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

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147 results for: Title - How to be Happy

126
18 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: The Happy Villagers, as17661215; II: Rural Love, as17661120; End Opera: The Female Archer, as17661215

127
09 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: I: The Happy Villagers-; II: The Female Archer, as17661215

128
14 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: TThe Happy Villagers-; The Female Archer, as17670109

129
16 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: TThe Happy Villagers-; The Female Archer, as17670109

130
19 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nitteti

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: The Tempest; or, The Happy Shipwreck, an Heroic Ballet with a Grand Chaconne-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, other parts-Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini; End Opera: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville

131
28 December 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni Adventurer; Or, Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Fashionable Love; or, The Happy British Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Dance: Entertainments ofDancing-

Entertainment: Monologue.End III: Imitations [Vocal and Rhetorical, never attempted, a Trumpet-a Choice Spirit [who will (to his vocal performances) accompany himself with the Symphonies (his 1st appearance on the stage [unidentified])

132
16 March 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici; Or, The Happy Travellers

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17860311but omitted: Mlle Mozon, Fabiani; End of Opera Divertissement Villageois, as17860218, but omitted: Mlle Mozon

Song: Sga Sestini will introduce some favourite songs

133
27 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude, On The Happy Recovery Of His Majesty

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Truth 0

134
19 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

135
08 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Happy Sisters-Menage, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

136
23 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Dance: As17900308

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious: his being the Anniversary of His Majesty's Happy Recovery, British Loyalty; or, a Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun

Song: After which: the Stage being decorated and illuminated in the same Superb Stile which it was for the Reception of his Majesty on Dec. the 16 last, God save the King-Dignum, Sedgwick, Alfred, Danby, Fawcett, Haymes, Hollingsworth, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore

137
21 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

138
09 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: HOW TO BE HAPPY

139
11 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Be Happy

Afterpiece Title: THE MAYOR OF GARRATT

140
14 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Be Happy

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

141
12 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with: The Savoyard-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand; In 3rd piece: a New Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End I: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960314With Rosabel what joy to stray-Townsend; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast-Incledon; When love was a stranger-Mrs Mountain; The seaman who of wars may tell-Incledon, Bowden; Rule Britannia-; In course: Old Towler-Incledon; an entire New Song-Incledon

142
12 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Dance: As17960420

Song: In Evening: a Hunting Song [Old Towler]-Incledon; 2nd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960412; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast, as17960412; When love was a stranger, as17960412; Hearts of Oak-Incledon, Chorus

143
23 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Actor

Afterpiece Title: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: an Address-Mrs Kemble on the Occasion of her Retiring from the Stage

144
04 March 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: Dances Incidental, as17970225; End Opera: Apollon Berger, as17961227

Song: Between I and II: upon the Present happy Occasion [the naval victory off Cape St. Vincent, 14 Feb. 1797,] God save the King, Rule Britannia-Mme Banti

145
11 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Trinidad; or, Safe Moor'd at Last

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Wolf-Bowden; Oh why to be happy-Incledon; The Row-Johnstone; Bravura Song-Mrs Clendining; a new Negro Song (composed by Shield)-Mrs Martyr; Rule Britannia-

146
23 April 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Entertainment: Monologue An Occasional Address-a Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentifield])

147
01 July 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Music: End: a new Grand Concerto on the violin (his composition)-Spagnoletti (1st appearance in public since his arrival from Italy)

Ballet: End II: a new Comic Ballet, The Happy Stratagem; or, The Deluded Mother. Jack-Bartolomici (1st public appearance); Fanny , Younger Sister-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Margaret , Elder Sister-Mlle Parisot; Susanna , their Mother-Mrs Brooker