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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "No Performance"/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: There Will Be No Opera This Evening [on 20 June Orfeo Was Announced For Performance] On Account Of Lepicq's Sudden And Dangerous Illness, And Mlle Dorival's Remaining Still Indisposed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: III: Song-Williames [This was sung, as here assigned,in all subsequent performances, except on 19 Jan. 1787, q.v.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-Ferrere, Menage, Miss Stageldoir; End III: La Soiree Provencalle, as17870113

Song: II: Singing-Miss Romanzini [The Dancing was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

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Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: III: song-Dignum [In all subsequent performances this was sung by Williames]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Song: In II: song in character-Mrs Crouch [who sang it in all subsequent performances]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks; or, The Power of Witchcraft

Dance: In II: As17891209; Afterpiece conclude: Grand Ballet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp [which was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

Song: As17891209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib; or, British Valour in India

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: In 2nd piece: Battle Dance-, and a Representation of English and British Grand Martial Procession

Song: I: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings (set by Dr Cooke)-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain; End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; IV: Fond Echo Forbear thy fond sigh (written by Shakspeare [recte Lewis Theobald], and composed new for the Evening's Performance by Shield)-Mrs Mountain; In Pantomime: Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear (the music by Dibdin)-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Indian War Song-Bannister; The Tobacco Box: Tho' the Fate of Battle on Tomorrow wait-Johnstone, Mrs Warrell

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Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso [, Part I Only]; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet bird-Mrs Ferguson (her 1st performance); accompanied on the violin-Shaw; End 2nd piece: an Italian Scena-Mrs Ferguson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Frolics of an Hour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: In the course of the EveningOld Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: In the course of the Performances: Imitations of the principal Performers of both Theatres-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Dance: In I: As17950921

Song: As17950921

Music: In afterpiece: the Harp-Weippert [This was played, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Song: End IV: Listen to the Voice of Love-Master Welsh

Music: End: A Lilliputian Performance-; consisting of a Quintetto for First Violin-Master Pinto, aged 11 years; Second Violin-Master Sharp, aged 11; Violoncello-Master Ware, aged 10; Piano Forte-Miss Hoffman, aged 9; Voice-Master Welsh. The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: End II: Ally Croaker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh; End IV: The Black Bird (composed by Hook)-Master Welsh

Music: End: A Lilliputian Performance, As17970518