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

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190 results for: Title - The Best Bidder

1
28 April 1714 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a Solo of Corelli's-Mr Corbet; with variety of Pieces on the Echo Flute Hautboy German Flute and Trumpet-the best Masters; with a new Cantata-the best Masters; a Solo for the Harpsichord-the best Masters

2
13 February 1705 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music entirely New-the best Voices, best Masters

3
20 February 1730 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Mhe best Masters from the Opera House

4
27 February 1730 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands from the Opera

5
13 May 1730 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands

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09 April 1731 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Mthe best Masters from the Opera; Several Pieces on Trumpet, Lessons on Harpsichord-Thumoth

7
10 February 1732 @ George and Vulture Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Mhe best Masters

8
11 March 1737 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands;With a Solo, several new Pieces on the French Horn, Clarinette, Sharlarno-Mr Charles; Also several Pieces on the French Horn-an English Gentlewoman, a Negro Boy of ten Years old, both Scholars of Mr Charles

9
29 April 1737 @ Castle Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Hands from the Opera House; With several Pieces on French@Horns by the best Masters-; A Solo on the German@Flute-Richardson; And a Voluntary on the Harp-a Gentleman

10
11 December 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Best Bidder

11
12 December 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Best Bidder

Dance: As17821122

12
17 December 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Best Bidder

13
23 January 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Best Bidder

14
07 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17821016; End of mainpiece, as17820917

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece A Soldier for Me (composed by Hook for The Best Bidder) by Mrs Wrighten

15
February 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure; Or, Beauty The Best Advocate

16
10 March 1701 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, particularly that celebrated Song, set by the late Mr Henry Purcell (for the Yorkshire Feast)-the best Masters of each Profession in England performing their Parts

17
24 March 1701 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; also several new Songs set for that occasion-; and a particular performance of instrumental Musick-Signior Volumner

18
11 August 1701 @ Richmond Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in English Latin Italian Spanish and French-Mr Abel; accompanied by Instrumental Musick-; of the best Masters, and after that Singing alone to the Harpsical-Mr Abel

19
18 August 1701 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Musick with some particular Performances of both kinds,-the best Masters

20
15 September 1701 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; and at the request of several Gentlemen several Songs-Jemmy Bowen; and particular performances on the Violin-2 several Masters

21
14 January 1702 @ Whitehead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Performers

22
05 May 1702 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Crispin And Crispianus; Or, A Shoemaker A Prince

Entertainment: With the best Machines, Singing, Dancing-;....Where the Famous Ladder-Dancer performs those things upon the Ladder-the Famous Ladder-Dancer never before seen

23
11 May 1702 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with particular Entertainments on the Violin-Mr Dean

24
01 June 1702 @ Hampstead Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with particular Entertainments on the Violin-Mr Dean; Singing-Mr Hughs

25
02 July 1702 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music- Compos'd by Mr Weldon Master of the Songs; Singing-Mrs Hudson, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Campion; Instrumental Musick-the best Masters