SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Young Cross"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Young Cross")') 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 4163 matches on Performance Comments, 3182 matches on Event Comments, 920 matches on Performance Title, 858 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: TThe Author Publish'd at 1s. Printed for and sold by R. Francklin, in Russel St., Covent Garden; and P. Valliant, in the Strand. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross
Event Comment: uthor of the Theatrical Review, 1757-58, pp. 47-48 comments on the afterpiece: "Nothing but my promise to give some observations on all new dramatic productions could have prevailed on me to wade through this farce...I hear the author himself is come over to the public opinion and acknowledges it to be a very indifferent performance."] Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: I: The Indian Peasants, as17570127

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross

Dance: TThe Millers, as17570129

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross
Event Comment: Written by Ben Jonson. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Receipts: #180 Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross
Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece till the Benefits. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Ross
Event Comment: Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep places, and on the stage, which will be formed into an Amphitheatre. Receipts: #253 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: A New Comic Dance-. [Dancers unspecified.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Pritchard at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. Receipts: "230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: A Grand Masquerade Dance-; in which Minuet-Miss Pritchard (by Desire)

Event Comment: An Oratorio composed by Sg Gio. Adol. Hasse, With Additions by Sg Giardini. End of the first Act a Concerto on the Organ by Mr Burton, In Act the third a Hautboy Concerto by the two Signori Besozzi, lately come from abroad. Pit and boxes 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Varney, at the stage-door of the Theatre. The profits of this performance will be given to A Public Charity. [No receipts recorded by Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Pellegrini

Event Comment: Benefit for Mossop. Tickets at his lodgings in Newton's Warehouse, in Tavistock St., Covent Garden; and of Varney. [The Dramatic Register No 17 commented favorably upon Mossop's performance noting especially his fine modulation of voice. It also castigated a recent scurrilous attack upon Mossop. See Theatrical Clippings.] Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: TThe Knights, publish'd 4 April, at 1s. A Comedy in Two Acts as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. By Mr Foote (Public Advertiser). Passion Week (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Tickets of Miss Pritchard in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. Receipts: #340 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: TTaswel &c. had Tickets. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, being the last time of performing it this season. This day is publish'd at 1s. 6d., sew'd, Theatrical Records, or an Account of English Dramatic Authors and their works, comprised of Chronological and alphabetical lists of authors and works. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall Mall. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Tickets to be had at Mr Davies's No 16 in New Crown Court, Covent Garden. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: IV: Minuet-Miss Pritchard

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Tickets of Holland at No 17 New Crown Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet