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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "A Ball"/1)') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount

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58 results for: Title - A Ball

51
29 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze; a Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Lalauze (Music by Dr Arne); A Ball Dance, call'd the Louvre, ending with a Minuet-a Young scholar of Mr Lalauze, Miss Lalauze. Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire

52
20 June 1766 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: CConcerto on Violin-Hay

Dance: To conclude with a Ball-

53
29 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: B Particular Desire a Ball dance call'd the Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, his Daughter

54
22 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The European in America-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: A New Dance call'd The Amusements of Strasburg-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, others of Daigville's scholars; End: A Dance call'd The Ball-Children of Seven Years of Age; in which will be introduced some New Minuets, Allemandes, a Rigadoon, Cotillions-scholars of Daigville , who have been scholars of Daigville only five months

55
17 May 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: II: A Ball Dance with Minuets, Allemandes, Cotillions-

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422[with Double Hornpipe, as17710422

56
29 January 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811128, to conclude with The Emperor's Cossac (composed for the Masqued Ball [held at this theatre, 24 Jan.] by Noverre) by Nivelon and Mlle Theodore; End of Act II Divertisement Dance, as17811117; End of Act III Les Petits Riens, as17811211

57
02 May 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Masked Ball, With A Supper

Dance: End of Part I a new Dance (1st time; composed by Noverre), Apollon et let Muses by Le Picq (1st appearance in England), Nivelon, Mme Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Part 11 a New Dance, demicharacter (composed by Noverre) by Le Picq, Nivelon, Slingsby, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli

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21 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Cantabs

Song: II 2nd piece: Come come my good Shepherds-Mrs Martyr; In course Evening: Four@and@Twenty Fidlers-Edwin

Monologue: Vaudeville End 2nd Piece: A Scene in a Masque Ball , with an Illumination. Huntress-Mrs Martyr; Tantivy the welkin resounds-Mrs Martyr; Mad Tom-Darley; song-Johnstone; Highland Lad and Lass-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr; Say bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr; To conclude with a Grand Dance-