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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Scots and English Songs"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Scots and English Songs")') 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 2179 matches on Performance Comments, 2062 matches on Performance Title, 1166 matches on Event Comments, 122 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Cibber; Pyrrhus-W. Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Mrs Butler; Pylades-Berry; Phoenix-Boman; Cephisa-Mrs Pritchard; Cleone-Mrs Cross. With the Original Epilogue, by Desire, to be spoken by Mrs Cibber .
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Le Ballet d'Amour by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Le Ballet d'Amour by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Whim by Delamayne. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Contr1vances

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. IV: A Grand Ballet (revived): The Fat Farmer and his Family, with Fat Farmer-Harper; Sons-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Daughters-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. End Afterpiece: Harper's Drunken Man

Performance Comment: III: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. IV: A Grand Ballet (revived): The Fat Farmer and his Family, with Fat Farmer-Harper; Sons-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Daughters-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. End Afterpiece: Harper's Drunken Man .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Shepheard, Treasurer. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17351203, but Leander-Miss Jones .
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Miss Jones

Dance: II: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: V: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Song: IV: English Cantata by Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Shepherd's Mount, as17360426

Performance Comment: II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Shepherd's Mount, as17360426.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Dutchman and His Frow by Phillips and Miss Mann. v: Rover, as17360412

Performance Comment: III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Dutchman and His Frow by Phillips and Miss Mann. v: Rover, as17360412.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: V: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

Song: III: Song by Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman, Treasurer. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: II: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Music: The March in Zara. By Desire, a Solo composed by Charke will be performed on the Violin by his Scholar, Master Oates

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: A new dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates, Scholars to Villeneuve. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Peasant by Master Oates and Miss Oates. V: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: II: A new dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates, Scholars to Villeneuve. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Peasant by Master Oates and Miss Oates. V: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett .
Event Comment: Benefit Berry and Boman. Tickets for Leigh taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: III: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Winstone and Miss Cole. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets for Mrs Anderson, Villeneuve, Rainton, and Master Green taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17360311 but Westmoreland-Winstone; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancey. A Prologue by Mr Betterton, representing the Ghost of Falstaff, Forty Years ago at the Revival of this Play, will be (by particular Desire) spoke by Mr Quin .
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Two Pierrots by Villeneuve and Delamayne. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c. V: Minuet by Master Weeks and Miss Cole. End Afterpiece: Rigadoon by Master Weeks and Miss Cole

Performance Comment: II: Two Pierrots by Villeneuve and Delamayne. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c. V: Minuet by Master Weeks and Miss Cole. End Afterpiece: Rigadoon by Master Weeks and Miss Cole .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Julius Caesar (in French)

Afterpiece Title: The Forced Marriage (in English)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Julius Caesar (in French)

Afterpiece Title: The Forced Marriage (in English)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Julius Caesar (in French)

Afterpiece Title: The Forced Marriage (in English)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-1n-law

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .
Event Comment: The New Theatre by the Pound. [From 4 Aug. to 20 Aug. At 1 P.M. and end at Nine. Sometimes it is called Jones' and Lacey's Company. For a puff, see Daily Advertiser, 9 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France By The English: [in It] A Ballad Opera, Call'd The Amorous Old Widow; Or, I Must Have A Comforter: With The Comical Humours Of The Rival Cowards; Or, The Whimsical Lovers

Performance Comment: The Characters to be perform'd by Poet Fustian, and the Mayor of Pasquin, and his Brethren .

Music: By a Band of Musick just arriv'd from Naples [9 Aug. and afterwards.]

Performance Comment: and afterwards.] hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: English Maggot, as17361022; II: Comic Dance-Philips, Mrs Anderson; V: Rover, as17361022

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Scenes, Habits, and Decorations proper to the Play. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Music: Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter; V: Last new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Miller; Tattle-Cibber; Foresight-Johnson; Valentine-Milward; Scandal-W. Mills; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Jeremy-Oates; Trapland-Griffin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Miss Holliday;Prue-Mrs Clive; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Rover, as17361029; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Livier; Boor Servant-Macklin; Scaramouch-Janno; Colombine-Miss Mann; Harlequin-Philips; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Dukes, Janno; Country Lasses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; II: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; IV: Flight-Essex, Mrs Walter