SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Leigh"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J Leigh")') 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 1468 matches on Performance Comments, 526 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Performance Title, 74 matches on Roles/Actors, and 32 matches on Author.
Event Comment: For the Benefit of your Humble Servant Francis Leigh. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Between the Acts: With 6 several Entertainments of Dancing as are express'd at large in the great Bills-

Event Comment: Benefit your humble Servant Commodore Flipp, alias Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Song: Between the Acts: With several Dialogues-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Powell, Booth, Keene, Johnson, Penkethman, Bullock, Norris, Leigh, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Mountfort.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit John Leigh. Receipts: #103 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: As17150314

Song: As17150310

Event Comment: Benefit Your Humble Servant Francis Leigh. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Jones, Little Boy

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Booth; Bertrand-Mills; Lorenzo-Wilks; Friar-[F.] Leigh; Queen-Mrs Porter; Elvira-Mrs Oldfield.
Event Comment: Benefit John Leigh. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #45 9s. and tickets #53 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17151006, but Mrs Cross

Dance: As17151104; Yellow Stockings-Schoolding; A new Spanish Entry-a Person who never yet perform'd on the Stage

Event Comment: From the Theatre Royal, Leigh and Jubilee Dicky, alias Norris, At the great Theatrical Booth at Tottenham Court, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

Event Comment: At Bullock's and Leigh's Great Theatrical Booth, in Angel-Court, next the King's Bench. Mainpiece: a Dramatick Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Soldier Or Love In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Adventures of Master Billy Softhead His Mother and Sister Sally

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 14 Sept.: On Thursday...Mr Bullock and Mr Leigh were taken out of their Booth in Southwark, as we hear, upon an Information against them; but being carried before the Lord Mayor, they were releas'd upon Bail

Performances

Event Comment: Post Boy, 26 Sept.: On Friday last, his Royal Highness the Prince came incognito to Southwark-Fair, and saw the Droll at Penkethman's, and after at Bullock and Leigh's Booth

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Pack, and Spiller. At Penkethman's Booth near St. George's Church, in Southwark. The Boxes and Pit are laid together, and the Booth will be pull'd down on Thursday. At 6 p.m. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 5 Oct.: Wednesday at the Quarter-Sessions for the Borough of Southwark, Mr Penkethman, Mr Leigh, and other Persons taken out their Booths by the Informing Constables during the Time of the Fair, appear'd upon their Recognizances, and were immediately Discharg'd, there being no Prosecution, upon which Occasion the Recorder severely reprimanded the Constables for presuming to molest such as Acted upon a Lawful Patent, whilst they let others pass undisturb'd, who were really under the Censure of the Act against Strolling, or Vagrant Players

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

Event Comment: Benefit F. Leigh. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Dance: As17180318

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. On this evening, according to the Original Weekly Journal, 26 April, [the corpse of Bowen was] put on Board the Prince Frederick Yacht, lately built by his Nephew, an Officer in the Customs, in order to be carried to Leigh in Essex to be Inter'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Topham, Miss Lindar, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: At Bullock and the Widow Leigh's Great Booth, in the Greyhound Inn Yard. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Lovers Or The False Friend With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Man Pismire

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Miss Francis, Mrs Willis

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Dance: Pelling, Topham Jr, Newhouse, Miss Bullock; The Italian Shadows-

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Leigh and Bury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lally, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

Event Comment: At Bullock-Widow Leigh Booth in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Triumph Or The Happy Fair One

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. N.B. By occasion or Mr Leigh's Indisposition we are obliged to change the Play; Tickets therefore deliverd out for Don Sebastian will be taken this Night. Receipts: money #46 8s.; tickets #63 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Leigh and May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Music: As17201019

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Bowen and Widow Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Widow Bowen and Widow Leigh. With all the Original Decorations of Rising, Sinking, and Flying; and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague Odivelly

Music: All the Witches Musick , both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late Mr Barret-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Maid

Performance Comment: Walker, Ogden, Leigh, Smith, Huddy, Hulett, Mrs Moffett, Mrs Morgam, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Cantrell; but edition of 1725 lists: Dioclesian-Ogden; Galerius Caesar-Walker; Carus-Hulett; Maximus-Huddy; Paulinas-Boheme; Christian Hermit-Lee; Serena-Mrs Plomer; Paulina-Mrs Moffet; Camilla-Mrs Parker; Lucilla-Mrs Butcher; Prologue-Boheme; Epilogue-Mrs Moffet.