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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sig and Signora Forti"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sig and Signora Forti")') 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
We found 342 matches on Performance Comments, 212 matches on Performance Title, 160 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: DDelectando pariterque monendo. At Yates's Great Theatrical Booth (from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane) facing the Hospital Gate. During the short Time of Bartholomew Fair, will be presented an instructing and diverting Droll, call'd The Consequences of Industry and Idleness, or The Apprentice's Guide. To begin at Twelve noon. [Notice repeated 25, 26 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Consequences Of Industry And Idleness

Song: Signora Agnetta being the first Time of her Performing since her Arrival. An extraordinary Band of Musick

Performance Comment: An extraordinary Band of Musick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strattaggemma

Song: Signora Saratina, Reinhold; will sing several Songs in the Orchestra with a Concerto on the Organ-Reinhold

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Miss Burn, from Opera House; II: Hornpipe-Summers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Viaggiatori Tornati

Dance: Signora Radicatti, Slingsby

Event Comment: [Dedication signed by John James Heidegger.] By Subscription. Never Perform'd before. Colman's Opera Register: Monr John James Heidegger managed both this & ye former Opera for ye Singers & ye Subscription was for Six Nights paying 10 Guin for 3 Tickets each Night, they not to give out above 400 Tickets a Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

Performance Comment: Signora Albergotti, lately come from Italy, advertised, but edition of 1713 lists: Ricimero-Valentino Urbani; Rodoaldo-Signora del'Epine; Ernelinda-Signora Elizabetta Pilotti Schiavonetti; Edwige-Signora Vittoria Albergotti; Vitige-Cavaliero Valeriano Pellegrini; Edelberto-Mrs Barbier.
Event Comment: Benefit for Capitani, now in the King's Bench, singer in the Opera for 20 years past. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. To begin at 7 p.m. [A long note hn the Public Advertiser about the nature of Capitani's distresses--death of wife after an expensive illness loss of considerable sums in trade, now in debtor's prison. The Public Advertiser this day Published the following Sonnet V, seemingly a new sort of puff' for Foote]: @To Mr F-@While party rage, my F., distracts the state@And mutual lies contending parties raise,@As int'rest leads, or Pitt or Bute to praise,@Let vet'ran Tories with staunch Whigs debate.@With gen'rous Punch our spirits we'll dilate,@Laugh at those loud-tongued politicians' frays,@And to good Brookman's fame attune our lays,@Whose genial bowl all cares can dissipate.@Safely to Harrogate let Bute retire,@His gout at Hayes lett Pitt in quiet nurse,@And Wilkes at either Secretary rail:@These party feuds unsocial rage inspire,@Destroy all mirth, and all good humour curse,@But shall not o'er our joyous souls prevail.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Signora deAmicis, Signora Carmignani, Signora Cremonini, Signora Valescchi, Giardini, Giustinelli, Quilici, Zingoni, Tenducci.

Dance: Miss Capitani, Master Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'incostanza Deluza

Performance Comment: Signora Frederica's part-Mrs Arne.
Event Comment: Benefit the Famous Signiora Violante. At the Request of several Persons of Quality. At the Great Assembly Room at Richmond Wells. 3s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Entertainment: As at hay, 11 Sept. Signora Violante; Harlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys' Clothes-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

Performance Comment: Signora Violante; Harlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys' Clothes-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin.
Event Comment: Benefit Woodbridge, Kettle-Drummer, and Church, performer on the Jew's Harp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: Signora Spoonatissima; Kettledrum-Woodbridge; Jew's Harp-Church.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Demofoonte

Performance Comment: Signora Mingotti will sing.
Event Comment: Gentleman are desired to come without Swords and Ladies without Hoops

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Signora Frasi's part by Mr Savage's celebrated Boy (Deutsch, Handel, from Jackson's Oxford Journal).
Event Comment: New Dances. The Music, entirely New by Guglielmi. By Command of their Majesties. New Clothes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Performance Comment: Signora Guglielmi, her first appearance.
Event Comment: Signora Guglielmi, being greatly recovered, will sing this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'assemblea

Dance: I: New Pastorale dance-Mlle Heinel; End Last Act: A New Jacone-

Event Comment: The Stage will be illuminated, and put in the same Form as it was in the Balls. Tickets half a guinea. Gallery 5s. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Serenata by Sig Cavalliero Allessandro Scarlatti-Sig Francisco Bernardi Senesino, Signora Durastanti, Mrs Anastasia Robinson, Signora Salvai, Sig Boschi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Barry; Lothario-Smith; Sciolto-Sparks; Altamont-Dyer; Rossano-Anderson; Messenger-Holtom; Lavinia-Mrs Elmy; Lucilla-Mrs Barrington; Calista-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Rossano Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: By Desire, a new dance-Gallini, Mrs Granier, Miss Viviez; III: Sicilian Peasants, as17571217, but Mlle Capdeville, Miss _Hilliard; IV: +She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not-Gallini, Sga Forti; V: A Minuet-Gallini, a Gentlewoman

Ballet: I: Judgment of Paris. As17580407

Event Comment: A new opera. [Edition of 1758: Musick by Signor Galuppi and directed by Gioacchino Cocchi.] Pit and Boxes together at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, No Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. 6:30 p.m. [For an additional five guineas, subscribers may secure 15 pit tickets, good on Tuesday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Attalo

Dance: With New Dances-; Edition of 1758: Ballerini-Giovanni Gallini, Sga Rosa Carlini, Giuseppe Forti, Sga Giac. Bonomi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: By direction of Sig Francisco Conti, the Consort of Musick-Sig Francisco Conti for her Majesty, and which he had the Honour to perform at court upon the Union-day; Singing-La Signiora Margaretta the Baroness, Il Signior Valentino; and there is to be several Instrumetns, and the said Great Theorbo, La Mandelitta an Instrument hitherto unknown-Signior Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: particular Entertainment of Musick-Sig Castrucci, who will perform several; Concertos and Solos of his own Composition-Sig Castrucci; Concerto of the famous Corelli-

Event Comment: At the Academy of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, Mr Gates, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal being Director for the Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Abbot Stefani, late President of the Academy-; A Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Sig Faux, Chapel Master to the Emperor-; A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Sig Antonio Lotti, Chapel Master to the Doge of Venice-; Mr Handell's Great Te Deum, J`bilate-

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes half a guinea. Upper Front Boxes 5s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto

Music: Several Concertos for several Instruments-; Intermix'd with a Variety of Chosen Airs of the best Masters in Italy-; The Whole divided into Three Parts To which (by Desire) will be added, The Famous Salve Regina-Sig Hasse, Sig Carestini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Cast
Role: Mandane? Actor: Signora Grassi?.
Related Works
Related Work: Artaserse Author(s): Ferdinando Bertoni

Dance: I: Statue Dance-Signora Guidi; II: New Dance-Signora Guidi, Signora Crispi; Last Act: A New dance, Le Triomphe de la Magie-Mlle Heinel, other principals

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Related Works
Related Work: Artaserse Author(s): Ferdinando Bertoni

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Signora Guidi, Signora Crispi; II: A New Dutch Dance-Signora Guidi, Slingsby, other Principals; End Opera: New Historical Ballet, Admete and Alceste, as17720310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Manly-Leigh; Courtwell-Ryan; Sir Amorous-Egleton; Vulture-Bullock Sr; Aspin-Spiller; Lady Outside-Mrs Bullock? [Daily Courant] or Mrs Seymour [Daily Journal, Daily Post]; Miranda-Mrs Cross; Clarinda-Mrs Spiller; Betty-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Music: Solo on Violin-Sig Bitte of his own Composition

Dance: Hornpipe-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Williams
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Moore

Music: Select Piece-Sig Carbonelly on the Stage

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: Singing in Italian-Rochetti

Music: Solo on Bass Viol-Sig Chelleri, being the first Time of his appearing on the English Stage

Event Comment: Benefit Topham Jr and Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Booth
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly the 8th concerto of Sig Corelli-

Dance: As17250504