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Event Comment: Afterpiec : A New Burletta [by George Colman]. The Characters New Dress'd. The Music entirely New composed by Mr Arnold. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. [Books sold at each subsequent performance this season. See Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XII, p. 593) for comment on the afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Reinhold, Morris, Mrs Thompson, Miss Catley. Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Catley (Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Reinhold
Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. Music by several eminent Composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cosroe

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: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Event Comment: New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations for Mainpiece (playbill). This Masque was got up in a Superb manner the Scenery exquisitely fine & greatly applauded--. Miss Hayward play'd Emmeline very bad (Hopkins Diary). Mainpiece: Altered from Dryden by Garrick. First time performed. Music Purcell and Arne. New Overture by Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Revived a favourite Serious Opera. The Music by several eminent composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astarto

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. The music by several eminent composers. Executed under the direction of Giordani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Uccellatori

Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Colman and Arnold]: A Pantomime never perform'd before. With New Scenes, Machines, Dresses and Decorations. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. [Full prices throughout the run of the pantomime this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Characters-Lewes, Miles, Morris, Quick, Baker, King, Barnshaw, Fox, Holtom, Hamilton, Stoppelaer, Banks, Bates, Rayner[, Reinhold, DuBellamy], Mrs White, Miss Helme, Mrs Copin, Mrs Perry, Mrs Evans, Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir; [The Music-Arnold; [Edition of 1770 lists Mother Shipton-Reinhold; Shepherd-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: The Music Actor: Arnold
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Music by Piccini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio. Music by Bach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gioas Re Di Giuda

Music: I: Solo on Violincello-Duport; II, after the Duetto: A Concerto on the Violin-the celebratedMrs Lombardini Sirmen

Song: II: Song-Sga Guglielmi, accompanied by Duport

Event Comment: A new serious opera. The music entirely New by Cocchi intermix'd with Grand Chorusses. By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide Riconosciuta

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. Poetry by Badini; Music entirely New, composed by Guglielmi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie D'orlando

Event Comment: The first part of an Oratorio; Music by Jommelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Passione

Music: End Said Part [i.e., La Passione]: A Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; in which will be performed a Stabat Mater (composed by Pergolesi)-Sga Sirmen; End I: Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; End II: Solo on Violin-Sga Sirmen; [to finish with a Grand Chorus [by Guglielmi-

Performance Comment: e., La Passione]: A Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; in which will be performed a Stabat Mater (composed by Pergolesi)-Sga Sirmen; End I: Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; End II: Solo on Violin-Sga Sirmen; [to finish with a Grand Chorus [by Guglielmi-.
Event Comment: Oratorio-taken from the Italian of Metastasio. Music by Piccini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Abel

Music: As17710220

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Ristorini. A new Opera. Music by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Performance Comment: Clarice-Mrs Barthelemon; Rinaldo-Lovattini; Fabio-Morigi; Sandrina-Sga Ristorini; Menichino-Zanca; Tancia-Sga Demera; Berto-Ristorini (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Sandrina Actor: Sga Ristorini
Event Comment: Benefit for Lovattini. Music by Piccini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Event Comment: Oratorio set to music by Giardini. Benefit for the Charity at the Lock Hospital Chapel. To begin precisely at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for the Gallery 10s. 6d. Bottom of the Chapel 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Music: First Violin-Giardini; After Part II: a Concerto Violin-Sga Sirmen

Event Comment: The favourite Serious Opera intermix'd with Grand Chorusses. Music by Gluck, Bach, and Guglielmi. To begin 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten and Miss Rogers. Music and words by author and composer of Padlock [I. Bickerstaffe]. Book of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17710401 but Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton, first time; Jaques-Love; Duke Sen-Wrighten; Celia-Miss Rogers, first time.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears

Song: I: The Sycamore Shade-Mrs Wrighten; IV: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers, his scholar

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Mrs Dorman. [Afterpiece, never performed there, The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter, by George Saville Carey. Music Compos'd by Barthelemon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Entertainment: End: A Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

Event Comment: Benefit for Zanca. Music by Piccini, with Alterations and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola Maritata

Performance Comment: Soldato, in the first Act the Colonel in 2nd and 3rd Acts-Zanca.
Event Comment: A new Entertainment of Music by Bates. 6:30 p.m. 2s. Which will be performed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. At the Grotto Gardens, St George's Fields. [This is a concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell, Master Suett

Event Comment: An Entertainment of Music. [Anon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Miss Harper, Miss Esser who will accompany her songs on the Violin; Concerto on the Organ-Hook; Solo on Violin-Reeves

Event Comment: The Music [for The Magnet] entirely New Composed by Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Song: Reinhold, Miss Thomas, Miss Esser

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comic Opera. The Music by Hooke, [text attributed to Thomas Bridges. Prologue spoken in the character of Flora by Mrs Gardner. At the conclusion Dido hangs herself in her own garters. She is cut down and gives her hand to Iarbas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Vandermere
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Dibdin, Phillips, Vandermere, Cornelys, Robson, Hamilton, Farrell, Mas. Sewett, Groves, Mrs Didier, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collett, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Mrs Gardner; Eneas-Dibdin; Achates-Robson; Neptune-Phillips; Eolus-Hamilton; Vulcan-Vandermere; Iarbas-Cornelys; Antheus-Farrell; Cupid-Mas. Sewett; Dido-Mrs Didier; Juno-Miss Ambrose; Nanny-Mrs Granger; Iris-Mrs Collins; Venus-Mrs Jewell (Edition of 1771).

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Mas. and Miss West

Performance Comment: and Miss West.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. Prices 3s. The Musical Piece from the Italian of Goldoni, and adapted to the original Music of Galuppi by Storace, compiler of La Serva Padrona

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; With Horns and with Hounds-Mrs Thompson