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

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

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Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Desse,Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

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Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: I: Grand Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; II:Le Chasse de Dian (a new Grand Serious Ballet)- Diane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

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Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper, as17421025; II: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; III: Grand Ballet, as17421108; IV: Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407 V: (By particular Desire) a Louvre, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Anne Auretti

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Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: II: A Grand Comic Dance-Leonardi, Sga Bettini; IV: Grand Dance-Muilment

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from Paris); V: A New Grand Comic Dance-M and Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

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Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Song: I: Lowe; III: Mrs Arne; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-the Mechels; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: The Italian Peasants, as17460306 II: Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi; III: Grand Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Sga Campioni; V: a Grand Ballet reviv'd, call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: IV: Song of Diana, as17460313

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Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: II: A New Grand Comic Ballad, called the Venetian Gardeners-M Grandchamps, 1st time of his performing in England, Madem Auretti, Pelling, Shawford, Macneal, George Yates, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mrs Addison, Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford; IV: Grand Ballet L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

Song: III: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Grand Ballet call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117, but _Jardin; III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; IV: Dancing-Mad Heutte being the first time of her appearing of the English Stage; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

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Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021; III: A Grand Scots Ballet, as17511009; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) an Irish Song call'd Ellen a@roon-Mrs Storer

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Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Grand Comic Ballet, as17511216; IV: Grand Dutch Dance, as17511021; End: Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Madem Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Dance: Joly, Miss Dulisse

Music: A grand concerto of violins, hautboys, clarinets, bassoons, French horns; the clarinets-Mr Habgood, Pearson; and cornu de caccio ottava, an instrument never before perform'd on in a concert in England; and a Grand March composed by his Majesty the King of Prussia

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Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Venus Reveng'd-Sg Gallini (first appearance here in 6 years), Sga Mansiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; End: A Grand Comic Ballet, call'd the The Calabrian Peasants-Gallini, Sga Manesiere

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: False Concord

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere; End: A Grand Dance, call'd Hymen's Triumph-Gallini, Duquesney, Master Rogers, Miss Valois, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Femme Maitresse-Fichar, 1st appearance on English Stage, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Miss Valois; End: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Mattelots Provencals-Fichar, Sga Manesiere

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Mainpiece Title: Capochio And Dorinna

Entertainment: last Aast Act: a Burlesque Ode-by the late Bonnel Thornton, in banter of the Odes written on St Cecilias Day, set to music by an eminent master; The whole to conclude with: Grand Fireworks-

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Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast With The Coronation Anthems

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon; a Solo on the Violincello-the celebratedMr DuPort, Musician to the Prince of Conte; and By Particular Desire after the First Act: Dove Sci in Rodelinda-Sg Guadagni; End Act II: Doppo L'Orrore in Otho-

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Mainpiece Title: Gioas Re Di Giuda

Music: End Act I: Concerto on Violin-LaHaussage; In Act I: Sonata on Violincello-Dupart

Song: II: Song-Sga Guglielmi, accompanied by Dupart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori

Dance: End Last Act: New Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: I: New DancesOf Mr Lepy-in which Mlle Heinel will dance two new Entres; End Last Act: A new Grand Ballet in which-Mlle Heinel will dance 3 Entres

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Mainpiece Title: Carnovale Di Venezia

Dance: I: New DancesMlle Heinel, as17720111; II: A Venetian Dance-adapted to the Opera by Galliotti, Sga Guidi, and four other principal dancers; End Last Act: Grand Ballet, as17720111Mlle Heinel three Entrees

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Mainpiece Title: Carnovale Di Venezia

Dance: End last Act: A New Grand Historical Ballet, Admete and Alceste-in which Mlle Heinel, several other principal dancers are to perform

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Dance: I: New Turkish Dance, as17720331 End Last Act: The Grand Jacone-Mlle Heinel, other principals