SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The Grand Jury of London"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The Grand Jury of London")') 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 1949 matches on Performance Title, 1108 matches on Event Comments, 735 matches on Performance Comments, 2 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Louise. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Song: II: Song-Beard

Music: Concerto-Piantinada

Dance: IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

Song: I: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance-Torinese, Signora Aquilanti, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval; IV: Harlequin Dance-Torinese, Signora Aquilanti, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

Event Comment: The main dance team became known and advertised as Checo and Chiaretta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; V: Harlequin Dance, as17421117

Song: III: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; La Provencale, as17421001; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: The New Dance provided with New Habits and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: I: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Music: III: A Concerto on the Violincello-Cervette

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: A New Comic Ballet, call'd Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie-Checo Torinese, Sga Chiaretta Aquilanti, Boromeo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421120

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Dutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Song: I: Beard; III: A Duet-Beard, Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421122

Event Comment: Play written by Shakespear. Not acted these nine years [but see 6 Feb. 1734.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: LLes Bourgeoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Characters of Dancing, as17421025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; La Villageoise, as17421006; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: I: Grand Comic Dance-Torinese, Signora Aquilanti; V: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Dutch Skipper, as17421025; Musette, Tambourine-Janneton Auretti; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several persons of Quality. This month was published A Clear Stage and no Favour, or Tragedy and Comedy at War, occasioned by the Emulation of the Two Theatric Heroes David and Goliath, A 12 p. poem setting forth the appeals of Garrick and Quin. [Prophesies that in two years' time Quin will continue to be esteemed more than Garrick, the new favorite.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421130; V: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie-Checo, Signora Chiaretti

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Dance: LLa Villageoise, as17421006; Musette, Tambourine, as17421201; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: non.] to Mr Garrick, 4 Dec.: Sir, I saw you last night act Fondlewife, and could not help thinking it a good deal overacted, especially in that sort of feeble trot you seemed to affect so much. A part overacted makes the actor look foolish.-Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 27

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: I: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; La Villageoise, as17421006; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Musette-Picq, Sga Domitilla; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Comic Dance between Pantaloon and his Enamorata-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; The Happy Lovers, as17421006; A New Grand Ballet call'd Le Rendezvous Gallant-Cooke, Picq, Anne and Janneton Auretti, Young Master Gillier

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several persons of quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Piantanida

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Piantanida

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. Tickets delivered out for the 14th will be taken. Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott