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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.

1301
12 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771111

1302
17 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17771111

1303
25 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: End II: New Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

1304
29 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

1305
04 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

1306
08 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

1307
15 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

1308
27 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: As17771111

1309
27 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

1310
16 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: As17771104; Hornpipe, as17771017

1311
24 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End: As17780121; Hornpipe, as17771017

1312
31 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

1313
11 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17780409

1314
01 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: The Poney Races, as17780421

1315
02 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of Aldridge); End II: [The Cricket@Match [sic]The Cricketters, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: Hornpipe, as17771017

Ballet: End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile

1316
11 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Johnston

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

1317
14 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece: As17771229; In: Hornpipe, as17771017

1318
25 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

1319
08 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Master Byrn. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1320
09 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

1321
15 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Love Triumphant; or, Nature will Prevail Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17780529

1322
26 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Dance: End II: As17780624 End: The Gardeners (see17780618

1323
22 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Love Triumphant; or, Nature will Prevail Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: End II: As17780624

1324
17 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: III: a hornpipe-Miss Matthews

1325
05 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Sir John Evergreen Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The History of Charles the Eighth of France; or, The Invasion of Naples by the French Author(s): John Crowne

Dance: As17781017