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Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 21 Sept.: A Company of Italian Comedians recently arrived here from beyond Sea, and being patronized by the Dukes of Montague and Richmond, 'tis said, that Leave will be given them to perform in the Opera-House in the Hay-Market

Performances

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was altered by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

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Role: Pigmy Dancing Master Actor: Sandham

Dance: new Dance of Fawns-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Event Comment: His Royal Highness the Duke present. Mainpiece: By Terence. Afterpiece: Imitated from the Phormio by Moliere, and translated into English by Mr Otway, with some Alterations; acted by the younger King's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phormio

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: As17290110, but Priuli-Moses; Duke-_.

Song: Nicholls

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Roger; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Whitsun Holiday-Boval, Mrs Mills

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 8 Aug.: On Wednesday last in the Evening her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, his Royal Highness the Duke, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Amelia and Carolina, were entertained in the Gardens at Richmond by the Comedians of the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Unknown

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m.; Damon and Phillida, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; The Humours of Harlequin added to each one. Daily Post, 25 Aug.: This Day his Royal Highness the Duke and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary and Louisa intend to honour Mr Reynolds with their Presence at his Great Theatrical Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. [The Prince, accompanied by the Duke of Manchester, Lord Charles Cavendish, and Colonel Schutz, present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: By Plautus. [The Duke present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryo

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #173 3s. 6d. [King, Queen, Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Event Comment: With an Addition of some New Songs. [Prince, Princess Royal, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Event Comment: Receipts: #138 6s. [Prince, Duke, Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Event Comment: Benefit Guering, Virtuoso of the Violin, who lately came over with His Grace the Duke of Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Griffith, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin. By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Receipts: #163 2s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Their Majesties, the Duke, and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin (Comic Part of The Rape of Proserpine)

Dance: Salle, Poitier, Mlle Salle; particularly a New Ballad, with New Habits-; In afterpiece (by Command): the Grand Dance of Momus-

Event Comment: [K$King, Queen, Duke, Princess Royal, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present. For an Epigram on the late Mrs Oldfield, see Grub St. Journal, 17 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: [K$King, Queen, Prince, Duke, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness, the Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17301114, but Standard-Mills; Beau Clincher-Cibber Jr; Smugler-Johnson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Parly-Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #176 17s. [The Prince and the Duke of Lorrain present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: EEgmont, Diary, I, 207: Then went to the practice of the revived opera Tamerlan, where I saw the Duke of Lorain sing a part

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes put together at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. [Their Majesties, the Prince, three eldest Princesses, Duke of Lorrain, and Count Kinski present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane