18 March 1772

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1771-1772
Volume: 4
Comments: By Command of their Majesties. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by Gay...set to music by Mr Handel for that princely nobleman the Duke of Chandos...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, Mr Dryden's celebrated Ode, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I Concerto on French Horn, by Ponta. End of Part II, Solo on Violincello-Janson (Theatrical Review, 18 March). Ross and Mossop engag'd for Haymarket for tragedy, also Bannister; Aickin, Baddeley, Parsons, Dibdin, Mrs Baddeley, Evans, Miss Miller, Miss Ambrose &c. (Winston MS 10). [For Summer season?]

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Acis and Galatea, with Dryden's Ode. [Parts were:% Acis-; Polyphemus-; Damon-; Galatea-; Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-. *mEnd [Part% I: Concerto on <i>French Horn</i>-Ponta; End [Act% II: Concertoon <i>Violincello</i>-Janson. *cBy Command of $their Majesties=. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by $Gay=...set to music by $Mr Handel= for that princely nobleman the $Duke of Chandos=...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, $Mr Dryden='s celebrated <i>Ode</i>, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I <i>Concerto on French Horn</i>, by $Ponta=. End of Part II, <i>Solo on Violincello</i>-$Janson= (<i>Theatrical Review</i>, 18March). $Ross= and $Mossop= engag'd for <i>Haymarket</i> for tragedy, also $Bannister=; $Aickin=, $Baddeley=, $Parsons=, $Dibdin=, $Mrs Baddeley=, $Evans=, $Miss Miller=, $Miss Ambrose= &c. (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). [For Summer season?] .
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1772 03 18 dl Acis and Galatea, with Dryden's Ode. Parts were: Acis-; Polyphemus-; Damon-; Galatea-; Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-.*m1772 03 18 dl End Part I: Concerto on <i>French Horn</i>-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on <i>Violincello</i>-Janson.*c1772 03 18 dl By Command of $their Majesties=. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by $Gay=...set to music by $Mr Handel= for that princely nobleman the $Duke of Chandos=...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, $Mr Dryden='s celebrated <i>Ode</i>, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I <i>Concerto on French Horn</i>, by $Ponta=. End of Part II, <i>Solo on Violincello</i>-$Janson= (<i>Theatrical Review</i>, 18 March). $Ross= and $Mossop= engag'd for <i>Haymarket</i> for tragedy, also $Bannister=; $Aickin=, $Baddeley=, $Parsons=, $Dibdin=, $Mrs Baddeley=, $Evans=, $Miss Miller=, $Miss Ambrose= &c. (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). [For Summer season?] .
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 36412 | 17720318 | dl | By Command of $their Majesties=. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by $Gay=...set to music by $Mr Handel= for that princely nobleman the $Duke of Chandos=...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, $Mr Dryden='s celebrated <i>Ode</i>, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I <i>Concerto on French Horn</i>, by $Ponta=. End of Part II, <i>Solo on Violincello</i>-$Janson= (<i>Theatrical Review</i>, 18 March). $Ross= and $Mossop= engag'd for <i>Haymarket</i> for tragedy, also $Bannister=; $Aickin=, $Baddeley=, $Parsons=, $Dibdin=, $Mrs Baddeley=, $Evans=, $Miss Miller=, $Miss Ambrose= &c. (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). [For Summer season?]
    Performance: 75482 | 36412 | p | Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's Ode | Parts were: Acis-; Polyphemus-; Damon-; Galatea-; Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-.
    Cast:
    128348 | 75482 | Acis
    128349 | 75482 | Polyphemus
    128350 | 75482 | Damon
    128351 | 75482 | Galatea
    128352 | 75482 | Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses | .
    Performance: 75483 | 36412 | m | End Part I: Concerto on <i>French Horn</i>-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on <i>Violincello</i>-Janson

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Comments:
Parts were: Acis-; Polyphemus-; Damon-; Galatea-; Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-.
Cast:

Music

Comment: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

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