SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Francis Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Francis Gentleman")') 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 1641 matches on Performance Comments, 992 matches on Author, 942 matches on Event Comments, 255 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Weekly Packet, 20 Feb., announces forthcoming plays: The Imperial Captives by a gentleman unknown to the town and Sewell's The Lottery. Fenton's Herod and Mariamne is deferred to winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

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Mainpiece Title: Radamistus

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Trouble. At the Request of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #40 11s.; tickets #38 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman Reduc'd by the late General Misfortune. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: Young Gentleman of Mr Weston's Academy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. For a Prologue designed for this occasion, see St. James's Journal, No. 28, p. 166

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: As17221015

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes. Receipts: money #22 18s. 6d.; tickets #43 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Domitian; Or, The Roman Actor

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Distress. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Trouble. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tyrant

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 0s. 6d. Daily Journal, 18 Feb.: On Saturday Night a Disturbance happen'd at...Lincoln's Inn-Fields, occasion'd by a Body of Bailiffs and their Followers investing the House, in order to carry off a Gentleman who was upon Duty in the Play; but, we hear, their Design miscarried

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Dance: As17221107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

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Event Comment: Benefit an unfortunate Gentleman. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Concerto-Kytch

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes [Webb]. Receipts: money #14; tickets #91 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stage Coach

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Dance: The Mimick of a Drunken Man-

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Misfortunes. Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. All the Characters being entirely new Dress'd. N.B. The putting off the Play so long was occasion'd by the Indisposition of one of the principal Performers, and the Tickets deliver'd out for 4th, the 11th, and the 17th Instant will be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid; Or, The Fair Inconstant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Entertainment: Comical Songs-; The Drunken Man-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: Benefit of a Gentleman under Misfortune [Rich's Register: Longeville]. Receipts: money #26 15s.; tickets #30 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-

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Mainpiece Title: Medley

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-