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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Deserter" | "The Deserter of Naples" | "Royal Clemency" | "The Union" | "St Andrews Day" | "British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship" | "An Escape from France" | "British Fortitude And Hibernian Friendship Or An Escape From France" | "Merry Sherwood" | "Harlequin Forester" | "Merry Sherwood or Harlequin Forester" | "Olympus in an Uproar" | "The Descent of the Deities" | "Olympus in an Uproar or The Descent of the Deities" | "The Charity Boy" | "Tippo Saib" | "British Valour in India" | "Zelma" | "The Will o th Wisp" | "Zelma or The Will o th Wisp" | "Money at a Pinch" | "The Irishmans Frolicks" | "Money at a Pinch or The Irishmans Frolicks" | "The Purse" | "Benevolent Tar" | "THE PURSE or Benevolent Tar" | "The Sicilian Romance" | "The Apparition of the Cliffs" | "THE SICILIAN ROMANCE or The Apparition of the Cliffs" | "The Apparition" | "The Frolics of an Hour" | "The Married Un Married" | "The Widowd Wife" | "The Married Un Married" | "The Widowed Wife" | "The Married Un Married or The Widowd Wife" | "Harlequin and Oberon" | "The Chace to Gretna" | "Harlequin and Oberon or The Chace to Gretna" | "Bantry Bay" | "Bantry Bay" | "The Loyal Peasants" | "Raymond and Agnes" | "The Castle of Lindenbergh" | "Raymond and Agnes or The Castle of Lindenbergh" | "An Escape into Prison" | "The Round Tower" | "The Chieftains of Ireland" | "The Round Tower or The Chieftains of Ireland" | "Harlequin and Quixotte" | "The Magic Arm" | "Harlequin and Quixotte or The Magic Arm" | "Joan of Arc" | "The Maid of Orleans" | "Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orleans" | "The Raft" | "Both Sides of the Water" | "The Raft" | "The Raft or Both Sides of the Water" | "Harlequins Return" | "Ramah Droog" | "Wine does Wonders" | "Ramah Droog" | "Ramah Droog Or Wine Does Wonders" | "Sunshine after Rain" | "The Embarkation" | "The Turnpike Gate" | "Paul and Virginia")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION

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Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: End of Act I Robin Gray, with a set of new Caledonian Reels, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, and a Pas de Quatre by Nivelon, Frederic, Sga Angiolini, Mlle Dorival; End of Opera The Deserter [performers not listed, but see17850111]

Song: Opera: With some of the most approved Airs of Handel by Babbini, Crescentini, Sga Ferrarese

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End of mainpiece The fancy Races {performers not listed]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Tantivy, the welkin resounds (the Music by Hook); End of Act II a new song, The New Blown Rose (the Words by Mrs Cumyns, the Music by Dale), both by Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Finta Principessa

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17850303End of Opera The Deserter, as17850111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Finta Principessa

Dance: End of Act I Robin Gray, as17850414, but omitted: Scotch Reels; End of Opera The Deserter, as17850111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: End of Act I Robin Gray, as17850421; End of Opera The Deserter, as17850111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I La Dance des Sabots, as17850609 End of Opera The Deserter, as17850111, but added: Mme Bithmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I an entirely New Divertissement (1st time; composed by Simonet) by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Sg and Sga Angiolini, Zuchelli, Mme Bithmer, Duquesney, Miss Harvey, Frederic, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival; End of Opera The Deserter, as17850614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I Robin Gray, as17850628 End of Opera The Deserter, as17850111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Windsor Lady (an Historical, Tragical, Comical old Ditty); End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Tmenty Fiddlers all on a Row, both by Edwin

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Monologue: 1785 08 23 End of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tomer of London by Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: As17860522

Song: End of Act in of mainpiece a Hunting Duett (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C] Danby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Song: In: the new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners-(A Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody [with incidental music by William Shield]) Edwin; End I afterpiece: A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: As17870217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131, but Miss _Cranfield, Miss Rowson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve