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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Arrived at Portsmouth"/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: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: Ladder dance-Thomazio Alegro delCampo, lately arrived from Italy, with Vaulting on the manag'd Horse; The Union-a Scots Man and Woman; A Peasant and his Wife-; Italian Mimic Night Scene between Harlequin and a Clown-

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Mons Denoyer, lately arrived in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

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Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: A French Boy of 11 Years of Age, lately arrived from Paris, who also will perform; several Pieces of Musick on the Bass Viol-A French Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green; Or, The Woman Never Vex'd: With The Comical Humour Of Squire Souse Crown And His Man Gudgeon

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Monsieur De Long Dens, Monsieur De Long Dens'@Two@Children , just arrived from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Dragon De Muscovie

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Docteur Faustus

Dance: PPierot, Country Dance-Roger; A new Punch-the young Scaramouch lately arrived from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlechino Pittor Alla Moda: Viz, Harlequin A New Fashion'd Painter: With His Love For Argentina And The Comical Fears Of Pantalon At The Supposed Spirits

Song: Singing-

Dance: As usual; Also a curious Entertainment of Dancing-Persons lately arrived from Italy and France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Duplessy, Mrs Walter; III: La Matlotte-Lally, Miss Tenoe; IV: French Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; V: Serious Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Pieces on Harpsichord-the Youth [Kontzen]; Some Sonatas and Concertos on the Violin-Kontzen's Father; accompanied on the Harpsichord-the Youth; Cantata-the Youth; [Also a Cantata-one lately arrived in England

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: FFrench Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Village Dance-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Mrs Houghton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Dance: I: Pastoral-Vallois, lately arrived from the Opera at Paris, the first Time of his dancing in England; a Scholar to M Marcelle; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Poitier; Serious Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre; III: Sicilian Dance-Glover, Mrs Pelling; (at Desire) Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: A new Peasant Dance-Poitier, Mrs Laguerre

Music: Grand Concert of Water Musick by Mr Randal [Handel?]-; [in which Poitier will beat the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Envious Statesman; Or, The Fall Of Essex; With The Humours Of The Forc'd Physician

Dance: Mons D'Ferrou Ville , lately arrived from Paris, Miss Brett, Miss Mears

Music: A Band , including Burk Thumoth

Entertainment: Before the Opera: Postures-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Music: Solo on the Violin-a Gentleman lately arrived from Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: By Mons Malter and Mlle Salle, newly arrived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: The English Peasant's Pursuit after the French Harlequin by a Gentleman lately arrived from France. By Miss Brett and Miss Naso [Miss Norsa in Daily Advertiser]

Song: The Masons' Songs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: II: By Mlle Anne Roland, lately arrived from Paris, the first time of her performance in England. IV: Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: Mons Muilment, laterly arrived from Paris, the first time of his performance in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: (BBy Desire)The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: I: Ballad-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris.; End Afterpiece: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Music-Beard; A Solo-the famous Violoncello, lately arrived from Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLe Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; Peasant Dance-Nivelon, lately arrived from Paris, with Desse, Leviez, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Wright, Mrs Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan; V: Grand Ballet-Mons and Madem Maltere; lately arrived from the Opera at Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Pitt, lately arrived from Ireland; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Pitt; V: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy, lately arrived; IV: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; V: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde