27 February 1717
Event Information
Theatre:
Stationer's Hall
Theatrical Season:
1716-1717
Volume:
2
Comments:
The first of Twelve Grand Concerts. In Daily Courant, 9 Jan., proposals had been issued for setting up by subscription a monthly concert for the first Wednesday of each month. There were never to be fewer than three of the best singers and nineteen performers in all. Each subscriber was to pay to Trustees John Shipton and Thomas Ives one guinea for a year. The concerts were to begin when there were 350 subscribers. On this date 100 subscriptions had been received
Mainpiece
Music
Comment:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-