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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Phoenix; or, Anacreontics Renovated [i

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Writ Of Inquiry Will Be Executed On The Inquisitor General

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. Two rows of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the boxes, and the stage will be formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants by three. Tickets to be had at Lally's House in Great Russel St., opposite Montague House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Louvre, Minuet By Particular Desire,-Mr Lally, a young Gentlewoman (a scholar of Mr Lally) who never appeared on the stage before

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Tickets of Beard in Russel-St, Covent Garden; and at Stage Door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Cymon and Iphigenia a Cantata by Mr Arne-Beard; II: The School of Anacreon a New Cantata by Arne-Beard; IV: (By Desire) The Lass of the Mill-Beard; accompany'd on the Harp-Mr Parry

Music: III: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Parry

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Part of Pit rail'd into boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Doors open at half past three. Tickets at Mr Beard's lodgings, Russel St., Covent Garden. Last till Holidays. Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: II: A New Cantata (compos'd by Mr Arne)-Beard; III: Singing-Master Vernon; IV: The Incantation Song in Dryden's Indian Queen (composed by Purcell)-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Performance Comment: As17840820, but Lord Howard and Hubert by two other Gentlemen; added: Attendant, Officers, Guards. Before the Play an entire new Address, written and to be spoken by the Gentleman who performs the part of Lord Russel [Home]. Prologue and Epilogue as17840820.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, With Coronation Anthems

Music: First Violin-Mr Ximene; with a Solo on the Violincello-Mr Janson, lately arrived from Paris, (Who has never performed in Public in England)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly a Sonata for a Flute and a Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisable; And likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisable, Mr Banister; the whole being entirely New. Margaretta Gallia mention'd in my former Bills, has since got a Cold, and is very much indispos'd, therefore will not venture to Sing; but in her room Several Pieces of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Mr Hughes, Mr Laroone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true English manner. Compos'd by Mr Estcourt-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of her Majesty over her proud French Foes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Church Musick- for six or eight Voices, by Mr DeFesch; Several Songs in Italian-Mrs De Fesch, the first Time of he performing in publick since her Arrival in England; a new Concert on the Violon-Mr DeFesch; a Solo , composed, and perform'd on the Bass Viol-Mr St.Helene; Solo on the Violoncello-Mr St.Helene the first Time of his performing in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Extraordinary Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Particularly, the Instrumental Musick, Composed by Mr John Eccles for the Coronation-; With several of Mr Weldon's Songs made for his Consort in York-Buildings. To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; with several select Pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell; And a comical Dialogue sung originally in The Island Princess,-Mr Leveridge, Mr Doggett

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Music: As17030423

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, being now upon her Return to the City of Exeter, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last New Entry in Imitation of Mademoiselle Subligni, Whip of Dunboyn by Mr Claxton, her Master-The Devonshire Girl; ...And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that Mr Pinkeman hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court), They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art.-two famous French Girls; Newest Humours of Harlequin , as perform'd by him before the Grand Signior at Constantinople-father of two famous French Girls; Also the Famous Mr Evans, lately arriv'd from Vienna, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that kind in the World-Mr Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: Mainpiece: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: When the fine Overture compos'd by the late ingenious Mr William Babell, for St. Cecilia's Day, will be perform'd with Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins, and Bassoons, with several other Pieces of Mr Handel's Composition, for Trumpets, French Horns by the best Masters. I: Mr Wm. Babell's Overture-; Overture Ptolomy-; Concerto Violin-; Hautboys Solo-; Concerto French Horns-; II: Overture Siroe-; Solo Flute-; Concerto Hautbois-; Seventh Concerto Corelli-; Concerto French Horns-; Several flute Pieces-Mr John Baston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

Music: The last New Entertainment compos'd for Flutes on the Stage,-Mr Bannister, Mr Bannister's Son

Song: Mrs Lyndsey

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Song: All the Songs set by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Lyndsey, the new Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Music: The Original Trumpet Song of Sound Fame-by Mr Henry Purcel Mr Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands;With a Solo, several new Pieces on the French Horn, Clarinette, Sharlarno-Mr Charles; Also several Pieces on the French Horn-an English Gentlewoman, a Negro Boy of ten Years old, both Scholars of Mr Charles