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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Second Courae a Comic Dish never servd up before Kensington Gardens"/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: 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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Music: As17040203 A Sonata-Gasperini

Dance: A new Entry compos'd-Monsieur Cherrier and perform'd by him, six others; a new Dance-Mrs Mayers; And also several Dances-the Devonshire Girl, a young Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Wit of a Woman

Song: a young Gentleman who never perform'd on the Stage before; a new Dialogue between him and one of the House, being set by Mr Hicks-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Transformation; Or, The Devil Of A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Song: Mrs Willis' two Daughters

Dance: Mrs Willis's two Daughters, who never perform'd before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini, particularly one never performed before Paisible for violin and flute

Dance: As17041023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Several Songs in Italian and English never performed before by her-The famous Signiora Francisca Margaretta del'Epine , being lately return'd to England

Dance: As17041023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Especially several Entertainments on the German Flute (never perform'd before)-Mr Latour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/Dancers of Europe, who perform such strange and surprizing things as were never before seen, and which are almost incredible to relate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters, two Voices who never performed in public before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; particularly several new pieces for trumpets and flutes by Corbet-; a solo-Dean; a new cantata-one who never performed in public before; variety of singing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; the Vocal Part-Mr Reading, Mr Teano, others; and the Symphonys on the Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manshipp; Solo which he never did in Publick before, likewise a Trumpet Tune of his own-Mr Dean; with several full Pieces of Musick with a Trumpet and Hautboys, without-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs delaGarde; particularly a Swedish Peasant never performed before-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice; Or, The Female Lawyer

Song: Between the Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from London, who never perform'd there before; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of Tell Me Why My Charming Fair by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-; Mad Dialogue by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; several Songs of the newest Opera, with their Symphonies-; with single and two and three Part Songs of the late Mr Beeston and Mr Beeston's Scholar-; A Sonata for 2 Hautboys, a Solo for a Flute, with that celebrated Piece for a single Violin and a Trumpet never perform'd in publick but once before-; a Solo by Mr Beeston-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; Irish Song-a young Gentlewoman that never sung in Publick before, a Scholar of Lawrence's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorinda (acts I And Ii)

Music: An Entertainment of the choicest Songs out of several Operas-; Also a Piece (never perform'd before)-Signior Cavaliero Valeriano; The Songs out of the Opera will be as follows Convezzo luinghiero, Pria che la doglia-Signora Pilotti; Del fallo ful camin, Ti stringo o miodiletto-Signor Valentini; E vano ognipensiero, To Beauty devoted, Love wou'd invade me-Signora Margaretta; Di se senti, Nume Alata-Mrs Barbier; Solo pieta vi chiedo-; Di luci adourno-Mrs Manina; concluding with the Chorus of Clotilda-; a new piece-Signior Cavaliero Valeriano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Opera Songs Duettis and Cantatas of the best Masters, never Sung before,-Mrs Robinson, Valentino Urbani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Eminent English and Foreign Masters; Among other choice Compositions, a celebrated Song of Mr Hendel's-a Gentlewoman from Abroad, who hath never before exposed her Voice publickly in this Kingdom; To which will be added an uncommon Piece of Musick by Bassoons only-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17150125

Song: A Girl who never appeared on the Stage before

Dance: As17150208

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: delaGarde, Sandham, Miss Russel; A Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and English-the new Girl

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: With all the Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by Leveridge-Leveridge, Cook, Jones, Reading, others

Song: A Boy who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: Dancing-Newhouse, duPre, Moreau, Boval, Sandham, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub (the Comic Part)

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great (an Opera)

Song: A Dialogue (after the Italian Manner)-two Boys , one of which never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17150404

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on that Stage before

Dance: As17150425 Also Harlequin and Two Punches, as17150502; Venetian Dance, as17150428