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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Y Poitier"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Y Poitier")') 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 316 matches on Performance Title, 201 matches on Performance Comments, 74 matches on Event Comments, 20 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: End II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Song: I: Hey Ho Who's Above?-Salway, Miss Warren; III: Si Caro Cara Si, In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; V: The Merry Cobler's Tragical End at Last-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: NNo Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; Si Caro, In the Merry Month of May-Miss Warren

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Music: Piece of Musick on Two German Flutes-a French Boy and Girl , about 8 Years of Age, being the first Time of their appearing in Publick since their Arrival from Paris

Song: SSince Times Are So Bad (The Spinning Wheel Dialogue)-Leveridge, Salway; Scottish Ballad-Miss Fenton; and several Ballad Duettos-Miss Fenton, Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: The Ballad Margaret's Ghost Appearing to William-Mrs Barbier , with the Original Scotch Tune; The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; The Cobler's Lamentation Warning Every Soul Against Love telling it will bring them All to an End at the Last-Leveridge

Music: Concerto-the French Boy and Girl

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dance of Milk Maids-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: End I: Milk Maids Dance with Garlands-; III: Nivelon, Poitier, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: I: The Milk Maid's Song-Miss Warren; II: In the Pleasant Month of May-; L'Amorche Peste Sento-; IV: Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre, Si Caro Cara Si-Miss Warren; V: Fie Ho-Salway, Miss Warren

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: End I: L'Amor Che Parte Sento, Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre-Miss Warren; III: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Milk Maids Dance-; V: Grand Dance of Moors-; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: End I: Mrs Barbier; III: Rochetti; IV: Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: A new Ball Dance-Glover, Mrs Legare; V: Grand Dance of Lads and Lasses-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: LL'Amor Che Parte Sento, Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre-Miss Warren; two part Song-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dutch Burgomaster and His Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

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Role: Mad Soldier Actor: Poitier

Dance: End I: Fingalian-; II: French Peasants and their Lasses-; III: A new Ball Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; V: Grand Dance of Moors-; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Song: Mrs Barbier; The Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Incident to the Play: Salle, Nivelon, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; French Peasant-Poitier; Grand Dance in Momus Turned Fabulist-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: End I: Scating Dance-; II: French Peasant-Poitier; III: Flag Dance-; IV: Highlander-Salle; V: Sailor's Dance called Encore-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivalon, Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers; particularly several English Ballads-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mr Poitier

Dance: WWarlike Dance-Poitier, Pelling, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: I: The Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Scots Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: French Peasant-Poitier

Song: II: Leveridge, Laguerre

Ballet: End Afterpiece: A Dance of Six Ethiopians. Kettle Drum-Poitier upon the Sound of the; Trumpet-; where Flag Dance-Nivelon; 1st Ethiopian-Glover; 2d Ethiopian-Bellam; 3d Ethiopian-Newhouse; 4th Ethiopian-DuPre Jr; 5th Ethiopian-Laguerre; 6th Ehtiopian-St.Luce

Performance Comment: Kettle Drum-Poitier upon the Sound of the; Trumpet-; where Flag Dance-Nivelon; 1st Ethiopian-Glover; 2d Ethiopian-Bellam; 3d Ethiopian-Newhouse; 4th Ethiopian-DuPre Jr; 5th Ethiopian-Laguerre; 6th Ehtiopian-St.Luce.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Dance: End I: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mrs Pelling; V: Grand Dance-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, St.Luce; End of Opera: Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: End I: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Miss Wherrit; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; IV: Tollet's Grounds-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; V: Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Song: II: Now the Men and the Maids are Making of Hay-Leveridge, Salway; IV: The Merry Month of May-Miss Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Poitier; A new Sailor's Dance- proper to the Play

Song: A Gentlewoman, in the Character of a Sailor, who never appeared on any Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin (Comic Part of The Rape of Proserpine)

Dance: Salle, Poitier, Mlle Salle; particularly a New Ballad, with New Habits-; In afterpiece (by Command): the Grand Dance of Momus-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee House Politician

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Salle, Poitier, Mlle Salle; particularly a new Ballad-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Mlle Salle