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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "May Day"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount
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11 August 1790
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Child Of Nature
Afterpiece Title:
Modern Breakfast; or, All Asleep at Noon
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
Dance:
End 2nd piece:
A Double Hornpipe
-Platt, Mrs Goodwin
327
29 October 1790
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Crusade
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
328
05 February 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The School For Arrogance
Afterpiece Title:
The Farmer
Dance:
End:
The Jockey Dance
-[See17910502 and 7
May
]
329
28 February 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Woodman
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
330
10 March 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Woodman
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
331
23 March 1791
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Redemption, Selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed In
westminster-abbey
And At The
pantheon
[on 26 And 27
May
1784] 0; Messiah; Grand Selection 0
Afterpiece Title:
Redemption 1
Afterpiece Title:
Redemption 2
Afterpiece Title:
Redemption 3
Music:
End:
concerto
on the hautboy-W. Parke; End II:
concerto
violin-Master Clement
332
10 May 1791
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Belle's Stratagem
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
333
17 May 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Inkle And Yarico
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
Dance:
As17910428
Song:
End:
Catches
and
Glees
:
When Arthur first in court began
,
Jack thou'rt a toper
-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard;
To be jovial and gay
-Johnstone;
The Siege of Troy
(
Dibdin
)-Johnstone;
Goody Groaner
(
Dr Harington
)-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard;
Sir you're a comical fellow
-;
Let's sing old Rose and burn the Bellows
-
334
23 May 1791
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Haunted Tower
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
335
31 May 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Midnight Hour
Afterpiece Title:
The Comedy of Errors
Dance:
As17910507
Song:
End:
Black Eyed Susan
-Incledon
Monologue:
After Dancing: a
Selection of Poetry and Music
descriptive of a
day
. Part I: Morning.
Tantivy the welkin resounds
(composed by
Hook
)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon.
Thou soft flowing Avon
(from
Garrick
's
Ode to Shakespeare
)-Incledon; PART III: Evening.
Pastoral Duet
-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night.
The Soldier's Festival
, as 16
May
How sleep the brave
(composed by
Dr Cooke
)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull;
How stands the Glass around
-Incledon;
How merrily we live that Soldiers be
-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone;
To arms! Britons strike home
-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees
336
08 June 1791
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Battle Of Hexham; Or,
Day
s Of Old
Afterpiece Title:
Who's the Dupe
337
16 August 1791
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Battle Of Hexham
Afterpiece Title:
The Northern Inn; or, The
Day
s of Good Queen Bess
338
20 September 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Beggar's Opera
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
Dance:
In III: a
Hornpipe
in Character-Ratchford
339
09 November 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Inkle And Yarico
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
Dance:
End II: a
Negro Dance
, as17911102; End:
The Irish Lilt
, as17911006
340
11 November 1791
@ Drury Lane at King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
341
15 November 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love In A Village
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
342
19 November 1791
@ Drury Lane at King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Artaxerxes
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a
Day
Song:
the favouriteair from Idalide-Mme Mara [in her Character; accompanied upon the Harp-. [BUC, 57, identifies this as
Ah! could Mandane yield her breath for thee!
, and the harpist as
Meyer Jun.
343
03 December 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey; Or, The Russian Slaves
Afterpiece Title:
Hob in the Well
344
05 December 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
Oscar and Malvina
Music:
As17911024
345
06 December 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
The Farmer
346
09 December 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
A Divertisement
347
30 December 1791
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
Blue Beard
348
02 January 1792
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
Blue Beard
349
05 January 1792
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
Blue Beard
350
10 January 1792
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Day
In Turkey
Afterpiece Title:
Blue Beard
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