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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Lionel and Clarissa" | "Lionel And Clarissa" | "The Padlock" | "The Cobler" | "The Cobler" | "A Wife in Ten Thousand" | "The Two Misers" | "The Metamorphoses" | "The Romp" | "The Jubilee" | "The Institution of the Garter" | "Arthurs Round Table Restored" | "The Institution of the Garter or Arthurs Round Table Restored" | "Lionel and Clarissa" | "The School for Fathers" | "Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers" | "The Sultan" | "A Peep into the Seraglio" | "The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio" | "The Shepherds Artifice" | "The Captive" | "The Ephesian Matron" | "The Ephesian Matron" | "The Widow’s Tears" | "He Would if He Could" | "An Old Fool Worse than Any" | "He Would if He Could or An Old Fool Worse than Any" | "The Wedding Ring" | "The Deserter" | "The Deserter" | "The Humours of the Navy" | "A Christmas Tale" | "The Waterman" | "The First of August" | "The Waterman" | "The Waterman or The First of August" | "The Quaker" | "The Seraglio" | "Poor Vulcan" | "The Gipsies" | "The Wives Revenged" | "Rose and Colin" | "Rose And Colin" | "Annette and Lubin" | "Annette And Lubin" | "The Medley" | "Harlequin At All" | "The Medley or Harlequin At All" | "The Touchstone" | "Harlequin Traveller" | "The Touchstone" | "The Touchstone or Harlequin Traveller" | "The Chelsea Pensioner" | "Plymouth in an Uproar" | "Plymouth In An Uproar" | "The Mirror" | "Harlequin Every where" | "The Mirror or Harlequin Every where" | "The Shepherdess of the Alps" | "The Shepherdess Of The Alps" | "The Islanders" | "Harlequin Free Mason" | "The Marriage Act" | "Jupiter and Alcmena" | "None Are So Blind as Those Who Wont See" | "None are so Blind as Those Who Wont See" | "Liberty Hall" | "The Test of Good Fellowship" | "Liberty Hall or The Test of Good Fellowship" | "Harvest Home" | "A Divertisement" | "A Cure for a Coxcomb" | "The Beau Bedevild" | "A Cure for a Coxcomb" | "The Beau Bedeviled" | "A Cure for a Coxcomb or The Beau Bedevild" | "A Loyal Effusion" | "A LOYAL EFFUSION" | "Hannah Hewit" | "The Female Crusoe" | "Hannah Hewit Or The Female Crusoe")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION

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Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'Charles Dibdin', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turned Judge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Boomar, it being the first Time of his performing on the Stage

Dance: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell; The Peasants-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess-Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: Flute Chacone-Mrs Santlow; The Strippers-Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell; Harlequin-Miss Lindar; Dance-Shaw, Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Original Dialogues-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: Wooden Shoe-Sandham, Newhouse; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his diversion; Harlequin-delaGarde's Two Sons

Song: Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Related Works
Related Work: The Half Pay Officers Author(s): Charles Molloy

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons , being the first Time of their Appearance on the Stage this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turned House Breaker

Song: Mrs Fletcher

Dance: As17200120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Dead And Revived

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Harlequin

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin In Constantinople

Dance: Dancing After the Italian Manner betwixt Pantaloon and his Wife-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Harlequin

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Leveridge's new song The Tippling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: As17200120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Blunderer

Afterpiece Title: The Reasonable Animals

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Follies

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Man of Good Fortune

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Afterpiece Title: The Reasonable Animals

Dance: A singular new Entertainment by Danjeville, at the Request of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Merry Spirit

Afterpiece Title: Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin The Mock Astrologer, A Statue, A Chimney Sweeper, A Child, And A Parrot

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Merry Spirit

Entertainment: Tumbling-the famous Tumblers just arriv'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Laron, Provost, Et Juge

Afterpiece Title: Le Port de Mer

Dance: Mad Men and Mad Women-Mrs Dechaliers, Roger who plays the part of Pierrot; The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lallie, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; Harlequin-Mrs Booth; The original Irish Trot-Weaver

Song: A Boy a Scolar of Mrs Margarita del'Epine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Lads and Lasses-Shaw, Mrs Booth, others; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger; The Sailor and his Lass-Weaver, Mrs Bullock; Harlequin-Miss Lindar

Music: Imitation of the Tattoo- (never perform'd here)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Dance: Pelling, Topham Jr, Newhouse, Miss Bullock; The Italian Shadows-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe; Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Miss Lindar; particularly a Harlequin-