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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner"/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: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome; or, Harlequin Underground

Dance: End 1st piece: January and May-[see17880627

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Dance: New Dance, as17880707 but Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Blade Bone; or, Agreeable Companion

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Entertainment: Monologue Preceeding 1st piece: A Touch of the Times; or, The Humours of London-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Song: In 2nd piece: The High@minded Soldier-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Song: As17880811

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Dance: End 1st piece: Dance-[probably The British Soldier Triumphant, as17880813

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End I 2nd piece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17880904

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Dance: End: Priere apres Souper- [see17890727

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: As17900614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17900629

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: In course of Evening: A Double Hornpipe-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens