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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr ")') 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 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.
Event Comment: With all new Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations proper to the Play. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First gallery 2s. Receipts: #139 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Frost Music out of King Arthur by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Jones, Reading, Mrs Cross, Mrs Cook

Dance: Dancing-Dupree, delaGarde, Moreau, Bovill, Sandham, Miss Russel, Miss Schoolding

Event Comment: Receipts: #35 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim, The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Performance Comment: As17150314.

Song: As17150314

Dance: As17150310 particularly a Dance made by Mr Isaac perform'd before his Majesty on New-Year's Day, aall'd, The Friendship-delaGarde, Miss Russell

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock Sr. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #158 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Bullock Sr.

Song: The New Boy, Cook, Leveridge, Pack, Jones, a Gentleman whose Respect for Mr Bullock engages him to entertain his Friends for that Night only

Dance: duPre, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding; A Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Event Comment: Benefit Hall. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #64 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Hall.

Song: Leveridge; A Dialogue-Pack, Cook; A Three/Part Song-Rawlins, Cook, Jones

Music: A Flute Piece-Mr John Bastion, of his own Composition

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

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lody and Corbet. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly several new Concertoes-Mr Corbet, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Careless Husband-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Mountfort; Edging-Mrs Bicknell.

Song: Purcell's No Kissing At All-; A single Song-Mr Teno's Scholar; At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, A Mimick Song of the Country Life, The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, Birkhead, Miss Willis

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Sir Robert Howard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: With the Original Vocal and Instrumental Musick , composed by that famous English Master Mr Henry Purcell; The principal Parts-Randall, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Dance:

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written Originally by Beaumont and Fletcher, and since Revis'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: With the Epilogue to the Play-the Child that acted Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.

Music: With the Addition of that Celebrated Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Randal, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Event Comment: Receipts: #54 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Music: The Frost Musicout of King Arthur, composed by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Reading

Song: Signora Maria Fletcher formerly Menene

Dance: delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #39

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-a Gentleman for his Diversion [John Rich, according to Rich's Register]; Southampton-Thurmond; Burleigh-Keene; Sir Walter-Watson; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Rogers Jr; Nottingham-Mrs Kent.

Song: Randal, the Boy; Trumpet Song-Mrs Fletcher,accompanied Mr Granno

Dance: Spanish Entry, Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Punchanello-Shaw

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. Receipts: #25 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by Mr Hen. Purcell-Leveridge, Randal, Reading, the Boy

Performance Comment: Purcell=-Leveridge, Randal, Reading, the Boy.

Dance: A new dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

Event Comment: Receipts: #25 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: With the Mask of Musick proper to the Play by the late Mr Hen. Purcel. Bacchus-Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy

Performance Comment: Purcel=. Bacchus-Leveridge, Cupid- the Boy.

Dance: To be expressed in the Great Bills

Event Comment: Receipts: #18 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife [comical Transformation]

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank

Performance Comment: See17151228.

Dance: As17151118; particularly a New Dance call'd The Morris (composed by Mr Isaac) and at the Request of several Masters-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit delaGarde. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #36 17s. 6d.; tickets #70 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-a Gentleman who never appear'd on this Stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: Two Entertainments on the Flute-Mr Mercy

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; particularly The Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Smith and Corey. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #18 11s. 6d. and tickets #67 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: In it a Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Cook, Reading, the Boy, Mrs Cross

Song:

Dance: Smith's Daughter who never perform'd on the Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit Moreau and Wood (Treasurer). At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #24 8s. and tickets #70 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Frost Music from King Arthur-; Concerto to be perform'd upon the Hautboy-Mr Kytch upon the Stage

Song: As17160206

Dance: A new Grand Dance by Moreau-; Entry-Kellum's Scholar, Miss Schoolding; The What D'Ye Call It-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. With all the proper Decorations of Scenes, Machines, and Dances. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17160731 but Aeolus-Carey.

Music: All the Musick by Mr Weldon and perform'd Compleat, as at the Revival of the Play-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Mrs Teno, Miss Lindar, a Scholar of Mr Shirley's

Event Comment: Benefit Vanbrughe. For the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing in Italian and English-Signora Margarita, who has not sung in publick this Winter, Mrs Fletcher, Vanbrughe; accompanied with Harp-Mr Powell Jr

Event Comment: Benefit Morphy. By Subscription. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Entertainment upon the Harp-Mr Morphy

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: As17171015, but Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Santlow.

Music: Concerto upon the Little Flute by Paisible-; Concerto intirely new, by Mr Hendel-

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: At Bullock-Leigh Booth, adjoining Penkethman's Advertised 3, 6, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Triumph; Or, The Happy Fair One, With The Comical And Pleasant Humours Of Colin, The Shepherd's Foolish Son, And His Sister Mopsa

Performance Comment: Colin-Bullock Sr; Mopsa-Mrs Willis; Old Shepherd-Leigh.

Music: And all the Musick by Mr Heyden-

Dance:

Event Comment: At Penkethman-Norris Booth, where it stood last Time. A celebrated Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jepthah's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifice

Performance Comment: Valiant Capt. Blunderbuss-Penkethman; Dwindle his foolish Brother-Norris; Squib-Norris Jr.

Entertainment: And to give a general Satisfaction to the Town, Mr Penkethman has hir'd Dance after the New French Mode-the Dancing-Dogs lately arriv'd from France, which have been receiv'd both at Hampton-Court and at Richmond, as well as at most Courts of Europe, with wonderful Applause, to perform on his Stage; their Dresses as well as their Dances being entirely after the New French Mode, and only, at the common Prices of the Droll

Event Comment: To perform each Monday, Wednesday, Friday, At 6 p.m. Pit 1s. 6d. Aston also advertises to do imitations from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at a Minute's Warning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: Consisting of select Parts of Comedies-; new Songs-; Prologues-; Epilogues-; Mr Purcell's, other Comical English Dialogues-

Event Comment: By Command. For the Entertainment of the Princesses. [The King, the Three Young Princesses, and a great Number of Nobility and Gentry also there.] Pit and Boxes 5s. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Esprit Follet

Performance Comment: A new Prologue between Harlequin and Colombine-.

Afterpiece Title: Le Divorce

Entertainment: Dancing and Tumbling-; particularly Dancing-Mr Glover being the first Time of his Performance in publick since his return from the Court of Paris; Salle, Mlle Salle