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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Madam la Signiora Fount"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Madam la Signiora Fount")') 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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We found 2344 matches on Performance Title, 437 matches on Performance Comments, 188 matches on Event Comments, 4 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Afterpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Dance: End 1st piece: La Double Epreuve, as17990617 End 2nd piece: Le Deserteur, as17990212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Mort d'Hercule, as17910503; End II: a new dance (composed by Vestris Sen.), La Capricieuse-Casali, Mlle Aime (their first appearance); The Devonshire Minuet-Vestris Sen.; Pas de Trois, as17910526

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Fete Provencale, as17910610 End II: an entire new dance (composed by Vestris Sen.) La Fete du Seigneur-Victor, Mlle Mozon, Vermilly, Mlle Dorival, Vestris? Jun, Mlle Hilligsberg. [For assignment of Parts see17910628]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: By direction of Sig Francisco Conti, the Consort of Musick-Sig Francisco Conti for her Majesty, and which he had the Honour to perform at court upon the Union-day; Singing-La Signiora Margaretta the Baroness, Il Signior Valentino; and there is to be several Instrumetns, and the said Great Theorbo, La Mandelitta an Instrument hitherto unknown-Signior Conti

Performances

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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Keene; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Rogers; Lady Harriet-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sharlot-Mrs Bradshaw; Madam d'Epingle-Mrs Willis; Puzzle-Estcourt; Sable-Johnson; Trim-Penkethman; Bumkin-Leigh; Gravedigger-Cross; Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Bullock.
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Role: Madam d'Epingle Actor: Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Keene; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Rogers; Lady Harriet-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sharlot-Mrs Bradshaw; Madam d'Epingle-Mrs Willis; Puzzle-Estcourt; Sable-Johnson; Trim-Penkethman; Fardingale-Norris; Kate Matchlock-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Madam d'Epingle Actor: Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Keene; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Estcourt; Trim-Pinkethman; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Rogers; Lady Harriet-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Sharlot-Mrs Porter; Madam D'Epingle-Mrs Bicknell; Mrs Fardingale-Norris; Kate-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Madam D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Keene; Hardy-Cibber; Campley-Wilks; Trusty-Mills; Sable-Johnson; Puzzle-Estcourt; Trim-Penkethman; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Rogers; Lady Harriet-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sharlot-Mrs Porter; Madam d'Epingle-Mrs Bicknell; Fardingale-Norris; Kate-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Madam d'Epingle Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Event Comment: Benefit Signiora del'Epine

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

Event Comment: Benefit Signiora Margaretta Gallia. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Redman, Madam DeHenney. Tickets deliver'd for King Lear will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216; Minuet-Gardiner, Madam de Henny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Divertissement, composed by Lepicq, li Riposo del Campo; or, The Recreations of the Camp, in which a Pas de Deux, La Recrue par Force; or, The Kidnappers, by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, and the other characters by Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; End of Opera a new Ballet (1st time), founded on the Fairy Tale by Voltaire, La Begueule; or, She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, in which a Minuet by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, and the other characters by Slingsby, Henry, Degville Jun., Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: a new Dance, composed by D'Egville, La Fete Marine, in which introduced La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End II: La Capricieuse-Mlle Aime will perform one principal Character; Pas de Trois, as17910526; the harp-Meyer? Jun; End III: Ninette a la Cour-(composed by Vestris Sen.) Vestris Sen.; will perform the principal Character and dance the Minuet de la Cour-Mlle Dorival, Vestris Sen

Ballet: End I: L'Amadriade. As17910517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Entertainment: Overture in Scipio-; Solitudini Amate, Le mor che per te Sento-Mrs Robinson; Ti con solo-Clarke; Mi Volgo, Si Caro-Mrs Robinson; When Myra Sings-Clarke, Mrs Robinson; Second Entertainment: Overture in Tamerlane-; Padre Amanta, Alla Fama-Mrs Robinson; Solo on German Flute-Wiedeman; La Tigrearde Disdegno-; Un Lampoe-; Cease to Beauty-Clarke; Vedeste Mai Sulprato, Seacciata del suo nido-Mrs Robinson; A Teneri Assetti Duetto-Mrs Robinson; Third Entertainment: Solo-Jones; Ah! Pardre Quel Golsomino-Mrs Robinson; No non Temer-Clarke; Baccia per me la Mana Sgomtra dell Anima-Mrs Robinson; Al Trionfo@Duetto-Clarke, Mrs Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Dance: I: La Folette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagetelle by Essex and Miss La Tour. V: Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Les Plaisirs-Essex and Miss Robinson; Sailor and Nymph-F. Tench and Miss Latour

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Hush ye little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Afterpiece Title: Taste a la Mode

Dance: II: Double Jealousy, as17360327but Mrs Villeneuve replaces Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lo Studente A La Moda

Dance: Entertainment-[unspecified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: La Mort d' Hercule, as17910411, Hercule -Vestris Sen

Ballet: End II: a new Historical Dance L'Amadriade; ou, La Nimphe des Bois. Pheruse Amadriade-Mlle Hilligsberg; Hilas Berger Thesalien, Amant d' Amadriade-Vestris [Jun.]; Bergere Thesalienne-Mlle Mozon; Berger Thesalien-Victor; Faulne-Vermilly; Nimphe de Bois-Mlle St.Amand; Minuet de la Cour-Vestris Sen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17910523

Ballet: End II: La Fete du Seigneur. Le Seigneur-Vestris Sen.; Colin-Vestris Jun.; Tomas, pere de Colin-Casali; Paysiens-Victor, Vermilly; La Dame-Mlle Dorival; Colette-Mlle Hilligsberg; Cateau, mere de Colette-Mlle DeLaCroix; Paysiennes-Mlle Mozon, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love, as17981211; End Opera: Les Deux Jumelles; ou, La Meprise-["The pas de deux of Didelot and Rose was particulary admired, and Madames Laborie and Hilligsberg, who appeared as the Twin Sisters, were most happily successful" (Morning Chronicle, 30 Jan.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Damaseiles A La Mode