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Event Comment: Mainpiece; With the Scenes, Machines, Songs, Dances, and all the Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turned Judge

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Text by Lewis Theobald. Set to Music by John Galliard.] A new Opera of one Act. With Scenes, Machines, Habits, Dances, and all other Decorations proper to the same, entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Related Works
Related Work: Pan and Syrinx Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: [Written by Lewis Theobald.] The Music by Mr Galliard. By Subscription. A new Comic-Dramatic Opera. With all new Cloaths, and the Scenes are Machines after the Venetian Manner. N.B. There are above two Thousand Ells of Cloath employ'd in the Painting. Pit and Boxes by tickets only. Stage Boxes 15s. First Gallery 3s. Box in the Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Triumph

Performance Comment: Edition of 1718 lists: In Act V a Masque of Decius and Paulina. Decius Mundus-Mrs Barbier; Simon-Leveridge; Paulina-Mrs Thurmond; Ida-Pack; Priestess of Isis-Mrs Fitzgerald.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady's Triumph Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Not Acted these Six Years. Taken from the Cid of Mons Corneille. All the Habits being entirely New. With new Scenes and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ximena Or The Heroick Daughter

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilks, Booth, Cibber, Mills, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter; The original Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years [but see 2 May 1709]. Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play. Steele wrote a Prologue for this play, possibly for this run; it was not used but appeared in The Theatre, 2 Feb. 1720. See also The Works of John Dennis, Hooker, ed., II, 162-65. Cibber states that #600 was expended on the habits, scenes, and decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dollabella-Wilks; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter; Edition of 1717 adds: Serapion-Thurmond; Another Priest-Williams; Charmion-Mrs Garnet; Iras-Mrs Robins.
Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. In which is contain'd, The Storming of the City Corioli, the Overthrow of the Volscians, the Triumph of Coriolanus , His Banishment by the Common Wealth, His Return against Rome, and his Death by the Treachery of Tullus Ausidious . With Scenes, Machines, Truimphal Arches, and other Decorations after the Custom of the Romans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: And a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. With the Addition of a new Scene. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd

Entertainment: Several particular new ones-

Event Comment: With all Scenes and Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Misantrope Or Harlequin A Man hater

Song: As17190302

Dance: Several new Entertainments-; viz. a new Dance-8 Persons : Arlequin , Punchanello , Spanish Man and Woman , Country Man and Woman , Arlequin Woman , Dame Ragonde

Performance Comment: a new Dance-8 Persons : Arlequin , Punchanello , Spanish Man and Woman , Country Man and Woman , Arlequin Woman , Dame Ragonde .
Event Comment: Performed after the French Manner. With New Scenes and Decorations proper to the Play. In which will be seen a Battle on Horseback between the Knight of the Sun and the Emperour of the Moon, call'd in French La Cavalcade Espagnol, a Performance never yet seen in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune Or Harlequin Emperor In The Moon

Entertainment: A new leap over 14 Men-the Tumblers

Event Comment: By Command. The Concert will be perform'd in a Magnificent Triumphant Scenev, exceeding 30 Foot in Length any Scene ever seen before. Painted by Sig Roberto Clerici. The Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Robinson (late Mrs Turner), Benedetto Baldassari; Cantata she sung in her own Concert, by Sig Artilio Ariosti-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Event Comment: With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. In which is contain'd, The Storming the City of Corioliv; the Overthrow of the Volsciansv; the Triumph of Coriolanusv; his Banishment by the Commonwealthv; his Return against Romev; and his death by the Treachery of Tullus Ausidiusv. With Scenes, Machines, Triumphal Arches, and other Decorations after the Custom of the Romans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Invader Of His Country Or The Fall Of Coriolanus

Event Comment: [By Lewis Theobald.] With new Scenes and Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: King Richard II-Ryan; Duke of York-Boheme; Duke of Aumerle-Smith; Lord Salisbury-Egleton; Bishop of Carlisle-C. Bullock; Bolingbroke-Leigh; Earl of Northumberland-Ogden; Lord Ross-Diggs; Lord Willoughby-Coker; Queen-Mrs Bullock; Lady Piercy-Mrs Spiller; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue by Sewell-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Earl of Northumberland Actor: Ogden
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, and Dances proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: Whereas the Liberty of the Scenes has been lately abus'd by Rioting, and disturbing the Audiences, none for the future will be admitted, but who shall take Tickets at the Stage Door, which will be deliver'd out at Half a Guinea each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Music: Between the Acts: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mr Alexander Gordon lately arriv'd from Italy; accompany'd-the best Masters

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Afterpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: money #66 3s. 6d.; tickets #20 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Amadis or The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue to the Town-.

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Leveridge's new song The Tippling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: For The Entertainment of their Royal Highnesses the Young Princesses. [The Princesses present.] For comment on the current theatrical scene, see The Letters of the Late Thomas Rundle, pp. 18-22

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer A Parrot A Child A Statue And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

Event Comment: [By Paolo Antonio Rolli. The Scenes by Roberto Clerici, Engineer to the Royal Academy.] A New Opera. Pit and Boxes by tickets only at half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 153: At Night at the French Play with the Duchess of Shrewsbury. Everybody took Notice of the Scene of the Drawing-room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille Capitaine

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Galerien ou Le Port de Mer

Entertainment: Dancing-D'Angeville, Mlle Deschaliers, others; And several New Performances-the Tumblers; Particularly the Extraordinary Tumbling, call'd Le Saut de la Panche-Mr Debroc , who with Links in his Hands will run up to the Top of a Board 16 Foot high, and with a most surprising Activity will tumble from thence

Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, Songs, and Dances proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witchesv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Musick by the late Mr Barret-

Dance: As17200714

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear . With Scenes, Machines, Triumphal Arches, and other Decorations after the Custom of the Romans. Receipts: #38 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Event Comment: With Scenes, Machines, Songs, and Dances, proper to the Play. At common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second is to be had this Day at the Theatre. Afterpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. Receipts: #86 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Amadis or The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine