SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Duke of Modena"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Duke of Modena")') 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 1164 matches on Performance Comments, 1047 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 331 matches on Performance Title, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Lorrain, and Count Kinski present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreign Persons of Distinction. Receipts: #176 1s. [King, Queen, Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Lorrain, and Count Kinski present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Prince William, Princess Royal, the young Princesses, and Duke of Lorrain present. See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 115.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreign Persons of Distinction. Receipts: #182 17s. [Duke of Lorrain present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince and Duke present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: new Grand Ballad D'Amour by Monsieur Denoyer Dancing-Master to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others, being the first Time of his Dancing since his Arrival in England

Event Comment: Written by Shakespeare. [Duke of Argyle present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17320127

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others; III: Comic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; V: Serious Dance-Denoyer

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #73 5s. 6d.; tickets #72 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A new Dance (in the Footing Manner) between a Sailor and a Country Girl by Jones-; the Sailor-Jones, the +Country Lass- Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Never Perform'd in Publick before. As it was compos'd originally for the most noble James Duke of Chandos, the Words by Mr Pope, and the Musick by Mr Handel. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 12 Oct.: The same Day [11 Oct., the Anniversary of His Majesty's Coronation] Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment, with a Concert of Musick, to the Company of Comedians, and a large Bonfire and Liquor to the Populace, when the Healths of their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; the Duke, and the Princesses, were drank, with the sounding of Kettle Drums and Trumpets, and repeated Acclamations of Joy. Daily Post, 13 Oct.: Mr Fielding the Player (who keeps a Booth...during...Bartholomew Fair) gave to the Populace before his own Door in Hart-street, Bloomsbury, a Butt of the strongest Beer that could be got; also a large Bonfire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance: DDutch Skipper-D'Valois, Mrs Bullock; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: #141 6s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses Amelia and Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: As 5 Dec. Prince, Duke, and five Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Event Comment: As 16 Dec. Receipts: #104 17s. 6d. [The Prince, Duke, and two younger Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: As17321219

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Receipts: #119 0s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: A New Opera. Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all intirely New. [Music by Handel. Text possibly by Grazio Braccioli, but see Deutsch, Handel, p. 303.] Done into English by Mr Humphreys. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, who never appear'd before in Publick. Pit and Boxes half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Tickets at Robinson's in Duke Street, Westminster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several select Pieces will be perform'd on the Harpsicord-Miss Robinson, particularly two with her Feet; Vocal Parts-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 29 May: We are assur'd that there will be no more Plays acted this Season at [dl], and we hear that there was Yesterday no Play acted...as had been advertiz'd for that Day; the Occasion we are inform'd was, that at Midnight on Saturday last several persons arm'd took Possession of the same, by Direction from some of the Patentees, and lock'd up and barricado'd all the Doors and Entrances thereunto, against the whole Company of his Majesty's Comedians, as also against Mr Cibber, Jun. notwithstanding he had paid to one of the Patentees several hundred Pounds for one third Part of the Patent, Cloaths, Scenes, &c. and all Rights and Privileges thereunto annexed, for a certain Term not yet expired. Mr Cibber, Jun. and the rest of the Company of Comedians, and this Morning to wait upon his Grace the Duke of Grafton, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houshold, with their humble Petition, and the Representation of their Cast, and to beg his Grace's Favour and Protection

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 30 May: We hear that Mr Cibber, Jun. one of the present Directors of his Majesty's Company of Comedians together with Mr Mills, Sen Mr Johnson, Mr Miller, Mr Harper, Mr Griffin, Mr Mills, jun. Mr Shepard, Mr Hallam, jun. Mrs Horton, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, and others of the Company, waited Yesterday on his Grace the Duke of Grafton...to deliver...an humble Petition, and they met with gracious Reception

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest