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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 Miser

Dance: A new Scottish Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Dance: Scotch Danc e by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Event Comment: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Music: A new Overture, and an entire new Sett of Act Tunes, composed for the Comedy by Mr Seedo

Dance: Irish Trot by a Youth but nine Years old. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett (with new Habits)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Dance: As17340222 Also 5th Concerto of Vivaldi on Treble Harp by Mr Perry

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: A new Overture to the Play, composed by Mr Bellear

Dance: The Dutch Boar (new) by Sandham and Miss Wherrit. Scaramouch by Sandham

Event Comment: Benefit Hardin. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. III: Scots Dance by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Milk Pail Dance

Song: IV: By Mr Nichols

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17340501, but Boy-Miss Cole, in which will be introduced a new Song by her, her first Attempt of that kind. After the Farce an Epilogue by Miss Cole .

Music: Second Musick: Concerto of the late Mr Woodcock's on the Little Flute. Third Musick: 8th Concerto of Corelli

Dance: I: Scots Dance by Mrs Bullock. III: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk Pail Dance

Performance Comment: III: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk Pail Dance .

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamund by Miss Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: Select Pieces composed by Lampe

Dance: By Mr and Mrs Davenport

Event Comment: At 6 P.M. Boxes 3s. Boxes and Balconies on the Stage 4s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Music: Concerto on the French Horn by Mr Charles, his first time on this stage

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Song: In Italian and English by Miss Jones, the first time of her performing on this stage

Event Comment: Benefit De Fesch. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'etourdy

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Sauvage

Music: Several Concertoes, particularly a Grand Concerto with French Horns and Trumpets; and another with one French Horn, the French Horn part by Mr Charles

Event Comment: Benefit Wood. [For a further discussion of licensing the stage, see Prompter, 2 May.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Cast
Role: : Master of the Shop Actor: Chapman

Music: Select Pieces, particularly Mr Handel's Overture to Ariadne

Dance: By Mlle Salle. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. The Flanderkins (new) by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

Performance Comment: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. The Flanderkins (new) by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c.

Song: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright, particularly Leveridge's Song in Praise of English Roast Beef

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Caius Marius-Lacy; Marius Jr-Mrs Charke; Metellus-Aston; Cinna-Turner; Sylla-Walker; Ancharius-Williams; Clodio-Lowder; Antonius-Gerum; Ambassador-Pearson; Son of Ancharius-Miss Brett; Granius-Boothby; Sulpitius-Machen; Quintus-Richardson; Priest-Smith; Catalus-Rymos; Apothecary-Whitaker; Old Man-Perkins; Son of Pompeius-Master Littleton; Lavinia-Mrs Mullart; Nurse-Mrs Talbot .
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Whitaker

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Song: End Afterpiece: The Roast Beef Song by Mr Bishop of Russel Street

Event Comment: With entire New Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. Boxes and Balconies on Stage 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Music: A New Medley Overture, composed by Prelleur

Dance: New Dances adapted to the Opera, particularly A Dance of Court Cards: King of Spades-Ray; Queen of Spades-Mrs Dove; Knave of Spades-Norris; King of Hearts-Presgrave; Queen of Diamonds-Miss Hughes; Knave of Clubs-Hamilton. Other dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Le Sac, Mrs Vallois

Performance Comment: Other dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Le Sac, Mrs Vallois .

Song: [In it] the Original Songs, set to Musick by Mr Prelleur, and sung by Kelly, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of His Highness the Prince of Modc1n [who was present)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Music: A New Sett of Act Tunes composed by Mr Arne

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Music: Several Solos on the Violin, the whole composed by Mr Petit, who will perform the first Violin

Dance: II: Grand Dance of Warriors by Castiglione, with Flag Dance by Demar, new from Paris. III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford

Performance Comment: III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford .
Event Comment: Benefit Clegg. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. 7 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several favourite Songs and a Solo performed on the Lute, by Signior Arrigoni; a Solo by Signior Caporali; with several Pieces and a Solo performed on the Violin, by Mr Clegg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Entire Coronation Musick, Composed by Mr Handel. Solo on Violin by Festin. On the Organ by Martin

Performance Comment: Solo on Violin by Festin. On the Organ by Martin .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Apprentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: Select Pieces, particularly the March in Zara

Dance: I: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Prentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: Peasant-Lalauze[, as17370307; III: Clown-Nivelon

Song: I: Roberts; IV: Mad Bess, composed by the famous Mr Henry Purcell,-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 II: Mr Cowley's Swallow-Beard; III: By Desire, Purcell's famous Dialogue, Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway; V: A new Pastoral, The Agreement-Leveridge, Laguerre, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: A new Ballad Opera. Written in Honour of the Gentlemen of the Navy. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera; Or, An Example Of Justice To Present And Future Times

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Music: With aPreamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Job Baker; who will accompany several Songs in the Opera-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: In III: Celia that I once was Blest by the late Mr Henry Purcell, and-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: In IV: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Grand Dance of Moors-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Music: V: A new Concerto, composyd and performed on the Harpsichord-Mr Henry Burgess Jr; with Accompanyments-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Mrs Roberts' House in Duke Street, near lif]

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Song: II: Oh Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: In V: By particular Desire, the Dead March in the last New Oratorio, called Saul and David, by Mr Handel-

Dance: V: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright