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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Signor Bombasto"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Signor Bombasto")') 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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158 results for: Keyword - Signor Bombasto
We found 61 matches on Performance Comments, 61 matches on Event Comments, 41 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
25 April 1715 @ Great Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; With several Solos on the Bass Viol and German Flute-Signor Pietro

27
29 August 1720 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing the Famous-Signor Beneditte

28
21 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian-Signor Pietro

29
26 April 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; particularly a Solo-Signor Carbonelli

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock

30
04 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; most of the celebrated Songs in our new Operas-Signor Rochetti; and several others lately brought from Italy. And the Instrumental Parts-best Hands from the Opera

31
05 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Song: new Cantata by Signor Bonnoncini-Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

32
06 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

33
12 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Pieces of Musick , selected from the Works of Signor Michael Archangelo Corelli-

34
03 April 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Carter who never sung in Public before; accompany'd with the Harpsichord-Signor Adamo Schola a Virtuoso of Naples

Dance: Dancing on the Rope-the famous Mynheer Rymon , a High German, who never appear'd on this Stage before

35
30 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Neptune and Amphitrite

Song: DDear Dear Pretty Youth by Henry Purcell-Miss Raftor as Dorinda

Dance: DDance of the Four Winds-; Grand Dance of Infernal Spirits-, as perform'd before the Grand Signor, by the Eunuchs of the Seraglio, at the Bairam Feast; Dance of Watermen-

36
24 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Solo on Violin by a Youth of 13 Years, who never performed in public before, a scholar of Signor Catanio

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350311 By Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

37
22 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Second Musick:A Concertoby Henry Burgess Jr-; The Overture: The First Concerto of Signor Corelli-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: By Desire, French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; V: A new dance-Miss Wright

Song: a G Grand Chorus-, out of Alexander's Feast, for Trumpets, French-Horns, Kettle-Drums

38
16 April 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Captive; With An Interlude In Two Comic Scenes, Between signor Capoccio, A Director From The canary Islands, And signora Dorinna, A Virtuosa

39
24 April 1741 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: VVedrai Moror Costante-; Come potesti ob Dioby Hasse-Signor Andreoni; Priva del caro Sposo by Vinci-; S'eil pianto mio fastante by Pescetti-Mrs Arne; O the Sweets in Friendship Found by Smith-; Blow Blow thou Winter Wind by Arne-; Del mi Minaccia, O Redder than the Cherry by Handel-Reinhold; Tu unoi ch'io viva o Cara a duet by Vinci-Mrs Arne, Andreoni; Fly ye Graces from these Seats by Smith-Chorus

40
14 April 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scorpion

Afterpiece Title: Punch's Defeat; or, Harlequin Triumphant

Dance: A Minuet-Signor Nicholini, Mlle Vermeil

41
28 February 1749 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Maestra

Entertainment: Between the Acts: A new Interlude-Signor Laschi

42
04 October 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: A Dance call'd The Italian Peasants-Signor Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, being the 1st time of their appearing upon that stage

43
12 March 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Signor Dottore

44
30 April 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Signor Dottore

Dance: AA Tambourine-Slingsby, Radicati

45
16 May 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Signor Dottore

46
16 June 1767 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Signor Dottore

47
01 May 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Signor Dottore

48
08 May 1770 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Signor Dottore

49
17 March 1752 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: See17520211, but will be introduc'd several new Tunes on the Jew's Harp never performed before-; A Solo in a new Taste-Signor Piantafugo; Salt@Box-; and the Performances of Signior Bombasto; Sg Bombazino as usual; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; A New Prologue-a Gentleman; Epilogue-Hallet.
Cast
Role: A Solo in a new Taste Actor: Signor Piantafugo

50
31 January 1752 @ Castle Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Performance Comment: Act II, 1. A Full Piece-; 2. A Piece-Signior Bombasto; 3. The Speech of Mrs Midnight in Defence of her Existence-; 4. Solo on the Viol d'Amor-; 5. Overture from Otho-; 6. An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist.
Cast
Role: A Piece Actor: Signior Bombasto

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3