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Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Pastorella Nobile

Dance: End I: a new Ballet Demi-Caractere, composed by D'Auberval, La Fontaine d'Amour-

Ballet: End II: a new Pantomimic, Anacreontic Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, L'Amant Deguise. Alcindor-Laborie; Ciane-Mlle Hilligsberg; Euphrosine-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Satyre-D'Egville; Nymphs-Mlles Simonet; Cupidon-Mlle Menage

Performance Comment: Alcindor-Laborie; Ciane-Mlle Hilligsberg; Euphrosine-Mme Theodore D'Auberval; Satyre-D'Egville; Nymphs-Mlles Simonet; Cupidon-Mlle Menage.
Cast
Role: Ciane Actor: Mlle Hilligsberg
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mlles Simonet
Role: Cupidon Actor: Mlle Menage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Nozze Di Dorina

Dance: End I: Les Epoux du Tempe- [See17930205]

Ballet: End Opera: the Grand Historical Ballet in 4 Parts, which has been so long in preparation, Iphiginia in Aulide; or, The Sacrifice of Iphiginia composed by Noverre. Iphiginia-Mlle Hilligsberg; Clytemnestra-Mlle Millerd; Agamemnon-D'Egville; Achilles-Nivelon; Egisthus-Favre Gardel; Young Orestes-Mlle Menage; Lesbian-Gentili; Warriors, Lesbian Slaves, High Priests, Priests, Priestesses-the Corps de Ballet

Performance Comment: Iphiginia-Mlle Hilligsberg; Clytemnestra-Mlle Millerd; Agamemnon-D'Egville; Achilles-Nivelon; Egisthus-Favre Gardel; Young Orestes-Mlle Menage; Lesbian-Gentili; Warriors, Lesbian Slaves, High Priests, Priests, Priestesses-the Corps de Ballet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Sga Storace. [Partial cast from Larpent MS 769, which has full cast for 1787: Bastiano Ammazzagatte-Morelli; +Gelinda-Sga Storace; Mons. Perruque, $Don Berlicco, Mlle Neri, Mlle Pate.] Mons. Perruque, $Don Berlicco, Mlle Neri, Mlle Pate.]

Dance: As17970124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Mrs Bland, who, in absence of the 1st Comic Woman, and with the permission of the Proprietors of Drury-lane Theatre, has most readily and cheerfully undertaken the part, relying confidently upon the known indulgence of a British Audience. [Libretto (D. Stuart, 1787) lists the parts: Bastiano Ammazzagatte, Mons. Perruque, Don Berlicco, Gelinda, Mlle Neri, Mlle Pate.]Libretto (D. Stuart, 1787) lists the parts: Bastiano Ammazzagatte, Mons. Perruque, Don Berlicco, Gelinda, Mlle Neri, Mlle Pate.]

Dance: End I: [a new Divertisement Ballet, composed by Barre with music by Bossi], Le Marchand de Smyrne-; End Opera: Elisa-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo (Pierot)-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mlle Salle; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Leguerre; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse; Pelling, Lanyon; Peasant Women-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Smythies, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Leguerre; Bacchanals-Lanyon, DuPre Jr; Bacchants-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Nivelon, Newhouse; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-DuPre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Lally; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Wall; Frenchwoman-Mrs Younger; Flora (an Inconstant)-Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mlle Salle
Role: Flora Actor: Mlle Salle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; 1st Nymph-Mrs Bullock; 2d Nymph-Mrs Pelling; 3d Nymph-Mrs Ogden; 4th Nymph-Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mlle Salle; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Leguerre; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Sevant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Hareqluin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon; Women Peasants-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Leguerre; Bacchanals-Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Bacchants-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Nivelon, Newhouse; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Lally; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Mrs Pelling; Frenchwoman-Mrs Leguerre; Flora-Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mlle Salle
Role: Flora Actor: Mlle Salle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Nivelon; Old Man-Smith; Clodpole-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss Latour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Poitier, Pelling; Elements: Earth-Dupre; Air-Glover; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Salle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17301107, but 1st Sylvan-Mlle Salle; Sylvans-Mrs _Legar; Females-Mrs _Legar, Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mlle Salle
Role: Females Actor: Mrs _Legar, Mlle Salle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. III: Les Charactres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. IV: The Nassau, as17340117 V: Pigmalion by Malter, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde, with the Statue-Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: III: Les Charactres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. IV: The Nassau, as17340117 V: Pigmalion by Malter, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde, with the Statue-Mlle Salle .
Cast
Role: , with the Statue Actor: Mlle Salle

Song: I: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Stoppelaer; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Vincent; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Miss Norsa; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Thompson; Euryale-Howard; Ethiopians-Thompson, Howard; Amazons-Miss Bincks, Mrs De l'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby; Infernals-Leveridge, Lally, S. Lally, Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke; Hussar-Boval; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Mlle Grognet; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Colombine-Mlle Quinault; Grand Dance of Momus . Grand Dance of Momus .
Cast
Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Mlle Grognet
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle Quinault

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: English Maggot by S. Lally, De la Garde, Miss Baston. II: Grand Pastoral Dance by Lally, Mlle Salle, Miss Rogers, S. Lally, Le Sac, Delagarde, Duke, Mrs De l'Orme, Miss Baston, Miss Norsa. III: Glover's Scotch Dance. IV: Minuet by Lally and Mlle Salle. V: Pigmalion by Lally and Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: Lally, De la Garde, Miss Baston. II: Grand Pastoral Dance by Lally, Mlle Salle, Miss Rogers, S. Lally, Le Sac, Delagarde, Duke, Mrs De l'Orme, Miss Baston, Miss Norsa. III: Glover's Scotch Dance. IV: Minuet by Lally and Mlle Salle. V: Pigmalion by Lally and Mlle Salle .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave: With Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: Endymion (as Royal Chasseur)-Beard; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Male; Diana (Royal Huntress)-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Norman, Miss Sandham, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Livier, Delagarde; Psyche-Miss Rogers; Rural Swain and Nymph-Lally, Mlle D'Hervigni; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Pluto (Punch)-Delagarde; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Europa-Miss Rogers; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson; Country Lasses-Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester, Miss Ambrose .

Entertainment: [Words by Phillips.] The Characters New Drest. With New Scenes, representing the exact Views of the Hermitage, and Merlin's Cave, as taken in the Royal Gardens of Richmond. Receipts: #185 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine: With the Birth and adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mrs Laguerre, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Pluto-Leveridge; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Harlequin-Lun; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; Sayoryard-Thompson; Gardeners-Smith, Dupre; Earth-Richardson; Air-Glover; Fire-Tench; Water-Desse; Females-Mrs Moreau, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Gillier; a Boy of Six and Scholar of Muilment, his first appearance on the stage. II: Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: A new Serious Dance-Muilment; IV: Minuet-Master Gillier, Miss Morrison; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; In Afterpiece: Muilment

Performance Comment: II: Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: A new Serious Dance-Muilment; IV: Minuet-Master Gillier, Miss Morrison; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; In Afterpiece: Muilment. V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; In Afterpiece: Muilment.

Song: I: Beard; IV: English Captain (as1740032m-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Rural Sports; With The Stratagems of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Thyrsis-Muilment; Chlorinda-Mlle Chateauneuf; Swains-Desse, Livier, Carney; Nymphs-Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompon, Mrs Wright; Harlequin-Woodward; Le Chasseur-Lowe; Followers-Usher, Walker, Wildey, Dridge; Farmer Gubbins-Marten; Young Gubbins-Leigh; Goody Careful-Hough; Peasants-Green, Weeks, Usher; Peasant Women-Miss Woodman, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Story; Gaffer Fatacre-Turbutt; Colombine-Miss Mann; Toby Guzzle-Macklin; Diana-Mlle Chateauneuf; Hercules-Nivelon; Pallas-Mrs Thompson; Mercury-Carney; Pan-LaPierre; Ceres-Mrs Walter; Bacchus-Livier; Apollo-Muilment; Mars-Desse.
Cast
Role: Chlorinda Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf
Role: Diana Actor: Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: See17410131, but Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Milward; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2d Spirit-Ridout; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Lowe; Spirit-Savage; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; with the music by Arne-; in every Act of the Masque dancing-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf, Nivelon, Livier, Carney, La Pierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Moudet; at the end a dance-Maltere, Mlle Maltere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond, Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke; Or, The Conjuror's Bastard; With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble; or, A Cure for Jealousy

Performance Comment: Trip-Bencraft; Goodshot-Clough; Trip's Wife-Mlle Nivelon; Mrs Goodshot-Mlle Maudett.
Cast
Role: Trip's Wife Actor: Mlle Nivelon
Role: Mrs Goodshot Actor: Mlle Maudett.

Ballet: TThe Infernals (Grand Ballet). 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: 1st Sylvan-Mlle Bonneval; Pluto-Leveridge; Fury-Picq; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Fire-Lalauze, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mlle Bonneval
Role: Fire Actor: Lalauze, Mlle Auguste.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Beard; Rhodope-Mrs Clive; Eurydice-Miss Young; Nymphs follower of Eurydice-1, Mlle Domitilla; 2, Mrs Fabres; 3, Mrs LaFont; 4, Mrs LeBrun; 5, Mrs Villeneuve; Pluto-Leveridge; Ascalax-Reinhold; Demons-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pantaloon-Rosco; Squire Gawkey-Bencraft; Mrs Mannerly-Mrs Martin; Goody Gurton-Marten; Drudge-Hippisley; Woman dwarf-Young Ferg; Country Lads-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Country Lasses-Mrs Fabres, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs LaFont; A Rural Swain, Nymph-Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; Villagers-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Fabres, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs LaFont; Intermix'd with a new Pantomime in Grotesque Characters, call'd the Metamorphoses of Harlequin-.
Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Cooke, Mlle Bonneval

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Mercury-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Columbine-Mlle Bonnevile; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17440211, but Demons-_Villeneuve; Air-_; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Colombine-Mlle Bonneval; Fire-Mrs Delagarde.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Ballet: II: Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110

Performance Comment: Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110. see17491110.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17501129, but full cast listed. Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Cointrie; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Barchelor; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Philips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor servant-Lalauze; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Atkins; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Frenchman-Villeneuve; Spaniard-Desse; Polodese-Gardiner; French Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Spanish Woman-Mrs Gondou; Polonese Woman-Mrs Villeneuve; Zephyrus-Jardin; Flora (representing an Inconstant)-Mlle Cointrie.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mlle Cointrie
Role: Flora Actor: Mlle Cointrie.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; other parts-Shuter, Blakes, Leviez, Little Swiss, Master Simson, Miss Minors, Mlle Mariet; Dances-Devisse, Ferrere, Mlle Auguste [btt see17530205].btt see17530205].