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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Claxton Jr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Claxton Jr")') 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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1477 results for: Keyword - Claxton Jr
We found 875 matches on Performance Comments, 569 matches on Performance Title, 114 matches on Event Comments, 7 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
19 November 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Performers the music composed by Claxton Jr for the Entertainment of the Foreign Ministers and other Persons of Quality

Dance: Several Grotesque Dances-; particularly The Whip of Dunboyn-Claxton Sr

2
15 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

3
23 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

4
24 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Purcell's Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last new Mad Dance-Thurmond, others; Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

5
21 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Dance: Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook Jr, delaGarde's Two Sons, Miss Francis; Four Scaramouches-

6
29 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Dance: Rice, Tape a Scholar of Topham Sr, who never appear'd on any Stage before, Topham Jr, Sandham, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis, Sandham's Little Boy

7
31 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: Mrs Bowman

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

8
02 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

9
16 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Dance: Passacaille-Miss Tenoe; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Les Cotillons-Shaw, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

10
13 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur de la Lune

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by Le Sage Jr and Miss Verneuil

11
23 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: I: Haymakers Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; II: Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Song: A Dialogue to be sung-Baker, Mrs Chambers, wrote by Boyce

12
04 February 1708 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; viz., A Full Piece of the famous Signor Colista-Dean Sr, Holmes, Smith; A Solo for the Arch Lute and Violin by Dean Jr-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing-Gates; A set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin-Dean Sr, Dean Jr; Singing to the Lute-Dean Jr; A Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli-Dean Sr; Also several select Airs Out of Camilla and Thomyris-; with Symphonies-the best Performers

13
06 August 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay; Or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

14
20 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

15
28 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Officer; or, The Captain's Lady

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

16
20 March 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Lyric Ode; Alexander's Feast, And The Coronation Anthems

Music: After the Ode: A Miscellaneous Act-; New Overture-; Song-a Gentleman (his first appearance in Public); Concerto on Oboe-Fischer; Song-Miss M. Linley (composed by Bach); Concerto on violin-Linley Jr; Song-Miss Linley (composed by Sacchini); Duetto-the Two Miss Linley's (composed by Piccini); Chorus

17
06 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Miss Tenoe; Fairbank's new Comic Dance-Topham, Miss Tenoe

18
28 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Dance:

19
26 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; particularly a Solo-Signor Carbonelli

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock

20
02 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Robbers; or, Harlequin Trapp'd by Colombine

Dance: The Scating Dance-

21
09 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: I: Passacaille-Miss Robinson; II: Peirette-Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; IV: Harlequin-Rainton; V: Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson

Music: II: Serenade on Violin-Roger , to his Mistress in the Character of Pierot

22
19 April 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End III: Spanish Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Coquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; End Farce: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

23
01 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

24
11 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: End I: Harlequins-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; In Masquerade Scene: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; V: Coquette Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth

25
05 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others