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Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rose Didelot. Semiramide [advertised in Morning Chronicle, 18 Apr.] cannot be given this evening on account of the necessary Machinery in the new Ballet. Tickets to be had of Mme Rose Didelot, No. 8, Hay-Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cinna

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement-; Minuet de la Cour-Didelot, Mme Rose; End Opera: a new grand Ballet, composed by Gallet, Enee et Didon-Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, St.Pierre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rose. The Opera [will be performed] instead of Antigona, already announced in the papers of yesterday, it having been found impossible to get ready the machinery of the new Ballet after the performance of the Serious Opera. Mme Rose having been presented with an Engraving Ticket for her night, she proposes to give one with each Ticket, separately from the Ticket which will be admitted at the door. The Nobility and Gentry are respectfully entreated not be on that part of the stage where the mountain stands, as the machinery of the Ballet will be attended with danger. Tickets to be had of Mme Rose, No. 9, Hay-market. "The most bewitching dance we ever witnessed, for novelty of idea, charm of fancy, and delicacy of passion was performed last night. Not content with the common praise, the audience called forward the author, Didelot, and paid to him the tribute due to original and inventive talents. The ballet was entitled L'Amour Vange. The invention, which was perfectly new, was that of bands of Cupidsv floating in air-suspended seemingly on their own wings, without the intervention of any grosser medium" (Morning Chronicle, 3 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: End II: [a new Ballet Episodique (in the style Anacreontique), in 2 acts, composed by Didelot with music by Bossi] L'Amour Vange- [;ou, La MetamorphoseMme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Didelot, Gentili

Ballet: End I: a new Indian Divertisement by Didelot, The Caravan at Rest. Cast from Morning Herald, 27 May: Nair (Malabar Officer)-Didelot; Moor-Gentili; Arab (Chief of the Caravan)-Fialon; Malabar Woman-Mme Rose; Negro Caffre (of the natural country)-Mme Hilligsberg; Arab Woman-Mlle Parisot; Young Woman, Wotyake-Mme Bossi; Two Audalisques-Mlles Cabanel

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Herald, 27 May: Nair (Malabar Officer)-Didelot; Moor-Gentili; Arab (Chief of the Caravan)-Fialon; Malabar Woman-Mme Rose; Negro Caffre (of the natural country)-Mme Hilligsberg; Arab Woman-Mlle Parisot; Young Woman, Wotyake-Mme Bossi; Two Audalisques-Mlles Cabanel.
Cast
Role: Malabar Woman Actor: Mme Rose
Role: Negro Caffre Actor: Mme Hilligsberg
Role: Wotyake Actor: Mme Bossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; End Opera: a new Ballet (1st time; composed by D'Egville) Hyppomene et Atalante-Deshayes, Laborie, Didelot, D'Egville, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Rose Didelot. [Cast from dl playbill of 14 May 1800 (and see18000322 Hyppomenus-Deshayes; +Adrastus-Laborie; +Pelus-Didelot; +Atalante-Mlle Parisot; +Zelie-Mme Laborie; +Clitie-Mme Hilligsberg; +Sererine-Mlle J. Hilligsberg.

Performance Comment: Hilligsberg, Mme Rose Didelot. [Cast from dl playbill of 14 May 1800 (and see18000322 Hyppomenus-Deshayes; +Adrastus-Laborie; +Pelus-Didelot; +Atalante-Mlle Parisot; +Zelie-Mme Laborie; +Clitie-Mme Hilligsberg; +Sererine-Mlle J. Hilligsberg.]
Cast
Role: Zelie Actor: Mme Laborie
Role: Clitie Actor: Mme Hilligsberg
Event Comment: Alceste is unavoidable postponed on account of the indisposition of Mme Mara. Receipts: #246 11s. 6d. [non-subscription]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giannina E Bernardone

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17870116; End Opera: an allegorical Ballet, composed by Hus, divided into 3 Quadrilles, L'Heureux Evenement-Goyon, Laborie, Mlle Mozon, Henry, Gricourt, Sala, Mme Delfevre, Mme Bithmer, Giorgi, Mme Gervais Perignon

Event Comment: The Company will be apprised at the doors as soon as the audience part of the Theatre is full. "When the curtain drew up for the new ballet, ladies [were] at the wings sitting...[and] several hundred gentlemen occupied the back of the stage, so that the beautiful scenery which had been prepared for the ballet lost all its effect" (Oracle, 22 Feb., which also states that the part of Roxalana was danced by Mme Hilligsberg). [Didelot and 1st appeared at the former king's theatre on 8 Dec. 1787.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Traci Amanti

Dance: End I: A Divertissement-Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot; a Pas Deux by Didelot-Didelot (1st appearance at this theatre), Mme Rose Didelot (1st time in this Country); End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes [by Onorati[with music by Mazzinghi]- [in which Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot [will dance in the last act [See17950310

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Banti. A Serious Opera, 1st time in this country [1st performed at Naples, 1792]; the Music by Paisiello. Tickets to be had of Mme Banti, No. 3, Hay Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Viganoni, Benelli, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1798]: Adelvolto-Viganoni; Egardo-Benelli; Orgando-Rovedino; Siveno-Braghetti; Osmondo-DeGiovanni; Elfrida-Mme Banti; Evelina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Elfrida Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love composed by Didelot [with music by Bossi]-; Pas de Trois-Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: La Vengeance de l'Amour, as17980421

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Hilligsberg. Tickets to be had of Mme Hilligsberg, No. 43, Gerrard-street, Soho. 1st ballet: 1st time; composed by D'Egville; music by Bossi. 2nd ballet: 1st time at this theatre; composed by D'Auberval, and under the direction of D'Egville. [In all subsequent performances billed as La Fille Mal Gardee.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Matrimonio Segreto

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Mme Allegranti

Dance: End I: Hylas et Temire-; End: Honi Soit qui mal y Pense; ou, La Fille Mal Gardee=-[see dl, 8 May]; Minuet of Four-Mme Rose, Didelot, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

Event Comment: Benefit for Vallouis and Mme Vallouis, with two new Dances composed by Mr Vallouis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Marchesa Giardiniera

Dance: I: Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; (by Particular Desire) a Minuet-M and Mme Vallouis; II: Ballet Pastorale et Pantomime-M and Mme Vallouis

Ballet: End Opera: Grand Ballet Tragique called Oreste et Electre. Oreste-Vallouis; Electre-Mme Vallouis; Clytemnestre-Mlle Baccelli

Performance Comment: Oreste-Vallouis; Electre-Mme Vallouis; Clytemnestre-Mlle Baccelli.
Cast
Role: Electre Actor: Mme Vallouis
Event Comment: A new Serious Opera (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Venice, 1790]); the music by Anfossi, with 2 additional songs in the 2nd act by Mme Banti, the 1st composed by Piccinni, the last by Naumann. With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia In Palmira

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Rovedino, Braghetti, Brida (1st appearance in this country), Neri (1st appearance in this country), Mme Banti, Sga Colombati. Cast from Larpent MS 1049: Oraspe-Rovedino; Licinio-Braghetti; Aureliano-Brida; Arcase-Neri; Zenobia-Mme Banti; Publia-Sga Colombati.
Cast
Role: Zenobia Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End I: Divertisement-[See17941206]; End II: a new Petit Ballet by Onorati L'Espiegle Soubrette[; ou, Le Tableau Mouvant-Gentili, Lahante, Aumer, Mlle Rosine, Mme DelCaro, Mme Hilligsberg

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Parisot. Tickets to be had of Mlle Parisot, No. 9, Haymarket. Nina [advertised in True Briton, 24 May] is postponed on account of Mme Banti's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous, as17970511; End Opera: an entire new ballet in 2 acts, composed by Barre, Le Triomphe de Cupido,; ou, Les Nymphes Vaincues par l'Amour-Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires, as17971021; End: Cupid and Psyche (composed by Noverre)-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon, The Graces by Mlle St.Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips

Performance Comment: Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ipermestra

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Braghetti, DeGiovanni, Mme Banti, Sga Pastorelli. Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1797]): Danao-Rovedino; Linceo-Viganoni; Plistene-Braghetti; Adrasto-DeGiovanni; Ipermestra-Mme Banti; Elpinice-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Ipermestra Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End I: Divertisement, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] L'Offrande a Terpsichore-Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie (1st appearance in this country since 1790 [recte 1792]), Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie

Performance Comment: Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie.

Ballet: End Opera: a new Grand, Heroic, Pastoral Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Ariadne et Bacchus. Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Laborie; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Followers of Bacchus-Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose. [And see dl, 9 May 1798.

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Laborie; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Followers of Bacchus-Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose. [And see dl, 9 May 1798.]And see dl, 9 May 1798.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Benelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1798]: Medonte-Benelli; Evandro-Rovedino; Arsace-Viganoni; Talete-DeGiovanni; Selene-Mme Banti; Zelinda-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Selene Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed]

Performance Comment: Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed].Performers not listed].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement, as18000111; End Opera: [Ballet (composed by D'Egville with music by Bossi]), Hylas et Temire [subsequently entitled Hylas et Temire][; ou, La Statue Animee-Deshayes, Laborie, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mrs D'Egville, Mme Rose Didelot

Performance Comment: Hilligsberg, Mrs D'Egville, Mme Rose Didelot.
Event Comment: Benefit for Didelot and Mme Rose Didelot. Tickets to be had of Didelot, No. 13, Panton-street, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Afterpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Dance: End: Laura et Lenza, as18000513; Minuet de la Cour-Mons and Mme Didelot; End 2nd piece: Telemaque-Mme Rose Didelot will take original part

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rossi. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Rossi, No. 33, Pall-mall. 2nd ballet: With Grand Chorusses; the original Music by Matthew Locke is entirely preserved; the rest partly new [by Barthelemon], partly compiled from the most favourite Scotch Airs. "We cannot think last night's effort among the most successful . . . Lepicq and Rossi were the Macbeth and Lady--and considering the narrow boundaries of their art, which is tongue-tied, they discoursed 'with most miraculous organs.' Still, however, the whole of the material questions of the scene were agitated with all the disadvantages of contrast with comparative inefficience" (Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17850224, with The Cossack; End of Opera a new Heroic Ballet (1st time; composed by Lepicq) founded on Shakespeare's Historical Play of Macbeth by Lepicq, Angiolini, Nivelon, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Frederic, Sga Angiolini, Mlle Dorival. The Vocal Parts by Tasca, Franchi, Bartolini; Sga Dorta, &c. The Ballet to conclude with The Caledonian Reel

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 24, Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square. Opera: With the last Scene new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17860311End of Opera L'Amour Jardinier, as17860401, but added: Miss Hervey, and L'Amour-Miss De Camp

Song: In the beginning of the 2nd act a Bravura Song by Mme Mara

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. A new Grand Serious Opera, composed by Sarti. Under the direction of Mazzinghi. With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Mara, No. 25, Queen Ann-street, East

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Idalide

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Pacchierotti, Lazzarini, Benigni, Garelli, Mme Mara, Sga Salimbeni. Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1791): Enrico-Pacchierotti; Palmoro-Lazzarini; Ataliba-Benigni; Imaro-Garelli; Idalide-Mme Mara; Aliciloe-Sga Salimbeni.
Cast
Role: Idalide Actor: Mme Mara

Dance: End I: Amphion et Thalie, as17910409nd Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso [See17910322

Song: additional Songs-Mme Mara; accompanied by the Pedal Harp-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Public Advertiser 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 25, Queen Anne-street, East. Receipts: #216 4s. 6d. (114.17.6; 28.11.0; 2.18.0; tickets: 69.18.0) (charge: #163 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Song: the favourite Harp Song-Mme Mara [Ah che nel petto io sento]; accompanied-Meyer Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Morichelli. Afterpiece: An Heroic Entertainment in one act, consisting of Songs and Dances with Chorusses, and never performed upon any public Stage, but composed for the private Theatre of a Nobleman at Venice [in 1789]. The words by Count Alexander Pepoli; the music by Cimadoro; the pantomime and dances by Noverre. Tickets to be had of Mme Morichelli, No. 127, Pall Mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scola Dei Maritati

Afterpiece Title: Ati e Cibele

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mme Morichelli, Mme DelCaro. Cast from libretto (C. Clarke, 1795): Ati-Mme DelCaro; Cibele-Mme Morichelli.
Cast
Role: Ati Actor: Mme DelCaro
Role: Cibele Actor: Mme Morichelli.

Dance: End I: L'Amant Retrouve, as17950120, but Mme Bossi [DelCaro], Mlle _Rosine [no other ballet listed]

Music: End II: concerto on the hautboy-Harrington

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rose. Tickets to be had of Mme Rose, No. 8, Hay-Market. 2nd ballet: 1st time; composed by Didelot in the Erotic Style. The Music entirely new, by Mazzinghi. With new Dresses [by Sestini], Scenery [by Greenwood], and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: L'Heureux Retour, as17970401; Minuet de la Cour-Mme Rose, Didelot

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. Cast from synopsis (A. Dulau, 1797): Adonis-Miss Menage; L'Amour-Master Menage; Zephyre-Gentili; Vulcain-Fialon; Phaon-Didelot; Alcee-Simpson; Nemesis-Simpson [i.e. doubled]; Le Feu-Gentili [i.e. doubled]; L'Hypocrisie-Fialon [i.e. doubled]; Sapho-Mme Rose; Damophile-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mlle Parisot

Performance Comment: Cast from synopsis (A. Dulau, 1797): Adonis-Miss Menage; L'Amour-Master Menage; Zephyre-Gentili; Vulcain-Fialon; Phaon-Didelot; Alcee-Simpson; Nemesis-Simpson [i.e. doubled]; Le Feu-Gentili [i.e. doubled]; L'Hypocrisie-Fialon [i.e. doubled]; Sapho-Mme Rose; Damophile-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mlle Parisot.
Cast
Role: Sapho Actor: Mme Rose
Role: Damophile Actor: Mme Hilligsberg
Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Hilligsberg. Tickets to be had of Mme Hilligsberg, No. 36, Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous (1st time; composed by Gallet)-Mme Hilligsberg [will perform in Man's Cloaths]

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

Cast
Role: Sapho Actor: Mme Rose
Role: Damophile Actor: Mme Hilligsberg
Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio; the music entirely by Guglielmi, composed purposely for Mme Banti at the Royal Theatre of St.@Charles at Naples [in l788]; with Grand Chorusses under the direction of Dr Arnold, who will himself preside at the organ. At the harpsichord, Federici. Leader of the Band, Cramer. The Orchestra, vocal and instrumental, will consist of nearly two hundred performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Debora And Sisara

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Mme Banti, Miss Leak, Rovedino, Brida, Harrison.

Music: End Part I: a Grand Overture by Haydn-; conducted-Haydn

Song: At commencement Part II: Angels ever bright and fair-Mme Banti

Event Comment: Ballet: The Machinery in the Storm Scene entirely new. "Hilligsberg's graceful figure, and the naivety of her attitudes gives this little ballet irresistible interest. The young DelCaro does her [Mme Hilligsberg's] sister's part [as Virginie]" (Morning Chronicle, 13 Jan.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Dance: End Opera: Paul et Virginie-Mme Hilligsberg (will as usual performed in men's clothes [i.e. as Paul])

Event Comment: Ines de Castro [advertised in Morning Herald, 21 Mar.] is unavoidably deferred on account of Mme Banti's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; End Opera: Hyppomene et Atalante, as18000304but _D'Egville, Mme Rose _Didelot