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Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), by James Messink and Carlo Antonio Delpini. Not in Larpent MS; synopsis of action in London Chronicle, 26 Nov.]: The Scenery, Machinery, &c. painted new by Carver, Greenwood and Garvey. The Overture and the rest of the Music composed new by Fisher. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 3 Feb. 1778: Paid Fisher for composing songs, &c. in The Tempest [see 27 Dec. 1776], and other pieces, as per bill, #131 11s. Receipts: #190 16s. (182.18; 7.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Sga Tinte; Pastoral-Reinhold, Miss Dayes; Rest of Vocal Parts-Battishill, Mahon, Baker. [Partial cast from Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov.: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Delpini; Colombine-Sga Tinde. Airs (no pub., 1777) lists no cast, no act division; has songs sung by Justice, Constable, Colin, Lucy, Gypsies. For parts see17800506.] has songs sung by Justice, Constable, Colin, Lucy, Gypsies. For parts see17800506.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Lord Russel, announced on playbill of 30 Aug. It was deferred on account of Miss Woollery's illness {Public Advertiser, 31 Aug.).] Afterpiece [1st time; P 1, by Carlo Antonio Delpini. MS: Larpent 706; not published]: The Overture and Music composed by Dr Arnold. The Scenes painted by Rooker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Performance Comment: Skip Harlequin (Pantomime Author)-R. Palmer; Harlequin Skip-Milbourn; Saunter-Booth; Pantaloon-Burton; Abbe-Byrne; Running Footman-Master Goostree; Pierrot-Delpini; Bird-Catcher-Meadows; Hum-Bug-All-o-Wewitzer; Housemaid-Miss Hale; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; Genius of the Mine-Miss Painter. Other Characters by Gardner, Usher, Swords, Riley, Barrett, Ledger, Gaudry, Nicolini, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Master Farley; Mrs Love, Miss Brangin, Mrs Morris, Mrs Lefevre . Mrs Love, Miss Brangin, Mrs Morris, Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: Here and There and Every Where Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrne, Ratchford, Giorgi Jun., Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Mrs Invill, Giorgi's Scholars, the two Miss Simonets. [The dances were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years [acted 16 Jan. 1789]. Afterpiece [1st time at a public theatre (1st acted at Lord Barrymore's private theatre at Wargrave, 13 Apr. 1791); P 2, by Carlo Antonio Delpini. Not published]: With entire new Music, Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music composed by Baumgarten. The Scenes painted by Richards, Hodgins, Pugh, Walmsley, and other assistants. Books of the Songs [W. Woodfall, 1791] to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. "The Piece was last night very incorrectly exhibited...The scenes of the destruction of the cottage by fire, the view of Strawberry-hill, and Blue Beard's infernal palace...are worthy of commendation. The last scene was not grand enough: the wings were by no means in unison" (Public Advertiser, 22 Dec.). Receipts: #279 13s. (249.19; 29.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: see17920111

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini. Subscription tickets [for 5 nights] to be had of Weltje, confectioner, St. James's-street, and of Rice at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Louisa-Mr Delpini, and see17850214 IMITATIONS. End of 1st ballet, by Kean .
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini. [In 2nd ballet Duquesney's part is not listed; for Miss L. Simonet's part see 29 Apr.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peasant Metamorphosis

Performance Comment: The Peasant Metamorphosis-Delpini; The Lord of the Manor-Baptist; Dancing-master-Master Brady; Fencing-master-Rossi .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Mme Dagville; Skirmish-Miss Simonet; ?-Duquesney; [Henry -] Miss L. Simonet; Louisa-Mr Delpini .
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: In 1st ballet, by Duquesney and the two Miss Simonets; After the Singing, Hornpipe by Baptist and a Comic Dance by Delpini

Song: End of 1st ballet a Serio-Comic Italian Song by Delpini. imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini. 1st piece: With a Kitchen Scene. [The new pantomime is identified in Public Advertiser, 16 Apr. The same newspaper on 2 Apr. states that it was the same as that produced at DL for Delpini's benefit in 1782 [10 May].]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Pantomime [don Juan]

Performance Comment: Characters by Simonet, Henry, Menage, Mrs Dagville, Miss Cooper, the two Miss Simonets, and Clown-Delpini .
Cast
Role: , and Clown Actor: Delpini

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini. 3rd piece: 1st time at that Theatre [1st acted at the Royalty, 13 Aug. 1787]. Delpini's Grand, Tragic, Comic, Pantomimical Entertainment in 2 acts. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed by Gluck, the Airs and Duett by Reeve. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Delpini, No. 17, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #224 11s. (114.2; 7.18; tickets: 102.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17881120, but Recorder-Wewitzer; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Delpini.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Delpini.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Cranfield; Don Pedro Commandant-Boyce; Spanish Grandees-Thompson, Lee, Farley; Scaramouch-Delpini; Donna Anna-Miss Francis; Vocal Characters-Delpini, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.[For parts see17800506.]For parts see17800506.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Lings, Miss Valois. [These were the same in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Scaramouchi Actor: Delpini

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W.? Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Pierrot-Delpini; Maid-Mrs Sharpe; Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems; Pierrot's Wife-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Miss Cranfield.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Actor: Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Performance Comment: Characters by Rossi, Baptist, Mme Dagville, Delpini .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: 1st ballet with a Dance by Duquesney and the two Miss Simonets; to conclude with a Comic Allemande by Baptist, Mme Dagville, Delpini. vaudeville. End of 1st ballet Imitations as17850207, with several Deceptions, with Cards, by Baptist, Interpreter to Pinetti

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Related Work: Here and There and Every Where Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Related Work: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: With Dance and Allemande, as17850221 imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207, with a concert on the flute by Monzani

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17850221 imitations. As17850228

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

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Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: Characters by Mme Dagville, Miss Simonet, Duquesney, Delpini. imitations. End of 1st ballet, as17850228.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17850221 imitations. As17850228

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17850221 imitations. As17850214

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Pantomime

Cast
Role: , and Clown Actor: Delpini

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Pantomime

Cast
Role: , and Clown Actor: Delpini

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mr Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: End of pantomime The Devonshire Minuet by the two Miss Simonets. Imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Delpini
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): Carlo Antonio Delpini

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125