SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Young"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Young")') 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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We found 4631 matches on Event Comments, 4128 matches on Performance Comments, 1200 matches on Performance Title, 768 matches on Author, and 4 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 8 Aug.: On Monday last the young Princesses were at the Consort of Musick at the Theatre at Richmond, where were present a large Number of Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: For The Entertainment of their Royal Highnesses the Young Princesses. [The Princesses present.] For comment on the current theatrical scene, see The Letters of the Late Thomas Rundle, pp. 18-22

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 9 April: His Majesty was present; as were also their Highnesses the young Princesses, all in Black Velvet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

Event Comment: Benefit the young Actors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis

Event Comment: Admission as 19 Nov. Prince, Princess, and the young Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astartus

Event Comment: Benefit of Three young Ladies, Authors of the Arlequin Directeur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Directeur

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Event Comment: Benefit the Young People. Receipts: money #4 11s.; tickets #101 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: As17210221

Event Comment: Written by Doctor Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Aegypt

Related Works
Related Work: Busiris Author(s): Edward Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Triumphant; Or, The Rival Goddesses

Performance Comment: The Young Ladies of Mrs Bellamy's School; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. St. James's Journal, 8 Dec.: The Revival of Philaster was an Attempt that deserv'd more Success than it met with: The natural Rise of the Distress in that Play, that Simplicity of Passion in the young Maid, with the many fine Passages throughout, pleas'd every one who has a just Taste of those Entertainments; and notwithstanding the Success of the Conscious Lovers, the Town are certainly ne'er the better Judges, while that Piece of Fletcher is acted to an empty House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. No Persons to be admitted into the Front Boxes or behind the Scenes, but by printed Tickets at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: As17221012

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of a Young Author. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #11 15s. 6d; tickets #13 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Event Comment: [By Richard Savage.] Edition of 1724: I think it my Duty also, to return Thanks to the Town, for their favourable Reception of this Play; and for the Applause their Indulgence bestow'd on the Performance of the Young Actors: Particularly for my own Success, in a double Capacity, as Actor and Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Event Comment: By command of their Royal Highnesses, the young Princesses. Receipts: #151 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Performance Comment: Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Wilks Jr, Norris, Harper, Penkethman, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Younger, Mrs Heron, Mrs Baker, Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit Norris Jr, alias the Young Jubilee Dicky. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Dance: To be express'd in tne great Bills

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, May, Mrs Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17250511

Event Comment: [By Richard West.] Preface: I shall offer but one Reason more...why this Tragedy did not succeed; and that is, It was not heard. A Rout of Vandals in the Galleries intimidated the young Actresses, disturb'd the Audience, and prevented all Attention

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: I: Pastoral-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: La Peirrette-Roger, Mrs Brett; V: A new Saraband, Minuet-Boval, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Young Rainton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-; A new Dance, Le Jeuness-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: The young Noblemen of the Westminster School. Julius Caesar-Lord Danby; Mark Anthony-Roberts; Brutus-Master Hay; Cassius-Lord Middlesex; Portia-Lord Dorset's son; Octavius-another of Lord Dorset's sons.
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 Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: Benefit a Young Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin