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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Comical Songs Scots English and Italian"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Comical Songs Scots English and Italian")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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5822 results for: Keyword - Comical Songs, Scots, English, and Italian
We found 2756 matches on Performance Title, 2315 matches on Performance Comments, 1352 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2101
26 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora's Vagaries

Song: Mimick Song of a Country Life-Mrs Willis; No Kissing At All-Renton, Mrs Willis

2102
22 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-a Gentleman for his Diversion [John Rich, according to Rich's Register]; Southampton-Thurmond; Burleigh-Keene; Sir Walter-Watson; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Rogers Jr; Nottingham-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Rogers Jr

Song: Randal, the Boy; Trumpet Song-Mrs Fletcher,accompanied Mr Granno

Dance: Spanish Entry, Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Punchanello-Shaw

2103
31 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: The Boy; Trumpet Song, as17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

2104
26 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Manina Fletcher. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #18 3s. 6d. and tickets #24 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: New songs-Mrs Fletcher

Music: A Lesson upon the Harpsichord-an Eminent Master

Dance: As17151217

2105
03 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Song: Mimic Country Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17151014

2106
30 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Turner. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, we are oblig'd (instead of The What D'Ye Call It) to Act...The Country Wake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Performance Comment: And a New Prologue-Turner; And a New Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: And a New Prologue Actor: Turner
Role: And a New Epilogue Actor: Penkethman riding on an Ass.

Song: Mad Song, Mad Dialogue (composed by $Purcell)-Turner, Mrs Willis in their proper Habits

Dance: As17151122; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; Mimic Song and Dance-Mrs Willis

2107
19 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Johnson; Roderigo-Mills; Pedro-Quin; Alinda-Miss Willis; Juletta-Mrs Horton; Mad Englishman-Miller; Mad Welshman-Norris; Mad Priest-Burkhead; Mad Taylor-F. Leigh; Mad Scholar-Turner who never acted before; with a Mad Song proper to his Part-.
Cast
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Miller

Song: New Songs-Mrs Bowman

Dance: The Boor Left In The Lurch (new)-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

2108
18 January 1717 @ Globe and Marlborough's Head

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Aston's Medley

Entertainment: Seven New Scenes: Lorenzo Gomez and Elvira-; Learchus Roger Aesop and Euphronia-; Antonio and Aquilius-; Jerry Blackacre and Widow-; The Drunken Man-; With New Songs-; a Scaramouch-

2109
04 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: Genius of England with a full Accompaniment of Instruments as it was never perform'd before-; and that Noble Martial Song for Two Voices, Sing All ye Muses-

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

2110
12 April 1717 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; With several Songs-the Baroness; and several Solos-Bitti

2111
14 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17161025, but Margareta-Mrs Horton; Cacafogo-Leigh; Old Woman-Norris; Alithea-Mrs Baker; With a New Prologue-Miss Lindar; And an Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: And an Epilogue Actor: Penkethman riding on an Ass.

Song: As17170204; particularly Comic Songs-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17161210

2112
09 August 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unlucky Lovers

Dance: Mimic Song And Country Dance-Mrs Willis

2113
02 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Song: Mrs Barbier, particularley those Songs she sung last; with a Addition of Joys Immortal-

Dance: New Serious Dance composed and performed-Thurmond, Miss Smith

2114
26 March 1718 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; in which several New Songs by the famous Dominico Scarlatti-Mademoiselle Coraill

2115
30 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Mimic Song-Mrs Willis; Widow's Dialogue-Rainton, Mrs Tenoe

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; Two new Dances by Fairbank-Shaw, Topham, Miss Tenoe

2116
27 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman; Mimic Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

2117
26 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Song: Ray, Mrs Boman; Mimic Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: As17181107

2118
19 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Burnell (boxkeeper) and Abbott (numberer). Tickets for Love Makes a Man taken, the play being changed by the indisposition of a principal performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: The last new Trumpet Song-Mrs Pulmon

Dance: Moreau, Miss Schoolding, delaGarde's Two Sons

2119
29 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Randal, Rowland, and Gallant, Pit Doorkeepers. Tickets for The Traytor taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17181103

Dance: Mimic Song And Dance-Mrs Willis; Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook, delaGarde's Two Sons

2120
06 June 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess (the Comedy in the last Act)

Performance Comment: Original Parts-Penkethman, Norris; Likewise a Prologue-Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.
Cast
Role: Likewise a Prologue Actor: Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

2121
19 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Afterpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: money #66 3s. 6d.; tickets #20 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amadis; or, The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Leveridge's new song The Tippling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: As17200120

2122
24 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17200223, but Blandford-_; Stanmore-_; Jack Stanmore-_; Driver-_; Daniel-_; Hotman-_; Charlotte-_; Lucy-_.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Ogden

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Trumpet Song-Mrs Fletcher; accompanied-Grano; The Tippling Philosophers-

Dance: As17200120

2123
16 August 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Song: With the original Sailor's Song-Birkhead

Dance: Drunken Dance-Birkhead, others

2124
20 April 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: Enthusiastick Song, Dialogues-LeGarde, Pack

2125
29 May 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Giles, Rowland, Widow Bewley.Receipts: money #5 14s.; tickets #109 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Song: Harper's Mimic Scene, Song of 4 and 20 Stockjobbers-Harper