SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Rev Mr Miller"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Rev Mr Miller")') 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 4330 matches on Event Comments, 2226 matches on Performance Comments, 931 matches on Performance Title, 120 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: The Massacre Of Paris

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known. The play was entered in the Stationers' Register, 13 Feb. 1689@90, and advertised in the London Gazette, 20-24 Feb. 1689@90; hence, it was probably first given in January 1690, certainly no later than early February 1690. Preface, Edition of 1690: The time was, upon the uniting of the two Theatres, that the reviveing of the old stock of Plays, so ingrost the study of the House, that the Poets lay dorment; and a New Play cou'd hardly get admittance, amongst the more precious pieces of Antiquity, that then waited to walk the Stage; and since the World runs all upon Extremes, as you had such a Scarcity of new ones then; 'tis justice you shou'd have as great a glut of them now; for this reason, this little Prig makes bold to thrust in with the Crowd

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Mainpiece Title: The Treacherous Brothers

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

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Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the play was acted soon after Shadwell's death in November 1692. Gentleman's Journal, November 1692: We have lately lost Thomas Shadwell Esquire....The Comedy which, as I told you, he design'd for the Stage, was acted since his decease: 'Tis call'd the Volunteers; and though that Orphan wanted its Parent to support it, yet it came off with reasonable success. [When this play was revived at Drury Lane 27 July 1711, the bill bore the heading: Not acted these Twenty Years.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers Or The Stock jobbers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

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Mainpiece Title: She Ventures And He Wins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agnes De Castro

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Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Comedy

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Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Kindness Or A Fruitless Revenge

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Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Mother

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Mainpiece Title: Phaeton Or The Fatal Divorce

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

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Mainpiece Title: The Campaigners Or The Pleasant Adventures At Brussels

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Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo And Armida

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

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Mainpiece Title: Love Without Interest Or The Man Too Hard For The Master

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, No. 818, 4-6 July 1700: For the Benefit of Mrs Oldfield. This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, will be presented, a Comedy call'd, The Pilgrim. Revis'd with Large Alterations, and a Secular Masque. With the Dialogue between the 2 mad Lovers. Being Acted this time at the desire of several Persons of Quality. And Entertainments of Singing and Dancing between the Acts and in particular, a new Entry Compos'd by the late Mr Eaglesfield, and perform'd by Mr Weaver, Mr Cottin, and Miss Campion. A Scotch Song with the Dancing of the Bonny Highlander; never done but once before on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Judgment Of Paris

Related Works
Related Work: The Judgement of Paris Author(s): William Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Music: Entertainment of flute music-Bannister, Bannister's son; A new instrumental piece-the best hands

Dance: The Highland, The Whip of Dunboyne-Claxton

Entertainment: Imitations. The Famous Mr Clynch will for this once, at the desire of several Persons of Quality, perform his Imitation of an Organ with 3 Voices, the Double Curtel, the Bells, the Huntsman with his Horn and Pack of Dogs-Mr Clynch; All which he performs with his Mouth on the open Stage, being what no Man besides himself could ever yet attain to

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: As17220210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: As17230625

Song: Mrs Boman; Smug Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis; A Dialogue between Two Ballad Singers called A Satyr on All Trades-Harper, Mrs Willis

Dance: Two Farmers and Their Wives-Boval, Mrs Tenoe, others; Passacaille-Mrs Brett; Drunken Man-Harper