SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much ")') 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 4260 matches on Event Comments, 1786 matches on Performance Comments, 603 matches on Performance Title, 31 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A New Dance Call'd The Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist, being their first time of appearing on that stage; IV: The Faggot Binders-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: As 11 Aug., but: Mr Trufler's daughter continues to make the Rich Seed and Plomb cakes, so much admired by the Nobility and Gentry. They are made in a square Form, and will cut out in as large Slices as those of four Times the price. they are always kept ready made, and will be sent to any Part of the Town when bespoke, at Half a Crown each. [The piece was not advertised for 15. Aug. in the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Turn'd Bully

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Dance: TThe Millers, as17581012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Ballet: III: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabeus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Event Comment: This Day Publish'd elegantly printed in one Volume Octavo (Dedicated to the Right Hon. Garret, Lord Mornington) A General View of the Stage, by Mr Wilks, of Dublin. Printed for J. Coote. [Contains 355 pages on the stage and its usefulness in presenting tragedy, comedy, opera, farce and pantomime. Discusses the art of acting, reviews plays and parts. Chapter VI on [Dress and its propriety" suggests the growing interest in historical authenticity in costume: [The judicious propriety in 'dress' adapted with sufficient exactitude to the age, time, and circumstances of [the] character...may be call'd the last colourings and finishings of [the] picture; and in this case very much will depend on knowledge of ancient history and historical paintings." Thirty-two pages praising Garrick the actor, and discussing in some detail all the characters he had performed to that time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. The Burletta, with the Addition of a new Act and a new Character, as originally performed at the Theatre Royal in Naples. At the Great Room in Marybone Gardens properly and elegantly fitted up for that purpose. 7:30 p.m. Admittance 3s. N.B. Mr Trotter's dauthter continues to make the rich seed and plumb cake, so much admired by the Nobility and Gentry at 2s. 6d. each, and likewise makes almond cheesecakes in a small size at 2s. per dozen. Six or eight make a Dish, and are hot every day one o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: The Roast Beef of Old England-Miss Hilliard; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17581111; End: A Dance (never perform'd before) call'd The Milkmaid's Holiday-Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: TThe Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421