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Event Comment: The date of this amateur performance is not known, but the date generally accepted is December 1689. See Alfred Loewenberg, The Annals of Opera, Second Edition, Columns 85-86; and R. E. Moore, Henry Purcell and the Restoration Theatre (Cambridge, Mass., 1961), pp. 38-69. The Epilogue is in New Poems (1690)

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Mainpiece Title: Dido And Aeneas

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Related Work: Dido and Aeneas Author(s): Henry Purcell
Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is stated in Luttrell, A Brief Relation, II, 435, 28 April 1692: On Monday will be acted a new opera, call the Fairy Queen: exceeds former playes: the clothes, scenes, and musick cost 3000#. [According to Some Select Songs As they are Sung in the Fairy Queen (1692) tne singers were Mrs Ayliff, Mrs Dyer, Freeman, Mrs Butler, and Pate. See Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XII (1903), ii; E. W. White, Early Performances of Purcell's Operas, Theatre Notebook, XIII (1958-59 ), 45; and R. E. Moore, Henry Purcell and the Restoration Theatre, Chapter IV.] Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 42-43: The Fairy Queen, made into an Opera, from a Comedy of Mr Shakespeare s: This in Ornaments was Superior to the other Two [King Arthur and The Prophetess]; especially in Cloaths, for all the Singers and Dancers, Scenes, Machines and Decorations, all most profusely set off; and excellently perform'd, chiedly the Instrumental and Vocal part Compos'd by the said Mr Purcel, and Dances by Mr Priest. The Court and Town were wonderfully satisfy'd with it; but the Expences in setting it out being so great, the Company got very little by it. Gentleman's Journal, May 1692: The Opera of which I have spoke to you in my former hath at last appear'd, and continues to be represented daily: it is call'd, The Fairy Queen. The Drama is originally Shakespears, the Music and Decorations are extraordinary. I have heard the Dances commended, and without doubt the whole is very entertaining. [As the May issue of the Gentleman's Journal was licensed on 14 May, the statement that The Fairy Queen continued to be acted daily may indicate consecutive performances from 2 May to at le ast 14 May 1692.

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Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

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Related Work: The Fairy Queen Author(s): Henry Purcell
Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first production is not known, but the Gentleman's Journal, February 1692@3 (issued in March) makes clear that it followed Congreve's play: We have had since a Comedy, call'd, The Wary Widow, or Sir Noisy Parrot, by Henry Higden Esq; I send by here the Prologue to it by Sir Charles Sedley, and you are too great an Admirer of Shakespeare, not to assent to the Praises given to the Fruits of his rare Genius (p. 61). The play was announced in the London Gazette, No. 2875, 29 May-June 1693. The music for one song, All hands up aloft, was by Berenclow, and the song appears in D'Urfey, Wit and Mirth, 1699. Dedication, edition of 1693: But now it is forced to beg for your Protection from the malice and severe usage it received from some of my Ill natured Friends, who with a Justice peculiar to themselves, passed sentence upon it unseen or heard and at the representation made it their business to persecute it with a barbarous variety of Noise and Tumult. Gildon, The Life of Mr Thomas Betterton (p. 20): The actors were completely drunk before the end of the third act, and being therefore unable to proceed with this "Pleasant Comedy," they very properly dismissed the audience

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Mainpiece Title: The Wary Widow; Or, Sir Noisy Parrat

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Related Work: The Wary Widow; or, Sir Noisy Parrat Author(s): Henry Higden
Event Comment: Aeneas and Dido compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham-doctor

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

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Related Work: Dido and Aeneas Author(s): Henry Purcell
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: several Musical Entertainments composed by Henry Purcell. [Monday 10--Saturday 15: PASSION WEEK]

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

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Related Work: Dido and Aeneas Author(s): Henry Purcell

Dance: New Scotch dances-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher, and since Revis'd. Afterpiece: [By Henry Carey.] A New Farce

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Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One

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Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: Mainpiece: by Henry Purcell

Event Comment: [By Henry Fielding.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: Love In Several Masques

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Related Work: Love in Several Masques Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. First Piece. [By Henry Carey.] Not play'd these Fourteen Years. Second Piece: Not play'd these Six Years

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Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances; Or, More Ways Than One

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Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: HHarlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

Event Comment: [By Henry Fielding.

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Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

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Related Work: The Temple Beau; or, The Intriguing Sisters Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Temple Beau Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Henry Fielding.] For a comment on the performance, see Egmont, Diary, I, 97

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Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

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Related Work: The Authors Farce; and, The Pleasures of the Town Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

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Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: Never Acted before. Written by the Author of Tom Thumb [Henry Fielding]. With New Scenes and other Decorations

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Mainpiece Title: Rape Upon Rape; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

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Related Work: Rape Upon Rape; or, The Justice Caught in his own Trap Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: Third piece: an entire New Act [introduced into Tom Thumb, By T. Cooke]. Daily Journal, 30 Nov.: Whereas it hath been advertised, that an entire New Act, called, The Battle of the Poets, is introduced into the Tragedy of Tom Thumb; This is to assure the Town, that I have never seen this additional Act, nor in any ways concerned therein. Henry Fielding

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Mainpiece Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

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Related Work: Rape Upon Rape; or, The Justice Caught in his own Trap Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Coffee House Politician Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

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Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before. [By Henry Fielding.

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Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

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Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

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Related Work: The Welch Opera Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Henry Fielding.]5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

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Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

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Related Work: The Modern Husband Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Both plays by Henry Fielding. For a discussion of recent plays, see The Comedian, No. 3, June 1731.

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

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Related Work: The Old Debauchees Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

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Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Henry Fielding.] Alter'd from the French of Moliere

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

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Related Work: The Old Debauchees Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

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Related Work: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: The Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Midsummer Whim, as17320606

Event Comment: A New English Opera after the Italian Manner. [Text by Henry Carey. Set to Musick by John Christopher Smith.] Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Receipts: For Mr Arne

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Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

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Related Work: Teraminta Author(s): Henry Carey
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Henry Carey. Not printed.

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Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Betty; or, The Country Bumpkins

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Related Work: Betty; or, The Country Bumpkins Author(s): Henry Carey
Event Comment: A New Ballad Opera. [By Henry Potter.

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Mainpiece Title: The Decoy; Or, The Harlot's Progress

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Related Work: The Decoy; or, The Harlot's Progress Author(s): Henry Potter
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Raftor. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act. [By Henry Fielding. Apparently not published.

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Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All

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Related Work: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several eminent Merchants and Persons of Distinction. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral Epithalamium. [Edition of 1733 lists no cast, states that it was written by a Gentleman, and prints the Prologue, which was written by Havard. A song, The Wedding Day, written by Henry Carcy, was sung in it by Master Osborne.]

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Nuptials: With The Amorous Sportsman

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Related Work: The Happy Nuptials: With The Amorous Sportsman Author(s): Henry Carey
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In it The Pleasures of the Town. With great Additions. Afterpiece: a new Farce of two Acts. [By Henry Fielding.]

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Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

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Related Work: The Authors Farce; and, The Pleasures of the Town Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

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Related Work: The Intriguing Chambermaid Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: A New Comedy. Written by the Author of The Miser [Henry Fielding]. Tickets for the Author's Night at DL will be taken here every Night of the Performance. Boxes 4s. Pit is. Gallery 1s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

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Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Henry Fielding
Event Comment: Benefit John Roberts, in lieu of one last Season at DL. Afterpiece: Written by Henry Fielding, Esq. 6:30 P.M. N.B. The Play and Entertainment will be conducted with the utmost Decorum: And whereas several Irregularities have been committed, as to Hours of beginning, &c. this is to assure all Gentlemen and Ladies that please to favour us with their Presence, that the Play will certainly begin at the time propos'd; and particular Care is taken that the whole Performance will endeavour at universal Satisfaction. Tickets for Sir Walter Raleigh taken at this Play

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Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

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Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Don Quixote in England Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: Prince of Wales's Saraband and Minuet by Davenport and Miss Brett. III: Les Bergers Heureux by Davenport and Miss Brett. V: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett

Song: In II: Lempio Rigor del Fato by Miss Jones. IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones. End Afterpiece: A Dialogue by Master Arne and Miss Jones

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. Afterpiece: A new Farce of one Act [by Henry Fielding]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd

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Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding