03 January 1774

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: A New Pantomime (never performed). The Music entirely new, by Fisher, New Scenes, Machines, Dresses, and Decorations. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. [The note about full prices and availability of books of songs, &c. accompanies each subsequent bill for Sylphs this season. The Westminster Magazine (Jan. 1774) fears the afterpiece may have been composed by Woodward. The reviewer recounts the story in some detail, likes the paintings and scenery, but states categorically: "We do not hesitate to pronounce it the worst Harlequin entertainment we remember to have seen...The music too is very insipid and pilfered from other masters."] Receipts: #237 3s. 2d. (Account Book)

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    *pcg Jane Shore. As 11 Oct. 1773, but Belmour-Owenson; Gloster-Hull (playbill)[. <i>Belmour</i>r-$Hull=; <i>Gloster</i>r-$Clarke=(<i>Public Advertiser</i>)%. *aThe Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols. Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; [The% <i>Dances</i>-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; [To Conclude with a% Capital Scene- [never exhibited by $Servandoni=%. *cAfterpiece: A New Pantomime (never performed). The Music entirely new, by $Fisher=, New Scenes, Machines, Dresses, and Decorations. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. [The note about full prices and availability of books of songs, &c. accompanies each subsequent bill for <i>Sylphs</i> this season. The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> (Jan. 1774) fears the afterpiece may have been composed by $Woodward=. The reviewer recounts the story in some detail, likes the paintings and scenery, but states categorically: "We do not hesitate to pronounce it the worst <i>Harlequin entertainment</i> we remember to have seen...The music too is very insipid and pilfered from other masters."] Receipts: #237 3s. 2d. (Account Book).
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    *p1774 01 03 cg Jane Shore. ^As17731011^, but Belmour-Owenson; Gloster-Hull (playbill). <i>Belmour-$Hull</i>; <i>Gloster-$Clarke</i>(<i>Public Advertiser</i>).*a1774 01 03 cg The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols. Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The <i>Dances</i>-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; To Conclude with a Capital Scene- never exhibited by $Servandoni=.*c1774 01 03 cg Afterpiece: A New Pantomime (never performed). The Music entirely new, by $Fisher=, New Scenes, Machines, Dresses, and Decorations. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. [The note about full prices and availability of books of songs, &c. accompanies each subsequent bill for <i>Sylphs</i> this season. The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> (Jan. 1774) fears the afterpiece may have been composed by $Woodward=. The reviewer recounts the story in some detail, likes the paintings and scenery, but states categorically: "We do not hesitate to pronounce it the worst <i>Harlequin entertainment</i> we remember to have seen...The music too is very insipid and pilfered from other masters."] Receipts: #237 3s. 2d. (Account Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37392 | 17740103 | cg | Afterpiece: A New Pantomime (never performed). The Music entirely new, by $Fisher=, New Scenes, Machines, Dresses, and Decorations. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. [The note about full prices and availability of books of songs, &c. accompanies each subsequent bill for <i>Sylphs</i> this season. The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> (Jan. 1774) fears the afterpiece may have been composed by $Woodward=. The reviewer recounts the story in some detail, likes the paintings and scenery, but states categorically: "We do not hesitate to pronounce it the worst <i>Harlequin entertainment</i> we remember to have seen...The music too is very insipid and pilfered from other masters."] Receipts: #237 3s. 2d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 77896 | 37392 | p | Jane Shore | As17731011, but Belmour-Owenson; Gloster-Hull (playbill). <i>Belmour-$Hull</i>; <i>Gloster-$Clarke</i>(<i>Public Advertiser</i>).
    AsSeeDate: 77896 | cg | p | As | 17731011
    Cast:
    132976 | 77896 | Belmour | Owenson
    132977 | 77896 | Gloster | Hull
    132978 | 77896 | <i>Belmour | $Hull</i>
    132979 | 77896 | <i>Gloster | $Clarke</i>
    499223 | 77896 | Hastings | Smith
    499224 | 77896 | Shore | Bensley
    499225 | 77896 | Catesby | Fox
    499226 | 77896 | Ratcliff | Davis
    499227 | 77896 | Derby | Wignell
    499228 | 77896 | Alicia | Miss Miller
    499229 | 77896 | Jane Shore | Mrs Hartley.
    Performance: 77897 | 37392 | a | The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols | Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The <i>Dances</i>-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; To Conclude with a Capital Scene- never exhibited by $Servandoni=.
    Cast:
    132980 | 77897 | Harlequin | Lewes
    132981 | 77897 | Principal Sylph | Miss Brown
    132982 | 77897 | Other characters | Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White
    132983 | 77897 | Colombine | Miss Twist
    132984 | 77897 | The <i>Dances</i> | Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon
    132985 | 77897 | To Conclude with a Capital Scene | never exhibited by $Servandoni=.

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As17731011, but Belmour-Owenson; Gloster-Hull (playbill). Belmour-$Hull; Gloster-$Clarke(Public Advertiser).
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Afterpiece

Comments:
Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; To Conclude with a Capital Scene- never exhibited by Servandoni.

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