28 March 1798
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1797-1798
Volume:
5
Comments:
"Miss Poole did not appear at the Oratorio last Wednesday...She has been very dangerously ill" (Morning Herald, 30 Mar.). Her substitute is not named
Performance List
Mainpiece
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Mme Mara, Master Elliot, Miss Poole, Incledon, Miss Dufour, Sale, Reinhold
- Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley.
Afterpiece
Title:
Grand Selection 1
Comments:
Occasional Overture-; Wave from Wave-Sale (Israel in Egypt); From Harmony-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Every day will I give-Incledon (Chandos Anthems); O filial piety-Dorion (Saul).
Occasional Overture-; Wave from Wave-Sale (Israel in Egypt); From Harmony-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Every day will I give-Incledon (Chandos Anthems); O filial piety-Dorion (Saul).
Cast:
- Role: Occasional Overture Actor:
- Role: Wave from Wave Actor: Sale
- Role: From Harmony Actor: Chorus
- Role: Every day will I give Actor: Incledon
- Role: O filial piety Actor: Dorion
Afterpiece
Title:
Grand Selection 2
Comments:
Overture-; O the pleasures of the plains-Chorus; Shepherd what-Master Elliot; I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Reinhold; The flocks shall leave-Miss Poole, Incledon, Reinhold (Acis and Galatea); Grateful Hearts-Miss Dufour (Nabal); Hear Jacob's God-Chorus; O mirror of our fickle state-Miss Celson (Samson); Sweet Bird-Mme Mara; accompanied on the violin-G. Ashley (L'Allegro); My arms against, Sound an alarm-Incledon; We hear-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); No cruel father-Incledon (Saul); O had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Poole (Joshua); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Pious orgies-Mme Mara (Judas Maccabaeus); No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha).
Overture-; O the pleasures of the plains-Chorus; Shepherd what-Master Elliot; I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Reinhold; The flocks shall leave-Miss Poole, Incledon, Reinhold (Acis and Galatea); Grateful Hearts-Miss Dufour (Nabal); Hear Jacob's God-Chorus; O mirror of our fickle state-Miss Celson (Samson); Sweet Bird-Mme Mara; accompanied on the violin-G. Ashley (L'Allegro); My arms against, Sound an alarm-Incledon; We hear-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); No cruel father-Incledon (Saul); O had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Poole (Joshua); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Pious orgies-Mme Mara (Judas Maccabaeus); No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha).
Cast:
- Role: Overture Actor:
- Role: O the pleasures of the plains Actor: Chorus
- Role: Shepherd what Actor: Master Elliot
- Role: O ruddier than the cherry Actor: Reinhold
- Role: The flocks shall leave Actor: Miss Poole, Incledon, Reinhold
- Role: Grateful Hearts Actor: Miss Dufour
- Role: Hear Jacob's God Actor: Chorus
- Role: O mirror of our fickle state Actor: Miss Celson
- Role: Sweet Bird Actor: Mme Mara
- Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: G. Ashley
- Role: Sound an alarm Actor: Incledon
- Role: We hear Actor: Chorus
- Role: No cruel father Actor: Incledon
- Role: O had I Jubal's lyre Actor: Miss Poole
- Role: The many rend the skies Actor: Chorus
- Role: Pious orgies Actor: Mme Mara
- Role: No more to Ammon's God Actor: Chorus
Afterpiece
Title:
Grand Selection 3
Comments:
Select parts of the Water Music-; Softly sweet-Miss Poole; [accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Alexander's Feast); I feel I feel, Arm arm ye brave-Reinhold; We come we come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd-Mme Mara (Dr Arne); What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Poole, Master Elliot (Joseph); Oh come, let us worship-Incledon ([Chandos] Anthems); But bright Cecilia-Mme Mara; As from the power-Mme Mara, Chorus; The dead shall live-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); . .
Select parts of the Water Music-; Softly sweet-Miss Poole; [accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Alexander's Feast); I feel I feel, Arm arm ye brave-Reinhold; We come we come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd-Mme Mara (Dr Arne); What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Poole, Master Elliot (Joseph); Oh come, let us worship-Incledon ([Chandos] Anthems); But bright Cecilia-Mme Mara; As from the power-Mme Mara, Chorus; The dead shall live-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); . .
Cast:
- Role: Select parts of the Water Music Actor:
- Role: Softly sweet Actor: Miss Poole
- Role: accompanied on the violoncello Actor: C. Ashley
- Role: Arm arm ye brave Actor: Reinhold
- Role: We come we come Actor: Chorus
- Role: The Soldier tir'd Actor: Mme Mara
- Role: What's sweeter than the new blown rose Actor: Miss Poole, Master Elliot
- Role: let us worship Actor: Incledon
- Role: But bright Cecilia Actor: Mme Mara
- Role: As from the power Actor: Mme Mara, Chorus
- Role: The dead shall live Actor: Chorus
Music
Comment:
As17980309