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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Music: Several Solos on the Violin, the whole composed by Mr Petit, who will perform the first Violin

Dance: II: Grand Dance of Warriors by Castiglione, with Flag Dance by Demar, new from Paris. III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford

Performance Comment: III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Lewis-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Duart-Ryan; Clodio-Chapman; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Paget; Manuel-Bridgwater; Governor-Marshall; Sancho-James; Elvira-Mrs Hallam; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Angelina-Miss Norsa; Honoria-Miss Horsington .
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: Paget
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: I: A new Grotesque Pantomime Dance by Nivelon, Lalauze, Mlle De L'Isle. II: A new Serious Dance by a Scholar of Nivelon's, who never appeared on any Stage. III: A new Comic Dance by Nivelon and another of his Scholars who never appeared on any Stage before. IV: Glover's Scot's Dance. V: Flag Dance by Nivelon, accompanied by another of his Scholars who never appeared on any Stage before

Performance Comment: II: A new Serious Dance by a Scholar of Nivelon's, who never appeared on any Stage. III: A new Comic Dance by Nivelon and another of his Scholars who never appeared on any Stage before. IV: Glover's Scot's Dance. V: Flag Dance by Nivelon, accompanied by another of his Scholars who never appeared on any Stage before .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: With the two new Concertos-; performed in the same this Season, for several Instruments. Also the last new Ode- of Mr Dryden's; And the Concerto on the Organ, that was by Mr Handel- on the same Occasion this Season

Performance Comment: Also the last new Ode- of Mr Dryden's; And the Concerto on the Organ, that was by Mr Handel- on the same Occasion this Season.
Event Comment: The New Dance provided with New Habits and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Macklin; Sir Charles-Mills; Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Mills; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Roberts; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: I: Beard

Music: III: A Concerto on the Violincello-Cervette

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: A New Comic Ballet, call'd Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie-Checo Torinese, Sga Chiaretta Aquilanti, Boromeo

Event Comment: SSg and Sga Sabatini have prepared a New Dance in Comic characters, call'd Pandours, which will be performed at Drury Lane tomorrow. The Comedy call'd the Chances will be performed at the same theatre this week. The characters will all be New-Dress'd after the old Italian and Spanish manner. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Bajazet-Mossop; Monesses-Ross; Axalla-Palmer; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Selima-Mrs Davies; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Burton; Dervise-Bransby; Haly-Simson; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: IV: The Original Song, O' Gentle Sleep (New Set)-Beard

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of Miranda , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: The Lover's Rapture-

Dance: II: A New Pierot's Dance-; IV: The Drunken Peasant-; End: A Country Dance-the Characters in the Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Dance: with a new change in thedances-.with a new change in thedances-. [Repeated in the bills.

Performance Comment: with a new change in thedances-. [Repeated in the bills.]Repeated in the bills.]
Event Comment: A New Opera. The Musick by Sig Baldassare Galuppi. [Mingotti had been advertising for subscriptions for next season but now Vanneschi announces that he was secured the licence for next year from the Lord Chamberlain and he is the new Director of the operas (Daily Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Euristeo

Dance: With New dances-

Event Comment: A New Opera. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin half an hour after Six. With new Decorations. No Persons to be admitted without Tickets. By His Majesty's Command, No Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. [These notices repeated in subsequent bills.] Attendance will be given at the said Office every Morning to deliver the Subscribers Silver Tickets, and to receive Subscriptions for this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Dance: With new Dances

Event Comment: Mainpiece. Advertised as a New English Opera, with music compos'd by Dr Arne. Characters new Dress'd. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal parts: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Thomas, Miss Brent. Artabanes-Beard; Arabaces-Tenducci; Rimenes-Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Peretti, first appearance on English stage; Mandane-Miss Brent, Edition of 1762; Semira-Miss Thomas. (Genest, IV, 650) mistakenly assigns the part to Mrs Vernon.

Ballet: II: A New Ballet call'd The Statue Animated. Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford

Dance: End Opera: A New Dutch Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Alphonso-Shuter; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Davis; Roderigo-Clarke; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Jaques-Lewis; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Porter-Barrington; Lopez-Wignel; Verdugo-Redman; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Mad Welchman-Collins; Alonzo-Young; Juletta-Mrs Green; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Governor-Maguire.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne With a New Occasional Scene of Action

Performance Comment: As17620128 [and see17620222 for description of new scene.]
Event Comment: A new Opera, The Music entirely new, excepting in the three favorite Airs of Signora Mingotti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Dance: I: A Dance called The Turkish Coffee House-; II: A Tyrolese Wedding-; III: A New Dance-for Mr Duberval

Event Comment: A New English Opera. The Music Compos'd by Mr Rush. Signora Cremonini, Clementini, made her first appearance on this Stage in the Character of Eliza. Sings very well, very Graceful Deportm[en]t & is a great Support to the Opera. many of the Songs were Encor'd. Some few Hisses. but upon the whole, was pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins). Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. A new English Opera, the Royal Shepherd-the Musick composed by Mr Rush.-Siga Cremonini made her first appearance,--sings ver fine,--very graceful deportment, and is a great support to the Opera.--Some hisses--Many of the songs encored. Upon the whole was well liked...On this occasion the Stage was cut near two feet and a half to enlarge the orchestra, to make it contain the additional performers who belong to the Opera House, on whose account the Opera cannot be performed Tuesdays and Saturdays (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: Principals by Vernon, Champnes, Mas. Raworth, Miss Young, Miss Wright, Miss Williams, Mrs Dorman, Sga Cremonini. Alexander-Champnes; Amintas-Vernon; Eliza-Signora Cremonini; Thamiris-Miss Young; Camilla-Miss Wright; Agenor-Mrs Dorman (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Agenor Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Music entirely new by Giovanni Christiano Bach [1765 libretto]. By Command of their Majesties. A new Opera by Mr Back [sic]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano In Syria

Dance: Between the acts: As17650105; New Dances-

Event Comment: A New Musical Comedy in 3 Acts never performed before. New Scenes and Habits. Book of the Comedy to be had at the Theatre. [Richard Cumberland's second dramatic piece, and first one to be performed (Genest, V, 104).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Summers Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Morris, Dunstall, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brent, Costollo; Parts-Barrington, Baker, Squibb, Lewis, Buck, Murden, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Bellafont-Beard; Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Shifter-Dunstall; Ferdinand-Morris; Peter-Costollo; Maria-Miss Brent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Mrs Vincent (Edition of 1765).

Dance: I: The Garland, as17651003; II: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Gallant Shepherds-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: At 5 went into the Pit...Mrs Yates is the Callista Mr Rowe drew; Powell did Scioto well, nor is Bensley a bad Horatio. A new Comic Dance by LaRiviere and Miss Vallois in wooden shoes, with Harlequin Skeleton to which is now added a new scene (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #123 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Lessingham, 1st time
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson .
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance-LaRiviere, Miss Valois

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Ballad Farce, never performed there, written by Fielding. New Music by Dr Arne. [This is Fielding's Miss Lucy in Town under a new title (Biographica Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Aspasia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: the Madcap Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Event Comment: A New Serious Pastoral Opera. Music entirely new composed by Pugnani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Apollo Ed Issea

Dance: I: An Allemande-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; II: A New Grand Dance proper to the opera Apollo and Venus-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: A Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A Grand Serious Dance-Fierville

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. The Music by Giordani and other eminent composers. With alterations and new songs for Miss Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; in which aChaconne composed by Jomelli-Fierville; II: La Bagatelle, as17740505; III: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

Event Comment: A new opera with Grand Chorusses, Music entirely New by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Motezuma

Dance: I: New Ballet, La Fete de Flora-; In which a Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: Grand Ballet, Les Mexicains-S. Vallouis, Mme Vallouis; End opera: Grand Heroic Historic Ballet-Lany, M and Mme Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; with Chaconnes-Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward; Strickland-Clarke, first time; Frankly-Lewis; first time, Bellamy-Wroughton; Jack Meggot-Lee Lewes; Tester-Quick; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Milliner-Mrs Inville; Clarinda-Mrs Barry, first time; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Inville
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Barry, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Druids with two New Scenes

Performance Comment: As17750316 but Sig_ Rossignol and "With Alterations to make room for Two Entire New Scenes; The Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as Usual".
Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Hidou. Paid 1 yrs. Poor's Rate for Covent Garden parish to Lady Day last #2 16s. 8d.; one yrs. ditto for St Martin's to Xmas last #60 6s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Main characters in the New Ballet New Dressed. Receipts: #170 3s. 6d. Charges: #66 4s. 6d. Profits to Sga Hidou: #103 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: I: A New Ballet (for that Night Only) call'd The Force of Love-M LaRavier (his first appearance on that stage), Sga Hidou, Como, Sga Como, Two Children, first appearance; End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. The Music by Traetta. [This was 1st performed at Venice, 1766, as Le Serve Rivali. And see 19 Dec. 1780.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Capricci Del Sesso

Dance: End I: Comic Ballet, as17770204; End II: Serious Ballet, as17770225; End Opera: a new Ballet Demi-caractere, La Paysane Distraite-Vallouy, Mme Simonet, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle DeCamp

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera, with Grand Chorusses; the Music by Johann Christian? Bach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orione

Dance: End I: New Serious Ballet, as17770412; End II: La Paysane Distraite, as17770520, but Mme _Simonet; End Opera: Serious Ballet-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle DeCamp, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera; the Music entirely new by Antonio Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17771104; End II: Le Devin du Village, as17771104; End Opera: La Polonaise Favourite, as17771104