*p1788 01 12 king's Il Re Teodoro in Venezia. ^As17871208^.*d1788 01 12 king's End I: a new ballet, <i>The Military Dance</i> (composed by $Chevalier=)-Didelot, Chevalier, Coulon, Vestris, Mlle Coulon, the two Miss Simonets, Sga Bedini, Mlle Hilligsberg; End Opera: <i>Les Offrandes a l'Amour</i>, ^as17871208^.*c1788 01 12 king's "The orchestra, during the whole time of representations [of the opera] has by no means been conducted with that exactness that should be expected from that band...It must be supposed that neither the master of music at the harpsichord, nor $Mr Cramer=, the leader, have influence or power enough to prevail on the band to play, or rather, to accompany, more correctly...The arias of the tenor and base [sic] have been played, or rather accompanied, too fast, and without harmony with the voices of $Morelli= and $Fineschi=, which being good, and they seeming to wish to sing with all possible expression, the orchestra should have accompanied accordingly. $Mme Storace=, howefer, has baffled the efforts of the musicians to make her sing out of tune, quick or slow. As they fiddled, she modulated" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Jan.). Receipts: #147 12s. 6d. [non-subscription].