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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Robens"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Robens")') 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: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #125 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 227 paid and 2 orders; pit, 274 paid and 5 orders; slips, 25 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 262 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 126 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #54. Probable attendance: boxes, 44 paid and 7 orders; pit, 148 paid and 15 orders; slips, 15 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 116 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #38 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 19 paid and 9 orders; pit, 105 paid and 18 orders; slips, 2 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 115 paid and 28 orders; second gallery, 57 paid and 8 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #38 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 14 paid and 4 orders; pit, 110 paid and 8 orders; slips, 5 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 120 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: [By John Gay.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #169 12s. Probable attendance: boxes, 247 paid and 3 orders; stage, 8 paid; balcony, 7 paid; pit, 301 paid and 1 order; slips, 56 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 437 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 191 paid. For the first night, see Schultz, pp. 1-5

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay
Event Comment: Receipts: #170 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 236 paid; stage, 44 paid; balcony, 2 paid; Pit, 290 Paid and 3 orders; slips, 47 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 419 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 189 paid. For a comment on the play by Thomas Edwards, see V. M. Gilbert, Unrecorded Comments on John Gay, Henry Travers, and Others, Notes and Queries, August 1953, pp. 337-38

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay
Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #29 2s.; tickets #18 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 33 by money and 29 by tickets; stage, 4 by money; pit, 65 by money and 78 by tickets; slips, 3 by money; firstgallery, 44 by money; second gallery, 82 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: End II: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Scating Dance-Nivelon, Miss Fenton; V: Flag Dance in the Characters of +Scaramouche s-Nivelon, Salle, Poitier

Song: End I: Mrs Chambers; IV: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Mrs Pelling. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #41 3s.; tickets #97 1s. Probable attendance: boxes, 30 by money and 193 by tickets; stage, 9 by money; pit, 73 by money and 220 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 116 by money and 158 by tickets; second gallery, 98 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: End I: Miss Latour; III: A new Grand Serious Dance by Dupre-Dupre, others; IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon; V: Peasant-LaLoge; End Farce: A new Grand Comic Dance-Dupre, others

Song: II: The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; End Farce: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End-Leveridge

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 1s. 6d.; tickets #63 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 by money and 162 by tickets; stage, 8 by money; pit, 24 by money and 156 by tickets; slips, 34 by money; first gallery, 44 by money and 71 by tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Music: German Flute-French Girl, Boy; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: BBall Dance-Glover, Mrs Legare; Grand Dance of Moors-Glover; Kettle Drums-Poitier; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Legare, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: [By John Mottley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis; Or, The Old Lover Outwitted

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman; or, The Weekly Journalist

Related Works
Related Work: The Craftsman; or, The Weekly Journalist Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Cleveland, Turner, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Turner

Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Lory-Norris; Coupler-Johnson; Shoemaker-Miller; Surgeon-Norris; Berinthia-Miss Oldfield; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Jr, Miss Brett; particularly Myrtillo-; Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #47 5s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 43 paid and 9 orders; pit, 103 paid and 14 orders; slips, 4 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 119 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 137 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Related Works
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #14 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 5 paid and 7 orders; pit, 45 paid and 17 orders; slips, 2 paid and 9 orders; first gallery, 40 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 66 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Pelling; Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #34 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 24 paid and 16 orders; pit, 86 paid and 27 orders; slips, 6 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 100 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 60 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #74 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 70 paid and 16 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 200 paid and 20 orders; slips, 10 paid and 3 orders;first gallery, 163 paid and 13 orders; second gallery, 82 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Second Piece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Author of the Beggar's Opera. Receipts: #64 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Music: As17290116

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Chapman. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #32 5s. 3d.; tickets #109 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness.Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #92 14s. Prince of Wales and Princess Carolina present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: Benefit Hawker and Neale. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: [By Essex Hawker.] Never Acted before: In which will be introduced a Skimmington, after the Hudibrastick Manner. Receipts: money #31 9s. 6d.; tickets #144 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Arcadia; or, The Shepherd's Wedding Author(s): John Stanley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drum-Job Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Miss LaTour, Mrs Rowe, and others. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 2s. 6d.; tickets #104 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: Dance to Tamo Tanto-Miss LaTour; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; A new Entry-Dupre, Miss LaTour; Myrtillo-DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DuPre Jr, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Maine, and Keene's Widow. Second Piece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #20 14s.; tickets #120 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: A Woman's Revenge Author(s): John Marston

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Dutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Young Tench, Lilliputian Filch

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant, Rowland, Mrs Shaftoe, Jones. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #10 12s. 6d.; tickets #103 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Lory-Harper; Coupler-Johnson; Shoemaker-Miller; Surgeon-Norris; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Hoyden-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: HHarlequin-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #22 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Lovers' Quarrels Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #40 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine