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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Girl"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Girl")') 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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1122 results for: Keyword - the Girl
We found 987 matches on Roles/Actors, 244 matches on Performance Title, 141 matches on Performance Comments, 69 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

351
19 April 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the entertainment of His Excellency Hodgha Bawhoon, Envoy to Her Majesty from the great King of Persia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Music: Sonatas-Gasperini; A New Entertainment-the whole Band; in which some extraordinary Parts upon the Flute Violin and Hautboy-Paisible, Banister, Latour

Song: Leveridge

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion; with a new dance-the Devonshire Girl in imitation of Mlle Subligne

352
09 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, Mr Claxton, her Master

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

353
15 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Dance: Comic dances-the Devonshire Girl, Mrs Bicknell

354
16 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: Henry Purcell's Bess of Bedlam, a Mad Song,-Shaw

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, Mrs Bicknell, Laferry

355
25 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, the Devonshire Girl

356
26 October 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., The Funeral had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

357
01 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Song: As17031023

Dance: Comic Dances-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

358
05 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: Comic dances-Essex, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

359
09 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Dance: Dancing in imitation of Mlle de Subligny-Devonshire Girl

360
10 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Foreign Ministers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly some new Sonatas for the Violin lately brought from Rome, Compos'd by the Great Arcangelo Corelli-Gasperini, others

Song: Several of the best Stage Songs-Leveridge, Mrs Campion

Dance: Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl, DuRuel

361
16 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 15 Nov., The Fair Example had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: The Devonshire Girl

362
29 November 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Music: As17031109

Song: Leveridge, Mason

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, others

363
13 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

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

Music: As17031109

Dance: The Devonshire Girl; A Comical Entertainment between Scaramouch Harlequin and Punchanello-

364
14 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. Admission to Pit or Boxes by Subscribers' Tickets only. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d., Galleries 2s. 6d. and 1s. 6d. are for the Benefit of the Actors. At 5 p.m. No Person to stand on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts [advertised, but not given; see17031221]; A new Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick- [never perform'd before, compos'd by Mr Leveridge

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Campion, Mrs Elford, Devonshire Girl

365
27 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additional Scenes, being the Changes in the Dome, which were Origianlly us'd in the Opera of The Virgin Prophetess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Mason, Good

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Devonshire Girl, Claxton

366
31 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreigners. Mainpiece: With an Additional Grotesque Scenev, and the Grand Machinev, both taken out of the Opera of Dioclesian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl, Claxton, others

367
04 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. With a new Prologue and Epilogue. Admission as 14 Dec. 1703. [A Folger Library broadside appears to be a program for this concert. It lists in Act I The Druid's Song from Bonduca, two songs by Mrs Tofts, a song from The Fairy Queen, and a dance; in Act II The Frost Music from King Arthur, two dances, and a song by Mrs Tofts; in Act III an Ode on the Glorious Beginning of Her Majesty's Reign, set by Daniel Purcell and performed by Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, and Mrs Campion; a song by Mrs Tofts, The Sacrifice from King Arthur, and a Grand Dance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

368
11 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Music: As17031222

Dance: Devonshire Girl, Claxton, others; Night Scene between Scaramouch Harlequin and Punchanello-

Song: As17031227

369
24 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Music: An Entertainment for Flutes-

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

370
22 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (after the manner of an Opera...the vocal part being compos'd by Mr Weldon, and the Instrumental by Mr Dieuport. [Text by Pierre Motteux.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Happiness

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

371
26 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three new songs-Mrs del'Epine, with the accompanying music composed by Greber

372
29 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music composed by Leveridge-Leveridge, others

Dance: Entertainments-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl that were performed yesterday before Her Majesty at St. James's

373
14 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; Select pieces composed by Henry Purcell-

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

374
27 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: As17031102

Dance: Cherrier, Devonshire Girl, others

375
30 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Music: Italian Sonatas on the Violin-Gasperini; An extraordinary piece of Musick compos'd for a Flute and a Violin-Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Song: Good

Dance: Indian Tambour-the two Devonshire Girls, a little Boy