SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Gentleman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Gentleman")') 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 4804 matches on Event Comments, 2056 matches on Performance Comments, 716 matches on Performance Title, 408 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Entertainment: Several new and surprizing Performances, never perform'd by any one besides herself, on the Strait Rope [the famous-Signora Violante [[1] She Dances a Minuet as Neatly as a Dancing Master on a Floor. [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths

Dance: t the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the White Joke-will be danced by an Old Woman, with Pierrot in the Basket; Pierrot-Lalauze; Old Woman-Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: I: Overture of Petit's own composing-Petit; Two Songs-young gentleman; Overture with Hautboys and Violino Principale-; Solo on Violoncello-Pasqualino; II: Concerto of Scacia on Violino Principale-; Two Songs-; Solo by Locatelli-Petit; Concerto of Veracini-Veracini; A Corelli Concerto-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; III: Masquerade Dance-; IV: Shepherd's Dance-Young Weeks

Song: a G Gentleman for his Diversion; A song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre address'd to the Merchants of the City of London-Excell , written by the Author of Bacchus one day gaily striding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Entertainment: TThe Crowing of the Cock-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: new dance (by Dew dance (by Desire)-Jones to the 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, which he accompanies himself upon the Violin, the first time of his performing it in public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: A Scot's Dance, called The Lomphergall (after the manner of the Country) by a Gentleman at the Request of his Friends. II: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. III: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. IV: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. V: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: An Indian Dance, with Castenets, called The Kanario, by a Gentleman at the Request of his Friends. II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. III: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. IV: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: Milk Pail Dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Music: A Piece of Musick upon the Common Flute by a Gentleman, composed by Sig Valesciene

Dance: Two Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'embarras Des Richesses

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin always Harlequin

Dance: The Frolick by a Gentleman for his Diversion and Miss Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Or, The Citizen Turn'd Gentleman

Dance:

Entertainment: With the Ceremony of Reception, after the Turkish Manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: II: Scotch Sailor by a Gentleman for his Diversion. V: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, &c

Song: I: An Italian Song by Kelly. III: By Touchbury. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; II: Two Pierrots-Livier, Pelling; III: Hornpipe-a Seafaring Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; V: A new Scotch Dance-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Roberts; In III: Arra my Judy-a Gentleman

Dance: II: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: By Desire, The Britain (Ball Dance), Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Ozanne; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; II: A new Miller's Dance-Phillips; V: Scene of the Skeleton, with the Skeleton-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Song: III: A new Whimsical Welsh Song-Hemskirk

Music: By particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the Quaker's Sermon on the Violin-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17410916

Song: A Gentleman for his first performance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Master Morris; III: A Running Footman-Master Morris; V: The French Peasant-Master Morris

Song: IV: Sing all ye Muses by Purcell-Stitchbury, a gentleman for his first appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Afterpiece Title: scenes from Tscenes from The Old Batchelor

Song: Between the Acts: particularly the Songs in the Masque of Comus-a Gentleman (who never perform'd in public before), Mrs Hooper, Mrs Dunstall

Dance: WWelch Buffoon-two Masters Granier [not in Daily Advertiser]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: A Ball Dance concluding with, a Minuet-Dupre, a Young Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Song: A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before

Entertainment: A new Quack Doctor's speech-, in character, by a noted Humorist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: II: Mechel; IV: Mlle Mechel

Song: V: a Chorus song- [set by Handel, for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London, Stand around, my brave boys written by John Lockman (Deutsch, Handel, p. 624)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the Acts: a Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Gentleman, 1st time in public.

Afterpiece Title: Love In a Mist

Song: LLove a favourite song from Acis and Galatea-; Between the Acts: Songs-a Gentleman

Music: Solo on a German Flute-a Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga By Particular desire-a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Related Works
Related Work: Cupid's Revenge Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar, Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before