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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mary de la Riviere Manley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mary de la Riviere Manley")') 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 2956 matches on Performance Title, 908 matches on Performance Comments, 400 matches on Event Comments, 187 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Dance: End I: Divertisement by D'Auberval-

Ballet: End II: an entire new Pantomime Ballet, in I act, composed by D'Auberval, Amphion et Thalie; ou, L'Eleve des Muses. Principal dancers-[Didelot, Duquesney, Vigano, Fialon, Duchesne, Rousseau, Boisgirard, St.Aumer, Schweitzer, [Mme Didelot, Mme Vigano, Mlle Theodore, [Mlle Gervaise Troche, Mlle Deligny, [Mlle L. Simonet, Mlle R. Simonet, Mlle Puisieux, [Mlle Bithmer Cadette, Mlle Bithmer, Mlle Rousseau, Mlle Vedie, Mlle Durand; [Cast from synopsis (H. Reynell [1791]:) Amphion (eleve des Muses)-Didelot; Bergers de la Phocide-Duquesney, Vigano; Thalie (Muse de la Comedie)-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Jeune Nymphe de la Phocide (eleve de Terpsichore)-Mlle Gervaise Troche; Terpsichore (Muse de la Danse)-Mlle Leonore Simonet; Jeune Nymphe (favorite de Thalie)-Mlle Rosine Simonet; Melpomene (Muse de la Tragedie)-Mme Didelot; Clio (Muse de L'Histoire)-Mlle Augustine Bithmer; Erato (Muse de la Poesie Lyrique)-Mlle Bithmer; Euterpe (Muse de la Musique)-Mlle Rousseau; Uranie (Muse de l'Astronomie)-Mlle Jacobs; Calliope (Muse de l'Eloquence)-Mlle Birt; Polimnie (Muse de la Rhetorique)-Mlle Watson; Nymphes a la suite des Muses-Mlle Vedie, Mlle Durand, Mlle Berry, Mlle Bougier; Suite d'Amphion-Mme Fialon, Mme Duchesne, Mme Simonet, Mme Menage; Habitants de la Phocide-Mme Boisgirard, Mme Rousseau, Mme Omer, Mme Schweitzer

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Mort d' Hercule, as17910411, Hercule -Vestris Sen

Ballet: End II: a new Historical Dance L'Amadriade; ou, La Nimphe des Bois. Pheruse Amadriade-Mlle Hilligsberg; Hilas Berger Thesalien, Amant d' Amadriade-Vestris [Jun.]; Bergere Thesalienne-Mlle Mozon; Berger Thesalien-Victor; Faulne-Vermilly; Nimphe de Bois-Mlle St.Amand; Minuet de la Cour-Vestris Sen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ecole Des Jaloux; Or, The Fausse Turquise

Afterpiece Title: La Retour de la Foire de Bezons

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe; Ou, Arlequin Boufon A La Cour De Naples; Or, Life Is A Dream

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Cartouche, Grand Provost & Judge

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caio Mario

Dance: La Fete du Village, as17760504; Diane et Endymion, as17760504; Minuet de la Cour, as17760504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Dance: La Fete du Village, as17760504; Diane et Endymion, as17760504; Le Minuet de la Cour, as17760504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Smith; Morton-Clarke; Cecil-Hull; Davison-Perry; Giffard-Gardner; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Elizabeth-Miss Miller; Queen Mary-Mrs Bulkley, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: Epilogue End: (By Particular Desire) New Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley

Dance: Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill) Fisher, Mrs Bulkley (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Chinois; Ou, Arlequin Major Ridicule

Afterpiece Title: La Retour de la Foire

Entertainment:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequin & Les Enchantemens D'arlequin & D'arlequine Danse Comique

Afterpiece Title: La Baron de la Grasse

Afterpiece Title: The Hat

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Dance: End I: Le Triomphe de Themis, as17971226; Pas Russe-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: a new Pastoral Ballet in 4 acts, composed by S. Gallet, Elisa; ou, Le Triomphe de la Nature-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, Gourlier, Master Laborie

Event Comment: [Princesses Mary and Louisa present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Festin De Pierre; Ou, L'atthee Foudroye; Or, Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Dance: End of Act I Les Amans Surpris (not performed these 4 years [not since 30 June 1781]) by Vestris, Rochfort (1st appearance in England), Fabiani, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera Ninette a la Cour (not performed these 4 years [not since 3 July 1781]) by Vestris, Rochfort, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Baccelli. In the course of the ballet The Minuet de la Cour, with a favourite Gavotte, by Fabiani and Mlle Carolina, and a Pas de Deux of a particular Invention (the music newly composed by Mortellari) by Mlle Baccelli and Vestris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Song: In V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Darley, Cubitt, Brown, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stevenson, Miss Stuart, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'empereur Dans La Lune

Afterpiece Title: De la Cavalcade Espagnolles

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Belle Esclave

Afterpiece Title: La Serenade

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: In Flora: Wrestling Dance-Lanyon, Newhouse; Entr'acte: French Peasant-de St.Luce; French Sailors-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Pierrot-de St.Luce; Flag Dance-Nivelon

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drum-Job Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le These Des Dames

Afterpiece Title: La Serenade

Dance:

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the Post Man, 4-6 June 1696, suggests that it was acted not later than May 1696, possibly that it was given in late April. In III is a song, Unguarded lies the wishing maid, set by John Eccles and sung by Leveridge. In IV is a song, The secrets of peace, set by Finger and sung by Mrs Hudson. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 20: This is Mrs Manley's; it made a shift to live a half a dozen Days, and then expir'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Mischief

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Mischief Author(s): Mary Manley
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson. By Her Majesty's Command. [The Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke, and Princesses Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi: Being the Comic Interlude of Cephalus and Procris