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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: The new serious opera of Semiramide which was to have been perform'd this evening is deferr'd...owing to the indisposition of Tenducci

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Uccellatori

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: There will be no Oratorio next Thursday on account of the necessary practices for bringing out next Saturday the New Comic Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Uccellatori

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie D'orlando

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. [Above opera played instead of Cosroe because of Tenducci's Indisposition.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Uccellatori

Dance: A newHornpipe dance on Skates with new Cloaths and a new Scene for the dance.-Sga Guidi, Sga Gallioti; an Allemande-the two scholars of Daiguville; Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance

Performance Comment: -Sga Guidi, Sga Gallioti; an Allemande-the two scholars of Daiguville; Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance. Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance.
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: Clarice Actor: Mrs Barthelemon
Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Tickets deliver'd for an Opera will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: End of Play: The Old ground Young, as17710318 with Allemande, as17710318

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

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: 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

Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

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).
Cast
Role: Antheus Actor: Farrell

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Parsons; Hodge-King; Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Hartry; Eustace-Fawcett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Margery-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Scott, 1st time; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman[, 1st time [Mrs Hunt]; [In Act I: a Dance- [incidental to the Opera.incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17710926, but Lint-Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Event Comment: The favourite comic opera. Music by Guglielmi. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this day at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. The Galleries, Pit and Boxes to be opened at Five. To begin at six precisely. By their Majesties Command, no Persons whatsoever can be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori

Performance Comment: Principal Woman, Sga Guglielmi, Two New women singers will make their appearance.

Dance: Mt Lepie, other new dancers will make their first appearance

Event Comment: A New comic Opera Written by Sig Badini; The Music entirely new composed by Guglielmi. With New Dances and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Event Comment: A Favourite Comic opera. Music by Galuppi, with new dances and decorations. N.B. Mlle Heinel will dance every night performance when the public have not previous indication to the contrary. [Probably cancelled on account of the death of the Princess Dowager of Wales.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Felosofo Di Campagna

Event Comment: Benefit for Increase of a Fund for the support of Decayed Musicians, or their Families. Governors report that from June 1770-June 1771 they have laid out #826 17s. 3d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: By the Opera singers and orchestra and other celebrated performers. Part I: Overture to Le Pazzie di Orlando (Guglielmi)-; Songs-Savoi, Sga Boschett; Concerto on the Bassoon-Baumgarten; Song-Morigi (composed by Giordani); Part II: Concerto on German Flute-Tacet; Songs-Savoi, Sga Guglielmi; Solo on Violincello-Duport; Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; Part III: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer; Songs-Sga Boschetti, Sga Guglielmi; accompanied by German Flute-; Concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; Favourite Overture for two Orchestras by Bach-.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. The New Comic Opera call'd L'Assembla which was to have been perform'd this evening is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Tuesday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Carnovale Di Venezia

Dance: I: A New Pastorale-Mlle Heinel, other principal dancers; End Last Act: Admete and Alceste, as17720310

Event Comment: A new comic opera. Music entirley new by Guglielmi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'assemblea

Dance: New Dances-Mlle Heinel, other principals

Event Comment: The last night of the Subscription of this Season. N.B. By particular desire many of the Nobility and Gentry who are engag'd to Drury Lane Theatre on Tuesday next for the benefit of decay'd actors, the last serious opera of Demetrio (Music entirely new, Composed by Guglielmi) is deferred till Wednesday next when Mlle Heinel is to dance for the last time of her engagement in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: As17720519

Event Comment: N.B. The above opera is oblig'd to be perform'd this day instead of Saturday on account of the preparations making for the entertainment given the Knights of the Bath

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: Provenzale, as17720603 II: A New Pas de Trois en Berger Gallante-Slingsby, Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi; Last Act: New Ballet La Clauchette-Mlle Curtz, Sga Crispi, other principals

Event Comment: A serious opera composed by Vento and other celebrated composers. Prices: Pit and Boxes, 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. 6:30 p.m. By their Majesties Command, no persons can be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Manager's plea for subscribers to pay up to Bankers Drummond and Co. or to Mr Crawford (treasurer) at his dwelling adjacent to the Theatre. Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sofonisba

Dance: I: Slingsby, Mlle Grenier; II: A New Serious Ballet-Fierville, scholar of Lepy Sen; Last Act: A New Grand Ballet-all the principal dancers

Event Comment: Paid Mr Reddish a Debt & costs #6 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Author of The Wedding Ring. The opera published (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #173, 16s. Charges: #84. Profit to author of The Wedding Ring: #89 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Guiderius Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: The Comic opera of the Wedding Ring oblig'd to be deferr'd till the beginning of next week. Receipts: #113 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: I: New Dance, as17730206; II: A New Comic Dance-Mas. Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Twist and Miss Wewitzer. Tomorrow (Eleventh Night) the New Comedy of She Stoops to Conquor. Charges #69 6s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #13, plus income from tickets: Miss Wewitzer #41 4s. (Boxes 45; Pit 123; Gallery 115); Miss Twist #42 6s. (Boxes 77; Pit 83; Gallery 106). Paid Whitefield for cloaths bought #53 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #96 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17730413 but Ralph-a Young Gentleman, his first appearance; Fanny-Mrs Baker, first time; Theodosia-Mrs Willems; Patty-Miss Wewitzer, first time.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Willems

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: I: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Twist; II: The Old Ground Young, as17720928; Epilogue. End Opera: The New Occasional Epilogue written by Dr Goldsmith, will be spoken-Lewes

Performance Comment: End Opera: The New Occasional Epilogue written by Dr Goldsmith, will be spoken-Lewes.