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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "New Theatre on Wind mill Hill"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "New Theatre on Wind mill Hill")') 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 5089 matches on Event Comments, 4168 matches on Performance Comments, 3033 matches on Performance Title, 247 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the eleventh night, New Occasional Prelude. Characters first listed: Manager-Dyer; Author-Kniveton; Young Actress-Miss Basanti; See 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before: New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: III: A New Ballet-Mr Asselin, his first appearance in this kingdom, Miss Valois, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II: New Ballet, as17721105; End Entertainment: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17720925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrid or, The Fair Inconstant Author(s): Aaron Hill

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Monologue: 1772 11 12 Before: (By particular desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before the Play: (By Desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Ballet call'd The Bird Catchers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Serious Ballet-Fierville, Asselin, Mlle Lefond; II: Dance-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Mlle Lafond; Last Act: A New Grand Serious Ballet-Fierville, Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Leppy, Asselin, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Monologue: Before: New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct. 1772

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: I: A New Dance-a scholar of Tassoni, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: IV: New Dance, as17730114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Monologue: Before: By particular desire, New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct. 1772, but Author-Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: End I: Grand Serious Ballet-Fierville; II: Grand Ballet, Grand Choruses-; End II: Pastoral Dance-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier

Ballet: End Opera: A New Grand Historical Ballet entitled L'Isle Desert. Zelima-Mlle Heinel; Hircanus-Fierville

Event Comment: Paid Pearce & Son for Cloaths #38; Paid Mrs Mackmillan for Papier Machee Ornaments #4 4s. (Account Book). Receipts: #206 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17721012; II: Rural Amusements, as17730206; End: New Dance, as17730206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: II: As17730202; End last Act: A New Serious Grand Ballet with Pas de deux and Chacone, as17730112

Ballet: I: L'Isle Desert. As17730202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: See mainpiece for As17730206, but the characters of Erynnis-_; The Dragon-_. (with some few other passages) are omitted in the representation (according to the New Edition of 1773--note preceding the advertisement); yet Baker's name continues to appear in the list of actors on playbill. Cut to 2 Acts (playbill) . yet Baker's name continues to appear in the list of actors on playbill. Cut to 2 Acts (playbill) .

Dance: III: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet and Chacone-Mlle Heinel; II: Grand Ballet intermix'd with Grand Chorusses-; Pastoral Dance-Crispi, Asselin; and by particular desire a New Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet with Pas de Deux and Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet and Chacone, as17730220, but Mlle _Heinel, Fierville; +Pastoral Dance, as17730220; New Allemande, as17730220; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet with Pas de Deux and Chacone, as17730220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: IV: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921; End: New Dance, as17730206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: Grand Serious Ballet and Chacone, as17730223; Grand Ballet with Grand Chorusses, as17730223; New Allemande, as17730223; A Grand Serious Ballet with Pas de Deux and Chacone, as17730223; Pastoral Dance, as17730223, but _Crispi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

Entertainment: End of Farce: (By Particular Desire) The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Dwindle Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: End: A New Dance, in which will be introduced a Quadrille-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Mrs Sutton, Mme Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End Opera: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

Song: After Farce: By particular desire, The Wanton God, from Comus-Miss Catley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: II: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon