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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Southwark Fair; or The Sheep Shearing"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

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970 results for: Title - Southwark Fair; or, The Sheep Shearing

1
08 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Southwark Fair; or, The Sheep Shearing

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Song: [On this day only?] A Song by Seedo-Mrs Nokes [in Boy's Cloaths, when the Lord Mayor passes by to proclaim the Fair

2
24 August 1702 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women and Children that can be found beyond the Seas, so that the World cannot parallize them for Dancing on the Low/Rope, Vaulting on the High/Rope, Walking on the Slack and Sloping Ropes-the Famous Company of Rope-Dancers out-doing all others to that Degree, that it has highly recommended them, both in Bartholomew Fair and May Fair last, to all the best persons of Quality in England. And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the World, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the Italian Scaramouch dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter

3
14 September 1741 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian, With The Comical Humours Of Geta, Servant To Diocles

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin the Man in the Moon; With His Adventures in Southwark Fair

Dance: TThe General Reconcilement-

4
25 March 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Dance: II: Les Jardiniers, as17540307 IV: Les Taileurs, as17531210

5
24 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Granier, Mlle Camargo

6
13 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

7
14 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

8
18 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep-shearing

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: With aPastoral Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-; End: As17770707

9
20 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, the Miss Stageldoirs, Henry, Sga Crespi

Song: II: Sheep shearing song-Miss Abrams. [This was sung, as here assinged, in all subsequent performances.

10
20 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; Or, Florizel And Perdita

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Monologue: 1783 08 20 As 13 Aug. imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

11
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

12
11 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; Or, Florizel And Perdita

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End 1st piece: Tamborine Dance, as17891021

Song: In II 1st piece: Come come my good Shepherds-; and trio, Get you hence!-

Entertainment: Monologue. After dancing: A Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages (Written by the late George Alexander Stevens)-King

13
12 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita; or, The Sheep Shearing

Song: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-; End 2nd piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon

14
06 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Afterpiece Title: St

Song: End: the following songs illustrative of the Whims and Sports of Bartholomew Fair: Raro Raro-Delpini; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend; By the gaily circling Glass-Linton; a New Song (composed by Walsh, and written in Commemoration of His Majesty's Providential Escape [from assassination; see dl, 15 May])-Incledon

15
08 June 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

16
27 June 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

17
07 September 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

18
12 November 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

19
18 December 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

20
25 March 1662 @ The Red Bull Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Maid Of The West

21
02 August 1664 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

22
27 April 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

23
04 September 1668 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

24
22 February 1669 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

25
30 November 1674 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair