*p1755 11 08 dl The Fair Quaker of Deal. ^As17551015^, but Worthy-_; Rovewell-_; Sir Charles Pleasant-_; Sailors-_; Jenny Private-_.*a1755 11 08 dl New Grand EntertainmentThe Chinese Festival. Parts-Mons Delaistre, Sg Baletti, Lauchery, Noverre Jun, Dennison, StLeger, Shawford, Mathews, Pochee, L'Clert, Harrison, Granier, Hust, Sarny, Walker, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre, Morris, Rooker, Sturt, Atkins, Ackman, Walker, Sga Pietro, Mrs Addison, Mrs Noverre, Robinson, Mrs Gibbons, Mlle Charon, Mlle Rousselet, Mrs Preston, Mlle Rouend, Mrs Philips, Mrs Lawson, Little Pietro, Master Simson, Master Pope, Master Blagden, Master Hust, Master Spilsbury, Miss Bride, Miss Popling, Miss Simson, Miss Heath, Scrase, Jefferson, Burton, Marr, Vaughan, Chamness, Bullbrick, Clough, Allen, Gray, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Mathews, Mrs Simson, Miss Mills.*c1755 11 08 dl [For the $King= ($Cross=). With New Music, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations. Compos'd by $Mr Noverre=. All our Dancers appear. A good deal of hissing & Clapping & some Cries of No french Dancers; a great clapping too-the Dance is fine-($Mr Delaistre= is a good Dancer) ($Cross=). [See for details of preparation, importation of dancers, especially of M Delaistre, <i>The Chevalier Noverre</i>, <i>Father of Modern Ballet</i>, $Deryck Lynham= (<i>London</i>, 1950), pp. 26-40. See also advertisement in <i>Public Advertiser</i>: 'Mr Noverre, whose entertainments of Dancing have been celebrated in almost all the courts of <i>Europe</i>, exhibits this evening his <i>Chinese Festival</i> at the Theatre Royal in <i>Drury Lane</i>, in pursuance of a contract made above a year ago with the managers of the said theatre: The Insinuation that at this time, an extraordinary number of <i>French dancers</i> are engaged, is groundless, there being at Drury Lane at present as few of that nation, as any other theatre now has, or perhaps ever had. Mr Noverre and his brothers are $Swiss=, of a protestant family in <i>the Canton of Berne</i>, his wife and her sisters <i>Germans</i>; there are above sixty performers concerned in the entertainment; more than forty of which are <i>English</i>, assisted only be a few French (five men and four women) to complete the Ballet as usual. As the intention of the Managers on this occasion is to give Variety to Entertainments of the town, it is not doubted it will meet with public approbation.'] Receipts: #210 ($Cross=).