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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sisters of the Deceasd Mr Gay"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sisters of the Deceasd Mr Gay")') 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 4295 matches on Event Comments, 1414 matches on Author, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 593 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Rowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Dance: As17210912

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Williams
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Porter
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Otway. Receipts: #26 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway. Receipts: #16 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Event Comment: At the particualr Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: As17210912

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years [but see 15 Dec. 1713]. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: As17210912

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: London Journal, 23 Dec.: The ingenious Mr Weston of Greenwich, having lately erected a Theatre for the Use and Diversion of the young Gentlemen under his Tuition, the Play of Tamerlane was last Week performed there, with vast Applause. A new Prologue and Epilogue was pronounced upon the Occasion, written by an ingenious Hand

Performances

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng Zebe

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Event Comment: As it was altered from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by C. Cibber. Daily Journal, 8 Jan.: Last Friday Night the Rival Fools was Acted for the second time...upon which there was a much greater Disturbance than the Night before, for the Actors were not only hiss'd, but pelted off the Stage with Oranges; scarce was Mr Wilks allow'd the liberty of speaking, and at the end of the 3d Act they were obliged to dismiss the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Fools

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite