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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Jolly"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Jolly")') 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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233 results for: Keyword - Jolly
We found 238 matches on Roles/Actors, 53 matches on Performance Comments, 12 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

76
26 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: dancing Bohemian Peasants Actor: Jolly, Mlle Dulisse.

Dance: As17570819

77
27 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: dancing Bohemian Peasants Actor: Jolly, Mlle Dulisse.

Dance: As17570819

78
29 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: dancing Bohemian Peasants Actor: Jolly, Mlle Dulisse.

Dance: As17570819

79
31 August 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Cast
Role: dancing Bohemian Peasants Actor: Jolly, Mlle Dulisse.

Dance: End: As17570819

80
05 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Cast
Role: Irish Landlord and Landlady Actor: Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

81
12 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Cast
Role: Irish Landlord and Landlady Actor: Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

82
09 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

83
11 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Tymms

Dance: PPierots Dance-Settree, Walker, Sga Fiorentina; Hornpipe-small jolly Tar (seven years old); La Dance de Village-Settree, Sga Fiorentina

84
15 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: PPierrots Dance-Settree, Walker, Sga Fiorentina; Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar, seven years old; La Dance de Village-Settree, Sga Fiorentina

85
11 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Dance: III: Hornpipe-LeCointe; V: A new Pantomime Dance between Harlequin and Pierrot Harlequin-Mr Jolly, Pierrot Dumay

86
18 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: New Dance call'd Les% Savoyards-Jolly, Dumay, Cointe

87
01 July 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Dance: BBohemian Peasants-Jolly, Mlle Dulisse

88
16 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: A Melocosmiotes

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II of 1st piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial Fellow-Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

89
01 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point At Herqui

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Dance: In: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In: songs as17960503; End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: songs The Sea Storm, as17960516; I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as17960516; Come every jovial Fellow, as17960516; O ever in my bosom live, as17960516

90
09 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

91
16 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: Sunshine after Rain

Afterpiece Title: The Jolly Crew; or, Tars at Anchor

Song: In Course Evening: a new Comic Song (never sung in London), A Bundle of Proverbs; or, Odds and Ends, in the Character of Ephraim Smooth-Munden; A new Comic Song (never performed), A Touch at Old Times; or, No Days better than our Own-Munden; The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs, including His Own Wig, the Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Councellor's Wig,-Fawcett

Entertainment: Monologue The Barber's Petition-Fawcett

92
04 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Song: In afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial fellow-Miss Sims, Mrs Castelle, Miss Wheatley; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

93
08 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000304O ever in my bosom live, as18000304Come every jovial fellow-Simmons, Mrs Sydney, Miss Wheatley

94
17 December 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cutter Of Coleman Street

Cast
Role: Colonel Jolly Actor: Betterton

95
20 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Miller

Song: Turner, Rawlins

96
24 February 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

97
26 February 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: As17220210

98
01 March 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: As17220210

99
05 April 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: With several new collected Songs-Mr Legare, never performed by him before

Dance: Hornpipe-Jones

100
02 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Lally, Lally's Brother, Pelling, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock, Miss Hutton; Myrtillo-; Highland Dance-; Hornpipe-Jones