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Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Miss Ansell, Luxmore, Arne, Akery, Pilbrow, Hall [carpenter], Saby, the Band, Mrs Davenett, Blant, Gray will be admitted. Receipts: #266 6s. 6d. (28.4.0; 4.13.6; tickets: 233.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-garden. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Giardini, Bertoni, Dr Arne, Carolan the Irish Bard. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the French of La Bonne Mere, by Horatio Edgar? Robson, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by LeTexier in Lisle-Street [and 1st acted at the hay, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Ryder, altered from The Man of Parts, by Isaac Jackman; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

Event Comment: Benefit for Wrighten, prompter. 3rd piece [1st time; M I, author unknown. Music selected from Dr Arne. MS: Larpent 833 (which notes, "The words partly new and partly compiled. In Commemoration of the Restoration of His Majesty's Health"); not published]. Public Advertiser, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Wrighten, No. 6, Little Russel Street. Tickets delivered for the 20th will be admitted. Receipts: #278 17s. 6d. (48.2.0; 13.17.0; 0.17.6; tickets: 216.1.0) (charge: #106 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Hall, Furkins, Lamp, Pilborough, Plank, Anselmo, Byrne, Copland, Rye, Mrs Arne, Mrs Linton, Jealous, Brereton, Varley, Doser, Loyde, the Band will be admitted. Receipts: #256 (21.10; 2.7; tickets: 232.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected, by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Bertoni, Dr Arne, and Carolan. [Afterpiece in place of Animal Magnetism, advertised on playbill of 21 Sept.] Receipts: #199 6s. 6d. (197.5.6; 2.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble]: By Shakespeare, with Additions from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne, with new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. [Epilogue by John Burgoyne (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #154 13s. 6d. (135.9.0; 19.2.6; 0.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Maddocks, Alfred, Lyons, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Crouch; III: Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection

Performance Comment: Break his Bands of Sleep asunder-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); What sweeter than the new blown Rose-Miss Hagley [World: Sga Storace], Kelly (Joseph); The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms-Mrs Crouch (Artaxerxes, by Dr Arne); Shake the Dome-Chorus (Solomon); Dove sei amato bene-Sga Storace (Rodelinda); The good we wish for, Thy glorious deeds-Reinhold (Samson); Worthy is the Lamb-Grand Chorus (The Messiah).

Music: End II oratorio: concerto on the violoncello-Mason

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Frederick Reynolds. Larpent MS 870; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 7 May]: With entire new Dresses, Scenes, Machinery and Decorations. The Music partly selected from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin y Soler?, Reeve, Dr Arne [the printed score (Longman and Broderip [1790]) adds: Martini, Duni, Carolan, Leveridge]. The rest composed by Shield. The Chorusses selected from Handel, and sung by the Performers from the Concert of Ancient Music. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #210 13s. 6d. (208.12.0; 2.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions [by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Musick by Purcell and Dr Arne, with the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. Afterpiece: 30th [recte 29th] time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. The Overture, new Songs and Accompaniments by Shaw. Receipts: #199 18s. 6d. (157.10.0; 40.8.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. The Mask-Kelly; Commandant-Barrymore; Turnkey-Suett; Officer-Sedgwick; Thomas-Banks; Lawyer-Waldron; Mob-Hollingsworth, Chapman, Webb, Fairbrother, Lyons; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Nannette-Miss Romanzini; Abbess-Mrs Edwards; Teresa-Miss Barnes; Nuns-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davis, Mrs Gawdry, Miss Palmer; Carline-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Barnes

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch; III: a Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 15th [recte 14th] Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. With new Dresses, Scenes, Machinery and Decorations. The Music partly from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin y Soler?, Reeve, Dr Arne. The rest by Shield. The Chorusses selected from Handel, to be sung by the Performers from the Concert of Ancient Music. [Miss Williams was from the Exeter theatre.] Receipts: #137 1s. 6d. (133.7.0; 3.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: 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).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Miscellaneous Act. ; Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Balmy sweetness-Harrison (Boyce); Thou shalt bring them in-Mrs Piele (Israel in Egypt); Disdainful of danger-Harrison, Incledon, Sale (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Bless the true Church and save the King-Incledon, Chorus (Athalia); There in myrtle shades-Miss Poole (Hercules); But bright Cecilia, As from the power of sacred lays-Mrs Billington; The dead shall live-Chorus (Dryden's Ode).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Act Of Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: A Selection from Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; Rendi il sereno al Ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); For unto us-Chorus (The Messiah); How blest the maid-Miss Poole (Hercules); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Solomon, by Boyce); Jehovah crowned-Incledon; He comes he comes-Chorus (Esther); The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Let their celestial concerts all unite-Chorus (Samson).

Music: As17910330

Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. Ode: The music by Dr Arne. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [acted 16 June 1790]. Public Advertiser, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Holman, No. 2, Tavistock-row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #217 2s. 6d. (121.11.0; 6.15.6; tickets: 88.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Lord Glenmore-Aickin; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Davies; Grey-Hull; Vane-Bernard; Jacob-Blanchard (1st appearance in that character); Bridget-Mrs Wells; Miss Mortimer-Miss Chapman; Warner-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Warner Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: Duologue. End: Garrick's Ode on Shakespeare-Holman, Miss Brunton; Principal Vocal Parts-Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: [Mrs Fawcett was from the York theatre.] Afterpiece: 1st Time as an After Piece. With Dresses, Scenes, Machinery, and Decorations. The Music partly selected from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin, Reeve, and Dr Arne. The rest composed by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 31 Oct.: Paid Reynolds in full for The Crusade #60. Receipts: #187 13s. (181.16.6; 5.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Performance Comment: Bantam-Quick; Raymond-Johnstone; Joppa-Blanchard; Aluph-Incledon; Sir Troubadour-Munden; Godfrey-Davies; Daran-Darley; Adran-Powel; Tartar Prince-Cubitt; Officer-Williamson; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Female Prisoners-Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Miss Francis, Mrs Watts, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Gray, Mrs Cross, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions [by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne. With new Airs and Chorusses by Linley Jun. Receipts: #225 8s. 6d. (188.14.6; 34.19.0; 1.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: See17911105 [i.e. not listed on playbill]

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley, Mrs Edwards; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-Neptune Sedgwick,; Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0, Composed By g

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Second Oboe Concerto-; The soldier tir'd-Miss Barclay (Arne); Shake the dome-Chorus (Solomon); Let me wander not unseen, Or let the merry bells-Master Welsh; And young and old-Chorus (L'Allegro); Serbo in petto-Mrs Bland (Attwood); I come not, Honour and arms, Canst thou for this, Go baffled coward-Incledon, Reinhold (Samson); Softly sweet-Mrs Crouch (Alexander's Feast); Hallelujah for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth-Chorus (The Messiah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; The mansion of peace-Harrison (Webbe); Jehovah crown'd-Hindle; He comes-Chorus (Esther, Handel); O had I Jubal's Lyre-Mrs Second (Joshua, Handel); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Bartleman; Wretched lovers-Chorus (Acis and Galatea, Handel); The soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Arne); Let their celestial concerts-Chorus (Samson, Handel).
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Four Acts. The Music by Dr Arne and Giardini. Books of the Lyric Part of the Drama to be had at the Theatre. [Mrs Pollock is identified in European Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 456. "Candour and impartiality compel us to advise this lady to desist from a pursuit that affords her not the most distant prospect of success. She is deficient in every dramatic requisite, her person alone excepted" (Morning Herald, 26 Nov.).] Receipts: #182 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: End: A New Divertisement-Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi

Song: In: the Principal Vocal Parts-Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Barnett, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions [by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne, with the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Mr Linley Jun. Receipts: #120 9s. 6d. (82.18.6; 29.0.0; 8.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Song: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Danby [Public Advertiser: Caulfield], Cooke, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Shaw

Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): Michael Arne

Opera: V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield; Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill omits Anna, but "Mrs Rock was a wretched Anna" (Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 195). Miss Morris is identified in European Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 69; and see 14, 16 Nov.] Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), author unknown. Text (i.e. synopsis of action), For the Booksellers, 1793. Larpent MS 964 contains Songs only]: Partly New, and partly a Selection of Scenery, Machinery, Tricks, and Business, from the most approved Pantomimic Productions of Lunn, Rich, Woodward, Messink, Rosamond [i.e. Rosoman], Lalauze, &c. The Music chiefly compiled [by Thomas Goodwin] from Pepusch, Galliard, Dr Arne, Vincent, Dibdin, Dr Arnold, Fisher, the rest by Shield. The selected Scenery and Machinery re-painted, and the several new ones designed and executed by Hodgins, Pugh, Walmsley, Lupino, &c. The Dances by Byrn, who will for the first time introduce a Burlesque Pas de Russe. With new Dresses, Machinery and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [In afterpiece the playbill lists Follett, but he "having received an injury at the morning's rehearsal, afforded that excellent actor, Munden, the opportunity of giving the Public an additional proof of the versatility of his talents: -he undertook the part of the Clown [i.e. Clodpole ], and performed it so well that he will probably be obliged to retain it" (Morning Herald, 21 Dec.). He was probably omitted from the Vocal Characters (see 21 Dec.).] Receipts: #258 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum; or, Mother Shipton Triumphant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Ye sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison [Webbe]; My faith and truth-Miss Leak, Master Hummell [Samson]; Non piu andrai-Morelli [Le Nozze di Figaro, by Mozart]; Concerto on the violin-Janiewicz (1st public performance in this Kingdom); Let the bright seraphim-Mrs Harrison [Samson]; Angels ever bright and fair-Master Welsh [Theodora]; The prince unable-Miss Poole [Alexander's Feast]; When Britons first at Heaven's command-(Alternate Solos); Rule Britannia Rule the Waves-Full Chorus (Dr Arne).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; Wake son of Odin-Leete (Stevens); What boots it where thy soldier-Miss Leak; Dear is my little native vale-Master Welsh; When Britain from her sea@girt shore-Dignum, Clark, Letee; Britain's best bulwarks-Chorus; Softly rise-Harrison; accompanied on the bassoon-Holmes (Solomon, by Boyce); Se ti perdo-Miss Poole; Tune your harps-Mrs Harrison (Esther); When all the air shall ring-Miss Poole, Miss Leak (Dr Arne); God save the King-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah , Part I; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: The Resurrection

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Alday; Odi grand Ombra-Harrison; accompanied on the bassoon-Holmes (Paisiello); On the pleasant banks of Tweed-Master Welsh; Shake the dome and pierce the sky-Chorus [Solomon]; O'er hill and valley-Mrs Harrison (Harrison); Hark! the trumpet sounds-Dignum, Chorus; The soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Miss Poole [Artaxerxes, by Dr Arne]; Wake sons of Odin-Lette (Stevens); When Britain from her sea girt shore-Dignum, Clark, Leete; The Wooden Walls of Old England-Chorus.

Song: End 2nd piece: Ye spotted Snakes-(Stevens)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt; or, The Return from Victory

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Darley, Gray, Linton, Mrs Clendining; SCENE I. A Camp. How stands the glass around-Incledon; Good subjects with jolly full bottle-Incledon, Darley, Gray; Scene II. A View of the Scheldt. Gentle Soldier oft you've told me (composed by Dr Arne)-Incledon, Mrs Clendining; Scene III. The French Troops preparing for the Siege. With a View of the Fort. Scene IV. The Storming of the Fort by Figures in Perspective; and the Repulse of the Enemy. Oh what a charming thing's battle-Incledon (1st time); Scene V. The Temple of Mars, with the Return from Victory. Great Britain still her charter boasts-(composed by Shield).

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In 2nd piece: Byrn, Holland, Mrs Watts, Mme Rossi

Entertainment: Monologue. A new Occasional Address in the character of Goldfinch ,-Lewis