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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "A Musical Entertainment"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount
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14 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Orphan
Afterpiece Title:
The Walking Statue
Dance:
Between the Acts: Several Comical
Entertainment
s of Dancing-
127
23 September 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Country Innocence; Or, The Maid In The Mill
Afterpiece Title:
The Stage Coach
Entertainment:
Care will be taken that there be a good Consort of Musick-; and several diverting
Entertainment
s of Singing and Dancing-
128
11 April 1711
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select
Entertainment
s out of the following
English Operas
:
The Fairy Queen
,
King Arthur
,
The Indian Queen
,
Dioclesian
, with the Masque in
Timon of Athens
; all by that great Master the late
Mr Henry Purcell
-
129
09 May 1711
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select
Entertainment
s of the following (
English Operas
) Operas viz.
The Indian Queen
,
King Arthur
,
The Fairy Queen
, and
Dioclesian
, the Masque in
Timon of Athens
, the Pastoral in
The Libertin
-; with several Songs out of the
St. Cecilia
's Musick: All by that great Master the late
Mr Henry Purcell
-
130
03 September 1711
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Dance:
Several comic
entertainment
s-; particularly the
Night Scene of Scaramouch
,
Harlequin
,
the Cooper
,
Cooper's Wife
, other-
131
20 September 1711
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love
Music:
With several extraordinary
Entertainment
s-those Gentlemen that lately performed on the Stage
132
18 January 1712
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Amorous Widow
Entertainment:
With several additional
Entertainment
s-
133
01 March 1712
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Hamlet
Dance:
Several
Entertainment
s-six new Dancers
134
13 March 1712
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music , especially the former-; A young Gentlewoman will perform that has learnt of
Mr Weely
several Years; besides great variety of
Entertainment
s too long to be inserted here-A young Gentlewoman
135
22 March 1712
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert And Thomyris (one Scene)
Music:
The
Entertainment
of Musick, which was performed before
Her Majesty
on her Birth Day-; To which will be added, the famous Scene of Thomyris, by
Signior Scarlatti
-Signior Cavalliero Nicolino Grimaldi
Dance:
Several
Entertainment
s-Mrs Santlow, young Mr Camille, composed by
Mr Isaack
136
04 April 1712
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
An
Entertainment
of a new Song not yet published-Leveridge, Lawrence
137
21 May 1712
@ Mr Mayor's
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
The best Masters; in which several
Entertainment
s on the Silver string'd Harp on which he has had the Honour to play before the present
Emperor
and the
King of Portugal
-Mr Morphy
138
12 March 1713
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-; A Person will perform who has learnt of
Mr Weekly
several Years; Besides great Variety of Dialogues-; other
Entertainment
s-
139
25 April 1713
@ Queen's Theatre
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
140
16 May 1713
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Theseus
Music:
With the Addition ofseveral New Songs-; particularly an
Entertainment
for the Harpsichord Compos'd by
Mr Hendel
on purpose for that Day-
141
12 May 1714
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Ernelinda
Dance:
Several
Entertainment
s of Dancing-
142
28 May 1715
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Entertainment
s
Entertainment:
It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by
Mr Tickel
, under Secretary to
Mr Addison
, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the
Consort-House
, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an
Ode of Horace
-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that
Mrs Younger
spoke the Prologue, and
Mr Wilks
the Epilogue, which, after
Sir Richard
's Way, was extremely Diverting (
Weekly Packet
, 4 June)
143
15 September 1715
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Entertainment
s
144
19 October 1715
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be
Dance:
As17151014; the Comic
Entertainment
s by
Monsieur Dupre
-
145
09 April 1716
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love For Love
Afterpiece Title:
Hob
Music:
Two
Entertainment
s on the Flute-Mr Mercy
Dance:
delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; particularly
The Dutch Skipper
-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock
146
11 April 1716
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Sir Courtly Nice
Afterpiece Title:
La Guinquette; or, Harlequin Turned Tapster
Dance:
An
Entertainment
of Mimick Dancing, call'd,
La Caprice
-Harlequin (in Imitation of
Mlle Provost
, the Famous Dancer in the
Opera at Paris
)
147
27 March 1717
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the very best Masters; The Vocal Parts-Hughs, Weely, Gates, Turner, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Boman; With an
Entertainment
on the Harpsicord-Babel intirely new; A Solo on the Flute-Paisible; Solo on the Hautboy-Kitch
148
26 April 1717
@ Corner House
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Eminent Masters, Morphy; at the Desire of the Quality, is to perform an Italian Scotch and Irish Harp
Entertainment
-Morphy; particularly a Solo-the famous
Antonio Corria
149
07 March 1718
@ Two Golden Balls
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Entertainment
upon the Harp-Mr Morphy
150
05 April 1718
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Wife's Relief
Music:
Entertainment
of Vocal and Instrumental Music- by
Babel
for
St. Cecilia's Day
; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Barbier, Babel's Scholar, who never appear'd on any Stage before
Song:
Mad Dialogue
by
Purcell
-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond
Dance:
As17171022
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