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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Purser"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Purser")') 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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1534 results for: Keyword - W. Purser
We found 1293 matches on Performance Comments, 268 matches on Event Comments, 32 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1126
14 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

1127
16 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

1128
04 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

1129
13 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Catherine And Petruchio

Dance: As17791022

1130
26 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Dance: As17791123

1131
29 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Song: As17791018

1132
30 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror; or, Harlequin Every-where

1133
08 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

1134
11 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

1135
17 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End I: The Dockyard, as17791204; V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

1136
19 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of The Alps

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17791013

1137
24 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17791013

1138
26 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

1139
18 March 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandaliz'd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

1140
17 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

1141
25 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

1142
01 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Song: In: To thee O gentle sleep-Leoni

1143
05 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Master Butler (scholar of Miller); In afterpiece: Henry

Song: End II: Tally ho!, as17800411

1144
12 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

1145
29 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17800615

1146
29 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors: A Tragedy for Warm Weather

Dance: As17800615

1147
02 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: In afterpiece: Master and Miss Byrne.[This dance was included in all subsequent performances.

1148
20 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge (1st appearance here these 2 years), Miss Besford, Miss Valois

1149
21 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: As17800920; III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford. [The Hornpipe was omitted on 24 Apr. 1781, but was otherwise danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1150
25 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews