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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We found 4225 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): David Garrick

Entertainment: II: By Desire, Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Gibson; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bennet; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Anderson; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Miss Vincent; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Foigard Actor: Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: Author's Day. Books of the Comedy to be had at the Theatre. N.B. The Author has generously given the profits of this day to a Fund, lately establish'd, by the Performers of the above Theatre, for the Maintenance of Decayed Actors and their Families. Public Advertiser, 3 Feb. 1766: The Performers of Covent Garden Theatre return their sincere thanks to Mr Cumberland for his generous donation of the profits of the 9th performance of The Summer's Tale, amounting to #74, for use of the newly established Theatrical Fund

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Summer's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: I: Rural Love, as17651115; II: The Garland, as17651003

Event Comment: Jan. 30, 1766, died Mrs Cibber. Was Miss Arne, born 1715. Married Theo Cibber 21 April 1734. Brought to bed of a son 5 April 1736. Left stage 1738 with Mr Sloper, who was charged with damages. Acted Dublin 1741. Returned to Covent Garden and performed till 1747. Joined Garrick till 1750. Returned to cg till 1753. Returned to dl and remained till she died (Winston MS 9 from Burney's Actor's MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Foppling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Foppling-Woodward; Dorimont-Ross; Old Bellair-Shuter; Young Bellair-Dyer; Medley-Clarke; Shoemaker-Dunstall; Handy-Gardner; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Belinda-Mrs Gardner; Lady Townly-Mrs Vincent; Emilia-Mrs Baker; Lady Woodville-Mrs Pitt; Pert-Mrs Green; Loveit-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Handy Actor: Gardner
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Gardner

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic Author(s): David Garrick

Song: II: An Air by Dr Arne-Miss Polly Young; IV: An Air by Sg Vento-Polly Young

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Entertainment: End: Baddeley, By Particular Desire, will present Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End I Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Catherine and Petruchio Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: A Song Call'd The Whistling Plowman-Kear

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17651004; End Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Watkins

Event Comment: Benefit towards the Increase of a Fund, established by the Performers of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden for the Support of Decayed Actors and their Families. This Fund having been begun by voluntary contributions among the performers, improved by a proportionable Weekly Deduction on their salaries, and intended as a reciprocal Provision for them their widows and children, in sickness and infirmity, it is humbly hoped and appeal to the Generosity of the Public will not be taken amiss. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. who are pleas'd to favour this Undertaking, are desired to send for places, Box or Pit tickets, to Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door. Mainpiece [by John Banks]: Not acted these 20 years. Occasional Prologue, written by Hull [printed in the Jester's Magazine, May 1766, p. 241]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Smith; Cecil-Walker; Morton-Clarke; Davison-Hull; Gifford-Gardner; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Mary-Mrs Bellamy; New Occasional Prologue-Ross; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Gifford Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

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

Entertainment: Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17660715

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17660715

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

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

Dance: I: Arnaud, Miss Twist

Entertainment: End: (for that Night only) Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Bensley (1st time); Heartfree-Palmer; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Plym; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Lady Brute-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008