SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Several"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Several")') 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 4159 matches on Event Comments, 341 matches on Performance Title, 195 matches on Roles/Actors, 171 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Entertainment: As expressed in the Great Bills

Event Comment: Benefit Nicolini. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. With all the Scenes and Decorations of the last new Opera of Almahide. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and no Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets, at a half guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Benefit Boyce and Weller. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Tickets given out for the Northern Lass will be taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: French Peasant-Miss Santlow; Miller's Dance-Leigh, Prince; Scaramouch-Layfield; Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper and his Wife-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Event Comment: Benefit Valentini. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almahide

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Event Comment: Benefit Spiller and Mrs Spiller. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Event Comment: Benefit Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. To which will be added Three Designsv, Representing the Three Principal Actions of the Play, in Imitation of so many great Pieces of History Painting, where all the real Persons concern'd in those Actions will be plac'd at proper distances, in different Postures peculiar to the Passion of each Character. In his Apology (I, 117-18) Cibber said that Betterton...when being suddenly seiz'd by the Gout,...submitted, by extraordinary Applications, to have his Foot so far reliev'd that he might be able to walk on the Stage in a Slipper, rather than wholly disappoint his Audience. He was observ'd that Day to have exerted a more than ordinary Spirit, and met with suitable Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and White, boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prologue was printed in 1710.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; or, The Beggars' Bush

Song: Two dialogues-Pack, others

Event Comment: Benefit Halsted, boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools

Event Comment: Benefit Husband. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Event Comment: Benefit Shaw and Mannington. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Event Comment: Benefit Signora del'Epine. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

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Dance:

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Four Indian Kings lately arriv'd from America. Tee Yee Neen Ho Go Row, Emperor of the Six Nations. Sa Ga Yean Qua Rash Tow, King of the Marquas. K Tow oh Koam, King of the River Nation. On Nee Yeath Tow no Riow, King of Granahjoh-Hore [in Daily Courant, 26 April]. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Event Comment: [Benefit Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Queenborough

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Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Charles Johnson Premiere.] Benefit the Author. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Friendship

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Chest

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Isabella Girardau. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Event Comment: Benefit Evans. For the Entertainment of Don Venturo Zary, the Emperour of Morocco's/Minister; and Elhadge Guzman, the Royal Messenger, (from the said Emperour Muley Ismael, to her Majesty) with their Attendants in their several Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Event Comment: Benefit King, Dykes, Willmore, boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

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Dance:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almahide

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark