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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Cheats" | "The Tavern Bilkers" | "The Cheats" | "The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers" | "The Jealous Doctor or The Intriguing Dame" | "The Jealous Doctor" | "The Intriguing Dame" | "Harlequin Executed" | "Harlequin Executed" | "The Farmer Disappointed" | "Amadis" | "The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine" | "Amadis" | "Jupiter and Europa" | "The Intrigues of Harlequin" | "Jupiter and Europa or The Intrigues of Harlequin" | "The Necromancer" | "Harlequin Doctor Faustus" | "Doctor Faustus" | "The Necromancer" | "The Necromancer or Harlequin Doctor Faustus" | "Apollo and Daphne" | "The Burgomaster Trickd" | "Apollo and Daphne" | "The Burgo Master Trickd" | "Apollo and Daphne or The Burgomaster Trickd" | "The Fair" | "The Spirit of Contradiction" | "The Magician" | "Harlequin a Director" | "The Magician or Harlequin a Director")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION

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Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Music: As17030423

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, being now upon her Return to the City of Exeter, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last New Entry in Imitation of Mademoiselle Subligni, Whip of Dunboyn by Mr Claxton, her Master-The Devonshire Girl; ...And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that Mr Pinkeman hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court), They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art.-two famous French Girls; Newest Humours of Harlequin , as perform'd by him before the Grand Signior at Constantinople-father of two famous French Girls; Also the Famous Mr Evans, lately arriv'd from Vienna, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that kind in the World-Mr Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Mrs Clark

Dance: Blousabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Scotch Whim, Irish Trot-Mrs Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar (Comical Part only)

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Miss Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: As17150113

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Related Works
Related Work: The Country House Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: delaGarde, Miss Russel; particularly Dutch Skipper-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: As17150803

Dance: As17150803

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Boval, Prince, Birkhead

Related Works
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Caernarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales Author(s): John Rose
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden

Song: Mrs Bowman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: As17161022

Dance: As17161009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Turner; particularly Genius of England-

Dance: Birkhead, Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Dance: As17200120; particularly Dutch Burger@Master and his Frow-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Dance: As17200120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Related Works
Related Work: The Island Princess; or, The Generous Portuguese Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Island Princess Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Music: As17200205

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Mr Rosengrave-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Dance: Sultan and Sultaness-delaGarde's Two Sons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Harlequin

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Harlequin

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Entertainment: Comic Scene-Harper mimicking a drunken Man; in which the Song of Four and Twenty Stock@Jobbers-Harper

Dance: The Italian Shadows-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Duffield, Newhouse, Sandham's Son, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; The Italian Shadows-; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: As17200510

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson

Dance: As17200326

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson