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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Marforio being a Comi Tragical Farce called The Critick of Taste"/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: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

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Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, others

Song: And at the Desire of some Persons of Quality, several Entertainments of Singing in Italian- the Famous Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine being the best Songs she has Sung in England, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber; also an English Song of the late Mr Henry Purcell's-Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

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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-

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by that Great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys, and likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-the best Masters; And several Songs in Italian, with Flutes and Hautboys-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Concert in England but twice; The whole being new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

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Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: All the Songs in the Play being set to new Musick-Mr Leveridge

Dance: All the original Dances which were perform'd-; particularly the Card Dance-

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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

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Mrs Cross; particularly a Pastoral Dialogue-Mrs Cross, Mr Leveridge

Dance: Mrs Cross; particularly a Pastoral Dialogue-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Cross[, being the first time of her Appearing on the Stage these 5 Years [but see17041216]

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Mainpiece Title: Don John

Music: All the Musick being compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-Mr Leveridge, others

Dance: As17050115

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Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mr Ramondon, it being the first time of his performing on the Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: As17051218

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Signora Louvicina[, who] being to return very speedily out of England...will (at the desire of several Ladies of Quality) perform for this one day only; accompanied-Haym, Saggion, Gasperini, others[, who will perform several Airs and Italian Sonatas never yet perform d on the English Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor (act Iv Only)

Afterpiece Title: Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus

Dance: New Dances by Cherrier-Cherrier, Miss Santlow his Schollar, being the first time of her Appearance on the Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Barcelona; Or, The Soldier's Fortune; With The Taking Of Fort Montjouy; Containing The Pleasant And Comical Exploits Of That Renown'd Hero, Captain Blunderbuss, And His Man Squib

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Vaulting-Simpson, that most celebrated Master, the famous Vaulter, who Performs with Mr Penkethman at the Request of the Quality, being lately arriv'd from Italy

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by William Corbett-; with several pieces for Flutes-; Concerti Grossi-; including a new Italian solo-Corbett, being his first public appearance

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: Britons Strike Home, a Piece of Instrumental Musick on the Stage-the best Masters

Dance: As17070403, being desir'd by several Persons of Quality%

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Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: The Musick being all new set-Leveridge, Ramondon, Hughes, Lawrence, others

Dance: Mrs Evans, delaGarde, Miss Norris

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music, all entirely new,-the best Masters; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Holcomb; and likewise two Solos-Mr Dean, one being of his own composing; with several other Songs and Pieces of Musick-Mr Teno, Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, others

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

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Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr, others , it being the first time of his Performance in Dancing from the Operas

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Hold John E're You Leave Me-Dogget, Leveridge; Several Celebrated Songs taken out of the Operas,-Mr Ramondon , it being the first time of his Singing Italian on the Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Dance: Two Skippers-Thurmond, Wade being the first time of his dancing in public; Other new dances-Thurmond, others

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Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard The Third

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Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard The Third

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Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard The Third

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Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; A new Saraband, Jig-Miss Younger, being the first time of her Dancing alone on the Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard The Third