SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "his Majesty"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "his Majesty")') 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 1049 matches on Event Comments, 31 matches on Performance Comments, 30 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: CConcerto on Hautboy-Fischer

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Receiv'd from Stanley and Smith for use of the Organ this season #21; for coals burnt at Oratorios #2 2s. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Serenata Geminiane, Third Opera,-Sg Paganini

Event Comment: Account Book: @Receiv'd of Vincent for Music Forfeits this season #21 11s. 10d.@Rece'v'd for stage forfeits this season #14 4s. 2d.@Receiv'd of Mrs Carne for ends of Candles & Oyl #70 6s. 7d.@Receiv'd of Proprietors of Public Advertiser #50@Receiv'd of Proprietors of Daily Gazetteer #50@Paid Vincent for Music Books #4 5s. 2d.@9 June@Rec'd Assurance on 50 Renter's Old Shares at 4s. 10d. each #12 1s. 8d.@Rec'd Assurance on 50 Renter's New Shares at 2s. 6d. each #6 5s.@15 July@Rec'd of His Majesty by Mr Mathias #40@Rec'd of Madam Schellenbergen by Ditto #9@Total Income 1768-69: #30,759 16s. 2 1!2d.@Total Expense 1768-69: #24,035 8s. 3d.@31 May: Paid Arnold Composer #50 13s.@2 June: Paid Kirkman for tuning #20@

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Mainpiece Title: None

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Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: As17691010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17691018; End: Rural Love, as17690925

Event Comment: A new comic Opera. Music by Piccini. Pit and Boxes together and no Persons admitted without Tickets which will be delivered this day at the Office at 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By their Majesties Commands no Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. Gallery Pit and Boxes open at Five. To begin precisely at 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex at Regina. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Contadine Bizzarre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: III: A New Dance call'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17690427]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Dance: III: A Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door of the Theatre, at Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. 6d. Second Gallery 2s. The doors to be opened at 5 o'clock. To begin at Half past six. [Stanley and Smith carried their Royal Prerogative over to Drury Lane this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on the Organ-Stanley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gideon

Music: As17700302

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast With The Coronation Anthems

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon; a Solo on the Violincello-the celebratedMr DuPort, Musician to the Prince of Conte; and By Particular Desire after the First Act: Dove Sci in Rodelinda-Sg Guadagni; End Act II: Doppo L'Orrore in Otho-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's ode- By handel

Music: As17700302 but Concerto on Violincello-Duport; and by Particular Desire After the First Act: Dove Sci in Rodelinda-Sg Guadagni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Solo on Violincello-Duport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17700321 Concerto on the Hautboy-Fischer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast With The Coronation Anthems

Music: FFirst Violin, solo-Barthelemon; Solo on the Violincello-Duport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17700323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17700328

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: CConcerto on Hautboy-Fischer; Solo on Violincello-Duport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: IV: The Tartars-Sga Manesiere, Fishar. [See17691207.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: The Rabbit Sellers-Daigville, Sga Vidini