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Event Comment: [Music by Handel. Translation by Samuel Humphreys.] Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all entirely New. Colman's Opera Register: But did not draw much Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aetius

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a Tragi-Comi-Farcical Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Admission: 3s., 2s., 1s. N.B. None will be admitted under the full Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer; or, The Amours of Harlequin and Miss Cadiere

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Music by Handel. Done into English by Humphreys. Their Majesties, Prince, eldest Princesses present.

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Mainpiece Title: Sosarmes

Event Comment: Benefit Castrucci, First Violin to the Opera. 7 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: With several Concertoes-of his Castrucci's own Composition; and particularly will play two Solos on a fine Instrument call'd Violetta Marina,and the 1st and 8th Concerto of his Master, the famous Corelli-

Event Comment: As 2 March. According to Daily Post, 4 March, the new English Opera of Amelia was rehearsed at hay on 3 March by a Set of Performers that never appeared before upon any Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Blazing Comet

Event Comment: A New Opera of three Acts. [Author unknown.

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Mainpiece Title: The Footman

Event Comment: A New English Opera (after the Italian Method). [Text by Henry Carey. Music by John Frederick Lampe.] Subscribers' Tickets will not be taken after the first four Nights. Pit and Boxes 6s. Gallery 3s

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Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By Charles Johnson. Apparently not published.] The Rehearsals of The Ephesian Matron having obliged Mr Bridgwater to a close Attendance, he humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his not being able personally to wait on them

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Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Ballad Opera of two Acts. Written by Mrs Egleton. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #28 12s. 6d.; tickets #102 3s. (or #102 5s.)

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Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Maggot

Dance: new Hornpipe in the Character of a Sailor and his Wife-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

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Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Marshall and A. Hallam. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera of one Act. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

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Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; or, A Doctor in Spight of his Teeth

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Robinson, Miss Mears; Dutch Woman-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: For a comment on the season's operas, see See and Seem Blind...In a Letter from Lord B-to A-H-Esq. (London, 1732), part of which is reproduced in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 300-301

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Papirius

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Rural Love; or, The Merry Shepherd

Dance: d'V'Vallois, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Farcical Ballad Opera of one Act. [By Robert Drury.

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Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Dance: HHighland Dance-Native of Scotland; A new Scotch Dance-Holt, Mrs Walter; Je ne scai quoy-Vallois, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: A New English Opera after the Italian Manner. [Text by Henry Carey. Set to Musick by John Christopher Smith.] Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Receipts: For Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

Event Comment: Receipts: #68 13s;6d. Daily Advertiser, 25 Nov.: One of the Performers of the English Opera...having been taken very ill, the Opera is oblig'd to be suspended

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] Colman Opera Register: a full House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Event Comment: Being the last Night of the Subscription and performing the Opera Britannia and the Transparent Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Event Comment: [The Royal Family present.] Colman Opera Register: A thin House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Event Comment: As 6 Dec. The songs in the Ballad Opera are printed and given gratis at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17321019

Event Comment: A Revived Opera. As 30 Dec. 1732

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ptolemy

Event Comment: A New Opera. Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all intirely New. [Music by Handel. Text possibly by Grazio Braccioli, but see Deutsch, Handel, p. 303.] Done into English by Mr Humphreys. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

Event Comment: CColman Opera Register: extraordinary fine & magnificent. Daily Advertiser, 5 Feb.: The Royal Family present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

Event Comment: A New Ballad Opera. [By Henry Potter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Decoy; Or, The Harlot's Progress

Event Comment: A new Opera. Written by the late Mr Gay. With New Habits and Scenes. Receipts: #207 11s. 6d. Daily Courant, 12 Feb.: Mr Pultney and Mr Pope were in the Pit....They were in the House before any body else was admitted. Sir William Windham was also present at this Performance; but notwithstanding the Countenance given to it, there was so much Obscenity and Scurrility in it, that it raised a general Abhorrence in the Audience. [See also The Bee, 17 Feb., for a puff concerning this performance and the play in general.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles