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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Old Women Weather Wise"/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 Jealous Husband Outwitted

Entertainment: Several new and surprizing Performances, never perform'd by any one besides herself, on the Strait Rope [the famous-Signora Violante [[1] She Dances a Minuet as Neatly as a Dancing Master on a Floor. [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths

Dance: t the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the White Joke-will be danced by an Old Woman, with Pierrot in the Basket; Pierrot-Lalauze; Old Woman-Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lovers Of Their Country; Or, Themistocles And Aristides

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: After the Play: Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: new Interlude:% The Old Women Weather Wise

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Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford [see17641001]; To conclude with the Original Dance[, in the characters of an Old Man and Old Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier; III: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Wilford

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Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: I: A Song, in which will be introduc'd a Variety of Imitations-Church

Entertainment: IV: A new musical Interlude, The Old Women Weather@wise-Vandermere, Dancer, Lyon; End of Play: A new Piece call'd The Drunken News Writer-Dancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Old Woman; Or, 'tis Well If It Take

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: The Mad Song in Don Quixote set by Henry Purcell-Boman; Scotch Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis; Mrs Hodgson, Davis, Cook

Dance: Between acts: Variety of Dancing-

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Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: duRuel; Miller's Dance-Pinkeman

Entertainment: And performing these several Performances, first an Organ with three Voices, then the Double Curtel, the Flute, the Bells, the Huntsman, the Horn, Pack of Dogs, all with his Mouth-Mr Clinch of Barnet; and an old Woman of Fourscore Years of Age nursing her Grand/Child all which he does open on the Stage-Mr Clinch; Next performing several Mimick Entertainments on the Ladder, first he stands on the top-round with a Bottle in one hand, and a Glass in the other, and drinks a Health; then plays several Tunes on the Violin, with fifteen other surprizing Performances which no man but himself can do-a Gentleman

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Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia; Son Of Pope Alexander Vi

Song: Mrs Hodgson; A two/part song-Cook, Davis; Indian Trumpet Song-Davis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman, Irish Whim-Mrs Willis

Music: A new Set of Airs for the Trumpet Hautboys and Violins composed by Corbett-

Dance: Miss Evans, Clark, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus

Dance: A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield, his first on the stage; other dances-Layfield, Miss Evans

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis, Miss Baldwin; A comical dialogue-Short, Mrs Willis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess (the Comedy in the last Act)

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd; Or, Harlequin Blunderer

Afterpiece Title: Le Portrait

Dance: A new Chacone in several Characters: Harlequin Man-Cochoy Jr; Harlequin Woman-Miss Chateauneuf; Pierot Man-Roland; Pieraite-Mrs Mimie; Punch-Villeneuve; Dame Jigogne-Malter; Scaramouch Man-De Lisle; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Le Sage Jr. The Frolick, as17341226 (latter in Daily Advertiser only)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: IV: Pastoral by Mrs Bullock. V: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward

Song: II: old Anacreon (composed by Leveridge) sung by Nicholls in the Character of an Old Man. III: Waterman's Song, as17350502

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Song: I: The Opinions of the Ancients-Leveridge, Salway; II: Nestor's Advice to his Master when in Council-; III: By Particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge; IV: The Gallant Days of King Arthur (being the Sequel to The Roast Beef of Old England,)-Leveridge, Chorus

Dance: II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry; Or, The Happy Miller Just Arriv'd: Being The Humourous Magical Mill That Grinds Old Men And Women Young Again

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Dance: SSerious Dance to Favourite Tunes from the Opera of Lothario-Desnoyer; The Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; By Command, The Comic Dance of the Old Woman-with Pierot in the Basket; Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory; Or, Henley In Petticoats

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3