SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir W Coventry"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir W Coventry")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Cast
Role: Les Plaisirs Actor: Essex, Miss Robinson
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Egmont, Diary, I, 472: I went... to see the famous moving tragedy, called George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before; Hob's Father-Harper; Sir Thomas-Shepard; Friendly-Berry; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Shepard

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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. Coquette by Mrs Bullock. Wooden Shoe Dance by Nivelon. Milk Pail Dance, as17340108, but Miss Gerrard omitted

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne. The Scenes, Machines and Habits all new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: As17340112

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Coquette by Mrs Bullock. Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. Milk Pail Dance, as17340108, but Miss Gerrard omitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: R. Wetherilt

Dance: The Whin by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vailois and J. Delagarde. Milk Pail Dance by Delagarde, Sandham, Mrs Evans, Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Dove

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Entertainment: [Author unknown.] The House will be adorned with the Portraits of the Royal Family, and his Highness the Prince of Orange; and a new Ceiling-piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Afterpiece: A new Tragedy of half an Act [By Henry Carey]. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Chronohotonthologos

Dance: As17340221 Also A new Overture. With Songs (in the Italian Stile) a propos [to the Afterpiece]

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Jenkins
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv,part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

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Event Comment: Benefit Huddy. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: I: Solo on the Violin by Eversmond

Dance: II: Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. III: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham

Song: IV. By Miss Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Davenport. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: A new Comic-Medley-Overture composed by Lampe

Dance: Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates, both Scholars to Davenport. Scots Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. Pierrots by Topham and Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell [the London Merchant]

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Master Norsa; Sir John-Master Green; Lady Loverule-Miss Hughes; Nell-Miss Norris. A new Epilogue to be spoken at the end of the Farce .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Master Green

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko;or, The Royal Slave

Music: III: Concerto on the French Horn by Charles

Dance: II: La Follette c'est Ravisez by F. Tench (from DL) and Mrs Woodward. IV: Chacone by Mrs Bullock

Song: I: By Miss Jones. V: By Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: The Black Joke by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers, as17340910

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Salway; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Woodward. IV: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: La Follette, as17340916

Song: III: In Italian and English by Mrs Chambers