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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "his Mae Author The Spartan Dame"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "his Mae Author The Spartan Dame")') 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 1929 matches on Event Comments, 356 matches on Performance Title, 264 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Music: new Concerto on the Flute, to be play'd on the Stage, -Mr Jacob Price, who never perform'd in publick before

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Written by the Author of Tom Thumb [Henry Fielding]. With New Scenes and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rape Upon Rape; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Worthy-Paget; Squeezum-Jones; Politick-Roscoe; Ramble-Mullart; Constant-Stopler; Sotmore-F. Lacy; Daddle-Reynolds; Quill-Wells; Staff-Dove; Porter-Hicks; Faithful-Wathen; Hilaret-Mrs Mullart; Isabella-Mrs Williamson; Mrs Squeezum-Mrs Forrester; Mrs Staff-Mrs Lacy; Cloris-Mrs Smith; Prologue-Paget; Epilogue-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Faithful Actor: Wathen
Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rape Upon Rape

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rape Upon Rape

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Tragedy, of one Act (Author unknown)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Jack the Giant Killer

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #45 6s.; tickets #54 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled Did You Ever See The Like? was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n Fog's, 28 Nov.] Daily Post, 3 Dec.: Our Friend Harry Carey having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the Hay-market, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at Temple-Bar, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the Bedford-Arms, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: A Dialogue of Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of Mr Carey's-Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Event Comment: Revis'd by the Author. Receipts: #39 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee House Politician

Performance Comment: Squeezem-Hippisley; Worthy-Ogden; Ramble-Walker; Constant-Milward; Sotmore-Hulett; Politick-Chapman; Dabble-Ray; Staff-Hall; Isabella-Mrs Boheme; Mrs Squeezem-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Staff-Mrs Kilby; Hilaret-Mrs Younger. With a Prologue, Epilogue, but edition of 1731 lists: Worthy-Milward; Politick-Boheme; Constant-Chapman; Quill-H. Bullock; Porer-Maclean; Faithful-Houghton; Isabella-Mrs Templer; Hilaret-Mrs Boheme; Cloris-Mrs Stevens (and others as above).
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #54 13s.; tickets #23 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee House Politician

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Cast
Role: Therapion Actor: Corey
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Three Rows of the Pit to be rail'd into the Boxes, Receipts: money #47 5s. 6d,; tickets #95 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #21 10s. 6d.; Tickets #18 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Written by the Author of The Fall of Saguntum [Phillip Frowde]. Receipts: #61 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas

Event Comment: Benefit the Author,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of The Earl Of Essex

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money: #40 10s. 6d.; tickets #122 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas

Event Comment: A Comic Opera. [Author unknown, but Biographia Dramatica suggests Roome, Concanen, Yonge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Springlove-Mills; Randal-Johnson; Oliver -W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Jusice Clack-Griffin; Patrico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Sentwell-Paget; Beggarmen-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Hallam, Excell, Rainton; Rachel-Mrs Heron; Meriel-Mrs Cibber; Amie-Miss Raftor; Beggarwomen-Miss Mears, Miss P. Vaughan, Mrs Shireburn, Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: R. Wetherilt
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #33 10s,; tickets #52 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Habits. Afterpiece: A new Comic Opera. [Author unknown. It may be a reworking of John Mottley's The Craftsman, a farce.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Giffard; Orestes-Rosco; Phaenix-Huddy; Pylades-W. Williams; Hermione-Mrs Giffard; Andromache-Mrs Haughton; Cephisa-Mrs Thomas; Cleone-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Thomas

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Savage, Author of several Poetical Pieces. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.] With New Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Empress; Or, The Conquest Of Peru

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Indian Empress

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cynick; Or, The Force Of Virtue

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach [Opera]