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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Foly"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Foly")') 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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19 results for: Keyword - Foly
We found 12 matches on Performance Title, 8 matches on Roles/Actors, 2 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

1
21 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Fete Provencale, as17910610 End II: Les Folies d'Espagne, as17910610 but Vestris? Jun

2
02 July 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Les Folies d'Espagne, as17910621 but Casali

Ballet: End II: La Fete du Seigneur. As17910628

3
26 May 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End III: an entire new Ballet (composed by Vestris Jun.) Les Folies d'Espagne- see17910610; (for that night only) Pas de Trois-Vestris Jun., Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon; Pas Seul-Juber (principal dancer from France); a Pas de Deux-Juber, Mlle Mozon; conclude with Minuet de la Cour-as17910505Vestris Sen

Ballet: End I: L'Amadriade. As17910517

4
10 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Fete Provencale, as17910514; with The Devonshire Minuet-Vestris Sen., Mlle Dorival; End II: Les Folies d'Espagne-Victor, Mlle Mozon, Vermilly, Mlle Dorival, Mlle Hilligsberg

5
14 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Pedant Scrupuleux; Ou, L'escolier

Afterpiece Title: Les Folies Amoureuses

Song:

Dance:

Entertainment: Tumbling-

6
17 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'esprit Folet

Afterpiece Title: Les Folies Amoroueuses

Dance: As17200509

7
25 February 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Cru Colombine & Colombine Cru Arlequin; Ou, L'heureux Naufrage

Afterpiece Title: Les Folies Amoureuses

Dance:

8
12 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Cartouche; Ou, Les Voleurs

Afterpiece Title: Les Folies Amoureuses

9
27 January 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Folies Amoureuses

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Cuisinier de la Guniquette

10
11 March 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin & Marforio; Ou, Arlequin Genealogiste & Les Folies De Colombine

Afterpiece Title: Les Vacances des Procureurs

11
05 May 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Folies Amoureuses

Afterpiece Title: The French Cuckold

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Poly par l'Amour

Dance: By Mlle Grognet and others, particularly a Minuet and The Wedding (new) by Mlle Mimy Verneuil and Mlle Grognet in Man's Clothes

12
15 June 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890528; End Opera: Le Tuteur Trompe (not acted these 3 years [not acted since 24 Feb, 1785]; composed by Lepicq)-Didelot, Mlle Guimard, Zuchelli (for that night only); in which Minuet de la Cour-Mlle Guimard, Didelot; [and Les Folies d'Espagne [as originally danced by Lepicq, and now performed-Didelot, Mlle Guimard, Duquesney; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun

13
02 July 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Favourite Opera

Dance: End I: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890319at king's; in which Minuet of Iphigenia, as17890428 at king's; Pas de Deux Anacreontique, as17890428 at king's; End Opera: Le Tuteur Trompe-see17890615; in which Minuet de la Cour, as17890615at king's; Les Folies d'Espagne-see17890615; Pas de Six de la Rosieu, as17890521 at king's

14
14 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Les Folies D'Espagne-Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon, Vestris Jun

Ballet: End II: L'Amadriade. As17910507, but The Devonshire Minuet-Vestris Sen. as17910602

15
06 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End II: La Capricieuse-Mlle Aime will perform one principal Character; Pas de Trois, as17910526; the harp-Meyer? Jun; End III: Ninette a la Cour-(composed by Vestris Sen.) Vestris Sen.; will perform the principal Character and dance the Minuet de la Cour-Mlle Dorival, Vestris Sen

Ballet: End I: L'Amadriade. As17910517

16
18 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Fete Provencale, as17910610 End II: Orpheus and Eurydice, as17910331

17
25 June 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Fete Provencale, as17910610 End II: an entire new dance (composed by Vestris Sen.) La Fete du Seigneur-Victor, Mlle Mozon, Vermilly, Mlle Dorival, Vestris? Jun, Mlle Hilligsberg. [For assignment of Parts see17910628]

18
05 July 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: As17910702

Ballet: La Fete du Seigneur. As17910702

19
16 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Foly (Box lobby doorkeekper) and Veal (First Gallery doorkeeper). British Chronicle, 16 May: Yesterday Foulkes, a Beadle of Vere St Clare Market fell from the upper gallery of Drury Lane play house into the pit & expired immediately. The seat on which he fell was broke in half. British Chronicle, 16 May: It is said Mrs Pritchard is appointed Dresser to her intended Majesty for the Royal Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: HHornpipe-a sailor on board the Royal Sovereign

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