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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sg and Sga Zuchelli"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sg and Sga Zuchelli")') 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 945 matches on Performance Comments, 728 matches on Performance Title, 395 matches on Roles/Actors, 253 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: I: Dutch Dance, as17620921, but Sga _Giorgi, Miss Baker; II: By Desire a +Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; III: A New Scotch Dance-Aldridge, Miss Baker; IV: The Italian Gardeners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Miss Elliot; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Lucinda-Miss Miller; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Indiana-Miss Macklin; Singing-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants; Man Peasant-Sga Manesiere, Women Peasant- Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: New Grand Comic Dance, call'd The Cudgell'd Husband-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. [No performance indicated in Public Advertiser. This is an advance Bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Femme Maitresse-Fichar, 1st appearance on English Stage, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Miss Valois; End: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Mattelots Provencals-Fichar, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Holland
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: The Lamplighters-Aldridge, Sga Giorgi

Event Comment: By Command [Both Pieces] of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Leppie

Event Comment: A Serious English Opera never performed before, by Mr Rolt. Music by Mr Michel Arne and Mr Battishall. Though it met with a favourable reception was preformed but six nights to thin audiences (Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 58)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champnes, Giustinelli, Miss Wright, Miss Vincent, Miss Williams, Sga Cremonini. Mahomed-Vernon; Mirza-Giustinelli; Abudah-Champnes; Almena-Miss Wright; Zara-Mrs Vincent; Selima-Miss Williams; Aspatia-Siga Cremonini (Edition of 1764).

Dance: II: New Dance, The Tartar's Festival-Aldridge, Berardi, Giorgi, Lauchry, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: For the Author and Composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Dance: I: A New Dance-Giorgi, Lauchrey, Sga Giorgi; II: By Desire, New Tambourine, as17640929

Event Comment: The Book of the opera at the Theatre. Comic opera in 3 acts by Lloyd .Music by Mr Rush. [See reduction to two-act farce, 2 March 1765. First performance in England of C. S. Favart's Le Caprice Amoureux (a parody of Goldoni's Bertoldo).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Millers-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; IV: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd The Village Romps-Fichar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Love-Fischar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Query: Whether the Dance should not have read "The Sicilian Peasants." See 1 Oct. 1764 and compare 22 Dec. 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants-Man Peasant Sga Manesiere, Woman Peasant Miss Wilford

Event Comment: A New Musical Comedy in 3 Acts never performed before. New Scenes and Habits. Book of the Comedy to be had at the Theatre. [Richard Cumberland's second dramatic piece, and first one to be performed (Genest, V, 104).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Summer's Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Morris, Dunstall, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brent, Costollo; Parts-Barrington, Baker, Squibb, Lewis, Buck, Murden, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Bellafont-Beard; Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Shifter-Dunstall; Ferdinand-Morris; Peter-Costollo; Maria-Miss Brent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Mrs Vincent (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Morris
Related Works
Related Work: The Summer's Tale Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: I: The Garland, as17651003; II: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Gallant Shepherds-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere (Man), Miss Wilford (Woman peasant). [See17651126 note.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; End Farce: A Minuet-Rogier, Miss Rogers (scholar to Noverre)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Village Romps-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere. [See17651019.

Event Comment: Program By Command of their Majesties. Present their Majesties, the Duke of Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa. Paid Yeoman of the Guard #2 2s. Paid Messrs Tomkyn and Robinson a bill for wine, &c. 4s. 3d. (Account Book). Receipts: #243 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: Rural Love-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Dumai, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt.[See17641212.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strickland-Ross; Frankly-Mattocks; Bellamy-Clarke; Jack Meggot-Lewes; Tester-Morgan; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Mattocks; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Clarinda-Miss Wilford; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Ross
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford [see17641001]; To conclude with the Original Dance[, in the characters of an Old Man and Old Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier; III: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent, Mrs Green, and Miss Vincent. Charges #64 7s. [Deficit to beneficiaries #1 2d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Mrs Vincent #59 1s. (Box 88; Pit 129; Gallery 177); Mrs Green #36 13s. (Box 56; Pit 103; Gallery 72); Miss Vincent #30 6s. (Box 72; Pit 82).] (Account Book). Receipts: #61 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Role: Milk Woman Actor: Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance there, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; End: A New Pantomime Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Paid John Sutherland for playing Bagg Pipes 3 nights in Midas and 1 in Dr Faustus #1 (Account Book). Went into the Pit to see Woodward in the character of Brazen. He is a most inimitable fellow....This play is entertaining, but rather loose. End Act II, a pantomime Dance by Fishar and Manesiere. The entertainment was Harlequin Dr Faustus (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #145 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere