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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Skimmington"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Skimmington")') 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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8 results for: Keyword - Skimmington
We found 6 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
18 July 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

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22 July 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

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07 August 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

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11 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

5
20 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

6
23 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding; With the Skimmington, after the Manner of Hudibras

7
06 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hawker and Neale. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: [By Essex Hawker.] Never Acted before: In which will be introduced a Skimmington, after the Hudibrastick Manner. Receipts: money #31 9s. 6d.; tickets #144 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drum-Job Baker

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20 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ato

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced a Skimmington. Peartree-Salway; Rako-Ray; Fly [Ply]-Hulett; Margery-Mrs Cantrel; Goody Weeder-Mrs Egleton.