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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Opera House in the Haymarket"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Opera House in the Haymarket")') 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 3215 matches on Event Comments, 2570 matches on Performance Title, 280 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Delpini.

Dance: In 3rd piece: Dancing, as17890601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890528; End Opera: Le Tuteur Trompe (not acted these 3 years [not acted since 24 Feb, 1785]; composed by Lepicq)-Didelot, Mlle Guimard, Zuchelli (for that night only); in which Minuet de la Cour-Mlle Guimard, Didelot; [and Les Folies d'Espagne [as originally danced by Lepicq, and now performed-Didelot, Mlle Guimard, Duquesney; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun

Event Comment: [On the night of 17 June this theatre was burned to the ground. On 27 June performances were resumed, for 6 more nights, at cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890611 End Opera: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890319but Mlle Emilie _Colombe; in which Minuet of Iphigenia, as17890428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310at king's%; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890207, but Mlle _Normand, Mlle Emilie Colombe

Event Comment: Benefit for Coinde, Ballet-Master. Tickets to be had of Coinde, No. 37, Silver-street, Golden-square. [The above is the playbill in World, 1 July. On 2 July no newspaper carries a playbill for this night. The theatre, therefore, was perhaps dark.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Favourite Opera

Dance: End I: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890319at king's; in which Minuet of Iphigenia, as17890428 at king's; Pas de Deux Anacreontique, as17890428 at king's; End Opera: Le Tuteur Trompe-see17890615; in which Minuet de la Cour, as17890615at king's; Les Folies d'Espagne-see17890615; Pas de Six de la Rosieu, as17890521 at king's

Event Comment: The last Time of Performing this Season. cg Account-Book, 13 July: Received from Gallini for use of the Theatre #200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Darley
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310at king's%, but _Saulnier; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890630 but _Saulnier

Event Comment: Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin precisely at 7:00. Tickets to be had at the Eagle, Ram, White Horse, Antelope and King's Head. Geoghegan, printer, No. 3, Kent-Street, Borough, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Entertainment: Vaudeville End Opera: [The Last new Squeeze for St. Paul's [i.e. British Loyalty]-Tunstall; [to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the King-; [that sublime Soliloquy of Cato on Life Death and Immortality-Pope; [As a Gentleman lately asserted no Person in England could restore a Fowl to Life after its head should be cut off, it will be attempted by Pope. With several other of his tricks, particularly the Writing and Copying-Pope; [which for the Satisfaction of the Audience shall be explained how they are performed, and make every Person capable of doing the same. The whole to conclude with Divertisement Spanish and Venetian Speculums [consisting of Spanish Bull-baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope[, Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous

Performance Comment: Paul's
[i.e. British Loyalty]-Tunstall; [to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the King-; [that sublime Soliloquy of Cato on Life Death and Immortality-Pope; [As a Gentleman lately asserted no Person in England could restore a Fowl to Life after its head should be cut off, it will be attempted by Pope. With several other of his tricks, particularly the Writing and Copying-Pope; [which for the Satisfaction of the Audience shall be explained how they are performed, and make every Person capable of doing the same. The whole to conclude with Divertisement Spanish and Venetian Speculums [consisting of Spanish Bull-baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope[, Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous., Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #165 9s. (113.13; 51.7; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Keen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Bannister; Peachum-Ryder; Lockit-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Mrs Billington. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Jemmy Twitcher-Evatt; Crook@finger'd Jack-Milburne; Wat Dreary-Letteney; Robin of Bagshot-Blurton; Nimming Ned-Lee; Harry Paddington-Painter; Drawer-Farley; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Francis; Dolly Trull-Miss Rowson; Mrs Vixen-Miss Brangin; Betty Doxey-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Rock; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Masters; Molly Brazen-Mrs Lefevre.]
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in character-Byrne

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 26 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 23, Howland-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #328 5s. 6d. (177.14.0; 18.6.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 129.5.0) (charge: #112 0s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17891204

Song: In Opera: a new song-Sga Storace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Castellani Burlati

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900107; End Opera: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107, but _Duquesney, Mlle _de'Caro, Mlle _Dorival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Castellani Burlati

Dance: End I: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107; End Opera: an entire new ballet, Les Mariages Flamands(composed by Blake)-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle de'Caro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Castellani Burlati

Dance: End I: La Bergere des Alpes, as17900206; End Opera: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900213

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The 1st Act Of La Buona Figliuola

Afterpiece Title: The Last Part of La Villanella Rapita

Dance: End I: an entirely new ballet, Les Caprices-Labourie, Mlle Hilligsberg [and see17900406]; End Opera: [an entirely new ballet, La Jalousie sans Raison-Labourie, Mlle Hilligsberg [and see17900415]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900213; End Opera: Les Caprices, as17900406

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Afterpiece [1st time, MF 2, by Prince Hoare]: The Music chiefly composed by Storace; the Rest selected from Pleyel, Harington, Giordani, Gluck, &c. [text adds Gretry]. Account-Book, 16 Dec. 1790: Paid P. Hoare for the Copyright of No Song No Supper #63. Gazetteer, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 27, James-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #273 5s. (125.19; 38.18, 2.2; tickets: 106.6) (charge: #109 19s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17890924, with the playbill here including the assignments as listed in the edition of 1791, but Robin of Bagshot-Reynoldson; Nimming Ned-Danby; Mrs Vixen-Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Bourk

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900227; End Opera: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415; End Opera: New Ballet-Labourie, Duquesney, Mlle de'Caro, Mlle Dorival, Mlle Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415; End Opera: a Divertisement, as17900107, but Mlle Dorival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900511; with Pas Russe, as17900422; End Opera: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 8:00 [same for rest of season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900415; End Opera: Divertisement, as17900515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ninetta

Dance: End I: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900213, but Mlle Dorival, in place of Mlle _de'Caro; End Opera: +La Jalousie sans Raison, as17900325

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Les Mariages Flamands, as17900213, but Mlle Ferrere; End Opera: +La Bergere des Alpes, as17900107, but Mlle Ferrere, Mlle _Dorival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andromaca

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900515, but Mlle _Dorival, Mlle Ferrere; End Opera: +The Generous Slave, as17900527

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'usurpator Innocente

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900529; End Opera: The Generous Slave, as17900527, but Mlle Ferrere, Mlle _Dorival