SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Company of Merchant Taylors"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Company of Merchant Taylors")') 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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We found 2056 matches on Event Comments, 852 matches on Performance Title, 568 matches on Performance Comments, 10 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Hovel

Song: In: Sweet Echo-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-the Widow (see below); After which: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs G. Aickin

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Entertainment: Entertainment. End: (In Honour of the Late Glorious Naval Victory [at Camperdown, 11 Oct. 1797]) A Representation of the English and Dutch Fleets-;[, immediately after Engagement; with the striking of the Dutch Colours to the Triumphant British Flag under the command of Admiral Duncan. To conclude with a Display of Fire@works-; [and see17971014] [, and a Full Chorus of Rule Britannia-; God save the King-

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Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: Entertainment.As17971019

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Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End I: concerto on the violin-Master Pinto (aged Eleven Years, Grandson to the celebrated Performer of that Name [ThomasPinto])

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Mainpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: He's Much to Blame

Afterpiece Title: A Devil of a Lover

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Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude; Or, An Escape From France

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

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Mainpiece Title: She's Eloped

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

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Mainpiece Title: Disinterested Love

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Entertainment: Monologue.Preceding 1st piece: a new Occasional Prologue-Holman

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Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: A Day at Rome

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Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

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Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

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Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

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Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Sighs; or, The Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Song: not listed in playbill; see17990824: In II 2nd piece: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

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Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Red-Cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

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Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

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Mainpiece Title: Adelaide

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

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Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: concerto on the grand piano@forte-Master Neate

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Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Song: [not listed on playbill.]In: I rise with the morn-Mrs Jordan; IV: a Glee-Dignum, Trueman, Danby (Dramatic Censor, II, 169, 171)

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Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Othello: Moor of Venice

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy

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Mainpiece Title: London's Tryumph

Performance Comment: Celebrated the Nine and Twentieth day of October, in the Year 1659. In Honour of the much Honoured ThomasAllen, Lord Mayor of the said City. Presented and personated by an Europian, an Egyptian, and a Persian. And done at the Costs and Charges of the ever to be Honoured Company of Grocers.
Event Comment: According to Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 198, Rhodes had to pay a fine for every day his company acted at the cockpit to 28 July 1660

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Event Comment: In Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 82, is a list of the plays acted by the Red Bull actors: The Humorous Lieutenant. Beggars Bushe. Tamer Tamed. The Traytor. Loves Cruelty. Wit without Money. Maydes Tragedy. Philaster. Rollo Duke of Normandy. Claricilla. Elder Brother. The Silent Woman. The Weddinge. Henry the Fourthe. Merry Wives of Windsor. Kinge and no Kinge. Othello. Damboys [Bussy D'Ambois]. The Unfortunate Lovers. The Widow. This list (see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 203) apparently concerns plays revived by this company, some before 10 Sept. 1660, some afterward. (See also the list of plays at the opening of the season and also 6 and 23 June 1660.

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