal Merchant had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Song: As17050922; Particularly a two/Part Song compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: Cherrier

Event Comment: Benefit the Daughter of a Decay's Merchant. Receipts: money #36 10s., 6d.; tickets #42 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several eminent Merchants and Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: As17321109

Song: As17321108

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Eminent Merchants and Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Music: Solo on the Violin-Eversman

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Eminent Merchants and Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Solo on Violin-Eversman

Dance: PPierrots-de Vallois, J. DelaGard; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: See17330409 A new Prologue addresses to the Merchants and Citizens of London,-the Author; A new Epilogue to be spoken-Morgan, Penkethman by way of Dialogue, riding on two Asses.

Song: I: Love and Wine by the Author of Bacchus One Day Gaily Striding-; III: The Despairing Shepherd-Excell

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Masquerade Dance-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth. [The Fair to run to Friday, 7 Sept.] Second piece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and eminent Merchants and Citizens. Taken from the Works of the Immortal Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol, and Others

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several eminent Merchants and Persons of Distinction. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral Epithalamium. [Edition of 1733 lists no cast, states that it was written by a Gentleman, and prints the Prologue, which was written by Havard. A song, The Wedding Day, written by Henry Carcy, was sung in it by Master Osborne.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Nuptials: With The Amorous Sportsman

Event Comment: Benefit Wayte, Officekeeper. At the Desire of several eminent Merchants and Citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. enterta1nment. V: By particular Desire, a Burlesque Tragic Scene, called Sextus Sj'intilius, by Penkethman and Lyon

Event Comment: Benefit Gibbs, Pitkeeper. At the particular Desire of several eminent Merchants

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: An Indian Dance, with Castenets, called The Kanario, by a Gentleman at the Request of his Friends. II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. III: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. IV: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Milk Pail Dance

Event Comment: At the Desire of several eminent Merchants

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Music: As17341216

Dance: As17350113

Event Comment: Benefit Wayte, Officekeeper. At the Desire of several Eminent Merchants and Citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock

Song: III: A Song by Miss Jones

Event Comment: Benefit a Decay'd Merchant and his Family, in Great Distress. Mainpiece: Written by the late $J. Addison, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Frenchman and Frow-Phillips, Miss Brett; III: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Tho. Parry, formerly a Wine-Merchant in Crutched-Fryars. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: A new dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; A Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A Serious Dance-Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Sedgwicke, Merchant of London. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Ethiopian Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit a Citizen and Merchant of London, under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Genius of England-Salway; III: Noontide Air-Roberts

Dance: II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder

Event Comment: TThe Merchant of Venice, announced for this day, was deferr'd Receipts: #65

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: LLes Masons et Les Sabotiers, as17411218

Ballet: LLes Satires Puny. As17420106

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended. [Winston MS. lists Merchant of Venice, which had been advertised on the previous day's bill, but which was supplanted by this command performance.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411214

Event Comment: Benefit for a Citizen and Merchant of London, suffering under Great Losses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; La Villageoise, as17421006; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421123

Event Comment: Benefit Rogers, Simson, and Mrs Chetwood. Tickets to be had of Rogers at Mr Molloy's, Wine Merchant in Bear Yard, Lincoln's Inn Fields; at Mr Settre's, Linen Draper, at the Golden Anchor, next Tom's Coffee House, Covent Garden; of Mrs Chetwood, Castle Tavern, Drury Lane; and of Simson, at Mr Gill's, a shoemaker, Basinghall St. [At 5 p.m. this day Jack, Joseph and Polly Granier are scheduled to dance in several dances at the New Wells, Lemon St., Goodman's Fields. Carney has also gone over to the New Wells.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: III: Welch Buffoons, as17430308 V: Scotch Dance, as17430308