SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Gar"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Gar")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

Dance: A Dance- three people who are buttwo persons; Hornpipe-an Egyptian Spirit

Song: A Song upon Everybody-a Nobody; and by Particular Desire, a Song-M Savoyard; accompanied by a dance-Mlle Katharine, being the second time of her dancing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Writ Of Inquiry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Gardner Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus; or, Harlequin in China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Course Of Comic Lectures

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'albergatrice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17541008

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The greatest crowd I ever saw since the Delevals play'd. This (tis said) was Mr Garrick's Benefit (Cross). Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Garrick; Cordelia-Mrs Davies, first time; Regan-Miss Haughton; Kent-Bransby; Gent Usher-Vernon; Gloster-Berry; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Palmer; Cornwall-Blakes; Burgundy-Jefferson; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Albany-Mozeen.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Mossop. Tickets at his lodgings at Newton's Warehouse in Tavistock St., opposite Charles St., Covent Garden, and at Stage Door. Receipts: #224 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick; Pierre-Mossop; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Duke-Bransby; Pruili-Havard; Renault-Burton; Elliot-Mozeen; Bedamour-Blakes; Spinoza-Simson.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: CCymon and Iphigenia-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: The Italian Fishermen-Sg and Sga Sabatini; III: New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Sabatini; V: A Peasant Dance-Sg and Sga Sabatini, Sabatini the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Song: II: A New Cantata-Beard; III: Hooly and Fairly by Desire-Beard; V: Rule Britannia-Beard, chorus; Britons Strike Home sung in Character-Beard, accompanied with a chorus

Music: IV: A Piece upon the Harp-Parry

Dance: ll concluding with% Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Havard (Cross). Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets of Havard at his house in Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and at the Bedford Coffee House and the Stage Door. [The Public Advertiser lists Old Knowell this night as Berry.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-Three Sabatinis, as17550203

Song: B$Beard particularly at the End: Rule Britannia, as17550402 Britons Strike Home in character and accompanied with a Chorus, as17550402 Concluding with: a Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin Author(s): Carl Baumgarten

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Cast
Role: Margaritta Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Ross. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets of Ross at his House, corner of Bow St., Covent Garden, and at Stage Door. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Ross first time; Lusignan-Garrick; Selima-Mrs Davies; Zara-Mrs Cibber; Nerestan-Davies; Chatillon-Blakes; Orasmin-Burton; Melidor-Scrase.
Cast
Role: Lusignan Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Benefit for Davies, and Mrs Davies. Tickets at their lodgings at Mr Marshall's in Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, and at Stage Door. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Related Works
Related Work: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades Author(s): David Garrick

Song: I: By particular desire, Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: II: As17550203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17550203

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mills. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell, Wilder, Morris, and Mrs Addison will be taken. Tickets to be had of Mrs Mills at Mr Gardyner's, Printer, in Russel St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Dugard Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Running Footmen-Morris, Walker; III: The Minuet, Louvre-Dennison, Mrs Addison; IV: Comic Dance by Three Sabatinis, as17550203

Song: V: Rule Britanniaby Beard, as17550402 concluding with a Hornpipe-Morris

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase and Miss Thomas. Tickets of Scrase at Mr Cross's in Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; of Miss Thomas at the Ring and Pearl, Duke's Court, Bow St., and at stage door. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: Miss Thomas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, the Dragoness

Dance: CComic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Song: II: Beard; IV: Mas. Moore

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker; V: The Running Footmen-Morris, Walker, as17550424

Event Comment: [Masque] words by Mallet and Music by Arne and a Prologue by Mr Garrick (Cross). Books of the Masque will be sold at the theatre. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Lusignan Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Britannia