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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.

6451
15 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #67 12s.; tickets #14 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 106 by money and 57 by tickets; stage, 1 by money; pit, 166 by money; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 102 by money; second gallery, 82 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles The Lover Of His Country

6452
18 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 6s.Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 11 orders; pit, 56 paid and 21 orders; slips, 6 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 91 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 89 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles The Lover Of His Country

6453
20 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #51 8s. 6d.; tickets #13 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 50 by money and 55 by tickets; pit, 142 by money; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 94 by money; second gallery, 115 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles The Lover Of His Country

6454
22 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #100 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 49 paid and 29 orders; pit, 259 paid and 14 orders; slips, 28 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 252 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 183 paid. [This is the last entry in the Harvard Manuscript which lists the receipts in various sections of the theater.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

6455
26 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Holcombe. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Pit and Front Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 238-39

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the Best Masters from the Opera House. [According to Mrs Pendarves, Holcomb sang six songs; there were overtures by Handel and two concertos by Corelli.

6456
07 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lampe. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal consisting of several Favourite Italian Songs-; Four English Ballads-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on any Stage before; accompanied-; with Instruments Concerto-wise, after an entire New Manner. The Instrumental consisting of great Variety for all, particularly several new Pieces for French Horns-

6457
19 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. [customary advanced charges]. Receipts: #54 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Legar; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Pitt

Dance:

6458
31 October 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Authority. At 6 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The opening night of the new theatre in Goodman's Fields. The Prologue and Epilogue were printed in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance:

6459
02 December 1729 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Text altered from A. Salvi. Music by Handel.] Pit and Boxes by Tickets only at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. At 6 p.m. [Customary notices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lotharius

6460
28 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. For the Conveniency of the Author's Friends, the Pit and Boxes will be laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

6461
19 February 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Boxes not being sufficient to answer the great Demand for Places, at the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality, the Pit and Boxes will be put together, for their better Accommodation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

6462
06 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Boxes not equal to the great Demand for Places, at the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality, Pit and Boxes will be put together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones

6463
24 June 1730 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians From the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: The Celebrated Dance in Momus, to the Black Joke Tune,-Nivelon

6464
18 September 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 03 4 5 nefit Hewson. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s, Gallery 2s,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: BBarbarous Cruel Man (the favourite Song)-Stoppelaer; Excell

Dance:

6465
10 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A New Ballad Opera, [By George Lillo.] Receipts: #91 9s. 6d. Daily Courant, 12 Nov.: On Tuesday Night...Sylvia...was perform'd for the first Time...where there appeared a Set of People, who seem'd inclined to damn the whole Performance (if it had been in their Power)by their continual Hissing and Cat-Calls; notwithstanding which, the same was perform'd with Applause, by the general Approbation of the Pit and Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia Or The Country Burial

6466
15 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Three Rows of the Pit to be rail'd into the Boxes, Receipts: money #47 5s. 6d,; tickets #95 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

6467
25 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Salle. The Boxes being all taken, and many Places more demanded, the Pit and Boxes, at the Request of several Ladies of Quality, will be put together. Receipts: money #119 12s.; tickets #74 17s. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Les Charactere de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Scottish Dance-Salle, Mrs Legar; III: New French Tambourin-Mlle Salle; After I Farce: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; II: French Peasant A@la@Mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

6468
02 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Smith. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Lesson on the Harpsichord-Smith; Solo on Hautboy-Kytch; Violin-Festing; Singing-Mrs Young

6469
06 May 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas Mountier, the Chichester Boy, who sung at Mr Smith's Concert in lif. At the Request of a great Number of Gentlemen and Ladies. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

6470
17 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Moses (Pit Doorkeeper) and Sandford (Wardrobe Keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: Mad Tom-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Music: V: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-; III: Scaramouch-Smith; V: Scaramouch and Harlequin-

6471
21 June 1731 @ Windmill Hill

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wilson. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the New Theatre on Wind-mill Hill. Pit and Boxes laid together by Desire at 2s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

6472
20 August 1731 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Clarke, Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

6473
04 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

6474
10 February 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow Gentlewoman in Distress. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

6475
25 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Angel and Cook. At the Desire of some Foreign Ministers. Places will be kept on the Stage for Gentlemen and Ladies Performers, who are willing to Play between the Acts, in proper Habits, as they please. Boxes and Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #100 17s. 6d.; tifkets #120 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Performers are to be in the following Characters. The Harpsichord-Colombine; Violoncello-Harlequin; Bassoon-Scaramouch; Double Bass-Pierot; Singing-Diana, an Indian King; Violins-a Spaniard, a Roman, an Hungarian, a Persian, a Turk, a Polander, an Arabian, a Muscovite; the Tenor-a Highlander; the German Flute-a Satyr; French Horns-Foresters; Hautboys-two Shepherds; others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands