SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon ")') 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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Event Comment: Benefit Jones. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Third piece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Performance Comment: See17310203, but Mrs Novel-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on this Stage before; Bookweight and Orator-Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Dance: Davenport, Miss Jones

Song: In third piece: a Humorous New Song, written by Jones, in the Character of a Welsh Taylor-Jones

Event Comment: Benefit Girolamo Bartolotti, Trump. At 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: With the best Songs of the Opera-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: PPrince's Saraband by L'Abbe for her Majesty's Birthday,-Essex, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Receipts: money #94 5s. 6d.; tickets #101 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Pastoral-Salle, Mlle Salle; Highlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Song: NNo Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Event Comment: Benefit Sandham. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Song: A Gentleman who never appeared on any Stage before

Music: Water Piece of Instrumental Musick-; beat on the Kettle Drum-; Preamble-Joab Baker, who never appear'd on the Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Last new Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: Benefit J. Festin. At 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith, from the Opera House. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Fair

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #52 1s.; tickets #90 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: PPastoral-Salle, Mlle Salle; Dutch and Scotch Contention-

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot, who composed the Entertainment. By Command of their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Royal and Princess Caroline. [Prince also present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr
Event Comment: Benefit Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: Mainpiece: With the Original Dialogue-Charke, Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, Receipts: money #57 15s.; tickets #67 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Walker; Angelica-Mrs Younger; Sir Thomas-Hulett; Dorante-Hippisley; Lovewell-Milward; Marquis-Salway; Hector-Chapman; Cogdie-Aston; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Bullock; Favourite-Mrs Adams; Mrs Security-Mrs Egleton; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Martin; Betsy-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Betsy Actor: Mrs Forrester.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue or The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Song: Ballad@Dialogue in the Characters of a Rake and a Country Milk-Maid-Walker, Mrs Cantrell

Dance: HHighlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Huddy. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: I: Legar's Song in Perseus and Andromeda, in the Character of a Sailor-Stopler; III: Leveridge's Yorkshire Tale-Stopler

Dance: II: Scaramouch-Sandham; IV: Running Footman's Dance-Sandham

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

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

Event Comment: Benefit Salle. Receipts: money #60 16s. 6d.; tickets #69 1s. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Saraband, Tambourin-Miss Rogers, Scholar to Salle; II: The Loyal and Generous Free@Mason-Salle, DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse; all Brothers, in which Original Free Mason's Song-Salway; accompanied in the Chorus-the rest of his Brethren; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: Louvre and Bretagne-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Foresight Actor: Barden

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Foresters Actor: Excell, Tenoe, Wright, Rainton Sr
Event Comment: Benefit Henry Ford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Tickets to the Tune of Mad Robin may be had at Leveridge's House, Tavistock-street. Receipts: money #54 2s. 6d.; tickets #127 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Song: I: Since Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway; III: A Dialogue of Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; V: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: II: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; IV: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour