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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir Rich Samford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir Rich Samford")') 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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9011 results for: Keyword - Sir Rich. Samford
We found 6090 matches on Performance Comments, 2240 matches on Author, 1367 matches on Event Comments, 491 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8701
18 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #84 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

8702
20 December 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #76 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

8703
04 January 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #45 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

8704
20 April 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and Mrs Egleton. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #26 7s.; tickets #87 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy

Song: End IV: Chanson a Boire-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: I: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; V: The Burgomaster and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

8705
11 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lesac and Miss Latour. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 10s. 6d.; tickets #54 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Young Lesac; Chacone-Miss Latour Dupre's Scholar; Shepherd and Shepherdess representing Acis and Galatea -Young Lesac, Miss Latour

Song: Mrs Barbier

Music: Set of Mr Hendel's Lessons on Harpsicord-Miss Latour , Scholar of Mr Troas

8706
19 October 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #52 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

8707
24 October 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Ten Yeats. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: A Masque in Two Interludes. Receipts: #76 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 74 paid and 17 by orders; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 218 paid and 20 by orders; slips, 11 paid and 14 by orders; first gallery, 161 paid and 7 by orders; second gallery, 101 paid. The Prince and Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Dance: Dancing proper to the Masque-Nivelon, Salle, DuPre, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

8708
28 October 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #65 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 45 paid and 38 orders; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 217 paid and 33 orders; slips, 21 paid and 16 orders; first gallery, 145 paid and 15 orders; second gallery, 82 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Dance: As17261024

8709
13 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #37 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 21 paid and 5 orders; pit, 101 paid and 28 orders; slips, 20 paid and 10 orders; first gallery, 91 paid and 61 orders; second gallery, 95 paid and 6 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

8710
09 February 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #21 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 paid and 13 orders; stage, 3 paid; pit, 53 paid and 21 orders; slips, 9 paid and 8 orders; first gallery, 79 paid and 11 orders; second Gallery, 40 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

8711
21 March 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #122 6s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 277 paid and 24 orders; slips, 19 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 319 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 134 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8712
03 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 18s.; tickets #152. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 by money and 220 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; Pit, 13 by money and 464 by tickets; first gallery, 26 by money and 274 by tickets; second gallery, 23 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway; The Lass of Patie's Mill-Mrs Warren

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: PPierot-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and His Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

8713
22 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Robert Williams, and Peplow. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd from Shakespeare by Sir Wm D'Avenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: End I: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Miss Tenoe

Ballet: End Farce: The Cobler's Jealous Wife. As17270505

8714
10 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #70 0s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 65 paid and 17 orders; pit, 179 paid and 19 orders; slips, 16 paid; first gallery, 181 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 93 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8715
18 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #64 11s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 34 paid and 15 orders; Pit, 216 paid and 13 orders; slips, 8 paid and 1 orders; first gallery, 179 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 58 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8716
27 November 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #125 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 227 paid and 2 orders; pit, 274 paid and 5 orders; slips, 25 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 262 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 126 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8717
01 December 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #54. Probable attendance: boxes, 44 paid and 7 orders; pit, 148 paid and 15 orders; slips, 15 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 116 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8718
11 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #38 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 19 paid and 9 orders; pit, 105 paid and 18 orders; slips, 2 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 115 paid and 28 orders; second gallery, 57 paid and 8 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8719
13 January 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #38 14s. Probable attendance: boxes, 14 paid and 4 orders; pit, 110 paid and 8 orders; slips, 5 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 120 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 81 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

8720
08 March 1728 @ York Buildings

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

8721
03 April 1728 @ Mrs Defenne's School

Event Comment: Wrote by Sir Richard Steele...acted by the young Ladies educated at Mrs Defenne's@French@Boarding-School, at Wansworth in Surrey, with such Vivacity, Exactness, ad Justice, as charmed the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Related Works
Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

8722
10 April 1728 @ York Buildings

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: several Cseveral Concertos and Solos of his own Composition-Castrucci; First and Eighth Concertos of the famous Corelli-Castrucci

8723
30 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Mrs Pelling. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #41 3s.; tickets #97 1s. Probable attendance: boxes, 30 by money and 193 by tickets; stage, 9 by money; pit, 73 by money and 220 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 116 by money and 158 by tickets; second gallery, 98 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: End I: Miss Latour; III: A new Grand Serious Dance by Dupre-Dupre, others; IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon; V: Peasant-LaLoge; End Farce: A new Grand Comic Dance-Dupre, others

Song: II: The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; End Farce: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End-Leveridge

8724
12 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #14 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 5 paid and 7 orders; pit, 45 paid and 17 orders; slips, 2 paid and 9 orders; first gallery, 40 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 66 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Pelling; Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling

8725
16 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #34 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 24 paid and 16 orders; pit, 86 paid and 27 orders; slips, 6 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 100 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 60 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones