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 a Widow. For the Entertainment of Tomo Chachi . . .Senauki . . . John Tooanohowi, and the rest of the Indians, being positively the last Time but one of their appearing in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Hippisley's Drunken Man

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The Mad Captain. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: With several Alterations. 6 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Dance: Glover's Scot's Dance. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: By Leveridge

Event Comment: Benefit an Officers Widow and Six Children

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Stoppelaer; Stocks-Morgan; Coachman-Mullart; Buyers-Wignel, James; Irishman-Hallam; Chloe-Miss Norsa; Lady-Miss Horsington; Mrs Stocks-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Mrs Sugarsops-Mrs Kilby; Jack Stocks-Chapman .
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Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester

Dance: By Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, particularly Tambourine, Richmond Maggot, Glover's Scottish Dance

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman under Misfortune. The Stage will be form'd into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scotch Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden, Le Sac, Miss Baston. Also by Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Delane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Music: With the Original Music, the Vocal Parts by Nichols, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Christian Hero

Event Comment: Benefit Shephard

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Mainpiece Title: Lembarras Des Richesses

Afterpiece Title: LEtourdy

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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Dance: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. Polonese by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Song: English Dialogue by Salway and Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit Hyde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Toy Shop. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. N.B. Books of the Toy-Shop will be sold in the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

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Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant

Event Comment: Benefit Le Sage Sr and Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur de la Lune

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by Le Sage Jr and Miss Verneuil

Event Comment: Benefit John Richter. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [In Daily Journal, 24 Feb., Michael Poitier publishes several notices relating to his failure to dance on 7 Dec. 1734.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Junius Brutus

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit Swiny. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, Part of the Stage will be formed into Boxes; the Pit and Front Boxes to be put together (at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality). [For further discussion of the case of Poitier, see London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Widows

Dance: As17350222

Event Comment: Benefit Francisque. By Their Majesties' Command. N.B. Places may be taken next the Boxes built on the Stage for their Royal Highness the Princess Amelia and Princess Caroline. [King, Queen, and rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue Statue Enfant Ramoneur Negre Skelette With Two New Scenes Viz The Elbow chair And The Dog

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin always Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Benefit Malter, the Pierot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Jeu Damour Du Hazard

Afterpiece Title: The French Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Dance: A new Lilliputian Scotch Dance

Event Comment: Benefit Boscawen. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. Balcony 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Boscawen; Hob-a young Gentleman for his Diversion .
Event Comment: Benefit the Author [of Mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Widows

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: The Faithful Shepherd

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Dessessars, the Pantalon, and Mrs Dessessars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

Afterpiece Title: Les Precieuses Ridicules

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Always Harlequin

Dance: The last new Lilliputian Scotch Dance