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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "John Gay"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "John Gay")') 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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12782 results for: Keyword - John Gay
We found 11034 matches on Author, 1693 matches on Performance Comments, 1248 matches on Event Comments, 330 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1201
29 August 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; Country Dance-the characters

1202
11 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston

1203
11 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.

1204
16 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

1205
20 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon.[See17681007.

1206
26 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

1207
08 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

1208
11 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

1209
21 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Music: I: A Concerto on the Violin-Fisher

Dance: II: The Whim, as17691123; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: Sweet Bird composed by Handel, sung-Mrs Pinto, accompanied by Fisher

1210
26 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

1211
11 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

1212
17 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

1213
19 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: II: A Pastoral Dance, as17701205

1214
07 January 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1215
05 February 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1216
12 February 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1217
11 March 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

1218
23 March 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End Opera: The Whim, as17701024

1219
16 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-, as17701025, but the children here named as Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: End Opera: A Variety of Imitations-Bannister

1220
19 April 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17701017

1221
02 May 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Farce

Related Works
Related Work: The Dumb Farce Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Dance: Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

1222
21 September 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Drury Lane--New Painted and Decorated. Miss Pope's good acting is said to have made up for her deficiency in singing (Genest, V, 314). On Sept. 19 Fisher, Musician, married the widow of the late Powell, Patentee of cg (Winston MS 10). Rec'd Mrs Johnston's 1 year's rent to Lady Day Last #6; Paid Mr French on Acct per order Mr G. G. #20. Paid Renters #8. [This payment occurs each playing night throughout the season, and is not noted further.] The total amounted to #1576 (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #188 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

1223
28 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1224
07 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John-Gardner; Classick-Hull; Subtle-Morris; Marquis-Quick; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a Song in character)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gardner

1225
10 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer