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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Dance: As17740810

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Dance: A Dance-

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of Aldridge); End II: [The Cricket@Match [sic]The Cricketters, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: Hornpipe, as17771017

Ballet: End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End I: new song, The Cottage on the lawn (composed by Michael? Arne)-Mrs Farrell

Ballet: End Procession: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780511

Song: As17780511

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End II: New Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour, Gavot-Harris, Miss Valois; End IV: Le Minuet a Quatre-Dumay, Holloway, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross; with a variety of new Quadrilles-

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Ballet: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard; or, The Point at Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival; or, All Alive at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: Hornpipe, as17920920

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Song: As17940922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Dance: In II: Masquerade Dance- incident to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor; or, British Heroism

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: [Larpent MS 1079 states, correctly, that most of the songs were "Sung in Arrived at Portsmouth"] Glee-Incledon, Linton, Bowden (Shield); With pride we steer for Britain's Coast-Incledon (Shield); O bring me wine-Bowden (Shield); A description of the Irish way of settling a Quarrel-Johnstone (Reeve); Negro Song-Mrs Martyr (Reeve); Description of a Cockney-Munden (Reeve); Hail to the Brave-Johnstone, Bowden, Incledon (Shield)

Entertainment: End II: Imitations of several favorite Vocal Performers-Mrs Wells; End 1st piece: Imitations of two celebrated Tragic Actresses-Mrs Wells (positively her last appearance in public)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival; or, All Alive at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In course of 2nd piece: As17950506; Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course of entertainments: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; Old Towler-Incledon

Music: 3rd piece: With the favorite Overture by Shield for Arrived at Portsmouth-; with a violin and oboe obligato-Mountain, W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary: Saw a fine Mask at court perform'd by 6 Gent: & 6 Ladys surprizing his Majestie, it being Candlemas day. Pepys, Diary, 3 Feb.: Then Mrs Pickering...did, at my Lady's command, tell me the manner of a masquerade before the King and Court the other day. Where six women (my Lady Castlemayne and Duchesse of Monmouth being two of them) and six men (the Duke of Monmouth and Lord Arran and Monsieur Blanfort, being three of them) in vizards, but most rich and antique dresses, did dance admirably and most gloriously. God give us cause to continue the mirthe!

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Masque

Event Comment: Rugge's Diurnal, BM Add. Mss. 10117, folio 179: Acted at Whitehall atcourt a play witt wt'out mony before King and nobility. Pepys, Diary, 15 Oct.: But she [Lady Carteret] cries out of the vices of the Court, and how they are going to set up plays already; and how, the next day after the late great fast, the Duchesse of York did give the King and Queene a play. Nay, she told me that they nave heretofore had plays at court the very nights before the fast for the death of the late King [i.e., on the night preceding 30 Jan.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money