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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Pigmy Revels" | "Harlequin Foundling" | "The Pigmy Revels or Harlequin Foundling" | "The Norwood Gypsies" | "The Medley" | "Harlequin At All" | "The Medley or Harlequin At All" | "Harlequin Free Mason" | "The Choice of Harlequin" | "The Indian Chief" | "The Choice of Harlequin or The Indian Chief")') 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 'Messinks', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels; or, Harlequin Foundling

Related Works
Related Work: The Pigmy Revels; or, Harlequin Foundling Author(s): Messinks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Song: As17811109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade incident to the Play, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with a solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: As17810924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: Masquerade Dance, as17801019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: Vocal Parts, as17811023, but Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Song: In III: a song (in Character)-Mrs Kennedy. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason