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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mlle Eva Maria Violette"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mlle Eva Maria Violette")') 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 1663 matches on Performance Title, 1168 matches on Performance Comments, 159 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zemire Et Azor

Dance: With Dances [(composed by Didelot) incidental to the Opera,-Didelot, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose; End Opera: Flore et Zephire- (originally composed by Didelot and now obligingly revived by him, in the absence of the Ballet-Master [Gallet], who is not yet arrived)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amor Fra Le Vendemmie

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose, Didelot; End Opera: Flore et Zephire- as17961126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Evelina

Dance: End I: Les Delassements Militaires-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Marcadet (1st appearance)

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17961213, but Tisiphone (1st time)-Marcadet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: L'Heureux Retour [; ou, Le Vainqueur Genereux (1st time; composed by Gallet; with music by Bossi)]-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Gentili; End Opera: Apollon Berger, as17961227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'albero Di Diana

Dance: End I: Apollon Berger, as17961227; End Opera: Le Trompeur Trompe-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Gentili

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-, as17961220; End Opera: Acis et Galatie-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Gentili

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory; or, The Defeat of the Dutch Fleet by the Gallant Admiral Duncan on the Memorable Eleventh of October

Dance: In Scene V 3rd piece: a Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon; End: Peggy's Love-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mlle DeLaCroix, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ipermestra

Dance: End I: Divertisement, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] L'Offrande a Terpsichore-Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie (1st appearance in this country since 1790 [recte 1792]), Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie

Ballet: End Opera: a new Grand, Heroic, Pastoral Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Ariadne et Bacchus. Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Laborie; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Followers of Bacchus-Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose. [And see dl, 9 May 1798.

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Laborie; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Followers of Bacchus-Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose. [And see dl, 9 May 1798.]And see dl, 9 May 1798.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eccentric Lover

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; with Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Song: In Masquerade: Sigh no more Ladies (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; In course of Evening: Ally Croaker, Little Bess the Ballad Singer (composed by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Dance: End: Dance, Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot; the favourite Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Benelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1798]: Medonte-Benelli; Evandro-Rovedino; Arsace-Viganoni; Talete-DeGiovanni; Selene-Mme Banti; Zelinda-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Evandro Actor: Rovedino

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Fratelli Rivali

Dance: End I: Hylas et Temire-[see18000128]; End Opera: Les Jeux d'Egle, as18000111, but Mlle J. _Hilligsberg, Mrs _D'Egville, Mme Rose _Didelot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; End Opera: Telemaque, as18000619 but in which also D'Egville, Mlle +Guiardele (+Morning Herald, 23 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: Laura et Lenza, as18000513; End Opera: Rinaldo e Leonora-Deshayes, Laborie, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, Mlle Parisot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Cast
Role: Evandro Actor: Benelli

Dance: End Opera: Rinaldo e Leonora, as18000624 but Mlle Guiardele, Mme Rose +Didelot. [No other ballet listed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Abel

Performance Comment: Personnae Abel-; Adamo-; Eva-; Caino-; Angelo-; Coro-; additional Chorusses-; the Evening Hymn-.
Cast
Role: Eva Actor:

Music: First Violin Solo-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

Event Comment: To the Author of the General Advertiser, Sir: I have frequently observ'd particular Notice has been taken in your paper of particular Merit, I hope therefore you'll allow room for this short Epistle--I am a great Lover of Public Diversions, especially such as can agreeably amuse, or afford the highest Mirth, without offense to Sense of Decency; Of this kind are the two new dances compos'd by Salomon, and perform'd by him, Mr Cook, Mr Muilment, Madem Violette, Sga Padouana, and the young little Salomon, and others. To say they are excellent in their way is barely doing 'em justice; but in these Dances they may be said to have excell'd themselves. The first, tho' a kind of Serious Pastoral Ballet afforded the Audience great Pleasure; and I believe never did three dancers in a Pas Trois, altogether equal the Execution of Sg Salomon, Madem Violette, and Mr Cook; there was an Elegance peculiar to herself that shone thro' her whole performance. The other Entertainment is the representation of a Fair, to which People of all degrees and nations are suppos'd to resort, it may not improperly be stil'd a very High Piece of Low Humour; and caused as much laughter and applause as the strongest Farce ever produc'd, without offending the Modesty of the Ladies. We have had many performers from abroad, but Sg Salamon and Violette so inimitably express their characters in this entertainment, that I think they excel what we have hitherto seen; and very much deserve the Encouragement of the Town, I am, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Lowe

Event Comment: There is now in practice...two new dances which are to be perform'd there on Monday next, the first call'd The Turkish Pirate, the second the Laundress's Visiting Day both compos'd by Giuseppe Salomon, and to perform'd by him, Mlle Violette, the Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Mlle Violette apparently did not appear in one of the dances scheduled. See note of 16 Jan. The reaction of the audience was noisy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: I: The German Camp, as17461217; III: Turkish Pirate, as17470105; V: Laundress's Visiting Day, as17470105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude; Or, An Escape From France

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Count Almerstan, Thurston, Siddolph, Goran, Countess, Lady Anne, Lady Almanda, Eva.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key