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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Worgan"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Worgan")') 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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8 results for: Keyword - Worgan
We found 3 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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05 April 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Song: New Cantata call'dThe Court of Comus set by Worgan-Lowe

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216

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19 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: P$Purcell's Celebrated Duet ofCaesar and Urania-; The School of Anacreon-; set by Arne, the Favourite Trio call'd Pleasure's a Golden Reignset by Worgan-Lowea Gentleman who never appeared in Public

Dance: Miss Hilliard

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07 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: THE SOLDIER'S FESTIVAL; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: To open with a Favorite Overture. The Royalist's March (composed by James Worgan). General Wolfe's favorite song, How stands the Glass around, by Incledon. The Siege of Troy by Johnstone. How merrily we live that Soldiers be by Incledon, Richardson, Johnstone. Hark! the Drum beats to Arms!, a new song, by Incledon, and Glee, with a Full Chorus (composed by James Worgan). To Arms and Britons strike home (composed by Purcell) by Incledon, Richardson, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees. To conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe. General Wolfe-Cranfield .

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

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15 April 1761 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inchanted Forest

Performance Comment: Whole performance conducted by Worgan. Instrumental parts by the very best performers in London.

5
03 April 1764 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Oratorio, composed by Worgan [Words by Smart.] Upper gallery 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hannah

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30 April 1766 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: Benefit of the Charity. A new Oratorio Music by Worgan, at the Chapel of Lock Hospital, near Hyde Park Corner. To begin at 11:30 a.m. No persons to be admitted without tickets. Gallery half a guinea, bottom of the chapel 5s. Books of the Oratorio 1s. at Rivington, St Pauls Churchyard, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Giordini

7
13 May 1767 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Event Comment: Benefit of the Charity, at the Chapel of the Lock Hospital. To begin at 12 noon. A new Oratorio. Music by Worgan. It was to hear him [Giardini] that I went (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Music: CConcerto on violin-Sig Giardini

8
24 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Martinico; Or, Britannia Triumphant

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Incledon (with Hark! the Drum beats to Arms, composed by J. Worgan), Townsend, Richardson, Linton//Britannia-Miss Poole .

Afterpiece Title: THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM

Afterpiece Title: THE HIGHLAND REEL

Dance: In Act IV of 2nd piece a Masquerade, in which a Minuet by Mrs Pope and Byrn

Song: In Masquerade Old Towler by Incledon; End of 2nd piece A Catalogue of Plays and Farces; or, a Love Letter from Dick Ranter to Kitty Sprightly, to an old Tune, by Bernard; After which Sally in our Alley by Incledon