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 for Charles James Gaylard. A Concert, etc. at the New Theatre, James St. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s. (Daily Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Benefit for Bullock, under confinement in the Fleet Prison, in order to procure his Enlargement. A concert, etc. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for Pittard (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Event Comment: Benefit for James Sturgis Adams (a Person in Distress) (Cross). Gave Xmas Box to Duke's Servts #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets for Boxes to be had at the following Coffee Houses, St. James, St. James's St; Somerset in the Strand; Grigsby's behind the Royal Exchange; and the Union, Cornhill. Receipts: #205 (Cross); charges, #80 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Charlotte Lennox, a Concert of Musick, after which [the play] will be presented gratis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Entertainment:

Event Comment: Benefit for the Lying-in Hospital for Married Women in Brownlow Street, Long-Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Siria

Event Comment: Benefit for a Tradesman in Distress. A Concert, etc. Prices 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. To begin at half after six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals or The School Boy

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 30 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. For the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclosed and formed into Front and Side Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep Places. Ladies are desired to send Servants by 3 o'clock. Charges: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed Or Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Piercy-Delane; Rochford-Ridout; Northumberland-Sparks; Lady Diana Talbot-Mrs Vincent; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Horton; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Mullart; Anna Bullen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Rochford Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Tickets of Woodward at the corner of the Piazza in James St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage door. Servants will be allowed to keep Places on the Stage. Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17491003, but Fribble (for the only time of his performing it this season)-Garrick; rest omitted. rest omitted.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bellamy. Charges #60, covered by #38 16s. in money and #58 14s. in tickets. Receipts: #97 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17500201

Event Comment: Benefit Signor Laschi, with Comic Interludes between the Acts, called La Serva Padrona. The music composed by Sig Gio. Batista Pergolesi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Siria

Afterpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Charges #60. Deficiency to Lowe #11 16s. covered by #104 9s. from tickets. [Afterpiece appears under the Shakespearian title in the Account Book. Actually it was James Worsdale's Cure for a Scold taken from Shakespeare's play.] Mainpiece: By particular desire. Tickets to be had of Lowe at his lodgings the corner of Southampton St., Covent Garden, and of Page at the Stage door of the Theatre. Receipts: #48 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold or The Taming of a Shrew

Event Comment: Benefit for Leveridge. Charges #60. Deficiency to Leveridge #17 17s., convered by #127 2s. from tickets. Receipts: #42 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: I: O Lovely Peace (a duetto from Judas Macchabaeus)-Lowe, Miss Falkner; II: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; III: Spara il Pastor contente (from the opera Phaeton)-Miss Falkner; IV: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; End of Play: Epilogue to Music-Leveridge

Dance: V: Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Frasi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Siria

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Mrs Vincent. Charges #60. Deficit to the actors #6 12s. 6d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Arthur #31 9s.; Mrs Vincent #43 4s. [Afterpiece a farce taken from Beaumont & Fletcher. Not Printed. In which was introduced the Judgment of Paris, a musical piece.] Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Tickets to be had of Arthur in Duke's Court, and of Mrs Vincent at the Cock and Turk's Head in Bedford St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #46 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Ridout; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Arthur; Gifford-Gibson; Dowglass-Mrs Vincent; Mary, Queen of Scots-Mrs Woffington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Gifford Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill or The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Croza

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Di Camilla

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft. [Charges #60?] Balance to Bencraft #15 12s. plus #48 from tickets. Advanced to Servandoni another #5 5s. Receipts: #85 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer, Cushing, Delagarde; who deliver'd tickets to the value (respectively) of #46 1s.; #20 17s.; and #53 4s. Receipts: #31 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Gifford Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: III: Tambourine-Jardin; End of Play: Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit Eden. A concert, etc. (Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: (BBy particular Desire) Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts. Charges #80. Deficit to Roberts #49 8s., covered by income from tickets of #116. Receipts: #30 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Dance: III: Tambourine-Jardin; End of Play: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for White. Charges #60. Deficit to White #31, covered by #102 19s. from tickets. Mrs Elrington who play'd Lady Froth Thursday night granted #5 5s. Receipts: #29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: GGo Rose-Miss Falkner

Dance: PPierrot Dance-Lalauze, Desse

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Oates, Jr. [the Company Harlequin]. Charges #60. Deficit to each #13 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets; Dunstall #32 9s.; Oates #29 6s. Receipts: #32 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Redman, Mrs Bambridge, Miss Minors, Miss Ferguson and Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd also by Goodall, Rawlings, Miss Allen, Widow Dupre, Mrs Hitchcock. No charges made, but House receiv'd 1!2 value of all income. Receipts: #16 14s. 6d. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Stede 7 74 81 #20 19s. #10 9s. 6d.@Redman 8 71 38 #16 9s. #8 4s. 6d.@Goodall .. 46 34 #14 16s. #7 8s.@Mr Rawlings 16 57 65 #19 1s. #9 10s. 6d.@Miss Minors 17 71 26 #17 10s. #8 15s.@Mrs Ferguson 8 73 91 #22 1s. #11 6d.@Mrs Allen .. 25 19 #5 13s. #2 16s.@Morrison 26 41 55 #18 3s. #9 1s. 6d.@Dupre 10 44 57 #14 16s. #7 8s.@Hitchcock 23 67 34 #19 4s. [Seems to have rec'd full value #77 6s. 6d.]@Total 115 614 530 #173 17s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: GGo Rose-Miss Falkner

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Desse and Froment. Charges #60. Deficit to the dancers, #19 16s. 3d. each, covered by income from tickets: Desse #47 14s.; Froment #35 2s. Mainpiece: At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets sold at doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #20 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Scotch Measure, the Highland Reel-Froment; IV: Tambourine-Jardin; V: Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Mrs Delagarde

Song: III: A Song-Lowe