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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

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662 results for: Keyword - Sig and Signora Forti
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.

101
28 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment; Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan

102
28 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Receipts: #150 14s. (Account Book); #165 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Dance: FFawns and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

103
29 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #67 11s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Tyrolean-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

104
31 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Dance: LLes Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

105
12 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Dance: LLes Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; The Peasants' Triumph on the Death of the Wild Boar (new)-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment

106
14 February 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: DDiane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

107
17 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Receipts: #101 14s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Porter again received #20 for her performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Delane; Orestes-Ryan; Pylades-Hale; Phoenix-Rosco; Andromache-Mrs Horton; Cleone-Mrs Mullart; Cephisa-Mrs Cross; Hermione-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17410207, but Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Reinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto-Janno; Neptune-Dupre; Pan-Richardson; Hercules-Delagarde; Apollo-Villeneuve; Mars-Haughton; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Tyrolean Dance Actor: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Dance: LLes Savoyards-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

108
02 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLes Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment

109
03 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLes Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

110
07 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George and the Lady Augusta. Benefit Desnoyer. Receipts: money #116 15s. 6d.; seals #105 17s. (Account Book); #230 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Desnoyer received a Free Benefit, i.e., no deduction for the nightly charges.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Dance: SSerious Dance to Favourite Tunes from the Opera of Lothario-Desnoyer; The Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; By Command, The Comic Dance of the Old Woman-with Pierot in the Basket; Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

111
12 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLes Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; The Peasants' Triumph-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Mlle Chateauneuf

112
11 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: LLes Masons & Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan; The Peasants' Triumph-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Desse

113
15 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #38 11s. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland

Dance: TTambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Louvre and Minuet-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

114
21 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Marten

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

115
29 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: I: Les Egyptiens-Signora Fausan, Muilment; II: A new Serious Ballet-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Grand Comic Ballet-Signora Fausan, Muilment

116
29 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #140 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Followers Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland

Dance: LLouvre, Minuet-Signora Barberini; Italian Peasants-Signora Barberini, Desnoyer

117
11 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward

Dance: LLes Matelots-Fausan, Signora Fausan; The Peasants' Triumph-Fausan, Signora Fausan

118
18 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: LLes Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Desse

119
20 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward

Dance: LLe Boufon-Fausan, Signora Fausan; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Desse, Mlle Chateauneuf

120
14 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts; Pyrrhus-Delane; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Winstone; Cephisa-Mrs Cross; Cleone-Miss Bennet; Hermione-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Roberts

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Matelot-Fausan, Signora Fausan; V: Le Genereux Corsaire-Fausan, Signora Fausan, LaCroix, Delemain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Miss Story, Miss Rayner, Miss Wright

121
17 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

Song: I: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance-Torinese, Signora Aquilanti, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval; IV: Harlequin Dance-Torinese, Signora Aquilanti, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

122
25 November 1766 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Text-Goldoni. Music composed by Niccolo Piccini; alder'd by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli. First performance in England. Scene Painters and Machinists-Bigari, Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Lucinda-Miss Young; Amidoro-Savoi; Marquis della Conchiglia-Lovattini; Fanny-Signora Zamparini; Tagliaferro-Morigi; Sandrina-Signora Piatti; Paoluccia-Signora Gibetti; Mergetto-Micheli (Edition of 1766).
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Signora Zamparini
Role: Sandrina Actor: Signora Piatti
Role: Paoluccia Actor: Signora Gibetti

Dance: Ballet Master-Sodi; Dancers-Adriani, Slingsby, Signora Radicati, Signora Santoli, Hamoir, Mlle Hamoir

123
01 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen (one Act)

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode (made into two acts)

Song: Singing in Italian and French-Signora Joanna Maria; accompanied-Gasperini, Saioni

Dance: As17030123

124
28 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Newly composed by Keller, with vocal Music-Signora Maria Gallia; instrumental Music-Paisible, Gasperini, laTour, Banister, others Masters

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

125
29 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: As17051218

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signora Louvicina[, who] being to return very speedily out of England...will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage

Performance Comment: ..will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage., who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage.