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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "English Scotch and Irish Ballads"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "English Scotch and Irish Ballads")') 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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2374 results for: Keyword - English, Scotch, and Irish Ballads
We found 1509 matches on Performance Title, 553 matches on Event Comments, 480 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1101
18 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Ramondon

1102
16 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: Henry Purcell's Frost Music from King Arthur-Leveridge, the new Boy, others; Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Tofts

1103
23 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-; particularly a Trumpet Song-Mrs Tofts

Dance: In and between the Acts

1104
24 October 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Song: New songs in English and Italian-Mrs del'Epine

1105
17 November 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Fernando-Dogget.
Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Dogget.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-la Signiora Maria, as of late taught by Signior Nicolini Haym

Dance: Grand Dance-l'Abbe, deBarques, Mrs Elford, Mlle Noisy

1106
01 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs del'Epine

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel

1107
15 December 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I; With The Humours Of sir John Falstaff

Dance: As17051201

Song: Italian songs by Bononcini and best Masters, an English song by Purcell-Mrs del'Epine

1108
12 January 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Song: Songs in Italian and English by Signior Bonocini, Scarletti, and the late Mr Henry Purcell-Signiora del'Epine

Dance: the best Performers

1109
16 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Music: Between the Acts: Italian Sonatas-the best Masters

Dance: As17060110

Song: Four several Entertainments of Singing by the best Italian Masters, never sung before by her on the Stage, an English Song of Mr Henry Purcel's, never yet perform'd by her-Signiora del'Epine

1110
23 February 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Music: As17060216

Song: Singing in Italian (composed by the best Masters) and in English (a Purcell song)-Signiora del'Epine

1111
13 March 1706 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian and English-the best Masters

1112
01 June 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Song: A new English Cantata-Henry Holcomb

Dance:

1113
21 November 1706 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Tofts

Dance: As17061102

1114
05 December 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Tofts

Dance: As17061130

1115
07 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido

Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frederic Handel

Song: Leveridge, others; particularly The Dialogue Between the English and French Gazetteers, Treating of the Glorious Victory at Ramilly-Leveridge, others

Dance: As17061219

1116
04 February 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs del'Epine

Dance: As17061219

1117
05 March 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with singing in Italian and English for two voices-

1118
04 April 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several new Songs and Sonatas never yet perform'd by Signior Joseph Saggioni-the best Masters; the Vocal part both in English and Italian-Signiora Maria Margaretta Gallia

1119
26 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nest Of Fools

Performance Comment: As17071202, but Widgeon-Leigh; Tridewell-Burkhead; Sir Paul-Furrs; Mrs Fitchow-Mrs Knight; Mrs Trainwell-Mrs Kent; Constance-Mrs Lucas; With an Equi/vocal Epilogue after the old English manner, Compiled-the most famous Signior Pinkethmano, upon an Ass that never appear'd but twice on either Stage.

Song: As17071217

Dance: As17071217, with an old English Dance; Miller's Dance-

1120
03 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs and Dialogues, by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; the Symphonys-Mr Dean, Mr Manship; A Song-Mrs Reading, accompany'd with the Trumpet and all the other Instruments; A Solo on the Violin-Mr Dean; A Solo on the Flute A/la/main-Mrs Denby; With variety of full Musick-

1121
19 September 1709 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs, Comic Dialogues by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters, for 1, 2 and 3 voices; the whole, as it will be perform'd, and by whom, in our great Bills to which we refer-

1122
17 April 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Dean, Manship, and Ridgely. At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music, all entirely new,-the best Masters; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Holcomb; and likewise two Solos-Mr Dean, one being of his own composing; with several other Songs and Pieces of Musick-Mr Teno, Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, others

1123
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elizabeth Hemmings. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality and for the Entertainment of the Mohocks and the 3 Indian Kings (Being the last Time of their Appearance in Publick). At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings

1124
16 August 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Performance Comment: Lavinio-Thurmond; Trapolin-Bowen; Brunetto-Husband; Barbarino-Boman; Conjuror-Cross.
Cast
Role: Brunetto Actor: Husband

Dance: LaBee, lately arriv'd from the Opera at Paris; also new dances-Thurmond Jr, others

Song: A Variety of English and Italian Songs-

1125
11 April 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert and Smith. For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following English Operas: The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, The Indian Queen, Dioclesian, with the Masque in Timon of Athens; all by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-