SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Doll Common"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Doll Common")') 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 198 matches on Event Comments, 149 matches on Performance Comments, 103 matches on Roles/Actors, 9 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Will. Bullock. A Diverting Comedy...Written by the Author of The Squire of Alsatia. Beginning exactly at five a Clock by reason of the length of the Entertainments. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: duRuel; Miller's Dance-Pinkeman

Entertainment: And performing these several Performances, first an Organ with three Voices, then the Double Curtel, the Flute, the Bells, the Huntsman, the Horn, Pack of Dogs, all with his Mouth-Mr Clinch of Barnet; and an old Woman of Fourscore Years of Age nursing her Grand/Child all which he does open on the Stage-Mr Clinch; Next performing several Mimick Entertainments on the Ladder, first he stands on the top-round with a Bottle in one hand, and a Glass in the other, and drinks a Health; then plays several Tunes on the Violin, with fifteen other surprizing Performances which no man but himself can do-a Gentleman

Event Comment: At 5:30 p.m., by reason of the length of the performance. Not any of the Entertainments to be omitted. All which Entertainments will be perform'd at the common Price of a Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Entry, The Wood Nymph-Miss Bruce Mrs Elford's Scholar; rope dancing-Pinkethman's Two famous French Maidens; ...the eldest...Dancing without a Pole and turning her self round, which never could be done by any yet before her (as all the Quality of England are satisfy'd of), and who are desir'd by the said Quality, and most part of the Town to perform; Also vaulting on the manag'd Horse-Evans wherein he performs several surprizing Entertainments, especially his Body lying extended on one Arm, and drinking 9 Glasses of Wine from the other

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp, Mrs Baker, Mynns. All which will be perform'd without any Omission at common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear

Song: Comical Songs and Dialogues from Wonders in the Sun-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour ; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising Courtier and a Sycophant ; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a Widdow in Tears for the Loss of her Husband and a Town Rake making Love to her

Dance: A new Entry-deBarques, Mrs Elford; French Peasant-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Song: Leveridge, Holcomb, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: deBarques, others , their first performance on the Stage since leaving the Queen's

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea (comic part)

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea (comic part)

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea (Comic Part)

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Esquire Bickerstaff, who will honour Mr Penkethman with his Presence. These Performances will be done between the 1st and 4th Act, by reason Esquire Bickerstaff is oblig'd to be gone when the 3d Act is over. Altho' Mr Penkethman is at an Extraordinary Charge for these Entertainments, besides the Play, yet to oblige his Friends he lets 'em in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, No Subscribers Tickets will pass this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar (one Scene)

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda

Music: With Symphonies-famous Signor Veracini , lately arriv'd from Italy

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Croesus

Music: As17140123

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Event Comment: Boxes 8s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. Stage Boxes half a Guinea. At 5:30 p.m. Notices as 23 Oct. It having been the Common Practice of several Persons to come into the Opera and stay a whole Act, and sometimes longer, without paying, to the great Prejudice of the Opera, therefore it is humbly desired for the future, that no Person will take it ill that tney are not admitted without Tickets. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With New Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations, proper to the Play. At Common Prices. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. 1714. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir Robert Howard. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: As17150719

Event Comment: Benefit Tim. Buck, to release him out of Prison. At Common Prices. Receipts: #100 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Dance: As17150823

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. With all the proper Decorations of Scenes, Machines, and Dances. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: All the Musick by Mr Weldon and perform'd Compleat, as at the Revival of the Play-

Event Comment: With all the proper Decorations of Scenes, Machines, and Dance. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: As17160807

Event Comment: At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Song: As17170204

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Machines, Songs, Dances, and all the other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. At common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice