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Event Comment: Having for a Series of Years received the greatest Obligations from the Nobility and Gentry of this Nation, I have always retained a deep Impression of their Goodness. As I perceived, that joining good Sense and Significant Words of Musick, was the best Method of recommending this to an English Audience; I have directed my Studies that way, and endeavour'd to shew, that the English Language, which is so expressive of the sublimest Sentiments, is the best adapted of any to the full and solemn Kind of Musick. I have the Mortification now to find, that my Labours to please are become ineffectual, when my Expences are considerably greater. To what Cause I must impute the Loss of the Publick Favour, I am ignorant, but the Loss itself I shall always lament. In the mean time, I am assur'd that a Nation, whose Characteristic is good Nature, would be affected with the Ruin of any Man, which was owing to his Endeavours to entertain them. I am likewise persuaded, that I shall have the forgiveness of those noble Persons, who have honour'd me with their Patronage, and their Subscription this Winter, if I beg them Permission to stop short, before my Losses are too great to support, if I proceed no farther in my Undertaking; and if I intreat them to withdraw three Fourths of their Subscription, one Fourth part only of my Proposal having been perform'd. I am, etc. G. F. Handel. Attendance will be given at Mr Handel's House in Brook's St., Hanover Square, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next, in order to pay back the Subscription money. [Two poems in honor of Handel in the 21 Jan. issue of the Daily Advertiser. A letter in the 25 Jan. issue indicates that the subscribers would not accept the proferred refund; Handel announced he would resume performances in view of this response.

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: Part I. Overture. Della Caduta de Giganti by Gluck-;Airs: Care Paiple in La Caduti de Giganti-Jozzi; San Prigioniero in Il Trionfo della Continenza-Signora Pompeati; Bella consola-Ciacchi; Men Tedela by Handel-Monticelli; La Sortemia Tiranna in Il Trionfo-Signora Imer; Part II. Concerto-Weideman; Airs:Return O God of Hosts, Samson-Signora Frasi; Il Cormeo by Handel-Monticelli; Pensa che il Cielo trema in La Caduta-Ciacchi; Mai l'Amorio verace (La Caduta)-Signora Imer; Concerto-Carbonell; Air:O da Pastor Lampugani-Monticelli; Part III. Concerto-Miller; Airs: Per Pieta in Il Trionfo-Jozzi; Volgo Dubbiosa in La Caduta-Signora Pompeati; The Prince unable to conceal his Pain, Alexander's Feast-Signora Frasi; Duetto in Il Trionfo-Mosticelli, Signora Imer; A Grand Concerto of Mr Handel's-.
Event Comment: CCatherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 18 April: These oratorios of Handel's are certainly (next to the hooting of owls) the most solemly striking music one can hear....In this last oratorio he has literally introduced guns, and they have a good effect.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 640, who identifies the guns as kettle-drums. But Winton Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 471, identifies them as the outsize drums from the Tower of London. See Sheridan's The Critic on off-stage gun shots: This hint I took from Handel. Recced of Mr Handell for rent of his 10 Oratorio's #210.--Account Books, Egerton 2268. [Actually there were twelve nights of oratorios.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabaeus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I: A New Overture by Chiampi-; Jo Son quell Pellegrino (Terradellas)-Sga Giacomazzi; Dille che d'altra Face (Cocchi)-Laschi; Questo core amato bene (Ariaja)-Sga Galli; Concerto-Pasqualino; Le Dolcezze dell' Amor (Chiampi)-Guadagni; Infelice Van milagno (Chiampi)-Sga Frasi; Part II: Concerto-Dubourg; Qual Nocchiero (Chiampi)-Sga Mellini; Dal Labro (Chiampi)-Sga Giacomazzi; Oh dio mancar mi Sento (Chiampi)-Sga Frasi; Concerto-Miller; Son sventurato (Chiampi)-Guadagni; Fair and Comely is my Love (Handel)-Sga Galli; Part III: Concerto-Vincent; Crudo Amore (Fini)-Laschi; Alla selva al prato (Fini)-Mellini; Se torna il gelo usato (Pulli)-Sga Giacomazzi; So che per Gioco (Pulli)-Sga Galli; Duet O Fairest of Ten Thousand Fair (Handel)-Sga Frasi, Guadagni; A Grand Concerto by Handel-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oncerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Sga Mingotti, Miss Brent, Beard, Champnes, Master Soper; The first violin, a Solo-Giardini; Act I: Handel's Overture of Saul-; A song-Sga Mingotti composed by Sg Galuppi; A song-Beard of Handel's; A Song-Miss Brent of Arne's; A Concerto on the German flute-Tacet; A Song-Sga Mingottiof Mr Hasse's; The Lauda, a celebrated Chorus compos'd by Hasse-; Act II: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Vincent; The Funeral Anthem by Handel-; A Solo on the violin-Giardini; Act III: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; The Stabat Mater compos'd by Pergolesi, with several of the parts made into Chorusses-Giardini.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. With the latest improvement by Mr Handel. Pit and boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd that day, at the Office in the theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at Half an Hour past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To Begin at Half an Hour after Six (Public Advertiser, 4 March). [N.B. This is an Advance notice. No notice occurs on this day, but the following: This Day publish'd Esther: An Oratorio, with the last improvements by Mr Handel. To be performed, by Their Majesties Command at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Price 1s.] Went into the First Gallery at Covent Garden to hear the Oraortio, Esther, composed by Handel. The Stage was formed into an orchestra, like one side of an amphitheatre divided by an organ, atop of which was a head of Handel in a radiated frame. In the front sat the vocal performers, Champney, Vernon, Mrs Arne, Mrs Pinto, Miss Young, and Mrs Frasi. Stanley played on the Organ but retired after the 1st or 2nd act. The house was not much crowded, tho the King and Queen, those idols of fools, were there (Neville MS Diary). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Cast
Role: Habdonah Actor:
Role: Haman Actor:
Role: Officer Actor:
Role: Chorus of Israelites Actor:
Role: 1st Israelite Actor:
Role: 2nd Israelite Actor:
Role: Esther Actor:
Role: Ahasuerus Actor: .

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Cast
Role: Come and trip it as you go Actor: Mrs _Addison, Mrs Second, Chorus.
Role: First Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: loathed melancholy Actor: Harrison
Role: vain deluding joys Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Come thou Goddess fair and free Actor: Harrison
Role: Come rather Goddess sage and holy Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Haste thee nymph Actor: Page, Chorus
Role: Come but keep thy wonted state Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Join with thee calm peace Actor: Chorus
Role: Mirth admit me of thy crew Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Sweet bird Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: G. Ashley
Role: repeated] Actor: Bartleman
Role: Oft on a plat of rising ground Actor: Harrison
Role: Let me wander not unseen Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: And young and old Actor: Chorus.
Role: sad virgin Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Populous cities please me then Actor: Bartleman, Chorus
Role: There let Hymen oft appear Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Hide me from day's garish eye Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: I'll to the well@trod stage anon Actor: Page
Role: And ever against eating cares Actor: Mrs Second
Role: As steals the morn upon the night Actor: Mrs Billington, Harrison
Role: These delights if thou canst give Actor: Page, Chorus.
Role: Overture Actor:
Role: Wise men flattering Actor: Mrs Addison
Role: Rendi il sereno Actor: Harrison
Role: Nightingale Chorus Actor:
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Mrs Second
Role: accompanied on the organ Actor: Knyvett
Role: When storms the proud Actor: Bartleman
Role: boast his matchless law Actor: Chorus
Role: Let the bright seraphim Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the trumpet Actor: Sarjant
Role: Let their celestial concerts all unite Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Cast
Role: These delights if thou canst give Actor: _Page, Hindle
Role: There let the pealing organ Actor: Chorus
Role: These pleasures melancholy give Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: First Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: loathed melancholy Actor: Harrison
Role: vain deluding joys Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Come thou Goddess fair and free Actor: Harrison
Role: Come rather Goddess sage and holy Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Haste thee nymph Actor: Page, Chorus
Role: Come and trip it as you go Actor: Mrs Addison, Chorus
Role: Come but keep thy wonted state Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Join with thee calm peace Actor: Chorus
Role: Mirth admit me of thy crew Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Sweet bird Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: G. Ashley
Role: repeated] Actor: Bartleman
Role: Oft on a plat of rising ground Actor: Harrison
Role: Let me wander not unseen Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: And young and old Actor: Chorus.
Role: sad virgin Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Populous cities please me then Actor: Bartleman, Chorus
Role: There let Hymen oft appear Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Hide me from day's garish eye Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: I'll to the well@trod stage anon Actor: Page
Role: And ever against eating cares Actor: Mrs Second
Role: As steals the morn upon the night Actor: Mrs Billington, Harrison
Role: Overture Actor:
Role: Wise men flattering Actor: Mrs Addison
Role: Rendi il sereno Actor: Harrison
Role: Nightingale Chorus Actor:
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Mrs Second
Role: accompanied on the organ Actor: Knyvett
Role: When storms the proud Actor: Bartleman
Role: boast his matchless law Actor: Chorus
Role: Let the bright seraphim Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the trumpet Actor: Sarjant
Role: Let their celestial concerts all unite Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; The mansion of peace-Harrison (Webbe); Jehovah crown'd-Hindle; He comes-Chorus (Esther, Handel); O had I Jubal's Lyre-Mrs Second (Joshua, Handel); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Bartleman; Wretched lovers-Chorus (Acis and Galatea, Handel); The soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Arne); Let their celestial concerts-Chorus (Samson, Handel).
Event Comment: [Text by N. F. Haym. Music by G. F. Handel.] By Command Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. At 6:30 p.m. When the Tickets are dispos'd of, No Persons will be admitted for Money. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 154: At Night, Radamistus, a fine Opera of Handel's Making. The King there with his Ladies. The Prince in the Stage-box. Great Crowd. Mainwaring, Handel, pp. 98-99: If the persons who are now living, and who were present at that performance may be credited, the applause it received was almost as extravagant as his Agrippina had excited; the crowds and tumults of the house at Venice were hardly equal to those at London. In so splendid and fashionable an assembly of Ladies (to the excellence of their taste we must impute it) there was no shadow of form, or ceremony, scarce inoeed any appearance of order or regularity, politeness, or decency. Many, who had forc'd their way into the house with an impetuosity but ill-suited to their rank and sex, actually Fainted through the heat and closeness of it. Several Gentlemen were turned back, who had offered forty shillings for a seat in the gallery, after having despaired of getting any in the pit or boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Radamistus

Event Comment: Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now again Revis'd by him. With several Additions, to be perform'd by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. There will be no Action on the Stage, but the Scenes will represent (in a Picturesque Manner) a Rural Prospect, with Rocks, Groves, Fountains, and Grottos, amongst which will be disposed a Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds. The Habits and every other Decoration suited to the Subject. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present. See letter from Hill to Handel, in Hill, Works, I, 174-75, and in Deutsch, Handel, p. 299.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: Benefit Handel. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. Gallery 5s. London Evening Post, 30 March: Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present; there was the greatest and most polite Audience ever seen there, and it's thought Mr Handel cou'd not get less that Night than 15001. Egmont, Diary, II, 474: In the evening I went to Hendel's Oratorio, where I counted near 1,300 persons besides the gallery and upper gallery. I suppose he got this night 1,000 1. [For further details, see Deutsch, Handel, p. 455.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Oratorio

Music: With a Concert on the Organ-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Concert Air from Alexander's Feast: War he sung is Toil and Trouble-Mrs Bishop; III: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band

Performance Comment: Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band.

Dance: I: David apShenkin; II: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 End I Afterpiece: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Galli. Composed by Handel. Signora Galli will sing the Part of Alexander, with all the original songs of Senesino. [As Senesino created this role in 1726, the piece performed tonight may be Handel's, not Lampugnani's; see kings, 15 Nov. 1743 and Deutsch, Handel, p. 647.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Roxana

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Signora Galli.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Sga Sybilla, Miss Young, Waltz, Hague, Messing Jr; Act I: The overture in Otho-; A Concerto of Geminiani-; A Solo on the German Flute-Balicourt; Powerful Guardians, Come ever Smiling Liberty by Handel-Sga Sybilla; Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; Solo on the Violincello-Jones; First Trumpet-Snow; A Grand Concerto with Trumpets French Horns, and four Kettle Drums-John Mitchell Axt; who has had the honour to perform before several Sovereigns and English General Officers with great applause. Between the Acts: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Axe; a piece of music-six of the best French Horns; in England, never attempted before. Act II: The Music on the Thanksgiving Day-; compos'd by John Frederick Lampe, as it was perform'd on Thursday the 9th day of October 1746, in the Savoy. The words oy Christian Benjamin Schlaiblin, dedicated to the Duke of Cumberland. Concluding with the Water Music of Handel-;accompanied with four kettle drummers-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Susanna, An Oratorio

Performance Comment: Parts were: Chelsias (Susana's father); Joacim (Her Husband); Daniel; 1st Elder; 2nd Elder; Judge-; [ Susannah; Attendant (Larpent MS). But Susanna-Signora Frasi; Attendant-Signora Sibilla; Daniel-the Boy; Joacim-Signora Galli; First Elder-Lowe; Second Elder-Rheinhold; Chelsias-Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 656).*c1749 2 10 cg [For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.
Cast
Role: Judge Actor:
Role: But Susanna Actor: Signora Frasi
Role: Attendant Actor: Signora Sibilla
Role: Daniel Actor: the Boy
Role: Joacim Actor: Signora Galli
Role: First Elder Actor: Lowe
Role: Second Elder Actor: Rheinhold
Role: Chelsias Actor: Reinhold
Event Comment: t the chapel of the Foundling Hospital. Above 100 voices in performance. Tickets, 10s. 6d. [There] were present their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales....and a prodigious Concourse of the Nobility and Gentry (Deutsch, Handel, pp. 671, 672, from London Evening Post). 1,300 Tickets printed (Deutsch, Handel, p. 668, from Minutes of Hospital). Audience above a thousand (Deutsch, Handel, p. 670, from Gentleman's Magazine for May).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Performance Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I: New Overture by DuBourg-; Non Pensi (Latilles)-Mondini; Cantata (Arne)-Beard; Voglio Amor-Sga Curioni; Concerto on violincello-Pasqualino; Pensa che amante (Cocchi)-Guadagni; S'e spoze (Hasse)-Mingotti; Part II: Concerto on Bassoon-Miller; Per lei fra l'armi-Ciprandi; Sorge nell' alma mia (Perez)-Sga Mattei; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg; Tremende oscuri atroci (Pergolesi)-Sga Frasi; Fra quest Ombra (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Part III: Concerto on oboe-Vincent; Non via Piaque (Conforto)-Sga Mingotti; Destrir che all' armi usato (Ciampi)-Guadagni; Return O God of Hosts (Handel)-Sga Frasi; Uniti a Lupi (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Grand Concerto-Handel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Music In Four Acts

Performance Comment: Favourite songs. A good Choir disposed over the orchestra, and some extraordinary hands. End Act II, Handel's Grand Chorus from the Messiah-; [End Act IV, Handel's Coronation Anthem-. [After the music is over, in the Portico opposite the Octagone in the Garden, will be exhibited the Theatre of Shados [sic] representing several beautiful views of Italy, and moving figures...Between the acts the French Horns-; [and Clarinets- [will play favourite pieces- [in the Garden. The whole to conclude with a Ball..in the Garden. The whole to conclude with a Ball..

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Redemption 0; L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture-(Berenice, Handel); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Mad Bess-Mrs Billington (Purcell); The mighty power-Chorus (Athalia, Handel); Se constanta per timore-Mrs Second (Caruso); Together let us range-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); Shall I in Mamre's-Bartleman (Joshua, Handel); Bravura song-Mrs Billington (Sacchini); Gloria Patri-Chorus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Cast
Role: Come and trip it as you go Actor: Mrs _Addison, Mrs Second.
Role: First Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: loathed melancholy Actor: Harrison
Role: vain deluding joys Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Come thou Goddess fair and free Actor: Harrison
Role: Come rather Goddess sage and holy Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Haste thee nymph Actor: Page, Chorus
Role: Come but keep thy wonted state Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Join with thee calm peace Actor: Chorus
Role: Mirth admit me of thy crew Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Sweet bird Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: G. Ashley
Role: repeated] Actor: Bartleman
Role: Oft on a plat of rising ground Actor: Harrison
Role: Let me wander not unseen Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: And young and old Actor: Chorus.
Role: sad virgin Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Populous cities please me then Actor: Bartleman, Chorus
Role: There let Hymen oft appear Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Hide me from day's garish eye Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: I'll to the well@trod stage anon Actor: Page
Role: And ever against eating cares Actor: Mrs Second
Role: As steals the morn upon the night Actor: Mrs Billington, Harrison
Role: These delights if thou canst give Actor: Page, Chorus.
Role: Overture Actor:
Role: Wise men flattering Actor: Mrs Addison
Role: Rendi il sereno Actor: Harrison
Role: Nightingale Chorus Actor:
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Mrs Second
Role: accompanied on the organ Actor: Knyvett
Role: When storms the proud Actor: Bartleman
Role: boast his matchless law Actor: Chorus
Role: Let the bright seraphim Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the trumpet Actor: Sarjant
Role: Let their celestial concerts all unite Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Cast
Role: First Grand Concerto Actor:
Role: loathed melancholy Actor: Harrison
Role: vain deluding joys Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Come thou Goddess fair and free Actor: Harrison
Role: Come rather Goddess sage and holy Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Haste thee nymph Actor: Page, Chorus
Role: Come and trip it as you go Actor: Mrs Addison, Chorus
Role: Come but keep thy wonted state Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Join with thee calm peace Actor: Chorus
Role: Mirth admit me of thy crew Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Sweet bird Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: G. Ashley
Role: repeated] Actor: Bartleman
Role: Oft on a plat of rising ground Actor: Harrison
Role: Let me wander not unseen Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: And young and old Actor: Chorus.
Role: sad virgin Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Populous cities please me then Actor: Bartleman, Chorus
Role: There let Hymen oft appear Actor: Mrs Second
Role: Hide me from day's garish eye Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: I'll to the well@trod stage anon Actor: Page
Role: And ever against eating cares Actor: Mrs Second
Role: As steals the morn upon the night Actor: Mrs Billington, Harrison
Role: These delights if thou canst give Actor: Page, Chorus.
Role: Overture Actor:
Role: Wise men flattering Actor: Mrs Addison
Role: Rendi il sereno Actor: Harrison
Role: Nightingale Chorus Actor:
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Mrs Second
Role: accompanied on the organ Actor: Knyvett
Role: When storms the proud Actor: Bartleman
Role: boast his matchless law Actor: Chorus
Role: Let the bright seraphim Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: accompanied on the trumpet Actor: Sarjant
Role: Let their celestial concerts all unite Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March (Scipio, Handel)-; The mansion of peace-Harrison (Webbe); Nightingale Chorus (Solomon, Handel)-; Not unto us-Mrs Second; accompanied on the clarionet-Mahon (Arne); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Bartleman; Wretched lovers-Chorus (Acis and Galatea, Handel); The soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Arne); God save the King-Chorus.
Event Comment: Benefit Handel. [Admission as 2 March.] In all its former Perfection, viz. As Scenes, Flights, and Decorations. [Handel received #73 10s. 11d. See Deutsch, p. 59.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Music: With the Addition ofseveral New Songs-; particularly an Entertainment for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr Hendel on purpose for that Day-

Event Comment: [Music by Ariosti, Bononcini, Handel. Text by P. A. Rolli.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. De Fabrice to Flemming, 21 April (in Deutsch, Handel, p. 126): The Princess of Wales was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to the King by Lord Herbert during...Mutius Scevola, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain Pipo, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Compos'd by Mr Handel. [Text by John Gay. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 272-73.] Receipts: money #34 10s. 6d.; tickets #34 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Cast
Role: Acis Actor: Rochetti
Role: Galatea Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Polypheme Actor: Leveridge
Role: Coridon Actor: Legar
Role: Damon Actor: Salway.

Song: Likewise the Song Son Confusa Pastorella-Mr Rochetti, being the Favourite Hornpipe in the Opera of Porus

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [See Deutsch, Handel, p. 287, for a discussion as to whether Handel's music was a part of this program; there is no evidence for it in the bill in the Daily Post.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Cibber
Role: Face Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper
Role: Surly Actor: W. Mills
Role: Dapper Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Drugger Actor: Th. Cibber
Role: Kastril Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Tribulation Actor: Griffin
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Role: Lovewit Actor: Shepard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Stocks Actor: Harper
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Lovemore Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Raftor.
Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Event Comment: Composed by Signior Bononcini. Queen, Prince, and princesses present. [For a comment upon the entertainment, see The Craftsman, 12 August (partially reproduced in Deutsch, Handel, p. 295), and Daily Post, 9 June (also in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 293-94).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Pastoral Entertainment