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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts, who did not sing on 14 Dec. because of a cold; A new piece of vocal and instrumental music- composed by Clark

Performance Comment: because of a cold; A new piece of vocal and instrumental music- composed by Clark.

Dance: L'Abbe, Cherrier, DuRuel, Mrs Elford, Miss Evans

Event Comment: By Subscription. With a new Prologue and Epilogue. Admission as 14 Dec. 1703. [A Folger Library broadside appears to be a program for this concert. It lists in Act I The Druid's Song from Bonduca, two songs by Mrs Tofts, a song from The Fairy Queen, and a dance; in Act II The Frost Music from King Arthur, two dances, and a song by Mrs Tofts; in Act III an Ode on the Glorious Beginning of Her Majesty's Reign, set by Daniel Purcell and performed by Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, and Mrs Campion; a song by Mrs Tofts, The Sacrifice from King Arthur, and a Grand Dance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; with several select Pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell; And a comical Dialogue sung originally in The Island Princess,-Mr Leveridge, Mr Doggett

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music composed-Leveridge, others; Italian sonatas on violin-Gasperini

Dance: As17031102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Dance: As17031102

Song: (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) Singing in Italian- the FamousSigniora Francisca Margarita del'Epine the Musick that accompanies her composed by Signior Giacomo Greber, being the first time of her performing at this Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. The music for The Judgment of Paris composed by Weldon. [Note that both duRuel and Mrs Mayers are advertised to appear at both theaters this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: With several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several other select pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Song: Three new Entertainments of Singing in Italian-Signiora Francisca Margaretta del'Epine, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber

Dance: As17040204

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Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Song: As17031102

Music: Several Italian Sonatas for the Violin-Signior Gasperini, compos'd by the Famous Bolonchini

Event Comment: A new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (after the manner of an Opera...the vocal part being compos'd by Mr Weldon, and the Instrumental by Mr Dieuport. [Text by Pierre Motteux.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Happiness

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Happiness

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts

Dance: As17040222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; Select pieces composed by Henry Purcell-

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three Entertainments ofSinging in Italian one of which is entirely new, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-Signiora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17040422

Song: Several Entertainments of Singing in Italian-the Famous Signiora Francisca Margarita del'Epine; of the best Songs she hath Sung in England: The Accompanied with Musick- compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, others

Song: And at the Desire of some Persons of Quality, several Entertainments of Singing in Italian- the Famous Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine being the best Songs she has Sung in England, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber; also an English Song of the late Mr Henry Purcell's-Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: English songs by Purcell and Italian songs-Mrs del'Epine, the accompanying music by Greber

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny. Not Acted these Five Years. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Cyclops Dance (from Psyche), in which Monsieur Cherrier perform'd the Part of Vulcan with great Applause-

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Mrs del'Epine; particularly Henry Purcell's O lead me to some peaceful Gloom-

Event Comment: Benefit Firbank and Bickerstaff. Mainpiece: Not Acted there these Four Years. Afterpiece: The Two Doctors' Scenes from the last Act. [Mrs del'Epine sings] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality [for her last appearance until winter]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Afterpiece Title: Le Medicin Malgre Luy (last act)

Song: Several Italian songs-Mrs del'Epine, the music composed by Greber; and an English song composed by Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

Dance: A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield, his first on the stage; other dances-Layfield, Miss Evans

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis, Miss Baldwin; A comical dialogue-Short, Mrs Willis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis

Event Comment: Note, That the Theatre in Dorset-Garden being now repair'd from the Damage done by the late great Winds, the same will be ready by the latter end of this Week to Act in, or for Entertainments of Musick and Danceing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Music: Several Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Dance: Spanish Dance, Punchanello-Cherrier; Other Dances-Mrs Lucas, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: Several Songs in Italian and English never performed before by her-The famous Signiora Francisca Margaretta del'Epine , being lately return'd to England

Dance: As17041023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters; with several Italian Sonatas perform'd on the Violin-Mr Henry Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs del'Epine

Dance: As17041202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Song: Singing in Italian-Signiora Ziuliana de Celotte; all the Instrumental and Vocal Musick compos'd by the eminent Master Sigismond Cousser, lately arriv'd in England-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mr Ramondon, it being the first time of his performing on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Song: The new Italian Boy

Dance: