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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Contrivances"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount
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15 November 1754
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
O
the
llo
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
152
07 December 1754
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Constant Couple
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17541203
153
20 December 1754
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Miser
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
154
18 January 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Double Dealer
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
CChinese Dance
, as17550104;
Comic Entertainment
, as17541203
155
20 May 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Committee
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
IItalian Peasants
, as17550414
156
16 October 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To
The
Jubilee
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
157
18 October 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Committee; Or,
The
Faithful Irishman
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
158
30 October 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Zara
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
159
17 November 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17551114
160
25 November 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love For Love
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
161
26 November 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Revenge
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
IItalian Peasants
-Granier, Miss Hilliard; also, by Desire,
The
Fingalian Dance
-Miss Hilliard
162
10 December 1755
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Non Juror
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17551101
163
15 January 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Rival Queens; Or,
The
Death Of Alexander
The
Great
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
164
22 January 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Rival Queens
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
Guerin Jun, Mlle Capdeville
165
07 February 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Rival Queens
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17551114
166
24 February 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Romeo And Juliet
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
Granier, Miss Hilliard
167
28 February 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
King Lear
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17551114
168
10 April 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Rival Queens
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
FFingalian Dance
, as17551126;
The
Villagers
, as17560315
169
20 May 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Orphan
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
I:
Savoyards
, as17560518; III:
Les Paisans Gallants
, as17551203
Entertainment:
By Particular Desire Hippisley's
Drunken Man
-Shuter
170
20 September 1756
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
He Intriguing Captains; Or,
The
Lover's
Contrivances
171
09 October 1756
@ Sadler's Wells
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Entertainment:
Isabella Wilkinson, Sga Caterina, Franklin
172
25 October 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Rival Queens; Or,
The
Death Of Alexander
The
Great
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17561023
173
24 November 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
King Henry Iv, Part I
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17561023
174
17 December 1756
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Miser
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
Lucas, Miss Hilliard
175
14 February 1757
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Rival Queens
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
As17561215
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