16 January 1796

Event Information
Theatre: King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: "The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of sticking up sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead, and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of Mme Banti, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degrading and cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (Morning Chronicle, 18 Jan.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p king's Semiramide. As 5 Jan. *dEnd Opera: <i>Paul et Virginie</i>- [see 9 Jan.]. *c"The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of stickingup sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead,and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of $Mme Banti=, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degradingand cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 18 Jan.).

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    *p1796 01 16 king's Semiramide. ^As17960105^.*d1796 01 16 king's End Opera: <i>Paul et Virginie</i>- [^see17960109^].*c1796 01 16 king's "The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of sticking up sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead, and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of $Mme Banti=, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degrading and cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 18 Jan.).

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    Event: 49950 | 17960116 | king's | "The Theatre was extremely crowded on Saturday night. Again the cruel practice of sticking up sentinels on the stage produced an accident. One of the poor fellows, exhausted the position [of] continuing so long motionless, fell down apparently dead, and was carried off. He fell almost at the foot of $Mme Banti=, on whom the shock was so instantaneous as to disable her for some minutes from proceeding. For this she was very becomingly hissed by some persons, who, if they knew the reason, did not betray much humanity on the occasion...We trust that this degrading and cruel practice of turning men into figures will be discontinued" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 18 Jan.)
    Performance: 110462 | 49950 | p | Semiramide | As17960105.
    AsSeeDate: 110462 | king's | p | As | 17960105
    Cast:
    729251 | 110462 | Principal Characters | Roselli, Rovedino, Mme Banti.
    729252 | 110462 | <i>Arsace | Roselli
    729253 | 110462 | Seleuco | Rovedino
    729254 | 110462 | Mitrane | $DeGiovanni</i>
    729255 | 110462 | <i>Oroe | $Braghetti</i>
    729256 | 110462 | <i>Semiramide | Mme Banti
    729257 | 110462 | Azema | $Sga Colombati</i>.
    Performance: 110463 | 49950 | d | End Opera: <i>Paul et Virginie</i>- [see17960109]

Mainpiece

Title: Semiramide
Comments:
As17960105.
Cast:

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Work Title: Semiramis
Associated Date?: 1733
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Pietro Metastasio (1698 - 1782)
   Antonio Vivaldi
Work Title: La Semiramide Reconosciuta
Associated Date?: 1748
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Work Title: Semiramide Riconosciuta
Associated Date?: 1771
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Gioacchino Cocchi
   Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli
Work Title: Semiramide; o, La Vendetta di Nino
Associated Date?: 1794
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Francesco Bianchi
   Ferdinando Moretti

Dance

Comment: End Opera: Paul et Virginie- [see17960109]

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