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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "Columbus" | "A World Discovered" | "Columbus Or A World Discovered" | "The Children in the Wood" | "Zorinski" | "The Way to Get Married" | "The Way To Get Married" | "A Cure for the Heart Ache" | "A Cure for the Heartache" | "A Cure For The Heart Ache" | "Secrets Worth Knowing" | "Speed the Plough" | "Speed The Plough")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: As18000308

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Comus

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Dance: As17991210

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Dance: In I afterpiece: A Dance-King; In II: Dance-Blurton, Platt, L. Bologna, Wilde, Klanert, Whitmore, Lewiss, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Mrs Dibdin, Mrs Watts. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances. For Harp see18000331

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: St

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: As18000308

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: As18000503

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: As18000503

Song: As18000503

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

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Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

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Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

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Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal

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Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

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Mainpiece Title: The Children In The Wood

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Afterpiece Title: BON TON

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

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Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

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Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

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Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

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Entertainment: Entertainment. Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!

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Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

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Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

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Song: In Act V of mainpiece a song by Mrs Bland

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Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

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