Event Comment: The
Late Wells, the bottom of
Lemon St.,
Goodman's Fields. A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Divided into two Parts. The Concert to conclude with the Chorus of
Long Live the King. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit or First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be exhibited Gratis, and not acted these 50 years, an Historical Play...written by the celebrated
Mr Lee. And founded on Facts which happened in
France, in the Reign of
Queen Elizabeth. Shewing the unparalleled Dissimulations, Imprecations, and Perjuries of
Charles the 9th of France, the Queen Mother, and
Cardinal Lorrain, to draw the
Hugonot Party into their snares, by which means the Death of the
Queen Navarre was effected by Poison, and most of the
Protestant Princes of the Blood destroyed.
Chastillon, the famous Admiral of France, with his Wife, Children, Commanders, and Followers, all put to Death, with the King's Consent, bx the cruel and Revengeful
Duke of Guise, and his Adherents. After which the Massacre becoming general over the Kingdom, near near 100,000 Protestants were destroyed in the most barbarous and inhuman manner. The Concert will begin every Evening Positively at Six of the Clock, and the Whole be concluded by Half an Hour after Nine, the Wdlls being appointed (after the Entertainment is over) for the Main Guard of the Militia of the Tower Hamlets
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris
Performance Comment: Charles IX-Cushing; Chastellion-Furnival; Cardinal-L. Hallam; Duke of Guise-Paget; Navarre-Shepherd; Conde-Lee; Anjou-Blakey; Alberto-Julian; Rochfacault-Burt; Langoiran-Blogg; Columbiere-Barlow; Chavagnes-Dove; Queen Mother-Mrs Bambridge; Antramont-Mrs Hallam; Queen of Navarre-Mrs Williamson; Margaret-Gentlewoman; the two last never appear'd on the stage before. With the Prologue-; Epilogue- written at the late happy Revolution.Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay
Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing
Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier