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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The April Fool"/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: No Fool Like Ye Old Fool

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd [Harlequin Statue]

Dance: II: La Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze (Eight years of age) being her fourth appearance on the stage [see17590425; 23 April 1760; 22 April 1761]; IV: A Serious Dance-Miss Lalauze; V: [A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre, Minuet-a Young Gentleman (Eight years of age, a scholar to Mr Lalauze, his first appearance on any stage), Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: After: By Particular Desire, for this night only Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool; or, The Follies of a Night

Song: In the course of the evening Sweet Echo (from Comus) by Mrs Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar [performers not listed, but sec 12 Nov. 1785]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Highland laddie (the Music by Dr Hayes) by Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobi A

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17860504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fool Turn'd Critick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool's Preferment; Or, The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune-hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Music: Entertainment of flute music-Bannister, Bannister's son; A new instrumental piece-the best hands

Dance: The Highland, The Whip of Dunboyne-Claxton

Entertainment: Imitations. The Famous Mr Clynch will for this once, at the desire of several Persons of Quality, perform his Imitation of an Organ with 3 Voices, the Double Curtel, the Bells, the Huntsman with his Horn and Pack of Dogs-Mr Clynch; All which he performs with his Mouth on the open Stage, being what no Man besides himself could ever yet attain to

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fool's Preferment; Or, The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nest Of Fools

Dance: Cherrier, Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loves Of Ergasto [see 9 April]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loves Of Ergasto [see 9 April]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loves Of Ergasto [see 9 April]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loves Of Ergasto [see 9 April]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17050410 particularly the Frost Music in Act IV of King Arthur, composed by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17050303

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools

Song: Hughs

Dance: As17050929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Tofts

Dance: As17061130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools