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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Master Love"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Master Love")') 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 3785 matches on Performance Title, 2197 matches on Performance Comments, 717 matches on Event Comments, 99 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End of Part I solo on the violin by Master Flack (1st performance in public)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance by the two Miss Simonets, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End of 1st piece Divertissement by Byrne, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Cast
Role: Mrs Neighborly Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Lasses by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: End of mainpiece La Giardinier Italiene by Master and Miss Michel (their 1st appearance in this Kingdom)

Song: As17850607

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: After the Singing, as17850627

Song: End of mainpiece A Londre I was a Taylor nice (a favorite song in Fontainbleau) by Master Sestini, in Character

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Mrs Neighborly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Song: In 1st piece capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters, with the celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister. imitations. End of 2nd piece, as17850726

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Prince

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters are Frederick, the Amorous Prince, Son to the Duke; Curtius, his Friend; Salvator, Father to Aura; Lorenzo, a rich, extravagant Lord, favourite of Frederick; Antonio, a Nobleman of Florence, Alberto, his Friend, a Nobleman also; Piertro, Man to Curtius; A Valet to Antonio; A Page to Ismenia; Galliard, Servant to the Prince; Guilliam, Man to Cloris, a Country Fellow; Clarina, Wife to Antonio; Ismenia, Sister to Antonio, in love with Alberto; Laura, Sister to Lorenzo, in love with Curtius; Isabella, Woman to Clarina; Cloris, Sister to Curtius, disguised like a Country Maid, in love with Frederick. The Principal Parts by independent Ladies and Gentlemen. With a Prologue and Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Battle Royal

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade, and a Minuet de la Cour by Master Corbyn and Miss Keen

Song: End of mainpiece most of the favourite airs from The Poor Soldier [singers not listed]. Vaudeville. End of afterpiece a short Pantomimical Scene, in which Harlequin will leap through a Hogshead on Fire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts by Bannister, Suett, Barrymore, Dignum, Chapman, Williames, Master Clarke .

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: In 2nd piece several capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters; The celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister; an Imitative Song by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Polonoise by Master Degville and Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Performance Comment: Beril-Palmer; Careless-Bannister Jun.; Bijou-Baddeley; Cycle-Williamson; Lord Seewell-Aickin; Harry-Riley; Varnish-Parsons; Mrs Bijou-Mrs Webb; Lady Frances-Mrs Inchbald; Joan-Mrs Love; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Joan Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Gardeners by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrn, and others; End of mainpiece, as17860622

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Cast
Role: Caller Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End of mainpiece a new dance, Jamie's Return (in which a Scotch Reef) by the two Master Degvilles and Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom of Coventry

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet Poll of Plymouth by Master Muffett of Hammersmith (1st appearance in public); In Act II an incidental song, accompanied by the pedal harp, by Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece Let Fame sound the Trumpet, as sung by Johnstone in Fontainbleau, by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance)

Monologue: 1786 07 10 End of last song Parents and Children, as 28 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers; or, Like Master Like Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Curzola

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: In mainpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Giorgi's Scholars, Master Degville, Miss De Camp. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance, The Spanish Serenade; or, The Old Lover Outwitted, by the two Master Degvilles and Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-R. Palmer; Teague Harlequin-Milbourn; Italian Merchant-Swords; Clown-Grimaldi; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Booth; Giant of the Causeway-Master Simmons; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Bird Catcher-Meadows; Genius of the Mine-Miss Painter .

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Master Degville, Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: After Monologue: The Shepherds-Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne

Entertainment: Monologue As17870516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: As17861205; End: Minuet and Cotillion-Master Warburton, Miss Taylor, others

Song: As17861205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Cast
Role: Mrs Millefleur Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Pan-Moss; Jupiter-Mathews; Sileno-Chapman; Damaetas-Meadows; Apollo-Davies; Daphne-Mrs Forster; Mysis-Mrs Love; Juno-Mrs Edwin; Nysa-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Love

Song: End I: a new song by Master King In vain do idle vi'lets blow (Public Advertiser 14 Aug.)-Miss George; End: Mad Bess (for that night only)-Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis an Ill Wind Blows Nobody Good; or, The Road to Odiham

Dance: End: a Minuet-Master D'Egville, Miss Blanchet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Lord Winlove Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

Dance: End I: (for that night only) A New Tambourine Dance-; End: a new Ballet, Fortune's Favor; or, The Lover's Lottery-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Music: End I afterpiece: a concertante, two violins-the Master Wares

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Simmons

Song: End II 1st piece: The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms (for this Night only)-Master Braham

Entertainment: Monologue End III 1st piece: A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah, Preceded By god Save The King(coronation Anthems)

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Master Bridgtower, Son to the African Prince