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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Girl"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Girl")') 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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1122 results for: Keyword - the Girl
We found 987 matches on Roles/Actors, 244 matches on Performance Title, 141 matches on Performance Comments, 69 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

376
03 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: As17031102

Music: As17031109

Dance: duRuel, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

377
22 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not Acted these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three Entertainments ofSinging in Italian one of which is entirely new, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-Signiora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

378
27 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Dance: Cherrier, Laferry, Mrs Lucas, Devonshire Girl

379
25 May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Purcell's From Rosy Bowers-Leveridge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

380
15 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Dance: Dance in Imitation of Mlle D'Subligny-Devonshire Girl; Fury's Dance-Laferry, Cottine, Mrs Lucas; Tollet's Ground-Cottine, Mrs Lucas

381
06 December 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: A Masque by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; wherein Mr Leveridge performs the Part of Bacchus and a little Girl of Ten Years of Age the Part of Cupid

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

382
07 August 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Author, Mr Chaves. Never acted but twice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cares Of Love

Song: Mrs Hodgson

Dance: The little Girl, Mrs Elford's scholar

383
12 September 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Beginning exactly at 6 of the Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Dance: A little Girl, Mrs Elford's Scholar

384
12 October 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Music: Compositions by Henry Purcell-

Dance: Mrs Bruce; Irish Trot-a girl of five years

385
05 February 1706 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: [Post Boy, 5-7 Feb., states that a play was performed at Court in honor of Her Majesty's birthday but does not name the piece; Downes (p. 47) lists The Anatomist with the entertainments given above for Shrove Tuesday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: The Actors of both Houses , and perfectly Perform'd (Downes, p. 47).

Song: Mrs del'Epine, Signora Maria Gallia, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Leveridge

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Miss Campion, Mrs duRuel, Devonshire Girl

386
22 July 1710 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Songs-girl of nine, a scholar of Teno

387
07 September 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar (one Scene)

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

388
21 May 1711 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baxter. At Mr Penkethman's New Theatre in Greenwich. At 5 p.m., several People returning to London the same Night, it being Moonlight Nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido; Or, The Faithful Shepherd

Dance: Dances with Swords to Admiration-A girl of five

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

389
21 July 1711 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with vocal parts-Leveridge, Teno, Lawrence, Rainton, a girl (scholar of Teno)

390
12 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17150125

Song: A Girl who never appeared on the Stage before

Dance: As17150208

391
19 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Ambassador from Tripoli. Receipts: #85 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17150125

Song: A Girl who never appeared on the Stage but once

Dance: As17150208

392
24 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of severaL Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #87 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Song: The New Girl

Dance: As17150113

393
26 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and English-the new Girl

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others

394
28 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. Receipts: #63 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song: Rawlins, who never appeared on the Stage but once, Cook, Jones; Several Songs in Italian and English-the New Girl

Dance:

395
05 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17150125

Song: The New Girl

Dance: Dancing, as17150303 but delaGarde

396
10 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command. Receipts: #154 18s. 6d. Weekly Pocket, 12 March: His Majesty honour'd that House [lif] with his Presence the first Time since they open'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Song: The New Boy, Girl

Dance: duPre, delaGarde, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

397
14 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Not Acted these Six Years. Receipts: #130 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim, The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Dance: As17150310 Also a Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

Song: The New Girl; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

398
29 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song: As17180520

Dance: As17171022; La Folie d'Espaigne-a little Girl that never danc'd on the Stage; Scaramouch-a Gentleman

399
14 March 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dykes and Rudd, Boxkeepers to the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: A Boy and Girl, Scholars to Mr Roussau

400
29 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: End I: Country Girl-Mrs Brett; II: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; IV: A new Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Rogier