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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

Performance Comment: Dancing-Sg Gallini;at the end of each Act, and a favourite Minuet-Sg Gallini, Miss Asselin.
Event Comment: Never performed in this Kingdom. In the manner of an Oratorio. This is a species of entertainment borrowed from our volatile neighbors on the continent, and never performed in England before; that is not directly in this manner. [But see 4 May 1759.] The performance was divided into three parts: the First consisted of Mr Addison's celebrated Hymn, set to music by Mr Handel, which is a masterly performance; the second contained Miserere mei Dei, &c., the music compsoed by Sig Pergolesi; this is a noble performance; the third part consisted of a very fine anthem, by Sig Nigri of Milan, a work of great merit. A concerto on the French Horn (as 6 March) and a concerto on the Violin (as 11 March) (Theatrical Review, p. 220). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

Event Comment: Never perform'd before. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and no Person to be admitted but by the Subscribers' Tickets. Edition 1710: Music composed by Francesco Mancini. The Scenes painted by Signor Marco Rizzi of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Performance Comment: edition of 1710 lists: Artaxerxes-Cassani; Darius-Valentino Urbani; Hydaspes-Nicolino Grimaldi; Arbaces-Lawrence; Mandana-Madame Isabella Girardau; Berenice-Signora Margarita del'Epine.
Event Comment: Never Perform'd in Publick before. As it was compos'd originally for the most noble James Duke of Chandos, the Words by Mr Pope, and the Musick by Mr Handel. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Event Comment: Before the Play began, Reddish went on, and addressed the Audience as follows, which was drawn up by Mr Sheridan, "Ladies and Gentlemen, having in my Address to the Publick on Tuesday Night last accounted for my Omission in the Part of Vainlove in a manner which appeared to reflect highly on the Managers, I now beg Permission to ascribe it to the Confusion I was in from the Displeasure of the Audience, and, as the Managers are satisfied with my Assurance that this was the Case, I humbly hope for the Indulgence of the Publick, whom I never meant to offend, and whom I will ever study to please" (Hopkins Diary). Raceipts: #119 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Related Works
Related Work: Trau, Schau, Wem! Author(s): Johann Christian Brandes
Event Comment: Never acted there but once. Tickets that could not be admitted last night will be taken this night. [Prices as 27 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Event Comment: Acted sometime during this week.] Evening Post, 22 Nov.: We hear that last Week the Gentleman of Mr Clare's Academy in Soho Square acted the celebrated Tartuffe of Moliere, done into English by themselves, before many Persons of Distinction, with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

Event Comment: For the better convenience of the company, during the Performance the Pit will be open as usual, and the passage through the Boxes into the Galleries will be open. As soon as the Performance is over, the Supper Rooms will be opened, and, during the time of Supper, the Pit will be covered and the Galleries shut up. The Decorations are entirely new planned, and executed by Novosielski. The whole under the Direction of Crawford. Tickets 2 guineas each. The Doors to be opened at 9:00. The Performance to begin at 10:00. [Le Picq was from the Opera, Naples.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Masked Ball With A Supper

Performance Comment: Before the Ball commences will be performed the 1st Act of L'Eroe Cinese, as17820316 and the last Act of I Viaggiatori Felici, as17811211 .

Dance: End of Part I a new Dance (1st time; composed by Noverre), Apollon et let Muses by Le Picq (1st appearance in England), Nivelon, Mme Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Part 11 a New Dance, demicharacter (composed by Noverre) by Le Picq, Nivelon, Slingsby, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund for the Support of decay'd Musicians and their Familes. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: Singing-Reginelli, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Cervette, Casarini, Signora Frasi, Signora Casarini, Mrs Pirker.
Event Comment: A New Opera...Written by Metastasio and set to Musick by Signor Hasse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Singing-Reginelli.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Reginelli.
Event Comment: Benefit for Duport. Boxes and Pit half Guinea. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Singing-Savoi, Sga Grassi.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Savoi, Sga Grassi.

Music: Part I.Overture-Abel; Duo Violincello, Violin-Vachon, Duport; Concerto on German Flute-Wendling; Solo on Viol di Gamba-Abel; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Part II.Concerto Hautboy-Fischer; Concerto on Harpsichord-Hulmandel; Solo on Violincello-Duport; Concerto on Violin-Vachon; Full piece-Vachon

Performance Comment: Overture-Abel; Duo Violincello, Violin-Vachon, Duport; Concerto on German Flute-Wendling; Solo on Viol di Gamba-Abel; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Part II.Concerto Hautboy-Fischer; Concerto on Harpsichord-Hulmandel; Solo on Violincello-Duport; Concerto on Violin-Vachon; Full piece-Vachon.
Event Comment: Never Acted there but Twice. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Music: Seignior Olsii, lately come from Italy

Event Comment: Never acted on the British Stage. One of Terence's Comedies. Translated by Mr Echard and Sir Roger L'Estrange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eunuch

Event Comment: Never Acted but Once. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Love

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Event Comment: Never acted but once. By Authority. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Event Comment: Never acted before...From the French of Voltaire [By James Miller]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet The Imposter

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Garrick; Mahomet-Delane; Alcanor-Giffard; Mirvan-Bridges; Pharon-Winstone; Hercides-; Ammon-; Palmira-Mrs Giffard; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Garrick [from edition of 1744, but listed in the same order as list of actors in General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Turbutt after Winstone].from edition of 1744, but listed in the same order as list of actors in General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Turbutt after Winstone].
Event Comment: Never Acted there. The Principal Characters New Dress'd. As written by Shakespear (Cross). Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Event Comment: Never acted. Comedy by Wm. Whitehead. New Scenes and Dresses. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Two solos and two concertos on Violoncello by Carporali. Singing by Palma. First Violin by Clegg

Performance Comment: Singing by Palma. First Violin by Clegg .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Music: Solo on Violin by Eversman. Dancing

Performance Comment: Dancing .

Song:

Event Comment: Dancing by Mon: LeFevre & Mlle Prudhomme, 2 French children-Danc'd Well & Well Appl: (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Tom Errand-Clough; Angelica-Mrs Davies; Standard-Havard; Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Clincher Jun-Vernon; Smuggler-Taswell; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-W. Vaughan; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Miss Minors; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Clough
Role: Standard Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: a Ca Comic Dance The Neopolitans-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children; and a Dance in Demi@Characters-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children (1st appearance on the English Stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare

Performance Comment: ACT I. Filial Piety, as17810807 ACT II. Parental Tenderness, as17810807, but Gloster-Miss Francis; [ACT III. Ambition, as17810807 ACT IV. Love, in the Tomb Scenev in Romeo and Juliet [parts of V. i and iii]. Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Friar Lawrence-Gardner; Capulet-Webb; Apothecary-Barrett; Paris-R. Palmer; Montague-Massey; Juliet-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in Tragedy).
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Davis
Role: Salanio Actor: Davis
Role: Norfolk Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Performance Comment: In which various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Bannister, Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Vocal and Rhetorical, Actor: Bannister, Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: A New Occasional Prelude Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Blissett, Massey, Ledger, Edwin, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from playbill of 28 June 1780: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wilson; Captain Greville-Wood; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Ledger; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.

Entertainment: Cento, as17810807

Song: End I of 1st piece: Admiral Benbow (in the character of a Sailor)-Bannister; End III: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

Event Comment: [Before the performance this evening Macklin came to the audience in person with a sheaf of newsclippings in his hand and belabored his detractors, falsely accusing Reddish and Sparks from Drury Lane as leading a planned coalition against him. The play went on with applause, but affidavits sworn under oath by both Sparks and Reddish the following day, brought the dispute to such a head in the newspaper that a riot occured the night of 18 Nov., when Macklin did Shylock (since Colman would not risk Macbeth after 13 Nov.) and announcement was made by Colman that Macklin had been dismissed. See 23 Oct.] Receipts: #152 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Comerford; Aboan-Smith; Hotman-Johnson; Captain Driver-Saul; Blandford-Newport; Stanmore-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Jack Stanmore-Dancer; Daniel-Kenny; Governor-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Imoinda-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe [unidentified]; Widow Lackit-Mrs Ross; Lucy Weldon-Miss Taylor; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Newport

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Jemmy Twinkle-A Young Gentleman [unidentified]; Griskin-Massey; Sotherton-Smith; Chamberlain-Johnson; Cupid-Master Russell; Fillagree-Mrs Ross; Landlady-Mrs West; Miss Flack-Miss Taylor; Miss Griskin-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs West

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell; Imitations, as17760930

Performance Comment: Before: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell; Imitations, as17760930. Imitations, as17760930.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-West; Charles-Cooke; Sir Francis Gripe-Newton; Sir Jealous Traffick-Bailey; Whisper-Everard; Butler-Massey; Marplot-Russell; Isabinda-Miss Brown; Patch-Mrs Russell; Scentwell-Mrs Heard; Miranda-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Burden.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Song: End: Master Nelson

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Address to the Town, in the character of Marplot-Russell

Performance Comment: Before: Address to the Town, in the character of Marplot-Russell.