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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "George Frederick Handel"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "George Frederick Handel")') 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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6839 results for: Keyword - George Frederick Handel
We found 4736 matches on Author, 1368 matches on Performance Comments, 947 matches on Event Comments, 374 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

601
18 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: The Invasion; or, A Trip to Brighthelmstone Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17781130

602
22 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: The Invasion; or, A Trip to Brighthelmstone Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17781201

603
26 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: The Invasion; or, A Trip to Brighthelmstone Author(s): Frederick Pilon

604
23 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

605
25 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

606
27 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

607
01 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: End II: As17790225

608
02 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17780925

609
04 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17790222

610
06 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17790222

611
08 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17790216

612
23 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Wroughton
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17790320

613
05 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Wroughton
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: In 2nd piece: Aldridge

614
08 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Wroughton
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

615
14 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Wroughton
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Wroughton
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

616
27 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: The Funeral; or, Grief a-la-Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Castlebury

617
29 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17790106, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17790302

Music: End IV: trumpet concerto-Sarjant

618
03 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

619
04 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Wroughton
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: The Invasion; or, A Trip to Brighthelmstone Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

620
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

621
10 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Monologue: In IV: Masque of Singing and Dancing. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Miss Valois

622
12 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

623
13 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

624
15 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Liverpool Prize Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Dance: As17790222

625
20 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: A Gazette Extraordinary; or The Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: The Albion Queens; or, The Death of Mary Queen of Scots

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder