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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: Issipile

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17840424; End of Opera Le Tuteur Trompe, as17840325but Pas Seul by Henry in place of Slingsby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by a Young Lady [unidentified], Scholar of Briggs; In afterpiece a Postillion Dance incident to the piece (performers not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Regina Di Golconda

Dance: End of Act I Ballet, as17840420; End of Act II Dance, as17840318End of Opera New Divertissement, as17840424

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17840424; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840520

Event Comment: The last Subscription Night [but see 29 May]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Regina Di Golconda

Event Comment: Tuesday [25 May] was, by mistake, advertised as the last Subscription, which closes only This Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

Dance: End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17840511; End of Opera Semiramis, as17840520, but added: Oroe-Henry; omitted: Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore

Performance Comment: ], Mme Theodore .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Le Cocq du Village, as17840226, but omitted: Slingsby, Mme Rossi; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840520

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

Dance: End of Act I Le Cocq du Pillage, as17840601 End of Opera Simiramis, as17840529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Regina Di Golconda

Dance: End of Act I Ballet, as17840420; End of Act II Dana, as17840318End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840520, but omitted: Pas de Basque

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Gemelle

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17840424, but omitted: Mme Rossi; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840608

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

Dance: End of Act I Le Cocq du Village, as17840601 End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840608

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Gemelle

Dance: End of Act I Nem Divertissement, as17840615 End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840513, but omitted: Henry, Pas de Basque

Event Comment: The last Night of performing this Season [but see 3 July]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17840511; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840626

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Kean's 1st appearance was at this theatre, 22 Mar.] 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Dr Pepusch. 4th piece: A Ballet Tragi-Comique, composed by Signor Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. Gazetteer, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17840728 but Gentleman in the Balcony (with a Variety of Imitations')-Kean (2nd appearance); Easy-R. Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb; omitted: Actresses . omitted: Actresses .
Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Wells; Peachum-Mrs Lefevre; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Miss Morris; Ben Budge-Mrs Inchbald; Crook-finger'd Jack-Mrs Invill; Jemmy Twitcher-Miss Francis; Filch-Mrs Lloyd; Lucy-Mr Edwin; Mrs Peachum-Mr Wilson; Jenny Diver-Mr Davies; Diana Trapes-Mr Wewitzer; Polly-Mr Bannister. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: Creon (in the Character of Punch)-Swords; Prince de la Cour (as a Running Footman)-Byrne; Captain of the Guard-Master Sestini; Jason (in the Character of Pierrot)-Delpini; Creusa (en dishabille Francoise)-Mrs Goodwin; Nurse-Mr Painter; Medea (in the Character of Mother Shipton)-Mme Dagueville .

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17840826

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]. Paid Properties #1 7s. 6d.; Lampmen #3 18s.; Billstickers #5 8s.; Supernumeraries #5 12s. 6d.; Tailor #7 18s. 7d. Receipts: #179 15s. 6d. (132/5/0; 47/3/6; 0/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Miss Phillips. hathi.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: As17841002

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Dighton. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Popplewell; Lockit-Connell; Filch-Decastro; Mat o' the Mint-Ingall; Capt. Macheath (for that night only)-Dighton; Mrs Peachum and Diana Trapes-Mrs Jones; Lucy-Mrs Henley; Jenny Diver-Mrs Barnard; Polly-Mrs Woodman (late of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden). hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Ingall

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Fairbrother. vaudeville. End of mainpiece a Scene in a Sporting Club, in which a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical [performers not listed]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: dl Bon Ton

Dance: As17841002

Event Comment: 2nd dance: With several new Airs composed by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17841218; End of Opera The Deserter. Skirmish-Slingsby; the other characters by Lepicq, Mme Rossi [playbill of 13 May 1784 lists: The Deserter-Lepicq; Louisa-Mme Rossi], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Degville, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival

Performance Comment: Skirmish-Slingsby; the other characters by Lepicq, Mme Rossi [playbill of 13 May 1784 lists: The Deserter-Lepicq; Louisa-Mme Rossi], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Degville, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival ., Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Degville, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival .
Cast
Role: The Deserter Actor: Lepicq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17841218, with a new Pas de Deux by Sg and Sga Angiolini; End of Opera Le Tuteur Trompe, as17850101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: As17841002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17841218; End of Opera The Deserter, as17850111, but omitted: Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. [Author and speaker of Prologue unknown.] The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles I

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera (Last Act only)

Dance: In afterpiece a Hornpipe by Middleton. IMITATIONS. End of mainpiece a variety of new Imitations by a Gentleman [probably Kean (see17850124)]. VAUDEVILLE. After the Imitations A Comic Sketch of the Times by Ryder, Greville, Mrs Hudson; and Bucks have at ye All by Cross

Performance Comment: IMITATIONS. End of mainpiece a variety of new Imitations by a Gentleman [probably Kean (see17850124)]. VAUDEVILLE. After the Imitations A Comic Sketch of the Times by Ryder, Greville, Mrs Hudson; and Bucks have at ye All by Cross .