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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Master Arne"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Master Arne")') 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 1477 matches on Performance Comments, 1179 matches on Performance Title, 796 matches on Author, 670 matches on Event Comments, and 171 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 does not list performers' names, but Daily Advertiser, 20 March, states: Wherein Principal Parts-Signor Senosini, Signora Strada, Signora Gismundi, Signora Bertoldi, Signor Montagnana, Miss Young, Miss Arne, Mrs Wright, Mr Swartzs[, perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.], perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Alexander

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, and none in edition of 1736, but Deutsch, Handel, p. 399, lists: Soprano-Signora Strada; Contralto-Mrs Arne-Young; Tenor-Beard; Bass-Erard, with violoncelli by Andrea Caporale and Pasqualino de Mareis and harpsichord by Walsh .
Cast
Role: Contralto Actor: Mrs Arne-Young
Role: Mrs Arne Actor: Young
Event Comment: Benefit Arne, Composer to DL. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Choruses will be perform'd by a great Number of Voices, the Stage illuminated, and the performers rang'd in a particular Manner. N.B. Tho' this Entertainment is perform'd at an extraordinary Expence, no more will be demanded than the common Price of a Benefit Play: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Galleries 2s. and 1s. 6:30 P.M. [Tickets at Arne's House in Great Queen Street.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Epithalamium

Music: An extraordinary Band of Musick is provided. An Organ will be erected on which Mr Roseingrave will accompany the Songs and Choruses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Angelica And Medoro

Performance Comment: Edition of 1739 lists: Angelica-Signora Lucia Panichi called la Moscovita; Medoro-Signora Antonia Marchesina called la Lucchesini; Licori-Mrs Cecilia Arne; Tirsi-Rochetti; Orlando-Waltz; Titiro-Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Licori Actor: Mrs Cecilia Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Violin-Festing; Violoncello-Caporale; Several Concertos-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 212, lists: Esther-Signora Francesina; Ahasuerus-Beard; Haman-Reinhold; Israelite Woman-Mrs Arne; Mordecai-Immyns; Harbonah, Israelite-Corfe; Israelite-Williams.
Cast
Role: Israelite Woman Actor: Mrs Arne

Music: Witha Concerto on the Organ-; And a new Concerto for several Instruments, never performed but once-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Musical Entertainment

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Arne, Russel; Violin-Festing; Violoncello-Caporale.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Arne, Russel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Afterpiece Title: Two Anthems, set to Musick by Handel

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Solo on Violin-Festing; Solo on Violoncello-Caporale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosalinda

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Beard, Russel, Rheinhold.

Music: Solo on Violin-Festing; Solo on Violoncello-Caporale; With several Concertos-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17401220, but The Songs new Set by Mr Arne-.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor: .

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Vocals-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; Flute-Weideman; First Violin-Festin; Violoncello-Caporale.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Andreoni, Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo on the Violin-Collett; a Concerto on the Harpsichord-Gladwin; several Pieces on the Trumpet-Snow; Likewise the Dead March in Saul-to be performed with the Sackbuts; To which will be added, set to Musick Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne.
Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The same rise in price prevailed that occurred on 12 March, but without the explanatory note.] N.B. Those Tickets that could not be admitted on Mr Arne's Benefit night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Parts-Beard, Lowe, Rheinhold, Mrs Arne, Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'incostanza Deluza

Performance Comment: Signora Frederica's part-Mrs Arne.
Event Comment: Benefit I. Sparks. Tickets deliver'd out by Lloyd, Mason, Caustin, &c will be taken, and tickets deliver'd out by Brooks, Bride, Mrs Barclay, Mrs Fenn, and others for the Country Wife for Thursday last will be taken this night. Being the last time of the Company's performing this season. [The advance notice of this night had included the Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite (compos'd by Arne), but this is omitted from the notice of the day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: The Part of Juno Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: CCantata-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-Delane; Marcian-Sparks; Leontine-Berry; Athanais-Mrs Giffard; Pulcheria-Mrs Furnival; Atticus-Bridges; Lucius-Winstone; Aranthes-Blakes; With the Original Songs, new set by Arne-Lowe, Sullivan, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Mrs Mozeen, others.

Dance: TThe German Camp, as17461204; The Vintage, as17461204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17471110, but With a New Scene restor'd, in which will be perform'd-Lowe, Mrs Clive; the Original Dialogue- set to music by Arne (General Advertiser); Taylor-_; Justice-_.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: By Particular Desire, the Irish Song, Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Sga Galli, Miss Arne, Beard.

Music: CConcerto on Violincello-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Lacey; Benvolio-Gibson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tybalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; An Additional Scene will be introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge never performed before-; The Music by Mr Arne-; Occasional Prologue-Barry.
Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor:
Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author, tho' not put so in the Bills (Cross). To the Publick: As Mr Arne originally composed the Music in the Masque of Alfred, and the town may probably on that account imagine the Music, as now perform'd, to he all his production, he is advised by his friends to inform the publick that but two of his songs are in that performance, viz.: the first song beginning O Peace thou fairest child of Heaven; and the Ode in Honour of Great Britain, beginning, When Britain first at Heaven's Command, with the chorus, Rule Britannia, Rule the Waves, &c. which songs he submitted to be mix'd with the productions of others, to oblige the author of the poem. Tho. Aug. Arne (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Pleasure-Miss Faulkner, Soprano; Virtue-Mrs Arne[, Soprano; Hercules-Miss Young[, Mezzo-Soprano; Attendant on Pleasure-Lowe[, Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser]., Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Arne

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Usher; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Cushing; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tibalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; And an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-. The Music composed by Mr Arne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-Ryan; Leontine-Ridout; Marcian-Sparks; Aranthes-Usher; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Mrs Cibber 1st time; With the songs- incident to the play set to music by Mr Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Usher; Donalbaine-Miss Morrison; Fleance-Miss Mullart; Angus-Bennet; Seyward-Anderson; Young Seyward-Bransby; Lenox-Redman; Seyton-Paddick; Banquo-Sparks; Rosse-Ridout; Murderers-Stoppelaer, Marten; Hecate-Arthur; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Cibber (first time); Original Music-; the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legge, Baker, Mrs Arne, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Storer, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; dances- add decorations incident of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216