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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: The Plain Dealer

Dance: End II: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Tenoe; IV: Country Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: Harlequin-Rainton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: new Grand Spanish Dance-Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss Latour; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Chacone-Dupre, Lally, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; A Grand Comic Dance between Two Scaramouches Three Harlequins and Two Punches-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: End I: A new Harlequin-Young Rainton; II: Pastoral-Miss Robinson; III: La Pierrete-Roger, Mrs Brett; IV: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: A Grand Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis

Music: In III: Trumpet Sonata by Mons Dieupart-; In IV: Sonata by Signor Corelli-; End IV: First Concerto (by Desire) of Signor Michael Arcangello Corelli-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: I: Passacaille-Miss Robinson; II: Peirette-Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; IV: Harlequin-Rainton; V: Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson

Music: II: Serenade on Violin-Roger , to his Mistress in the Character of Pierot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Quatre Arlequin Par Magie

Afterpiece Title: Le Tableau du Mariage

Dance: FFour Harlequins : 1st--Lalauze, 2d- Poitier, 3d- Maillard, 4th- LeBrun; End I: The Rival Pierros-Boudett, Lalauze Jr, Mlle Violante; II: A new Moor's Dance-Lalauze Jr, Mlle Violante; II: A new Chacoon of All Characters-Poitier, Boudett, Lalauze, Welman, Mlle Boudett, Mlle Violante, Mlle LeBrun, Mlle L'Inconnue; With a new Dance call'd Le Cotillon-12 Dancers; French Peasant-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Most Knowing, Least Understanding; Or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis; Viz

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant Marriage; Concluding with The Singing Deities

Dance: Dancing and other Decorations proper to the Play , entirely new and diverting-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Greatest Glory Of A Prince Is The Conquest Of His Own Passions

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Buffoon at Court, a Dumb Spy, and Condemned to the Stirpado

Dance: Serious Dances-Poitier, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diana's Madness; Or, Fatime, A Favourite Slave In The Seraglio, Mad For Love, And Crown'd Empress By The Grand Signior: With Pantlon And Harlequin Eunuchs Elected Kaimcan And Ciguir, The One Impaled And The Other Sawed Asunder, The Bashas Selim And Achmet Ript Open, Rabca Strangled, And Chistar Beheaded

Entertainment: Carneval-after the Venetian Manner; Dancing-Masqueraders in divers Characters, Madmen, Turks Men and Women being the Invention of Mr Poictiers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pantalon A Broker Broken Merchant And Desperately In Love, Harlequin His Shopkeeper: With A Ridotto After The Venetian Manner, Songs, And A Serenata In A Venetian Gondola

Entertainment: As17261105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mercante Prodigo; Or, Harlequin A Prodigal Merchant, Persecuted By Silvio, Basilisk Of Bernagasso

Dance: As17260928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Furbarie Per Vendetta; Or, Brighella's Revenge Thwarted By Argentina: With Divers Transformations Of Harlequin, Viz

Dance: Turkish Men and Women, being the Invention of Mr Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Strega Per Amore; Or, Harlequin Multiplied By Argentina's Witchcraft For Love: With Their Wonderful Flights And Apparations, And The Magick Transformation Of Silvio, Cincio, And Brighella

Dance: In divers Characters-Poitier, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Furbarie Per Vendetta; Or, Bridghella's Revenge Contrariated By Argentina: With Harlequin's Transformation, Viz

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlechino Prencipe In Sogno: Viz, Harlequin A Prince In A Dream, German Baron, Flying Physician, And Pretty Margaret

Dance: As17261210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Padrone Servo, Ed Il Servo Padrone Pes Impegno D'honore: Viz, The Master Man And The Man Master In Point Of Honour; Or, Harlequin Gentleman Per Force: With His Uncommon Duel

Dance: Mrs Anderson, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucrezia Romana Violata, Da Sesto Tarquinio: Viz, Lucretia The Roman, Ravish'd By Sextus Tarquinius: With Harlequin A Jealous Husband And Pantalon's Rivality For Argentina

Afterpiece Title: French Farce, in Mock Imitation of Lucretia

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'honorata Poverta Di Rinaldo: Viz, The Honourable Poverty Of Rinaldo, False Accused By The Maganzesians: With Harlequin Guardian To His Master's Family And Defender Of His Castle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Captain Of The Bandittos, Thief, Spy, Head Serjeant, Judge, And Hangman, Poison'd, And New-fashion'd Candlestice

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'inganno Fortunato; Or, The Happy Delusion: With Pantalon's Concern For The Loss Of His Daughter, And His Confusion Among The Ghosts, Harlequin's Preferments, And Brighella's Love For Argentina

Dance: Dancing In Grotesque Characters-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlechino Pittor Alla Moda: Viz, Harlequin A New Fashion'd Painter: With His Love For Argentina And The Comical Fears Of Pantalon At The Supposed Spirits

Song: Singing-

Dance: As usual; Also a curious Entertainment of Dancing-Persons lately arrived from Italy and France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: CCoquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Dama Demonio, E La Serva Diavolo: Viz, The Mistress Demon By Diana, And The Maid Devil By Argentina: With The Comical Frights Of Pantalon And Harlequin

Dance: Dancing In Serious and Grotesque Characters-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Parodia Del Pastor Fido

Dance: Shepherds, Nymphs, Peasants: Myrtillo-Pantalon; Ergastus-Harlequin; Satyr-Brighella; Silvio-Mrs Casanova; Corisea-Mrs Constantine; Amarillis [Daily Courant, Daily Post] or Asparillis [Daily Journal]-Argentina; Dorinda-Miss Rutti

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Artifice Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Song: IV: De mi Cara-Mrs Warren

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: Dutch Skipper-Pelling, Mrs Ogden; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; V: Two Punches and Harlequin-DuPre, Newhouse, Pelling