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18 March 1791

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1790-1791
Volume: 5
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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg L'Allegro ed il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0. As 11 Mar. *aL'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1. [PART I.% First Grand Concerto-; <i>Hence loathed Melancholy!</i>-Harrison; <i>Hence! vain deluding joys</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Come thou goddess</i>-Harrison; <i>Come rather goddess</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Haste thee nymph</i>-Incledon, Chorus; <i>Come and trip it</i>-Mrs Piele, Chorus; <i>Come pensive nun</i>-Mrs Billingdon; <i>Join with thee calm peace and quiet</i>-Chorus; <i>Mirth admit me of thy crew</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Sweet bird</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Mirth admit meof thy crew</i> [repeated]-Griffith; <i>Oft on a plat of rising ground</i>-Harrison; <i>Or let the merry bells ring round</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>And young and old come forth to play</i>-Chorus. *aL'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2. [Part II.% <i>But O! sad virgin</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Populous cities please us then</i>-Sale, Chorus; <i>There let Hymen oft appear</i>-Harrison; <i>Hide me from day's garish eye</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>I'll to thewell@trod stage anon</i>-Incledon; <i>And ever against eating cares</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Assteals the morn upon the night</i>-Mrs Billington, Harrison; <i>These delights if thou canst give</i>-Incledon, Chorus. *a[PART III.%A Grand Miscellaneous Act. Overture (<i>Ariadne</i>, $Handel=)-; <i>The Mansion of Peace</i>-Harrison ($Webbe=); <i>Nightingale Chorus</i> (<i>Solomon</i>, Handel)-; <i>Praise the Lord</i>-Miss Poole; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun. (<i>Esther</i>, Handel); <i>Pour forth no more</i>-Sale; <i>No more to Ammon's God</i>-Chorus (<i>Jephtha</i>, Handel); <i>Concerto</i> Violin-G. Ashley ($Giornovichi=); <i>The Soldier tir'd</i>-Mrs Billington ($Dr Arne=); <i>Glory be to the Father</i>-Chorus (<i>Jubilate</i>, Handel).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1791 03 18 cg L'Allegro ed il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0. ^As17910311^ .*a1791 03 18 cg L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1. PART I. First Grand Concerto-; <i>Hence loathed Melancholy!</i>-Harrison; <i>Hence! vain deluding joys</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Come thou goddess</i>-Harrison; <i>Come rather goddess</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Haste thee nymph</i>-Incledon, Chorus; <i>Come and trip it</i>-Mrs Piele, Chorus; <i>Come pensive nun</i>-Mrs Billingdon; <i>Join with thee calm peace and quiet</i>-Chorus; <i>Mirth admit me of thy crew</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Sweet bird</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Mirth admit me of thy crew</i> [repeated]-Griffith; <i>Oft on a plat of rising ground</i>-Harrison; <i>Or let the merry bells ring round</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>And young and old come forth to play</i>-Chorus.*a1791 03 18 cg L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2. Part II. <i>But O! sad virgin</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Populous cities please us then</i>-Sale, Chorus; <i>There let Hymen oft appear</i>-Harrison; <i>Hide me from day's garish eye</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>I'll to the well@trod stage anon</i>-Incledon; <i>And ever against eating cares</i>-Miss Poole; <i>As steals the morn upon the night</i>-Mrs Billington, Harrison; <i>These delights if thou canst give</i>-Incledon, Chorus.*a1791 03 18 cg PART III.A Grand Miscellaneous Act. Overture (<i>Ariadne</i>, $Handel=)-; <i>The Mansion of Peace</i>-Harrison ($Webbe=); <i>Nightingale Chorus</i> (<i>Solomon</i>, Handel)-; <i>Praise the Lord</i>-Miss Poole; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun. (<i>Esther</i>, Handel); <i>Pour forth no more</i>-Sale; <i>No more to Ammon's God</i>-Chorus (<i>Jephtha</i>, Handel); <i>Concerto</i> Violin-G. Ashley ($Giornovichi=); <i>The Soldier tir'd</i>-Mrs Billington ($Dr Arne=); <i>Glory be to the Father</i>-Chorus (<i>Jubilate</i>, Handel).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 47126 | 17910318 | cg
    Performance: 103165 | 47126 | p | L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0 | As17910311 .
    AsSeeDate: 103165 | cg | p | As | 17910311
    Cast:
    653833 | 103165 | Principal Vocal Performers | Harrison, Incledon, Griffith, Sale, Miss Poole, Mrs Piele, Mrs Billington
    653834 | 103165 | Leader of the Band | G. Ashley
    653835 | 103165 | The Organ | Knyvett.
    Performance: 103166 | 47126 | a | L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1 | PART I. First Grand Concerto-; <i>Hence loathed Melancholy!</i>-Harrison; <i>Hence! vain deluding joys</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Come thou goddess</i>-Harrison; <i>Come rather goddess</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Haste thee nymph</i>-Incledon, Chorus; <i>Come and trip it</i>-Mrs Piele, Chorus; <i>Come pensive nun</i>-Mrs Billingdon; <i>Join with thee calm peace and quiet</i>-Chorus; <i>Mirth admit me of thy crew</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Sweet bird</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>Mirth admit me of thy crew</i> [repeated]-Griffith; <i>Oft on a plat of rising ground</i>-Harrison; <i>Or let the merry bells ring round</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>And young and old come forth to play</i>-Chorus.
    Cast:
    182965 | 103166 | First Grand Concerto
    182966 | 103166 | </i> | Harrison
    182967 | 103166 | vain deluding joys</i> | Mrs Billington
    182968 | 103166 | <i>Come thou goddess</i> | Harrison
    182969 | 103166 | <i>Come rather goddess</i> | Mrs Billington
    182970 | 103166 | <i>Haste thee nymph</i> | Incledon, Chorus
    182971 | 103166 | <i>Come and trip it</i> | Mrs Piele, Chorus
    182972 | 103166 | <i>Come pensive nun</i> | Mrs Billingdon
    182973 | 103166 | <i>Join with thee calm peace and quiet</i> | Chorus
    182974 | 103166 | <i>Mirth admit me of thy crew</i> | Miss Poole
    182975 | 103166 | <i>Sweet bird</i> | Mrs Billington
    182976 | 103166 | repeated] | Griffith
    182977 | 103166 | <i>Oft on a plat of rising ground</i> | Harrison
    182978 | 103166 | <i>Or let the merry bells ring round</i> | Mrs Billington
    182979 | 103166 | <i>And young and old come forth to play</i> | Chorus.
    Performance: 103167 | 47126 | a | L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2 | Part II. <i>But O! sad virgin</i>-Miss Poole; <i>Populous cities please us then</i>-Sale, Chorus; <i>There let Hymen oft appear</i>-Harrison; <i>Hide me from day's garish eye</i>-Mrs Billington; <i>I'll to the well@trod stage anon</i>-Incledon; <i>And ever against eating cares</i>-Miss Poole; <i>As steals the morn upon the night</i>-Mrs Billington, Harrison; <i>These delights if thou canst give</i>-Incledon, Chorus.
    Cast:
    182980 | 103167 | sad virgin</i> | Miss Poole
    182981 | 103167 | <i>Populous cities please us then</i> | Sale, Chorus
    182982 | 103167 | <i>There let Hymen oft appear</i> | Harrison
    182983 | 103167 | <i>Hide me from day's garish eye</i> | Mrs Billington
    182984 | 103167 | <i>I'll to the well@trod stage anon</i> | Incledon
    182985 | 103167 | <i>And ever against eating cares</i> | Miss Poole
    182986 | 103167 | <i>As steals the morn upon the night</i> | Mrs Billington, Harrison
    182987 | 103167 | <i>These delights if thou canst give</i> | Incledon, Chorus.
    Performance: 103168 | 47126 | a | PART III | A Grand Miscellaneous Act. Overture (<i>Ariadne</i>, $Handel=)-; <i>The Mansion of Peace</i>-Harrison ($Webbe=); <i>Nightingale Chorus</i> (<i>Solomon</i>, Handel)-; <i>Praise the Lord</i>-Miss Poole; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun. (<i>Esther</i>, Handel); <i>Pour forth no more</i>-Sale; <i>No more to Ammon's God</i>-Chorus (<i>Jephtha</i>, Handel); <i>Concerto</i> Violin-G. Ashley ($Giornovichi=); <i>The Soldier tir'd</i>-Mrs Billington ($Dr Arne=); <i>Glory be to the Father</i>-Chorus (<i>Jubilate</i>, Handel).
    Cast:
    182988 | 103168 | Overture
    182989 | 103168 | <i>The Mansion of Peace</i> | Harrison
    182990 | 103168 | <i>Nightingale Chorus</i>
    182991 | 103168 | <i>Praise the Lord</i> | Miss Poole
    182992 | 103168 | accompanied on the harp | Meyer Jun.
    182993 | 103168 | <i>Pour forth no more</i> | Sale
    182994 | 103168 | <i>No more to Ammon's God</i> | Chorus
    182995 | 103168 | <i>Concerto</i> Violin | G. Ashley
    182996 | 103168 | <i>The Soldier tir'd</i> | Mrs Billington
    182997 | 103168 | <i>Glory be to the Father</i> | Chorus

Mainpiece

Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0
Comments:
As17910311 .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1
Comments:
PART I. First Grand Concerto-; Hence loathed Melancholy!-Harrison; Hence! vain deluding joys-Mrs Billington; Come thou goddess-Harrison; Come rather goddess-Mrs Billington; Haste thee nymph-Incledon, Chorus; Come and trip it-Mrs Piele, Chorus; Come pensive nun-Mrs Billingdon; Join with thee calm peace and quiet-Chorus; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole; Sweet bird-Mrs Billington; Mirth admit me of thy crew [repeated]-Griffith; Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison; Or let the merry bells ring round-Mrs Billington; And young and old come forth to play-Chorus.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2
Comments:
Part II. But O! sad virgin-Miss Poole; Populous cities please us then-Sale, Chorus; There let Hymen oft appear-Harrison; Hide me from day's garish eye-Mrs Billington; I'll to the well@trod stage anon-Incledon; And ever against eating cares-Miss Poole; As steals the morn upon the night-Mrs Billington, Harrison; These delights if thou canst give-Incledon, Chorus.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: PART III
Comments:
A Grand Miscellaneous Act. Overture (Ariadne, Handel)-; The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Nightingale Chorus (Solomon, Handel)-; Praise the Lord-Miss Poole; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun. (Esther, Handel); Pour forth no more-Sale; No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha, Handel); Concerto Violin-G. Ashley (Giornovichi); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Glory be to the Father-Chorus (Jubilate, Handel).
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