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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Kentish man"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Kentish man")') 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 1421 matches on Performance Title, 539 matches on Performance Comments, 474 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Dance: I: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; II: Rural Love, as17641215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17650129, but Carlos-Davis; Don Duart-White; Don Charino-Hallam; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Don Manuel-Gardner; Governor-_.
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Role: Don Manuel Actor: Gardner
Role: Manuel Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Dance: I: A New Scotch Dance, as17650429 II: A New Hornpipe-Miss Snow (in character of a sailor) 1st appearance on any stage; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Weller

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End Opera: a Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: A New Dance-Hussey, Miss Pitt; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; IV: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: Minuet-Curtet, Miss Barrowby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Woodward; Antonio-Dunstall; Duart-Davis; Charino-Lewis; Don Lewis-Shuter; Manuel-Gardener; Monsieur-Holtom; Governor-Anderson; Sancho-Cushing; Angelina-Mrs Mattocks; Elvira-Mrs Vincent; Louisa-Mrs Burden, first appearance here in 3 years.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Gardener

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants-Man Peasant Sga Manesiere, Woman Peasant Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Gardener

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Gardener

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Scotchman Actor: Bennet
Role: Irishman Actor: Barrington
Role: Watchman Actor: Weller

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere (Man), Miss Wilford (Woman peasant). [See17651126 note.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Foppling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: Rural Love, as17651115

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: II: With Horns & Hounds-Miss Poitier

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Gardener

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Scotchman Actor: Bennet
Role: Irishman Actor: Barrington
Role: Watchman Actor: Weller

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: A Medley Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Village Romps-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere. [See17651019.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: The Village Romps, as17661008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus