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Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Dignum, Waldron, Burton, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Miss Cranford, Miss Collett, Mrs Wilson. [for partial cast see17871123] .for partial cast see17871123] .

Dance: In afterpiece: Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0 (selected From The Great And Favoprite Works Of handel That Were Performed At His commemoration In Westminster Abbeyv, And At The pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784])

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Mme Mara; 1st Violin-Shaw.

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Music: End II: a new concerto on the hautboy-Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts]. Overture to Samson-; Song-Mme Mara; Concerto Violoncello-Mara; a Song-Reinhold; Quartetto, Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; A Song-Mme Mara; Grand Chorus [from Handel-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts.]. Overture to Artaxerxes-; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mme Mara; Concerto Hautboy-Parke; Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; Concerto French Horn-Ponto; Song-Reinhold; Coronation Anthem, My Heart is inditing-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch

Performance Comment: End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Spirit-Lamash; Elder Brother-Whitfield; Younger Brother-Benson; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Sabrina-Miss Romanzini; Bacchant-Miss Collett; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude, On The Happy Recovery Of His Majesty

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Truth 0

Performance Comment: Selected by Dr Arnold from Works of the following Great Masters: Handel, Purcell, Dr Arne, Corelli, Jomelli, Sacchini, Haydn, Principal Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Dignum, Kelly, Mrs Crouch, Miss Lockhart, Miss Hagley (pupil of Linley? Sen.), Mrs Ambrose; 1st Violin-Shaw. For a detailed account of what was sung, see17880320 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0; Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Performance Comment: Overture-(Occasional Oratorio); O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); Nasce al bosco-Reinhold (Ezio); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Where e'er you walk-Mrs Crouch (Semele); How excellent thy name-Chorus (Saul); Speak ye who best can tell-Kelly (Ptolomy); Abraham enough-Mrs Crouch (Susanna); Jehovah is my shield-Miss Hagley (Occasional Oratorio); Blest be the man-Chorus (Joseph); Pious Orgies-Mrs Ambrose (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them Hailstones-Double Chorus; The Lord is a man of war-Reinhold, Dignum; Moses and the Children of Israel-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Mrs Ambrose; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 1

Performance Comment: New Overture-(Haydn); Praise the Lord-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); See her awful domes-Kelly (Julius Caesar, Handel); No more shall Edom-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); On our paternal-Reinhold, Dignum, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch, Chorus (Corelli); He bids the circling season-Miss Lockhart; Give glory to his awful name-Chorus (Handel); Cease ah cease-Mrs Crouch [i.e. Ombra Cara (Radamisto, Handel)]; Remember us O Lord-Quartetto, Chorus (Purcell); O thou almighty pow'r-Mrs Ambrose [i.e. Affani del pensier (Ottone, Handel)]; When storms the proud-Reinhold (Athalia, Handel); O Judah boast-Chorus (Handel); Rise O God-Chorus (Funeral Anthem, Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 2

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 3

Performance Comment: Sacred Truth-Mrs Ambrose (Dr Arnold); Vain is Beauty-Mrs Crouch ([Judith] Dr Arne); O God! 'Tis Thou-Chorus (Handel); Hear a Nation's deep Distress-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold, Chorus (Jomelli); Safely go in Joy and Peace-Reinhold (Handel); Long by adverse motion-Kelly (Handel); Songs of Joy-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the hauboy-W. Parke (Sacchini); Glory to God (Joshua, Handel), We will rejoice (Joseph, Handel)-Grand Chorus; God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Concerto Spirituale 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 1

Performance Comment: As pants the Hart-[Chandos Anthems]; Overture-; Quartetto and Chorus-Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold; Tears are my daily Food-Mrs Ambrose; Now when I think thee upon-Kelly; For I went with the Multitude-Chorus; My God my soul is vexed-Reinhold; Put thy Trust in God-Chorus; Why so full of grief-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley; Hallelujah Chorus [The Messiah]-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 3

Performance Comment: Dixit Dominus, the Music by Pergolesi-; The Lord said unto the Lord-Chorus; The Lord shall send-Kelly; Be Thou Ruler-Chorus; In the Day of Thy Power-Mrs Crouch; The Day of Thy Birth-Miss Hagley; The Lord swear and will not repent-Chorus; The Lord upon Thy Right Hand-Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Reinhold, Dignum, Semi-Chorus; Glory be to the Father-Kelly, Reinhold; As it was in the Beginning-Chorus; To conclude with God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Crouch. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Wroughton; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Spirit-Lamash; Brothers-Benson, Banks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Pastoral Nymph (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Sabrina-Miss Romanzini; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Edwards; Bacchants-Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw; Euphrosyne-Mrs Crouch; Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch; accompanied-Forster.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah, Preceded By god Save The King(coronation Anthems)

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Kelly, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley, Sga Storace; 1st Violin-Shaw; Conductor-Dr Arnold.

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Master Bridgtower, Son to the African Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0[from The Works Of handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: PART III. Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Blest be the man-Chorus [Joseph]; Gentle airs-Cizo [Athalia]; Concerto bassoon-Parkinson; How excellent thy name-Chorus [Saul]; Cease ah! cease thou gentle youth-Miss Romanzini; The flocks shall leave the mountains-Reinhold, Dignum, Miss Romanzini [Acis and Galatea]; Now heaven in all her glory shone-; Lord what is man?-Mrs Crouch [Semele]; Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth-Grand Chorus [The Messiah].The Messiah].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption, A Sacred Oratorio Selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed At His Commemoration, In westminster-abbey And At The pantheon On 26 And 27 May 1784 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; Oh! first created Beam-Chorus (Samson); He layeth the Beams-Reinhold (Ezio); When his loud Voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Where e'er you walk-Mrs Crouch (Semele); How excellent thy Name-Chorus (Saul); Speak ye who best can tell-Kelly (Ptolomy); Abraham enough-Mrs Crouch (Susanna); Jehovah is my shield-Miss Hagley (Occasional Oratorio); Blest be the Man-Chorus (Joseph); Pious Orgies-Sga Storace (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them Hail@stones-Double Chorus; The Lord is a Man of War-Reinhold, Dignum; Moses and the Children of Israel-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Sga Storace; The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Music: As17900219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Buck's Lodge

Performance Comment: Most Noble Grand-R. Palmer; Senior Vice Grand-Bannister Jun.; Junior Vice Grand-Suett; Noble Bucks-Barrymore, Dignum, Sedgwick, Williames, Haymes, Danby; Secretary-Benson; Brothers-Phillimore, Hollingsworth, Banks, Burton, Fawcett, Lyons, Maddocks, Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Haymes; Brothers-Benson, Bland; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Lady-Mrs Ward; Euphrosyne-Mrs Crouch; Female Bacchanals-Mrs Crouch [i.e. doubled Euphrosyne], Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards; Sabrina-Mrs Bland [i.e. doubled Bacchanal]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch; accompanied-Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Performance Comment: Characters-Kelly, Palmer, Haymes, Suett, Bannister Jun., Dignum, Sedgwick, Hollingsworth, Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley, Sga Storace, Mrs Bland [and see17910101].and see17910101].

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Performance Comment: O the Pleasures of the Plain!=-Chorus; For us the Zephyr blows-Miss Hagley; Ye verdant plains, Hush ye pretty warbling Quire-Miss Davies; Where shall I seek-Spence; Stay Shepherd stay, Shepherd what art thou pursuing-Miss Broadhurst; Lo! here my Love, Love in her Eyes-Kelly; O didst thou know the Pains, As when the Dove-Mrs Crouch; Happy we-Miss Hagley, Dignum; Happy we [repeated]-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Happy we Actor: Miss Hagley, Dignum

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Wretched Lovers-Chorus; I rage I melt I burn, O Ruddier than the Cherry-Reinhold; Whither fairest-Bellamy; The Lion calls not-Miss Hagley; Cease to beauty to be suing-Bellamy; Would you gain the tender creature-Mrs Crouch; His hideous love, Love sounds the alarm-Kelly; Consider fond Shepherd-Miss Hagley; Cease O cease-Miss Davies; The Flocks shall leave the Mountains-Miss Davies, Dignum, Reinhold; Help Galatea-Spence; Mourn all ye Muses-Chorus; Must I my Acis-Mrs Crouch; Cease Galatea cease to weep-Chorus; 'Tis done thus I exert, Heart the seat-Miss Davies; Galatea dry thy tears-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Selection. Tyrants would in impious throngs-Mrs Crouch; Tyrants ye in vain conspire-Chorus (Athalia); Sin not O King-Miss Broadhurst (Saul); Thrice happy the Monarch-Bellamy [Alexander Balus]; What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Joseph); Shake the dome and pierce the Sky-Chorus (Solomon); Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); I sing the produce of the vine, 'Tis mighty wine inspires us-Reinhold (Ottone); The Trumpet's loud clangor-Kelly, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Da forte morir sapro-Miss Davies (Sarti); I'll proclaim the wondrous story-Spence, a Young Lady (1st appearance) (Esther); Worthy is the Lamb-Grand Chorus (The Messiah).

Music: As17910323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby
Role: Apollo Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Banks; Brothers-Benson, Bland; Chief Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Crouch; Bacchants-Mrs Crouch [sic], Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards; Sabrina-Mrs Bland [sic]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Hagley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0, Selected From The Works Of handel By dr Arnold

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Kelly, Reinhold, Incledon, Master Welsh (from Bath), Dignum, Sedgwick, Morelli, Miss Barclay (pupil of Linley; 1st appearance in public), Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch; Leader of the Band-Shaw.

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Performance Comment: Overture-(Occasional Oratorio); O! First created beam-Chorus (Samson); He layeth the beams-Reinhold (Ezio); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Lord what is man-Mrs Crouch (Semele); How excellent thy name-Chorus (Saul); Speak ye who best can tell-Kelly (Ptolomy); Abraham enough-Mrs Bland (Susanna); Jehovah is my shield-Miss Hagley (Occasional Oratorio); Blest be the man-Chorus (Joseph); Pious orgies-Miss Barclay (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them hail@stones-Chorus; The Lord is a man of war-Reinhold, Dignum; Moses and the Children of Israel-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Music: End I: concerto on the bassoon-Parkinson; End II: concerto on the violin-Master Bridgetower

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0, Composed By g

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Concerto bassoon-Parkinson; Is not the King most Mighty?, On the charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley [Arnold]; Fair Rosale-Master Welsh (Linley); I'll proclaim the wondrous story-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Esther); Sweet bird-Mrs Crouch (L'Allegro); Awake! the trumpet's lofty sound-Chorus (Samson); Con un moro orrendore strano-Morelli (Marcello); Worthy is the lamb-Chorus (The Messiah).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0principally From The Works Of handel; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Esther)-; Tyrants would-Mrs Crouch; Tyrants ye in vain-Chorus (Athalia); How willing-Sedgwick (Samson); What's sweeter-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Joseph); The smiling dawn-Master Welsh (Jephtha); Solo (on the harp)-Meyer; Deeper and deeper still-Kelly; Waft her angels-Chorus (Jephtha); Lord in thee-Incledon, Chorus (Te Deum).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Festive Board [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. Non andrai farfalone amoroso, Donne donne chi vi crede-Morelli; Quatro e quatro otto, Cara sei tu il mio bene, Son Perfetta cacciatrice-Morelli, Garelli; President-Palmer; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Bannister Jun., Sedgwick, Barrymore, Suett, Dignum, Caulfield; In which some of the most celebrated Catches, Glees-.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Benson; Brothers-Banks, Bland; Chief Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Bland; Bacchants-Mrs Bland [sic], Miss DeCamp; Sabrina-Mrs Bland [sic]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Barclay.