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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "La Surprise de lAmour; or Harlequin in Love Against his Will"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

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8490 results for: Title - La Surprise de l'Amour; or, Harlequin in Love Against his Will

51
09 March 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille A La Mode; Ou, Arlequin Badaut De Paris

Afterpiece Title: Monsieur Grimaudin

Dance:

52
15 December 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'avocat Patelin

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Invisible, a la Cour du Roy de la Chine

Dance:

53
08 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phedra & Hippolite

Afterpiece Title: Les Funerailles de la Foire & Son Rapel a la Vie

54
04 January 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Protee; Avec La Scene Comique De Titus & Berenice, Du Plaidoyer De Colombine & Darlequin

Afterpiece Title: Attendez Moy sous L'Orme

55
22 January 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Medecin Malgre Luy

Afterpiece Title: Les Filles Errantes; Avec La Scene des Moeurs de Francois

Dance: Un Ballet Nouveau-Mr Roger the Pierrot

56
21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

57
08 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Dama Demonio, E La Serva Diavolo: Viz, The Mistress Demon By Diana, And The Maid Devil By Argentina: With The Comical Frights Of Pantalon And Harlequin

Dance: Dancing In Serious and Grotesque Characters-

58
14 April 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17261109; Harlequin-Miss Violante, Scholar to Salle; Les Charactres de la Dance-Mlle Salle; Fury Dance-; First Fury-Salle

59
18 December 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Pierot and Pierate-de Vallois and Madam de Vallois; Harlequin by Master LeSac, the first time of his appearing on this stage

60
27 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd; Or, Harlequin Blunderer

Afterpiece Title: Le Portrait

Dance: A new Chacone in several Characters: Harlequin Man-Cochoy Jr; Harlequin Woman-Miss Chateauneuf; Pierot Man-Roland; Pieraite-Mrs Mimie; Punch-Villeneuve; Dame Jigogne-Malter; Scaramouch Man-De Lisle; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Le Sage Jr. The Frolick, as17341226 (latter in Daily Advertiser only)

61
16 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe; Ou, Arlequin Boufon A La Cour De Naples; Or, Life Is A Dream

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Cartouche, Grand Provost & Judge

Dance:

62
03 February 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Toy-Shop

Dance: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De l'Orme. Tambourine by Miss Rogers. The Medley by S. Lally, de la Garde, Miss Baston

63
07 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; IV: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

64
07 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Caprices des Rebelles (new)-Mlle Maltere; IV: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: La Rose Boree et Ziphirs (new)-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

65
09 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: LLe Paisan-LaPierre; II: La Provan Sale (Sailor's Dance)-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: Indian Dance (never in England before)-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; IV: Les Caprices des Rebelles-Mlle Maltere; V: La Rose Boree and Ziphirs-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

66
14 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Caprices des Rebelles-Mlle Maltere; IV: La Terpsichore-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Miss Scott

67
30 April 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Dance: I: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; II: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Signora Fausan, Muilment, Desse

68
07 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Beard

Dance: II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; La Florana, as17430408

69
28 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: I: The Highland Lad (set by Master Arne)-Master Mattocks; III: Singing-Master Mattocks

Dance: II: La Sabotiere-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; IV: Les Fantasies de la Dance-Mlle DelaContri; End: Minuet-Mathews, Mlle Contri

70
16 March 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Les Characters de la Danse-Madam Auretti; II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; III: A Chacone in Italian Characters- Harlequin Mad Auretti; Polonese Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; Scaramouch, Punch, Messitin, Pantaloon, Pierot, others; IV: A Tambourine-Master Pietro; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

71
20 November 1773 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

72
24 February 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vestale

Dance: I: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760203; II: La Fete du Village-Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Helm, Mlle Sophie, Sga Tinti; End Opera: Pigmalion Amoureuse de La Statue, as17751031

73
05 March 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Bacio

Dance: Les Deux Soeurs, as17760224; La Fete du Village, as17760224; End Opera: La Generosite de Scipion, as17760213

74
25 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Bacio

Dance: I: La Fete du Village, as17760224; II: New Serious Ballet, with Chaconne and Minuet de la Cour-Vallouy, Mme Vallouy; End Opera: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Maissoneurs Distresse-Helm, Mlle Sophie, Sga Tinti, Vallouy, Mrs Vallouy

75
30 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vestale

Dance: Apollon e Daphne, as17751031; Minuet de la Cour-the two Vallouys; End II: La Fete du Village, as17760224; End Opera: Diane et Endymion, as17760312