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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "An Historical Play"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

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360 results for: Title - An Historical Play

276
24 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Good-natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Play: Dutch Milkmaid, as17700924

277
27 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Song: End of Play: A Song-Kear

278
17 June 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Master West, Miss West; End of Play: Comic Dance-Castiglione

279
10 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: End of Play: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

280
15 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Dance: I: As17710712 End of Play: New Pantomime Dance, as17710710

281
17 July 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Cowkeepers, as17710515; End of Play: Double Hornpipe, as17710626

282
12 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515; II: The Laughing Bacchanalian-Tom Smith; End of Play: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Song: Between play and Farce: a Song-Mrs Jewell

283
03 September 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Vocal parts-Miss Harper, Miss Catley, Miss Esser; who will accompany her songs and play a Solo on the violin-Miss Esser; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Solo on Violin (Giardini)-a Pupil of Mr Reeves, only ten years old, his first appearance in public

284
20 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: IV: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West; End of Play: Bucks have at ye all-a young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage

285
23 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End of Play: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17700924.

286
02 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

287
10 March 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Carnovale Di Venezia

Dance: End last Act: A New Grand Historical Ballet, Admete and Alceste-in which Mlle Heinel, several other principal dancers are to perform

288
06 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End of Play: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

289
11 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Monologue: End of Play: Linco's Travels. As 24 March followed by

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

290
24 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The European in America (for 1st time this Season)-Messieurs Daigvilles, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini; II: A Comic Dance, as17720326 V: Psiche, a Grand Historical Ballet (Never performed before)-Daigville, Giorgi, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini

291
08 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Play: By Particular Desire, The Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

292
16 May 1772 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Signora Guidi, Signora Crispi; II: A New Dutch Dance-Signora Guidi, Slingsby, other Principals; End Opera: New Historical Ballet, Admete and Alceste, as17720310

293
20 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before the Play: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

294
19 November 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before the Play: (By Desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

295
14 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

296
21 December 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: The Flowers of Edinburgh-

Dance: Hornpipe-Clark

Entertainment: End of Play: The Three Old Women Weatherwise; Description of a Storm-Wooler

297
22 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End of Play: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

298
23 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

299
11 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Monologue: Before the Play: (By desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct. 1772

300
02 February 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: End I: Grand Serious Ballet-Fierville; II: Grand Ballet, Grand Choruses-; End II: Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier

Ballet: End Opera: A New Grand Historical Ballet entitled L'Isle Desert. Zelima-Mlle Heinel; Hircanus-Fierville