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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Vaughan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Vaughan")') 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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2097 results for: Keyword - W. Vaughan
We found 1661 matches on Performance Comments, 335 matches on Event Comments, 199 matches on Roles/Actors, 45 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Author.

1751
10 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer, Warriner, Vaughan, Boxkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden. Les Amants Comentants, as17340508. Tambourine, as17340504

1752
20 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Gwinn, Guise, Vaughan, Boxkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: The Overture of Ariadne

Dance: I: Les Bergers Champetre by Mlle Grognet, Miss Rogers, Mlle Delorme. III: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. IV: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. V: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Minuet by Mlle Grognet in Men's Cloths, and Miss Baston

Song: II: As17350422

1753
24 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Vaughan. Receipts: money #8 13s.; tickets #120 10s. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 25 May: Yesterday Mr Smith [of CG], being disorder'd in his Senses, threw himself out of his Lodging Window up two pair of Stairs near Gray's Inn . . . and ... his Life is despaired of

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: Comic Ballet, as17360417 In: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. V: Glover's Sailors Dance

Song: I: By Leveridge. IV: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

1754
16 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton, Vaughan (Boxkeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

1755
15 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan, Boxkeeper, and Gwinn's Widow, late Pit Doorkeeper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; III: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: III: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre

1756
23 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan (Boxkeeper), Widow Gwinn, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Pierrots-Lalauze, Desse; IV: Harlequin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; V: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Song: II: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

1757
21 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence, Vaughan (Boxkeepers), Gwinn (pit Doorkeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; IV: Swiss Dance-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

1758
23 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Cole, Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Wooden Shoe-Master Ferg

1759
06 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Powell, Boxkeepers, and Gwinn, Pit-Keeper. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17410505, but I, III, V: dances

Song: IV: Roast Beef Song (by Desire)-Leveridge

1760
29 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Office-Keeper. Tickets deliver'd out by Vaughan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Dance: I: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 III: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Drunken Peasant-David apShenkin

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; To conclude with: the Coronation anthem-

1761
17 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan, Powell (Box keepers); Gwinn (Pit Doorkeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17420510; V: The Peasants, as17420210

Song: IV: Song-Leveridge

1762
05 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit White, Vaughan, Evans (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

1763
09 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Evans (Box-Keepers); and Gwinn (Door-Keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1764
10 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan, Powell, Gardiner [Box Keepers]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Cooke, Picq, LaLauze; Also Scotch Dance, as17441012

1765
29 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Vaughan, Stede, Laguerre. Tickets delivered out for Paddick, Messing, and Miss Faulkner will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: CCome let us Trip by Handel-Miss Faulkner

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

1766
05 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Evans [Boxkeepers] and Gwynn[Pit doorkeeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

1767
28 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17461231, but Country lasses-Mrs Vaughan, Mrs _LeFont.
Cast
Role: Country lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughan, Mrs _LeFont.

1768
02 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Vaughan and Evans (Box Keepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1769
10 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17490107, but Parts-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vaughan.

Music: I: (By desire) a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Characters de la Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Janneton Auretti; IV: Italian Cabaret, as17481109

1770
26 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17481217, but Hamlet-Barry; Gravediggers-_Ray, Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: _Ray, Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive. Vaughan omitted.

1771
01 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Vaughan and Evans [Box-Keepers). [Handel's Oratorios Solomon and Susanna published and the favorite songs in the Comic opera Li Tre Cicisbei Ridicoli.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

1772
23 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17501228, but Recruits-_Shuter, Vaughan; Sylvia-Mrs Willoughby; Lucy-_; Welch Collier-_.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: _Shuter, Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

1773
13 May 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence, Vaughan, Condell (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17510511

1774
07 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17511021, but Gravediggers-_Ray, Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: _Ray, Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

1775
06 May 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence, Vaughan and Condell (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: Two Pierrots, as17520415 V: Drunken Peasant-Phillips, with Clown-Smith

Song: III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

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