SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr R"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr R")') 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 4401 matches on Event Comments, 2730 matches on Performance Comments, 549 matches on Performance Title, 24 matches on Roles/Actors, and 23 matches on Author.

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Mainpiece Title: The Beau Defeated; Or, The Lucky Younger Brother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Post Boy, 14-16 May 1700: Great Preparations have been making, for some Months past, for a New Opera to be acted next Term at the Theatre Royal, which, for Grandeur, Decorations, Movements of Scenes &c. will be infinitely superior to Dioclesian, which hitherto has been the greatest that the English Stage has produced, that probably 'twill equal the greatest Performance of the Kind, in any of the foreign Theatres. The Musick is compso'd by the Ingenious Mr Finger, and the Paintings made by Mr Robinson

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Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Purcell's Music for the Prize-

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Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/dancers; in Europe; As1st Dance with and without a Pole-2 young Maidens , lately arriv'd from France, to admiration; 2. Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Song: The Enthusiastick Song composed and-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fool's Preferment; Or, The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly; Or, The Country Wit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

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Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's scholar, Miss Evans; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Clark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farewell Folly; Or, The Younger The Wiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almyna; Or, The Arabian Vow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; viz. A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Debauchee; Or, A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Dance: Harlequin-Layfield, Miss Santlow; With other comical Dances originally in the play-

Entertainment: As17100202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: As17100708