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

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422 results for: Title - The Original Lecture Upon Heads

51
22 November 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, others

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Evans, others

52
04 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: Original Musick, as17071122, but Laurence

53
10 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: With the Original Masque of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Lawrence, others

Dance:

54
30 December 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Entertainment: With all the Original Songs, Dances, other Entertainments-the best Masters

Song: Leveridge, Hughs, Laurence, others

55
29 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Music: With all the Original Sonatas and other Pieces of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

56
27 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Brainless; Or, Trick Upon Trick

57
24 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Original Sailor's Dance-Commodore Flip, Commodore Flip's/Boadly/Crew

58
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

59
13 February 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius (acts I And Ii)

Music: That performed before Her Majesty at Court upon her Birthday

60
12 June 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Dance: Blooza Bella-Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Bicknell; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh; Original Dance by Eight Linkmen-

61
17 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Dance: Milk Maid's Dance- not performed these 4 Years

Song: Smugg Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis

62
04 May 1714 @ Tennis Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several extraordinary Concertos and Solos upon the Hautboy-Mr Glash

63
01 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, Miss Russel, Miss Schoolding, Shaw who has not appear'd upon the Stage these Six Years

64
16 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplex'd Couple; Or, Mistake Upon Mistake

65
19 July 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: With the Original Vocal and Instrumental Musick , composed by that famous English Master Mr Henry Purcell; The principal Parts-Randall, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Dance:

66
07 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Song: As17151001

Dance: As17151005; Harlequin-Aubert, who never appear'd upon a Stage before

67
09 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

68
26 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Song: New songs-Mrs Fletcher

Music: A Lesson upon the Harpsichord-an Eminent Master

Dance: As17151217

69
04 June 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: As17160206

Music: Concerto upon the Hautboy-Kytch

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

70
26 June 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Music: With all the Original Musick by the late Henry Purcell-; Hear Ye Gods of Britain-Turner

71
10 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: With all the Original Music by Purcell-

72
12 July 1716 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Music: A New Symphony by the Famous Signor Atilio Ariosti-; in which he performs upon a New Instrument, call'd Viola D'Amour-Signor Atilio Ariosti

73
24 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; particularly Genius of England-; Purcell Pastoral Dialogue-

Dance: The Original Song and Dance by Milkmaids-; The Wedding Dance-Prince, Birkhead

74
25 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Dance: duPre, Mlle Gautier, from the Opera at Paris, being the first time of her appearing upon the English Stage

75
31 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Music: With all the Original Music-Leveridge, Cook, Newberry, Reading, Laurence, Jones