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Event Comment: For one night only, being desired by several Persons of Quality. Benefit for Mr Arne. Done in the manner of an Oratorio. To begin at 6.30 p.m. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Mr Arne near the Roe Buck in Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door where Places may be taken for the Boxes only. Published for 1s. this day Alfred the Great, a Drama for Music, as it is to be performed this evening at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Printed for A. Miller in the Strand

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Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Music: Will be introduceda Solemn Dirge-in honour of the Heroes who died in the service of their country; After I: a Violin Concerto-DeGiardino, who will lead the performance; II: Duetto on the Hautboys-the two Pla's

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr & Mrs Davies (Cross). Mainpiece: Acted but once these 17 years. Tickets and places to be had of Mr and Mrs Davies at their lodgings at Mr Evan's, in Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, and at The Stage Door. Receipts: #192 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Beard

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Mainpiece Title: Eliza

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

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Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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Mainpiece Title: The Universal Prayer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

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Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

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Role: Gardiner Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

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Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Event Comment: For one night only. Never acted before. By particular desire. An Historical Play, taken from Holinshead's Chronicles, and written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell. Tickets for Boxes and Pit to be had of Mr Cross, at his House in Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. 7 P.M

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Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17591017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

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Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

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Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

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Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Entertainment: End: will be perform'd a New Coronation Ode by Havard; Vocal parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

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Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

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Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi