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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "First Course a substantial Dish from Henry IV"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

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Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In course evening: Little Taffline; or, The Silken Sash-Mrs Bland

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Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In course evening: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the Hautboy-Forster=; The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Mountain

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Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azore

Dance: II: Ballet by Genii as17790223-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, young Miss Simonet; also Pedal Harp, as17790223; End II: Ballet by Fairies, as17790223, but _LeDet, _Henry, young Miss _Simonet, Slingsby; End Opera: +Le Couronnement de Zemire, as17790223

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Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In: Grand Dance, as17781102, but _Henry, Grimaldi, Master +Mills, Miss +Grimaldi

Song: As17790413

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Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Pastoral Ballet, as17791127; End II: Masquerade Dance, as17791221, but _Henry; Minuet, as17791221; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800122 Grand Chaconne, as17800122

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Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: As17880226, but Les Offrandes a l'Amour-_; End Opera: Les Fetes de Tempe, as17880228, but _Henry

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Song: Proper to the Play.The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others

Dance: Mainpiece:IV: Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Cook, Davenport, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport; In V: Dance of Furies-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

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Mainpiece Title: Marry Or Do Worse; Or, No Wit Like A Woman's

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I,IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

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Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: IV:A Spanish Dance, as17581014

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: End IV:new Comic Pantomime Dance (composed by Delpini) The Sportsman Deceiv'd-Delpini (1st appearance as a dancer in England), Menage, the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi

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Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs