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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Pit"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Pit")') 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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16203 results for: Keyword - Miss Pit
We found 13766 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 4056 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6226
21 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #29 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 11 paid and 8 orders; pit, 97 paid and 10 orders; slips, 15 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 131 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 73 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

6227
23 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #79 7s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 82 paid and 17 orders; pit, 181 paid and 26 orders; slips, 21 paid and 11 orders; first gallery, 190 paid and 33 orders; second gallery, 177 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

6228
25 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #53 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 paid and 14 orders; pit, 145 paid and 28 orders; slips, 9 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 109 paid and 25 orders; second gallery, 104 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Fenton.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

6229
26 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #70 15s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 87 paid and 10 orders; pit, 231 paid and 14 orders; slips, 18 paid and 5 ordrs; first gallery, 213 paid and 27 orders; second gallery, 111 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Song: Mrs Chambers; Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge; In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: PPastoral-Glover, Mrs Pelling; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Louvre-Glover, others; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

6230
26 October 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Daily Journal, 28 Oct.: The same Night [Thursday 26] a Gentlewoman fancying she saw Smoke issue from under the Stage, as she sat in the Pit, during the Play Time,...and at the same time believing she smelt Fire, declared her Opinion so loud, and by her precipitate Endeavours to get out, gave such an Alarm all over the House, as was attended with the fatal Consequence of one Woman big with Child being press'd to Death, and several others Persons were very much bruised. [See also Daily Post, 27 Oct. A reward of #20 was offered by John Rich for the apprehension of the malicious ill designing Persons" who presumably occasioned the incident.-Daily Journal, 31 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

6231
27 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #34 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 34 paid and 11 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 72 paid and 17 orders; slips, 3 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 87 paid and 24 orders; second gallery, 83 paid and 7 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa or The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lun; Mercury-Legar; Leander (Mars)-Dupre; Scaramouch (Pan)-Lanyon; Mezzetin (Apollo)-Glover; Punch (Pluto)-Newhouse; Doctor (Neptune)-Dupre Jr; Pierrot (Hercules)-Pelling; Europa-Mrs Legar; Clown-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Lun

6232
28 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #29 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 paid and 2 orders; pit, 61 paid and 11 orders; first gallery, 106 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 51 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Lachesis Actor: Miss Bullock

6233
31 October 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Dryden and Lee. Receipts: #41 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 31 paid and 9 orders; stage, 3 paid; pit, 118 paid and 24 orders; slips, 4 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 141 paid and 46 orders; second gallery, 147 paid and 5 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

6234
01 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #21 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 9 paid and 6 orders; balcony, 2 paid; pit, 51 paid and 16 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 108 paid and 25 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Pelling; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

6235
02 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #58 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 85 paid and 16 orders; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 154 paid and 23 orders; slips, 1 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 94 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 60 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: With the usual Dances-

6236
03 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #69 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 77 paidand 10 orders; pit, 183 paid and 34 orders; slips, 7 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 148 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 88 paid and 26 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Lun

6237
04 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #56 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 paid and 15 orders; pit, 152 paid and 12 orders; slips, 11 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 183 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 90 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

6238
06 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #64 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 43 paid and 11 orders; pit, 131 paid and 47 orders; slips, 20 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 200 paid and 33 orders; second gallery, 175 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

6239
07 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Flyings, Machines, and other Decorations. Receipts: #70 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 62 paid and 8 orders; pit, 199 paid and 22 orders; slips, 13 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 151 paid and 31 orders; second gallery, 66 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Afterpiece Title: Concluding with The Sultan

Dance: With all the Dances as usual-Dupre, Nivelon, Salle, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling

6240
08 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #43 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 71 paid and 16 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 101 paid and 18 orders; slips, 2 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 65 paid and 18 orders; second gallery, 48 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

6241
10 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #70 0s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 65 paid and 17 orders; pit, 179 paid and 19 orders; slips, 16 paid; first gallery, 181 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 93 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6242
11 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #79 5s.Probable attendance: boxes, 47 paid and 1 order; pit, 247 paid and 10 orders; slips, 9 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 219 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 87 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6243
13 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #86 12s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 79 paid and 14 orders; pit, 203 paid and 7 orders; slips, 18 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 222 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 139 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6244
14 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #49 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 paid and 7 orders; pit, 123 paid and 23 orders; slips, 9 paid; first gallery, 154 paid and 14 orders; second gallery, 97 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6245
15 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #88 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 67 paid and 17 orders; pit, 249 paid and 7 orders; slips, 19 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 240 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 86 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6246
16 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #27 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 43 paid and 5 orders; pit, 71 paid and 18 orders; slips, 7 paid; first gallery, 76 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 56 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: new Dance of Fools-Nivelon, Poitier; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Pelling

6247
17 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. And all the Flyings, Sinkings, and usual Decorations. Receipts: #31 2s. Probable attendance: boxes, 34 paid and 3 orders; balcony, 2 paid; pit, 75 paid and 11 orders; slips, 14 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 122 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 66 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: incident to play: Vncident to play: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Music-Leveridge, Degar, Salway, Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dupre, Salle, Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

6248
18 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #64 11s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 34 paid and 15 orders; Pit, 216 paid and 13 orders; slips, 8 paid and 1 orders; first gallery, 179 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 58 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6249
20 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #60 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 52 paid and 12 orders; pit, 142 paid and 18 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 152 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 110 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss Latour
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice

6250
21 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #21 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 paid and 11 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 55 paid and 12 orders; slips, 1 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 70 paid and 14 orders; second gallery, 36 paid and 4 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17271107