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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Gamester comedy"/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: A Comedy Within A Comedy; Or, The Foppish Merchant Turn'd Comedian For Love By Pantalon

Entertainment: Singing Dancing and Serenading after the Venetian Manner-; To which is added, A most noble Concert of Musical French Horns-; Songs-; accompany'd-the said Concert; Dance-Turkish Men, Turkish Women; at the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle Drums-; Dance call'd the King of Morocco's Diversions-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta; and his most surprizing Activity and Strength in a Dance on his Knees with a wonderful heavy Machine upon his Head, never yet attempted by any one before-Signor Grimaldo Francolino

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester (comedy)

Dance: II: A New Serious Dance, call'd The Shipwreck; or +The Distressed Lovers-Gardiner (1st appearance that stage), Mrs Vernon; IV: A new Comic Dance call'd The Press Gang; or +The Sailor's Farewell-Gardiner, Mrs Vernon

Song: III: Miss Young

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Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet, The Italian Gardeners-; End Comedy: [A New Dance call'd The Gamesters-Sg and Sga Zuchelli[, being their first appearance in England. [For Italian Gardeners see17740919.

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Mainpiece Title: A French Comedy

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Mainpiece Title: A French Comedy

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Comedy

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: As17050109

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Music: Compositions by Henry Purcell-

Dance: Mrs Bruce; Irish Trot-a girl of five years

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, others; A new Chacone-Miss Bruce; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Between the Acts: With 6 several Entertainments of Dancing as are express'd at large in the great Bills-

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: A Bickerstaff's Burying

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: Italian Night Scene-; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: LeSac, Mrs Granger

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Italian Night Scene between Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, and Wife-

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: Wedding Dance-Prince, others

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