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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Traytor" | "Love Will Find Out The Way" | "The Traitor" | "Loves Cruelty" | "The Opportunity" | "The Wedding" | "Love in a Maze" | "The Changes" | "Love In A Maze" | "The Brothers" | "The Cardinal" | "The Young Admiral" | "The Court Secret" | "The Night Walker" | "The Little Thief" | "The Night Walkers" | "The Little Thief" | "The Night Walker Or The Little Thief" | "The Changes" | "Love in a Maze" | "The Changes Or Love In A Maze" | "The Constant Maid" | "The Grateful Servant" | "The Witty Fair One" | "Love Tricks" | "The School of Compliments" | "The Schoole of Complements or Monsieur Raggou" | "Love Tricks Or The School Of Compliments" | "The School of Compliments" | "The School Of Compliments" | "Hyde Park" | "The Sisters" | "The Gentleman of Venice" | "The Gentleman Of Venice" | "The Gamester" | "The Doubtfull Heire" | "Rosania" | "Loves Victory" | "The Impostor" | "The Gamesters" | "The Bird in a Cage" | "Money Works Wonders" | "The Bird in a Cage" | "The Bird In A Cage" | "The Bird in a Cage" | "The Beauties")') 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 'James Shirley', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner's Escape; or, Good Luck at Last

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling

Ballet: AAmorous Clowns or the Courtezan. Clowns-Pelling, Delagarde; Their Wives-Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Music: Solo on Violin by Eversman. Dancing

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope; Or, The Fair Disconsolate

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Entertainment:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Entertainment:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: The Black and White Joak by Davenport and Miss Brett. Pierot by Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belphegor

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Gardien du Fleuve d'Oubly

Dance: I: The Country Wedding. II: The Ghosts of the Elysian Fields. III: A Grand Dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. IV: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance, as17350329

Song: I: Se mai (from Poms) by Miss Jones. III: Rise Glory (from Rosamond), accompanied with French Horns

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Folies Amoureuses

Afterpiece Title: The French Cuckold

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Poly par l'Amour

Dance: By Mlle Grognet and others, particularly a Minuet and The Wedding (new) by Mlle Mimy Verneuil and Mlle Grognet in Man's Clothes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turned Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding

Dance: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; or, Vulcan's Wedding

Song: II: Beard; V: Cantata-Beard; accompanied by Trumpets-

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Ballet-Desse, Miss Kilby

Song: III: Since Times are so bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors (by Desire)-Glover

Song: A Cantata-Roberts; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: PPantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Serious Dance-Nivelon, Miss Oates

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; II: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; IV: Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Pantomime-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: P Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have His Own Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding; or, The Roving Shepherd

Dance: CComic Ballet for Bride-Men and Bride-Maids-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrune, Bencraft, Mrs Penkethman

Music: An extraordinary Band

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea)

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: TTambourine-Mlle Roland; Je ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Related Works
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): James Dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queen; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Song: II: Oh Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: In V: By particular Desire, the Dead March in the last New Oratorio, called Saul and David, by Mr Handel-

Dance: V: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Philosopher; Or, The Country Squire Outwitted

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding; or, The Wapping Landlady

Dance: TThe Milk@Maids-; or, The Merry Morrice Dances