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: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Entertainment: Afterpiece: [To conclude with Three Entire New Scenes, representing the Town and Harbour of Toulon; with a View of the Manoeuvring of the British, Spanish, and French Fleets, after the Surrender of the Town and Fortifications to the English] on the Twenty-ninth of August [1793]. In which, When in War on the Ocean-Davies; an Entire New Song [composed by Shield,-Incledon; The Music- [Selected by Shaw from Pepusch, Dr Arne, Arnold, Fisher, [Michael] Arne, Vincent, Dibdin, Reeve, Shield; The Dances-Byrn, Holland[; The Scenery-Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Entertainment: As17931002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: III: a Hornpipe in Character-Byrn

Entertainment: When in War on the Ocean, as17931002; New Song-Gray in place of Incledon; The Music, as17931002; The Dances, as17931002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Entertainment: As17931002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN's CHAPLET

Song: As17930930, but Miss Kirton in place of Mrs Masters; added: Miss Hopkins, Mrs Castelle

Entertainment: As17931012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Song: As17931030

Entertainment: As17931012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Entertainment: As17931002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17931020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT; or, Harlequin's Museum

Dance: In afterpiece The Burlesque Pas de Russe by Byrn and Miss Smith; Hornpipe by Holland

Song: In afterpiece God save the King by Gray, Linton, Street, Kendrick, Little, Miss Barnett, Miss Stuart, &c

Monologue: 1793 11 19 End of mainpiece An Occasional Address, in the character of Goldfinch, by Lewis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS; or, The Devil will have his Own

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT; or, A Pantomime Rehearsed

Song: Masque as17931119, but Neptune-Caulfield. Vocal Parts omitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Song: As17930930, but added: Townsend, Richardson, Miss Hopkins; omitted: Gray, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Masters, Miss Paye, Mrs Blurton, Miss Watson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour; or, Harlequin Animated

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Dance of Fairies and Pantomimic Characters-Hamoir, the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS