SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid Mr Barthelemon"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Vernon much Applause Hopkins Diary Benefit for Vernon Paid Mr Barthelemon")') 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 Dubourg. By Subscription, at two guineas for six tickets; otherwise one half guinea. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of Shakespear Restor'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of Shakespear Restor'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #47 16s.; tickets #117 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 by money and 266 by tickets; stage, 37 by money; pit, 41 by money and 321 by tickets; slips, 14 by money; first gallery, 99 by money and 29 by tickets; second gallery, 89 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostris

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #38 13s.; tickets #20 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 38 by money and 29 by tickets; stage, 1 uy money; pit, 95 by money and 79 by tickets; slips, 4 by money; first gallery, 92 by money and 12 by tickets; second gallery, 78 by money

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Mainpiece Title: Sesostris

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #143 17s. 6d.; tickets #18 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 168 by money and 75 by tickets; stage, 36 by money; pit, 286 by money; slips, 54 by money; first gallery, 356 by money; second gallery, 174 by money

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #173 11s.; tickets #16. Probable attendance: boxes, 209 by money and 64 by tickets; stage, 81 by money; balcony, 1 by money; pit, 282 by money; slips, 60 by money; first gallery, 432 by money; second gallery, 187 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #162 8s.; tickets #13 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 204 by money and 54 by tickets; stage, 43 by money; balcony, 2 by money; pit, 269 by money; slips, 58 by money; first gallery, 424 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. [For the fortunes of the play, see Gay to Swift, 15 Feb. in Correspondence of Pope, II, 473-74.

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Several Masques

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Role: Lord Formal Actor: Griffin
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By Their Majesties' Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: TThe Hussars-Thurmond, Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Violante. At 6 p.m. Boxes and Pit 5s. Gallery 2s

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Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Event Comment: Benefit Scappettini. At Sir Richard Steel's Great Room. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: Carefully Revis'd. Receipts: money #62 10s. 6d.; tickets #69 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 by money and 130 by tickets; stage, 10 by money; pit, 102 by money and 198 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 164 by money and 70 by tickets; second gallery, 120 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters Or Two Fools Well Met

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. [There is some confusion concerning this performance. Daily Journal advertises The Fortune Hunters for its second performance, but Rich's Register gives The Beggar's Opera, 33d time; this numbering is recongnized in the bills by 16 March.] Receipts: money #35 2s.; tickets #115 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 41 by money and 247 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 59 by money and 203 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 66 by money and 203 by tickets; second gallery, 74 by money. Tickets for Volpone will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: Benefit Gadbury. At 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Masters; Little Flute-John Baston; Violin-Jones; Singing-Leveridge; Harpsicord-Munrow

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Mrs Booth; Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Receipts: money #82 7s. 6d.; tickets #106 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 128 by money and 250 by tickets; stage, 45 by money; pit, 66 by money and 260 by tickets; slips, 12 by money; pidgeon holes, 3 by money; first gallery, 180 by money and 49 by tickets; second gallery, 119 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: With The Humours of Bedlam

Song: Miss Fenton

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Christian Festing. Tickets 5s. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: With several Pieces on the Chamber Horn-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Dance: Thurmond, Weaver, Essex, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Jr, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar; particularly The Hussars-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written Originally by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. Tickets for The Beggar's Opera taken. Receipts: money #87 19s.; tickets #73 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 63 by money and 262 by tickets; stage, 26 by money; pit, 158 by money and 49 by tickets; slips, 26 by money; pidgeon holes, 2 by money; first gallery, 271 by money and 7 by tickets; second gallery, 192 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Song: t the Desire of several Persons of Quality Between Acts: four Scotch and English Ballads-Mrs Barbier; as also Tamo Tanto-Mrs Barbier; French Horn Song in Admetus-Mrs Barbier , properly accompanied

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

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Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Jr

Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #29 2s.; tickets #18 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 33 by money and 29 by tickets; stage, 4 by money; pit, 65 by money and 78 by tickets; slips, 3 by money; firstgallery, 44 by money; second gallery, 82 by money

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Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Dance: End II: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Scating Dance-Nivelon, Miss Fenton; V: Flag Dance in the Characters of +Scaramouche s-Nivelon, Salle, Poitier

Song: End I: Mrs Chambers; IV: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Seedo. Receipts: money #88 5s.; tickets #52 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 136 by money and 97 by tickets; stage, 25 by money; pit, 185 by money and 155 by tickets; slips, 15 by money; first gallery, 140 by money and 54 by tickets; second gallery, 75 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: English and Scotch Ballads-Salway, Legare, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers, Miss Warren, Mrs Barbier being the first Performance of this kind; Instrumental Musick-the best Hands; , particularly the two famous French Horns-; two Chamber Horns-

Event Comment: Benefit Legar, the Harlequin, and Lalauze, the Pierot, Authors of the Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals