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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Mars Actor: Desse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Atto I. Overture del Ag. Bach-; Song Furia di donna irata-Sga Cremonina (Piccini); Concerto Bassoon-Miller; Song Vedi Amor nel mio Sembiante-Ciardini (Ciampi); Song Quando Saprai chi Sono-Sga De Amicis (Trajetta); Atto II. Concerto violincello-; Song Saro qual e il torrente-Quilici (Galuppi); Song Destrier che al arme uiate-Giustinelli (Piccini); Concerto Hautboy-Simpson; Song Misero Pergoletto-Sga Cremonina (Piccini); Song State Lungi Sol per poco-Ciardini (Galuppi); Atto III. Song Fieri tormenti-Quilici (Jomelli); Song Di quanto Cor le pene-Giustinelli (Trajetta); Concerto violin-; Song Madre non mi conosci-Sga De Amicis (Zingoni); God Save the King-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Charles Dibdin: With New Scenes and Dresses. The Overture, and all the Music entirely new, composed by Dibdin. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 18 Jan. 1780: This Afternoon is published The Shepherdess of the Alps (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #158 13s. (156.16.6; 1.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of The Alps

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: As17791022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banditti; Or, Love's Labyrinth

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but added: Pas Seul, to the French air of Marlborough, by Miss Simonet (who never appears on the stage but at her Mother's Benefit), and omitted: Cupid; End of Opera an entirely new Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, Le Magnifique (the subject taken from the celebrated French Opera of that name) by Henry, Zuchelli, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore, Mme Simonet, with the Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte by Miss De Camp and Miss Simonet (N. B. These two young Ladies, neither of whom has yet completed her ninth year, are both Pupils of Simonet, Father to the latter, and for some years Ballet-Master at the King's Theatre)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Regina Di Golconda

Dance: Three new ballets composed by D'Aubcrval. End of Act I Ballet [of Warriors] by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Theodore; End of Act II Dance [of Shepherds] by Lepicq, Mme Simonet, D'Aubcrval (1st appearance), Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore; End of Opera The Four Ages of Man, in which a Pas de Trois of Chinese by Henry, Zuchelli, Blake. Childhood-the two Miss Simonets; Youth-Slingsby and Mme Theodore; Manhood-Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Vestris [Jun.]; Old Age-D'Auberval and Mme Simonet, who will dance to the celebrated Musette of Handel. To conclude with a Pas de Huit, in a stile entirely new, by the Couples who represent the Four Ages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I a new ballet, composed for the occasion by D'Auberval, Pygmalion (taken from the Mono-drama of that name by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with the original music composed by that very celebrated writer; the story founded on the fabulous account of Pygmalion animating his statue) by Lepicq, Vcstris (Jun.], Mme Rossi, Mme Theodore; End of Opera will be revived Le Tuteur Trompe (composed by Lepicq) in which the following new dances: A new Pas de Deux by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, the latter in the character of Niaise; a Pas Seul by Mme Theodore; a Pas de Troit by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Zuchelli; an entirely new Pas de Deux by Vestris [Jun.] and Mme Theodore; a Pas Seul by Slingsby; a Pas Seul, entirely new, by Vestris [Jun.]; to conclude with the Sequdilla and Fandango by Lepicq and Mme Rossi. N. B. In the same ballet will be introduced a Minuet, composed by Barthelemon for the Prince of Wales, and an Allemande in the French stile, both by Lepicq and Mme Rossi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Theodore. Tickets made out and delivered for the 1st of April will be admitted, and may be had of Mme Theodore, No. 5, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square. Public Advertiser, 15 May: The Ballet was founded on the French piece of Le Deserteur, of which there was retained a good deal of the

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Music: The Dancers, incomparably the best Groupe in Europe, exerted themselves very successfully; D'Auberval's Drunkenness was well managed; Rossi's Fainting Fit, her Agitation preceding it, and her Revival from it; Lepicq's hovering over Rossi, when in the Swoon, and in his Separation from her, were all told very expressively indeed. Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but D'Auberval in place of Slingsby; End of Opera an entirely new grand Ballet, or Tragi-Comic Dancing Pantomime, composed by D'Auberval, Le Deserteur; ou, La Clemence Royale (taken from the well-known comic opera, The Deserter). The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque . other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque .
Cast
Role: The Deserter Actor: Lepicq
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Related Work: Albert and Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy Author(s): Benoît Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Wells, but she "was so ill last night that she could not perform the part of Jane Shore. It was undertaken by Mrs T. Kennedy" (Public Advertiser, 21 Dec.).] Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, by John O'Keeffe]: The Pantomime, and the whole of the Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. designed and invented by Loutherbourg, and executed under his superintendance and direction by Richards, Carver, Hodgins, Catton Jun., Turner, assisted by two other celebrated artists [all subsequent playbills have "a celebrated artist"; he was the Rev. Matthew William Peters (Public Advertiser, 16 Dec.)]. The Music entirely new, composed by Shield. Books containing a short account of the Pantomime, as well as the Recitatives, Airs, Duets, Trios and Chorusses, and a Description of the Procession, to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. [This was the last theatrical piece for which De Loutherbourg designed the scenery. For a detailed account of it see "De Loutherbourg and Captain Cook", by Ralph G. Allen, Theatre Research, IV, 195-211.] Account-Book, 17 Oct.: Paid De Loutherbourg on acct. #120; 20 Dec.: Paid Goodwin for copying Music #10 14s.; 14 Feb. 1786: Paid O'Keeffe in full for Omai #40. Receipts: #309 19s. (302/7; 7/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17901123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17910523

Ballet: End II: La Fete du Seigneur. Le Seigneur-Vestris Sen.; Colin-Vestris Jun.; Tomas, pere de Colin-Casali; Paysiens-Victor, Vermilly; La Dame-Mlle Dorival; Colette-Mlle Hilligsberg; Cateau, mere de Colette-Mlle DeLaCroix; Paysiennes-Mlle Mozon, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Entertainment: Monologue. Occasional Prologue-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Song: In 2nd piece: Singing-Cooke, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Miss Dall, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Powell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Hatton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Caernarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: THE MARINERS

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Bland, Dignum, Sedgwick, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., Mrs Bland, Miss De Camp//Mrs Bramwell, Miss Heard, Miss Menage, Mrs Stuart. [Cast adjusted from Songs (C. Lowndes, 1793): Mr Indigo-Suett; Charles-Bland; Henry-Dignum; Clover-Sedgwick; Flintbourg-Wewitzer; Mizin-Bannister Jun.; Sea Boys-Mrs Bland, Miss De Camp//Sophia-Mrs Bramwell; Bell-Miss Heard; Julia-Miss Menage; Susan-Mrs Stuart.] hathi. hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Contadini Bizzarri

Dance: End of Act I Divertisement, as17940111; End of Act II Adelaide, as17940111, but added: Favre Guiardele; omitted: Mme M. L. Hilligsberg Sen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Box-lobby Challenge

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: As17940531 throughout