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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "R W Blencowe"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "R W Blencowe")') 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 2893 matches on Performance Comments, 460 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Echo (1st time)-Mme Mara; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; End I 1st piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Mme Mara (1st time); In 2nd piece: a new song [High rolling seas that bear afar]-Mme Mara [written for the Occasion, and set to music by Herself

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso 0; Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 1

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 2

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 3

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on Piano Forte-Dussek

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: Bach's Bach's favourite concertante for flute oboe violin and violoncello-Monzani, W. Parke, G. and C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Most Favourite Works Of Handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Goodman, Gauron, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Riches; New Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: a Dance, as17981114, but _Male, W. _Banks, Johnston; +New Hornpipe, as17981114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Previous to The Messiah: An Ode, written by W. T. Fitzgerald, Esq., the Music entirely new by Dr Arnold-; Concerto on the violin-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady; Or, Harlequin's Opera: In The Manner Of A Rehearsal

Dance: Burny, Sandham, Eaton, R. Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: HHornpipe-R. Jones , from gf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son; or, The Maiden's Second Slip

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; III: Scaramouch-Sandham; V: Hornpipe-R. Jones

Song: II: Singing in Italian-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Song: End II: several of the newest and most approved Catches and Glees (selected from the invaluable Collection of the Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Catch-Club)-Reinhold, Vernon, Champness, R.? Smith, Webb, Reynoldson, Simpkinson, Leoni, assisted by several other of the most eminent Performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vestale

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17870428; End Opera: Le Cossac Jaloux-Mme Perignon, Goyon, Laborie, Henry, Mlle R. Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Slave in Love-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope [which was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: In course evening: Henry's Cottage Maid-Miss Hagley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: As17911119; accompanied upon the Harp-Meyer Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Song: End II: (by permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane) the favourite song in The Stranger I have a silent sorrow here (The Words by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy