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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid ")') 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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17452 results for: Keyword - Mr Vernon</i>-much Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Vernon. Paid $<span class=
We found 15888 matches on Event Comments, 2621 matches on Performance Comments, 638 matches on Performance Title, 34 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

17126
13 February 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Old Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. A concert, etc. Benefit for Adams and Daniel. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

17127
20 February 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. A concert, etc. Benefit for Morgan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Bottle Conjurer Outdone; or, The Power of Magick, and the Escape of Harlequin into a Quart Bottle

17128
23 February 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Benefit for a Person under Misfortune. By Desire of several Persons of Distinction. To begin at six o'clock. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: A Country Dance-

17129
27 February 1749 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Lemon St., Goodman's Field. One night only. Benefit for L. Hallam...will be presented a Comedy. Boxes and Stage 3s. Pit and First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

17130
28 February 1749 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera. Benefit for Sig Crosa who brought into England the comedy of Italy. Set to Musick by the celebrated Cocchi of Naples. [Subscriber's tickets will not be admitted this Night. La Maestra published this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Maestra

Entertainment: Between the Acts: A new Interlude-Signor Laschi

17131
06 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. Being last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Last time of performing the Afterpiece before the Benefits (General Advertiser). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #131 7s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Cast
Role: Dutch Character Actor: Mrs Shawford

17132
21 March 1749 @ James Street

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Benefit persons in misfortune. [This is during Holy Week.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Platt

17133
27 March 1749 @ James Street

Event Comment: At the Desire of the Loyal Regiment of Hungarian Volunteers, For the Benefit of a Brother Volunteer, M'Kenna, and Daniel. A concert, etc. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s. (General Advertiser, 25 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

17134
16 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Benefit for Wakelin (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Keale; from Theatre at Fort St. George, his second time in England. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding; or, The Cockneys Bit

17135
24 June 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [See 27 May.] Benefit of a Grammar School Master. Terence's Andria in the original Language, with a New Latin Prologue, and an Occasional English Epilogue. After which will be spoken in English an allegorical Eulogy called Mimus. It is hoped the late disappointment (as it was in all its circumstances unaviodable) will be no detriment to the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

17136
15 September 1749 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillip's Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Benefit for Lort. A Concert, etc. To begin at seven o'clock. Prices: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. [Customary data appearing in the rest of the bills, but not repeated here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The True And Antient History Of George Barnwell

Entertainment: EEquilibres on the Slack Rope-Lort

17137
22 September 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. Benefit Cushing and Yeates, Jun. To begin at seven (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

17138
25 September 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth. Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit Mrs Yeates. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

17139
16 October 1749 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. Concert, etc. To begin at seven. Benefit for Morgan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb

17140
17 October 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d. Benefit for Bruodin and Mrs Hutton. The Play will be decently conducted, being thoroughly rehears'd, and the Performers exceeding perfect. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

17141
25 January 1750 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Mrs Phillips, who plays the Distrest Mother. With the Original Epilogue. Box seats 2s. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

17142
05 March 1750 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for the Widow of Laguerre, late of Covent Garden. Boxes 2s. 6d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lying Valet

17143
28 March 1750 @ James Street

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, James St. A concert, etc. Benefit for Edward. Prices 3s., 2d., 1s. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

17144
09 April 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Benefit for Mrs Rachel Hooper, who perform'd Six Years ago at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields. [Earlier bills listed The Recruiting Officer for this night. Today's bill calls only for a concert.] To begin at six o'clock. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: Vocal Music-Mrs Hooper, first time of performing here, Miss Talbot

17145
10 April 1750 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the support of Decay's Musicians, or their Families. Pit and Boxes put together at Half a Guinea. Tickets delivered to the subscribers of this Charity will admit one Person to any Part of the House (General Advertiser, 31 March, advance notice)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

17146
23 July 1750 @ James Street

Event Comment: To the Wonderful Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. For the Benefit of a Brother indisposed. At the New Theatre, James St. The House is newly painted. A Concert, etc. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Six Brothers, cloathed

17147
20 August 1750 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Shepherd's Market. Benefit for Stephens. A Concert, etc. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s. To begin at seven o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: TThe Happy Bride-Miss Agnetta

17148
18 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No persons to be admitted behind the scenes nor any money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [A customary notice throughout the remainder of the season until benefit time.] Tomorrow (not acted these two years) Jane Shore. The part of Alicia to be attempted by Miss Jane Cibber, being her first time of appearing upon that stage these two years. Receipts: #40 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Entertainment: EEpilogue upon Two Prologues-Mrs Clive

17149
18 October 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit of Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. A Concert of Musick. The march in Judas Maccabaeus, Side-Drum-J. Woodbridge, late Kettledrummer to the Hon. Admiral Boscawen. Also a preamble on the Kettle-Drums, ending with Handel's Water Musick. A Variety of other Entertainments. Between the Parts of the Concert will be given gratis, the Tragedy of The Orphan. With an Occasional Prologue. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To begin at 6 p.m. [Performance had been delayed from 10 Oct. on account of illness of a principal performer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

17150
06 August 1751 @ New Wells, Lemon Street

Event Comment: A concert, &c. At the New Wells, Lemon St., Goodman Fields. The First Gallery will be made into Boxes, &c. To begin at 6 p.m. Benefit for Goodfellow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well