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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Chesire Boy"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Chesire Boy")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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779 results for: Keyword - Chesire Boy
We found 335 matches on Performance Title, 315 matches on Performance Comments, 185 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
31 January 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song: The Boy

202
17 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: A new Comic Pastoral call'd Whitsuntide: or, The Clowns' Contention-; Two new Songs-the Boy; And a New Song-Mr Aston, representing a Hide Park Grenadier

203
21 June 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Dance:

Song: A Boy who never appeared on any Stage before

204
25 September 1722 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

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

Song: The Boy who performed last season at lif

Dance: Armstrong, Mrs Boman, Jones

205
03 October 1722 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Entertainment: Singing-; Hornpipe-Jones; Tumbling-Mr Fawks's famous Boy

206
11 January 1723 @ Buckingham House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Music by Signior Bononcini-; Words by the late Duke of Buckingham, Vocal Part-Mrs Robinson, Mr Freeman, Mrs Barbeire, Mr Weele, Mrs Clark, Mr Gates, King's Boys; Instrumental Parts-Masters of the best Performers

207
14 March 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: A Boy and Girl, Scholars to Mr Roussau

208
15 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Scaramouch-a Boy of Nine Years of Age

209
22 April 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

210
02 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin; or, The Doctor Defeated

211
09 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Song:

Dance:

212
26 July 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walking Statue; Or, The Devil In The Wine Cellar

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: The Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Passacaile-Mrs Brett; Harper's Drunken Man-

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

213
13 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Chambers, Leveridge

Music: Two Concertos-Master Clegg, a Boy of Nine Years old

214
12 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

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

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Song: A Song on the Death of a Stag , Words by Shakespear, Musick by Henry Carey-Ray; accompany'd with French Horns-

Dance: Foresters-Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Topham Jr; Passacaile-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Comick Dance-Miss Tenoe

215
19 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance:

216
14 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mr Gething Jr , who never appear'd upon any Stage before

Dance: The Cheshire Boy

217
16 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: As17241008

Dance: Shaw, Essex, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson, Cheshire Boy

218
20 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: Singing in Italian-Gething Jr

219
16 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

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

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

220
20 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: HHarlequin and Pirotte-Mlle Harvay

221
27 January 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Dance: Sandham's Children; particularly a Punch-the Boy; La Folette, as17250928

222
02 February 1726 @ Inner Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Songs-by the late famous Mr Henry Purcel; rest by Dr Croft; which whole Performance lasted above an Hour and half; the Vocal Performers-Mr Hughes, Mr Laye, Mr Rowe, Mr Gates, Mr Weely, Mr Church, Mr King, three Boys; they were accompany'd by a proper Number of the best Instrumental Performers

223
29 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter

224
29 April 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Music: Piece of Musick on Two German Flutes-a French Boy and Girl , about 8 Years of Age, being the first Time of their appearing in Publick since their Arrival from Paris

Song: SSince Times Are So Bad (The Spinning Wheel Dialogue)-Leveridge, Salway; Scottish Ballad-Miss Fenton; and several Ballad Duettos-Miss Fenton, Walker

225
03 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: The Ballad Margaret's Ghost Appearing to William-Mrs Barbier , with the Original Scotch Tune; The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; The Cobler's Lamentation Warning Every Soul Against Love telling it will bring them All to an End at the Last-Leveridge

Music: Concerto-the French Boy and Girl

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dance of Milk Maids-