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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMr Handel"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMr 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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713 results for: Keyword - M$Mr Handel
We found 391 matches on Event Comments, 197 matches on Performance Title, 184 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
05 March 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The First Violin-Festing; a Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; a Concerto of Handel's on the Harp-Parry

227
10 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

228
12 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Entertainment: AA Song in Honour of Modern Masonry (in the Character of Robin Hood)-Mrs Jones; The Punch's Song-Hemskirk, Miss Jones; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

Music: The whole to conclude with the celebrated Water@Musick by Handel-; accompanied with Kettle@Drums-; Trumpets-; French@Horns-; the Preamble-Nelson

229
13 March 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; the German Flute-Weideman; the First Violin-Festing; the Violoncello-Caporale; a Concerto of Handel's, several other Pieces on the Harp-Parry

230
14 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: The Favourite Airs out of L'Allegro il Penseroso by Handel-Miss Edwards; I: Miss Edwards; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: II: L'Arlequine deux visages-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Tambourine Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

231
20 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Desse; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

232
24 April 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: VVedrai Moror Costante-; Come potesti ob Dioby Hasse-Signor Andreoni; Priva del caro Sposo by Vinci-; S'eil pianto mio fastante by Pescetti-Mrs Arne; O the Sweets in Friendship Found by Smith-; Blow Blow thou Winter Wind by Arne-; Del mi Minaccia, O Redder than the Cherry by Handel-Reinhold; Tu unoi ch'io viva o Cara a duet by Vinci-Mrs Arne, Andreoni; Fly ye Graces from these Seats by Smith-Chorus

233
14 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Jo. Woodbridge

234
30 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: LLe Matelot-Master Mathews; Scotch Dance-Master Mathews; scholar to Davenport

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces-; Handel's Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge

235
06 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: Let me Wander not unseen from Milton's Allegro & Penseroso, by Handel-Beard; III: Elin@a@Roon (by special Desire)-Mrs Clive; V: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

236
22 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: I: Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; III: Chacone, as17411230; V: The Peasants, as17420210

Song: II: A Duetto Jovial-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Ballad of Advice to a Friend-Leveridge; V: Epilogue in Music address'd to the Town-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Music: I: Handel's Celebrated Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge; IV: A Grand Concerto-; accompanied by French Horns-

Entertainment: III: A Dialogue explaining The Truth on both sides,-Roberts, Miss Hillyard [probably sung]

237
23 April 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17420210; III: Minuet (by desire)-Destrade, Mlle Auguste; New Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Ruddier than the Cherry, out of Acis and Galetea (Set by Handel),-Reinhold; IV: True Blue-Roberts

238
16 June 1742 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums, concluding with Handel's Water@Musick-Job Baker

239
15 February 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Kettle@Drums-Jo Baker; Handel's Water Piece-

240
28 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: New Song by Handel-Beard; IV: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: III: Scotch Dance, as17431124; V: Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

241
17 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Song: I: A new song The Cure for all Grief-Leveridge; III: The Favourite song in Il Penseroso, beginning The Trumpet's Loud Clangor excites us to Arms by $Handel-Beard; IV: The Miser's Passport-Leveridge; V:A New song call'd Advice to all Britons-Leveridge; followed with To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Beard, Reinhold

Dance: II: Serious Dance-Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; V: Grand Ballet, as17440404

242
13 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: III: Sga Bettini

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; V: Early Horn-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto on the Bassoon-; End Farce: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge; concluding with Handel's Water Music-

243
28 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

244
15 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: II: Rise Glory-Lowe; V: Handel's song [as17451114]-Lowe

Dance: IV: Mlle Mechel

245
16 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: III: Lowe; V: Handel's song [as17451114]-Lowe

246
25 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains a Trio from Acis and Galatea by Handel-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Lampe

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17451109

247
29 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: CCome let us Trip by Handel-Miss Faulkner

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

248
08 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: Lowe

Dance: IV: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge; concluding with: Handel's Water Music-

249
13 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

250
15 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: II: The Smiling Hour by Handel-Mrs Storer; III: From Rosie Bowers by Henry Purcel-Mrs Storer