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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Polly Capitani"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Polly Capitani")') 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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14810 results for: Keyword - Miss Polly Capitani
We found 13870 matches on Performance Comments, 4559 matches on Performance Title, 1744 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

3501
08 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3502
10 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Dance: Roger, Thurmond, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Particularly a Grand Chacone, a new Comic Dance-

3503
19 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Boheme; Mellefont-Walker; Careless-Ryan; Brisk-Chapman; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Berriman; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Miss Holliday; Sir Paul-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Holliday

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

3504
21 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song:

Dance: HHighland Dance (new)-Eaton, Miss Sandham

3505
22 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Pierete, French Gardiner and His Mistress, The Matelots-

3506
23 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: new %Highland Dance-Eaton, Miss Sandham

3507
30 October 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant Dance-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

3508
03 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

3509
06 November 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Giffard; Sir Hary-W. Williams; Humphrey-Penkethman; Tipkin-Collet; Pounce-Huddy; Clerimont Sr-Rosco; Niece-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Smith; Aunt-Mrs Woodward; Fainlove-Mrs Thomas; Jenny-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Miss Smith

Dance: Sandham, Eaton, Miss Sandham

Song: Master Corse

3510
07 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee House Politician

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

3511
04 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Mlle Salle

3512
23 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Dance: The new English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

3513
27 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Houghton, Rainton, Miss Robinson

3514
15 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Afterpiece: With the Original Song-Miss Raftor

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3515
19 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: See17310114, but Tom Thumb-Miss Jones (in an entire new Habit); Grizzle-Jones; A new Epilogue-Miss Jones in the Character of Tom Thumb, by the Author of the Jealous Taylor.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: Miss Jones in the Character of Tom Thumb, by the Author of the Jealous Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Price

Dance: Davenport, Miss Jones

Song: In third piece: a Humorous New Song, written by Jones, in the Character of a Welsh Taylor-Jones

3516
25 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Last new Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

3517
29 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: HHarlequin-Mrs Booth; Last new Dance-Miss Robinson,

3518
01 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Mainpiece: With the Original Dialogue-Charke, Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3519
03 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Performance Comment: Parts-Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Hall, Hippisley, Penkethman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Holiday; but edition of 1731 lists: Thoas-Quin; Orestes-Ryan; Pylades-Walker; Barzanes-Chapman; Araxes-Milward; Riphaeus-Aston; High Priest-Houghton; Magician-Hulett; Hecat-Hall; Grecian@Captain-Ray; Furies-Leveridge, Salway, Laguerre; Sailors-Penkethman, Hippisley, Smith, Wilcocks; Circe-Mrs Berriman; Iphigenia-Mrs Buchanan; Hermione-Mrs Younger; Laodice-Miss Holliday; Ghost of Clytemnestra-Mrs Templer; Goddess Pallas-Mrs Wright; Attendant on Circe-Mrs Forrester; Prologue-Walker; Epilogue by Fielding-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Hall, Hippisley, Penkethman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Holiday
Role: Laodice Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Fielding Actor: Miss Younger.

Song: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Carter, Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, DuPre, Poitier, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, Salle, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

3520
05 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

3521
05 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Saraband, Tambourin-Miss Rogers, Scholar to Salle; II: The Loyal and Generous Free@Mason-Salle, DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse; all Brothers, in which Original Free Mason's Song-Salway; accompanied in the Chorus-the rest of his Brethren; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: Louvre and Bretagne-Salle, Mlle Salle

3522
08 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: II: Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Miss Robinson; IV: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Man-Harper

3523
08 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Song: I: Since Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway; III: A Dialogue of Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; V: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: II: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; IV: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

3524
21 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3525
22 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: Mrs Carter

Music: IV: Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; II: New Dance-Poitier, Salle, Mlle Salle; III: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Pastoral-Mrs Clamakin being the first time of her appearing on the Stage; V: A new Grand Peasant Dance a@la@mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle