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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects On Theatres"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

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114 results for: Title - A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects On Theatres

1
31 January 1756 @ Lecture Room, Robin Hood Tavern, near the Temple Bar

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Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects On Theatres

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28 January 1756 @ Lecture Room, Robin Hood Tavern, near the Temple Bar

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Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects

3
04 February 1756 @ Lecture Room, Robin Hood Tavern, near the Temple Bar

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Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation Upon Several Theatrical Subjects And Some New Topics

4
22 November 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Particularly by Desire Women and Wine-Miss Karver who sang some years ago at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane; since at Mr Foote's Theatre in the Haymarket

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18 August 1660 @ The Cockpit in Drury Lane

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Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

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25 April 1702 @ Chelsea College

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell's new Consort of English Musick-; [composed on the Royal Subject [the Queen's Coronation]: With other Songs in several Languages-; accompanied-the greatest Masters [of Instrumental Musick

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29 January 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Dance: As17031102

Song: (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) Singing in Italian- the FamousSigniora Francisca Margarita del'Epine the Musick that accompanies her composed by Signior Giacomo Greber, being the first time of her performing at this Theatre

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25 July 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: Ramondon

Dance: As17050718

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27 July 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: As17050725

Dance: As17050725

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25 September 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: As17050922

Dance: Mrs Cross

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04 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Song: Ramondon, the Boy; particularly a two/part song by Purcell-

Music: An extraordinary piece for violin and flute-Gasparini, Paisible

Dance: As17051105

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24 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: A Scaramouch, a Dutch Boor-a Master lately arriv'd from the Theatre at Amsterdam, being the first Time of his Appearance on the English Stage

Song: As17170204

13
22 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Theatre

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: As17200120; The Italian Shadows-

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23 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Theatre

Afterpiece Title: The Emperor of The Moon

Dance:

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10 October 1720 @ Southwark

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Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Broken Stock-Jobbers; or, Work for the Bailiffs

Dance: Comical Drunken Man-Harper; Also the surprizing and diverting Entertainment of The Italian Shadows which gave such universal Satisfaction last season in the New Theatre-

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29 November 1729 @ Front Long Room

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Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: Between the Acts: New Comical Songs-; particularly A Dissertation on the Famous Beggar's Opera-

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09 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright

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04 October 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Vallois and Mlle Vallois, from the Theatre in Paris, Mrs Bullock from lif

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14 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; III: Masquerade Dance-; IV: Shepherd's Dance-Young Weeks

Song: a G Gentleman for his Diversion; A song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre address'd to the Merchants of the City of London-Excell , written by the Author of Bacchus one day gaily striding

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21 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Venus, Cupid, and Hymen

Music: Between the Acts: Trumpets, Kettle Drums, French Horns-; With a new Overture (to the Masque) for two Vox Humanes- , a new invented Instrument

Song: II: Mrs Seedo, who never appeared on the stage before; III: (At the particular Request of Seedo's Friends) Signora Margherita (who has not performed on any theatre these 14 years)

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; IV: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

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04 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Dance: I: Irish Trot by Young Master Oates. II: A new Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. V: Grand Dance of Momus, as17340426

Song: The usual Songs, adapted to the Subject of Masonry. II: The Enter'd Prentice's Song. IV: On, On, my dear Brethren. V: Let Matrimony be now my Theme

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21 April 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: A new Dance by Delagarde and Mrs Bullock

Song: III: A Song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre, addressed to the City, sung by Excell. IV: In Italian by Miss Jones

23
03 December 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

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08 December 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Hint to the Theatres

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15 December 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Song: the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz.the first time of her performance on that theatre, viz. In III: An Italian Song beinging Di Lor Mio-Miss Cecilia Young; III: Torna mi Vegbeggiar-Miss Cecelia Young both from the Opera of Alcina