London Stage Event: 05 May 1752 at Haymarket Theatre

05 May 1752

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Theatre: Haymarket Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1751-1752

Volume: 4

Comments: By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Positively the last Night. [Intended as satire on the Reverend John Henley's Oratory (eccentric preacher, 1692-1756) and as a puff for The Midwife or Old Woman's Magazine, edited by Christopher Smart and John Newberry, 1751-53. The Old Woman's Oratory written and produced by Smart. See the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, p. 43; and Horace Walpole's letter to Montagu 12 May 1752, as follows: It appeared the lowest buffoonery in the world, even to me who am used to my uncle Horace. There is a bad oration to ridicule, what is too like, Orator Henley; all the rest is perverted music. There is a man who plays so nimbly on the kettle drums, that he has reduced that noisy instrument to be an object of sight; for if you don't see the tricks with his hands, it is no better than ordinary. Another play on a violin and trumpet together; another mimics a bagpipe with a German flute, and makes it full if disagreeable. There is an admired dulcimer, a favourite saltbox and a really curious Jew's Harp. Two or three men intend to persuade you that they play on a broomstick, which is drolly brought in, carefully shrouded in a case, so as to be mistaken for a bassoon or bass viol, but they succeed in nothing but the action. The last fellow imitates farting and curtseying to a French horn. There are twenty medley overtures, and a man who speaks a prologue and epilogue, in which he counterfeits all the actors and singers upon earth' (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, IX, p. 131). [See 3 Dec. 1751.

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*p?ct@hay The Old Woman's Oratory. See 2 May, but A Full Piece [by $Noell=%-; Two Orations-Mrs Midnight; A Duetto on two Beesomatoes-; [with a% Song-; a Solo in a New Taste-Sig Piantofugocalo; a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo-Noell; a new Cantata [in the Venetian Taste, by $Sig Hasse=%-Sig Bombazino [accompanied with the Vox Humaine%; Solo on violincello-Master Hallett [in the Character of a Cupidr %; An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist; A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; [Also a% Prologue, Epilogue-Toe. *c?ct@hay By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Positively the last Night. [Intended as satire on the $Reverend John Henley='s Oratory (eccentric preacher, 1692-1756) and as a puff for The Midwife or Old Woman's Magazine, edited by $Christopher Smart= and $John Newberry=, 1751-53. The Old Woman's Oratory written and produced by Smart. See the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, p. 43; and $Horace Walpole='s letter to $Montagu= 12 May 1752, as follows: It appeared the lowest buffoonery in the world, even to me who am used to my uncle Horace. There is a bad oration to ridicule, what is too like, Orator Henley; all the rest is perverted music. There is a man who plays so nimbly on the kettle drums, that he has reduced that noisy instrument to be an object of sight; for if you don't see the tricks with his hands, it is no better than ordinary. Another play on a violin and trumpet together; another mimics a bagpipe with a German flute, and makes it full if disagreeable. There is an admired dulcimer, a favourite saltbox and a really curious Jew's Harp. Two or three men intend to persuade you that they play on a broomstick, which is drolly brought in, carefully shrouded in a case, so as to be mistaken for a bassoon or bass viol, but they succeed in nothing but the action. The last fellow imitates farting and curtseying to a French horn. There are twenty medley overtures, and a man who speaks a prologue and epilogue, in which he counterfeits all the actors and singers upon earth' (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, IX, p. 131). [See 3 Dec. 1751.]
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*p1752 05 05 hay The Old Woman's Oratory. ^See17520502^, but A Full Piece by $Noell=-; Two Orations-Mrs Midnight; A Duetto on two Beesomatoes-; with a Song-; a Solo in a New Taste-Sig Piantofugocalo; a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo-Noell; a new Cantata in the Venetian Taste, by $Sig Hasse=-Sig Bombazino accompanied with the Vox Humaine; Solo on violincello-Master Hallett in the Character of a Cupidr ; An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist; A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; Also a Prologue, Epilogue-Toe.*c1752 05 05 hay By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Positively the last Night. [Intended as satire on the $Reverend John Henley='s Oratory (eccentric preacher, 1692-1756) and as a puff for The Midwife or Old Woman's Magazine, edited by $Christopher Smart= and $John Newberry=, 1751-53. The Old Woman's Oratory written and produced by Smart. See the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, p. 43; and $Horace Walpole='s letter to $Montagu= 12 May 1752, as follows: It appeared the lowest buffoonery in the world, even to me who am used to my uncle Horace. There is a bad oration to ridicule, what is too like, Orator Henley; all the rest is perverted music. There is a man who plays so nimbly on the kettle drums, that he has reduced that noisy instrument to be an object of sight; for if you don't see the tricks with his hands, it is no better than ordinary. Another play on a violin and trumpet together; another mimics a bagpipe with a German flute, and makes it full if disagreeable. There is an admired dulcimer, a favourite saltbox and a really curious Jew's Harp. Two or three men intend to persuade you that they play on a broomstick, which is drolly brought in, carefully shrouded in a case, so as to be mistaken for a bassoon or bass viol, but they succeed in nothing but the action. The last fellow imitates farting and curtseying to a French horn. There are twenty medley overtures, and a man who speaks a prologue and epilogue, in which he counterfeits all the actors and singers upon earth' (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, IX, p. 131). [See 3 Dec. 1751.]
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Event: 26148 | 17520505 | hay | By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Positively the last Night. [Intended as satire on the $Reverend John Henley='s Oratory (eccentric preacher, 1692-1756) and as a puff for The Midwife or Old Woman's Magazine, edited by $Christopher Smart= and $John Newberry=, 1751-53. The Old Woman's Oratory written and produced by Smart. See the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, p. 43; and $Horace Walpole='s letter to $Montagu= 12 May 1752, as follows: It appeared the lowest buffoonery in the world, even to me who am used to my uncle Horace. There is a bad oration to ridicule, what is too like, Orator Henley; all the rest is perverted music. There is a man who plays so nimbly on the kettle drums, that he has reduced that noisy instrument to be an object of sight; for if you don't see the tricks with his hands, it is no better than ordinary. Another play on a violin and trumpet together; another mimics a bagpipe with a German flute, and makes it full if disagreeable. There is an admired dulcimer, a favourite saltbox and a really curious Jew's Harp. Two or three men intend to persuade you that they play on a broomstick, which is drolly brought in, carefully shrouded in a case, so as to be mistaken for a bassoon or bass viol, but they succeed in nothing but the action. The last fellow imitates farting and curtseying to a French horn. There are twenty medley overtures, and a man who speaks a prologue and epilogue, in which he counterfeits all the actors and singers upon earth' (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, IX, p. 131). [See 3 Dec. 1751.

Performance: 52454 | 26148 | p | The Old Woman's Oratory | See17520502, but A Full Piece by $Noell=-; Two Orations-Mrs Midnight; A Duetto on two Beesomatoes-; with a Song-; a Solo in a New Taste-Sig Piantofugocalo; a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo-Noell; a new Cantata in the Venetian Taste, by $Sig Hasse=-Sig Bombazino accompanied with the Vox Humaine; Solo on violincello-Master Hallett in the Character of a Cupid ; An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist; A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; Also a Prologue, Epilogue-Toe.
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86289 | 52454 | Noell=

86290 | 52454 | Two Orations | Mrs Midnight

86291 | 52454 | A Duetto on two Beesomatoes

86292 | 52454 | with a Song

86293 | 52454 | a Solo in a New Taste | Sig Piantofugocalo

86294 | 52454 | a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo | Noell

86295 | 52454 | Sig Hasse= | Sig Bombazino accompanied with the Vox Humaine

86296 | 52454 | Solo on violincello | Master Hallett in the Character of a Cupid

86297 | 52454 | An Oration on the Salt@Box | a Rationalist

86298 | 52454 | A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp | a Casuist

86299 | 52454 | a Solo of Humour on the French Horn | Mrs Midnight's Daughter

86300 | 52454 | Epilogue | Toe.

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Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Comments:
See17520502, but A Full Piece by Noell-; Two Orations-Mrs Midnight; A Duetto on two Beesomatoes-; with a Song-; a Solo in a New Taste-Sig Piantofugocalo; a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo-Noell; a new Cantata in the Venetian Taste, by Sig Hasse-Sig Bombazino accompanied with the Vox Humaine; Solo on violincello-Master Hallett in the Character of a Cupid ; An Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist; A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp-a Casuist; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; Also a Prologue, Epilogue-Toe.

Cast:

Role: Noell Actor:
Role: Two Orations Actor: Mrs Midnight
Role: A Duetto on two Beesomatoes Actor:
Role: with a Song Actor:
Role: a Solo in a New Taste Actor: Sig Piantofugocalo
Role: a new Concerto and Solo on the Cymbalo Actor: Noell
Role: Sig Hasse Actor: Sig Bombazino accompanied with the Vox Humaine
Role: Solo on violincello Actor: Master Hallett in the Character of a Cupid
Role: An Oration on the Salt@Box Actor: a Rationalist
Role: A Declamatory Piece on the Jew's Harp Actor: a Casuist
Role: a Solo of Humour on the French Horn Actor: Mrs Midnight's Daughter
Role: Epilogue Actor: Toe.

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