27 February 1717

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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

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pW;sh Concert. *mW;sh Vocal and Instrumental Music-. *cW;sh The first of Twelve Grand Concerts. In <i>Daily Courant</i>, 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.

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    *p1717 02 27 sh Concert.*m1717 02 27 sh Vocal and Instrumental Music-.*c1717 02 27 sh The first of Twelve Grand Concerts. In <i>Daily Courant</i>, 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.

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    Event: 6796 | 17170227 | sh | The first of Twelve Grand Concerts. In <i>Daily Courant</i>, 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
    Performance: 10301 | 6796 | p | Concert
    Performance: 10302 | 6796 | m | Vocal and Instrumental Music-

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Title: Concert
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