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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: A Mimick Night Scene after the Italian Manner, between a Harlequin, Scaramouch, and Dame Ragonde, being the same that was perform'd with great Applause, by the Sieurs Allard, 14 Years ago-Dupre, Mrs Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

Dance: As17161009; with a Mimic Night Scene after the Italian Manner, between Harlequin, Scaramouch and Dame Ragonde, being the same that was perform'd with great Applause, by the Sieurs Alard, 14 Years ago-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: French Consort of Musick-two Ladies who have had the Honour to sing in several Courts of Europe with great Applause

Event Comment: At Lee-Phillips Booth. 10 a.m. This performance is advertized in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 Aug., only, the last day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris

Performance Comment: A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris.

Music: A Compleat Band of Musick-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jepthas Rash Vow Or The Virgin Sacrificd

Music: The Original Musick- as performed by Mrs Lee, with universal applause, about 15 years since

Event Comment: The Gentlemen of the Opera Band are particularly requested to attend at twelve o'clock the Rehearsal of the new Ballet, for which they already have had notice, otherwise Mlle Guimard cannot appear this Evening, which nothing could prevent except her not having had a General Rehearsal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lolimpiade

Cast
Role: Clistene Actor: Forlivesi

Dance: End I: Admete-as17890402; in the course of which the celebrated Minuet of Iphigenia (performed with universal applause in Paris)-Mlle Guimard (1st appearance), Didelot; a new Pas de Deux Anacreontique (composed by Noverre)-Mlle Guimard, Didelot; End Opera: a new Pantomine Ballet, composed by Noverre, the music by Federici, Annette et Lubin-Mlle Guimard, Nivelon, Didelot, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Beaupre, Mlle Saulnier and see17890609

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus With The Death Of Procris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: IV: Master Vernon, As17511112

Event Comment: TTancred and Sigismunda is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Master Reinhold, Mas. _Vernon, Sg +Piettro, _Matthews.

Song: II: Haughty Strephon-Master Vernon[, as17520124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: % New Comic Dance-Dennison, Mrs Vernon;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: LLilliputian Sailors-the Little Pietro, Miss Noverre, others; New Dance-Baletti, Lauchery, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: The Millers-Sg Grimaldi, 1st time on that stage, Mrs Preston, Mrs Vernon, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: TThe Swiss-Grimaldi, Mrs Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: Pantomime Dance,% The Swiss-Grimaldi, Settree, Mrs Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17600211, but Mrs _Preston, Mrs Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Dance: End: The Millers-Grimaldi, Mrs Vernon

Event Comment: Being positively the last time for the afterpiece this season. [In June was published A Scotsman's Remarks on the Farce Love-a-la-Mode (Gentleman's Magazine, p. 339), scene by scene.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: I: The last new Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi; II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313 but Mrs _Vernon, Mrs Preston

Song: III: By Desire, The Sailor's Song-Champnes, and a Dance in character by the Sailor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

Event Comment: Mainpiece: ay Desire. Dance Entertainments never performed before. Boxes #65 10s. Macklin's fifth above charges came to #22 19s. 5d. Bought from Voelcher 3 yds black Cypra for a veil for Mrs Burden 6s. 3d. (Account Book). Receipts: #177 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: Spanish Dance,%The Serenade-; The Waggoners (Comic Dance)-Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The 21st night [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. Account-Book, 21 Nov.: Paid Sheridan Net Rect. of Scl. for Scandal 22d Oct. last #280 11s. Receipts: #280 11s. (274.10.0; 5.8.6; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-Lamash; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Vernon

Song: In III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 20 May 1778.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 20 May 1778.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Lubin-Vernon; Solomon-Parsons; Easy-Wrighten; Steady-Bannister; Gillian-Miss Walpole; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Vernon

Song: III: song-Vernon

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with the Scene of the Water-fall, as it was originally performed. [This scene was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #214 16s. (181.7; 33.6; 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Song: III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 22 Oct., and 29 Feb. 1780.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 22 Oct., and 29 Feb. 1780.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Cast
Role: Azor Actor: Vernon

Song: III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 7 Apr. 1781.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 7 Apr. 1781.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Songs-by the late famous Mr Henry Purcel; rest by Dr Croft; which whole Performance lasted above an Hour and half; the Vocal Performers-Mr Hughes, Mr Laye, Mr Rowe, Mr Gates, Mr Weely, Mr Church, Mr King, three Boys; they were accompany'd by a proper Number of the best Instrumental Performers