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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Master Arne"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Master Arne")') 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 1477 matches on Performance Comments, 1179 matches on Performance Title, 796 matches on Author, 670 matches on Event Comments, and 171 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: For one night only, being desired by several Persons of Quality. Benefit for Mr Arne. Done in the manner of an Oratorio. To begin at 6.30 p.m. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Mr Arne near the Roe Buck in Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door where Places may be taken for the Boxes only. Published for 1s. this day Alfred the Great, a Drama for Music, as it is to be performed this evening at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Printed for A. Miller in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Music: Will be introduceda Solemn Dirge-in honour of the Heroes who died in the service of their country; After I: a Violin Concerto-DeGiardino, who will lead the performance; II: Duetto on the Hautboys-the two Pla's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Prologue-Garrick in the character of a drunken sailor. No cast listed in the bill, but Proper Dances and Decorations noted, with music composed by Mr Arne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduced an Epithalamius set to Music by Arne-Beard, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Arne Actor: Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Barry; Polixenes-Ridout; Alcon-Sparks; Camillo-Redman; Clown-Costollo; Autolicus (The Ballad-Singing Pedlar)-Shuter; Dorcas-Miss Mullart; Mopsa-Miss Helm; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy; Singing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; With a New Dabce , adapted to the Comedy,-Gallini; Music by Arne-; Epilogue in Character-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Arne Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Packer; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; In which will be introduced an Epithalamium set to music by Dr Arne-Beard, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Dr Arne Actor: Beard, Mrs Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: IV: Spanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ambitious Step Mother

Performance Comment: Parts- Mossop, Fleetwood, Holland, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber, Miss Macklin Burton, Austin, Havard, Ackman, Scrase, Miss Hippisley; With the original Hymn to the Sun new set by Dr Arne-Beard, Miss Young, Miss E. Young; Genest, IV, p. 564-47, lists: Memnon-Mossop; Artaxerxes-Fleetwood; Artaban-Holland; Artemisa-Mrs Pritchard; Amestris-Mrs Cibber; Cleone-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: IV: A New Musical Dialogue The Country Wedding, written and set by T. A. Arne-Lowe, Mrs Lampe

Performance Comment: A. Arne=-Lowe, Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Arne Actor: Lowe, Mrs Lampe.

Dance: TThe Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Burton; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Belford-Packer; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduc'd an Epithalamiumset to Music by Arne-Miss Young, Miss E. Young.
Cast
Role: Arne Actor: Miss Young, Miss E. Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Dance: IV: Shepherd's Holiday-Giorgi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for the Composer [Dr Arne]. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Boxes (by desire) Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Dr Arne, in the Piazza, next the Church, in Covent Garden. Places to be taken of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith