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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: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: I: An Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; II: A New Grand Dance proper to the opera Apollo and Venus-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: A Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A Grand Serious Dance-Fierville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister.
Role: Pandolpho Actor: Dibdin.

Dance: End of Play: A Comic Dance call'd The Nosegay-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Ballet, with a Pasacal-Fierville; II: A Grand Ballet, intermixed with Grand Chorusses-; Grand Ballet, with a Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Asselin, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: a Grand Ballet, with Louvre, Grand Chacone-Fierville

Event Comment: Music of Afterpiece composed by Dibdin. Sigr Como and Sgna Crespi danc'd for first time very Indiff (Hopkins Diary). Paid Printer's Bill #11; Copper plate Printing Bill #3 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [The printing bill averaged #9 6s. per week and came to #344 2s. No further itemization will be made of it this season.] Receipts: #195 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performance Comment: Pandolfo-Bannister; Zerbino-Vernon; Henrico-Davies; Felicia-Mrs Smith; Lissetta-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance call'd The Mountaineers-Como, Sga Crespi, first appearance

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comic Opera. Music by Galuppi and other eminent composers. [N.B. Orfeo deferr'd because Pitrot injured his knee.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Puntiglio Amoroso

Dance: I: La Bagatelle, as17731120; II: A Grand Pastoral Dance, as17731120; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet with Grand Chaconne-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, Mlle Mimi Faviere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contessina

Dance: I: La Bagatelle, as17731120; II: Le Provencal-Mariottini, Sga Mazzoni

Ballet: End Opera: Orfeo e Eurydice. As17731130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Puntiglio Amoroso

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Mlle Nina Faviere; II: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: Harem of Ispahan, as17740129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; III: Grand Chaconne-Mariottini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figluola

Performance Comment: Cerchina-Sga Salvagni; Marquis-Schiroli; Tagliaferro-Fochetti; Sandrina-Gori; Mengorto-Micheli; Armidoro-Sga Giustinelli; Lucinda-Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Cerchina Actor: Sga Salvagni
Role: Sandrina Actor: Gori
Role: Armidoro Actor: Sga Giustinelli

Song: II: A favourite Song-Taretti; III: A New Rondo-Mrs Barthelemon

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Sga Mazzoni, Bocchini; II: A Chaconne-Fierville; III: Persian Dance in Perseo- [Haram]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End of Opera: Chaconne-Fierville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nitteti

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Sga Michelli, Miss Davies.
Related Works
Related Work: Nitteti Author(s): Antonio Andrei

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: The Tempest; or, The Happy Shipwreck, an Heroic Ballet with a Grand Chaconne-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, other parts-Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini; End Opera: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini

Event Comment: The Balletto to conclude with a Grand Chaconne of M. LeBreton's, first composer of the Opera at Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End of Opera: Grand Serious Ballet, L'Embarass du choix-Fierville, Nina Favier

Event Comment: [Plea by the Managers for assurance that Nobility and Gentry will continue their subscriptions for the ensuing season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville; II: Ballet-Mariottini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Michelli, Sga Marchetti, Cecelia Davies.

Dance: I: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505; II: A New Field Dance-Mariottini, Sga Mazzoni; III: Ballet-Fierville, Nina Favier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis, first time; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Shuter; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Hollingsworth; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; [first time; Lucinda-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Hull; Indiana-a Young Lady [never on any stage [Mrs Armstead]; [In II, a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Clarke
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performance Comment: As17740926, [but Shortbill only Lewes, Miss Brown and Miss Valois listed.]

Dance: III: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Vintage Festival-Daguville, Sga Vidini, [first time on that stage, and Mr Helm[, first appearance in England. [See dl 11 Oct. 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Portraits A@la@Mode-Dagueville, Helme, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.

Dance: II: A New Grand Provencalle Dance-Slingsby, Sga Hidou, with New Dresses, and a view of the Port of Marseilles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Dance: I: The Generous Pirate-Dagueville, Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: The Frolick, as17741214

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. 7th night (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #238 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Related Works
Related Work: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: Slingsby, Sga Hidou, not title expressed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: Slingsby, Sga Hidou. [Title unspecified.

Event Comment: House. Mr Reddish Still continuing a little Mad or So--Mr Cautherly plaid the Duke & very well was applauded (Hopkins Diary). Last time but one of performing before Easter. Paid Carpenter's Dinners &c. at Black Lyon #6 6s.; Tabor & Pipe 10 nights (1st inst. incl.) #5 5s.; Rec'd of Mr Rowland 1 yrs. rent to Lady Day last (#1 16s. Land tax deducted) #41 4s. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Norris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Sga Hidou

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Smith's Benefit for 2 May advertised as Cymbeline and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the Wish. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Smith. With a New Occasional Prologue spoken by King. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A New Dance, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi. [See17730422.

Entertainment: End Opera: (By particular Desire) Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Event Comment: Last time of Performing the afterpiece this season. Tickets delivered by Cushing, Holloway, Leoni, Miss Bassan, Redman and Walters will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Leoni, Miss Bassan; IV: An Allemande-Holloway, Sga Daguville

Event Comment: Paid Watson and Mortimer (Boxkeepers) for the use of that office #10 and #15 respectively [this amount duly returned to the treasury on 11 June 1776]; J. Stevens (porter) 18s.; Mr Garrick's draft in favor of Signora Paccini #25 (Treasurer's Book). [J. Stevens, the porter's salary was a constant of 18s. per week for the season, ammounting to #33 6s. in all. No further mention of this item will be made.] Receipts: #243 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Reddish; Duke Sen-Hurst; Touchstone-King; Oliver-Davies; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Fredrick-Bransby; Amiens (With Songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Silvius-Whitfield; Celia (with Song)-Miss Jarratt; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge; LeBeau-Everard; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; William-Messink; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; in V, a Dance of Forresters-Como, Giorgi; and a Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish
Role: and a Song Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Related Works
Related Work: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: I: The Schoolmaster-Como, Sga Crespi