16 November 1732

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Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1732-1733
Volume: 3
Comments: A New English Opera. [Text by Thomas Lediard.] Set to Musick after the Italian Manner by Mr John Frederick Lampe. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Sybil Rosenfeld, and Richard Southern in Theatre Notebook, II (1948), 42-54.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pn?hay Britannia. [Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists:% Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was <i>Phoebus</i>r-$Barret=; <i>Neptune</i>r-$Mountier=]. *cn?hay A New English Opera. [Text by $Thomas Lediard=.] Set to Musick after the <i>Italian Manner</i> by $Mr John Frederick Lampe=. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by $Ifan Kyrle Fletcher=, $Sybil Rosenfeld=, and $Richard Southern= in <i>Theatre Notebook</i>, II (1948), 42-54.]
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    *p1732 11 16 hay Britannia. Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists: Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was <i>Phoebus-$Barret</i>; <i>Neptune-$Mountier</i>].*c1732 11 16 hay A New English Opera. [Text by $Thomas Lediard=.] Set to Musick after the <i>Italian Manner</i> by $Mr John Frederick Lampe=. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by $Ifan Kyrle Fletcher=, $Sybil Rosenfeld=, and $Richard Southern= in <i>Theatre Notebook</i>, II (1948), 42-54.]
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    Event: 15147 | 17321116 | hay | A New English Opera. [Text by $Thomas Lediard=.] Set to Musick after the <i>Italian Manner</i> by $Mr John Frederick Lampe=. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by $Ifan Kyrle Fletcher=, $Sybil Rosenfeld=, and $Richard Southern= in <i>Theatre Notebook</i>, II (1948), 42-54.
    Performance: 26617 | 15147 | p | Britannia | Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists: Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was <i>Phoebus-$Barret</i>; <i>Neptune-$Mountier</i>]..
    Cast:
    38502 | 26617 | Britannia | Miss Cecilia Young
    38503 | 26617 | Jupiter | Barret
    38504 | 26617 | Neptune | Snider
    38505 | 26617 | Mars | Waltz
    38506 | 26617 | Phoebus | Mountier
    38507 | 26617 | Honour | Waltz
    38508 | 26617 | Valour | Baker
    38509 | 26617 | Liberty | Snyder
    38510 | 26617 | Britannia | Miss Cecilia Young
    38511 | 26617 | Publick Virtue | Miss Susanna Mason
    38512 | 26617 | Peace | Mrs Seedo
    38513 | 26617 | Discord | Comano
    38514 | 26617 | Faction | Mynet
    38515 | 26617 | a note adds that later it was <i>Phoebus | $Barret</i>
    38516 | 26617 | <i>Neptune | $Mountier</i>

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Comments:
Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists: Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was Phoebus-$Barret; Neptune-$Mountier]..
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