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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send Servants by 4 o'clock. Paid 4 days salary list #348 5s.; Tallow chandler's 7th bill, #24 12s. 6d.; Mr Davies's draft on Managers #37 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #268 5s. Charges: #65 1s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #203 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: End: A New Dance, in which will be introduced a Quadrille-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Mrs Sutton, Mme Daigville

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Grimaldi and Hurst. Receipts: #254. Charges: #68 2s. Profits to beneficiaries: #185 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: Pantomime to conclude (after the Waterfall) with: a New Grand Dance call'd The Marriage Feast-Daigville, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Music by Sacchini and other celebrated composers. The Dances under the direction of Pitrot. With New Cloaths, Scenes and other Decorations. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea; Gallery 5s.; Second Gallery 3s. Doors to open at 5:30. To begin at 7:00 p.m. N.B. Fierville having unfortunately sprained his ankle by a fall at the rehearsal yesterday...Mariottini, who never appeared in England before, has kindly undertaken to supply his place. The Managers beg leave to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry that Mesdames Favier having arrived from Florence, but being indisposed from the great fatigue of the journey are incapable of dancing this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Performance Comment: Parts by Millico, Scheroli, Sga Galli, Sga Lodi, Sga Cecelia Davies detto Inglesina Vologeso-Millico; Berenice-Cecelia Davies; Lucilla-Sga Stella Lodi; Lucio Vero-Scheroli; Aricato-Sga Galli; Flavio-Micheli (Larpent MS).

Dance: I: Grand Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Bagatelle-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni, other principals; II: A Pastoral Dance with a Pas de Trois, de Deux-Mariottini, Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; End Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet-; with a Grand Chaconne-Fierville

Entertainment: A Poetical Exordium-Mrs Yates [In which she proposed to intermix plays and operas this season. (Burney, II, 879, notes she could not get permission.)]

Event Comment: A new Serious opera with Grand Choruses, Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The Dances composed by Pitrot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; II: Serious Ballet-a Young Lady (Scholar of Tassoni, first appearance); End Opera: Adventures of the Harem of Ispahan-a Grand Persian pantomime ballet-Pitrot, Mimi Faviere, Mlle Faviere, Sga Mazzoni, Bocchinini, Mariottini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet with Chaconne-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Sga Vidini, Asselin; II: Provencale-Slingsby, Sga Mazzoni, Daigville's Scholars; End of Opera: Polish Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Vidini, Asselin

Event Comment: Benefit for Daguville (ballet master) and Helme (principal dancer). The Englishman in Paris deferr'd on account of Woodward's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Dance: The Dance of The Savage Hunters, as17760210(playbill); the Public Advertiser lists The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: The Grand Garland Dance-Slingsby, Como, Sga Crespi, Sga Paccini

Event Comment: Benefit for Peile. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Tickets delivered by Dagueville will be taken. Public Advertiser, 1 May and 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Peile at his house in North-street, Westminster; of Dagueville, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #149 2s. 6d. (56.14.6; tickets: 92.8.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

Event Comment: For the better convenience of the company, during the Performance the Pit will be open as usual, and the passage through the Boxes into the Galleries will be open. As soon as the Performance is over, the Supper Rooms will be opened, and, during the time of Supper, the Pit will be covered and the Galleries shut up. The Decorations are entirely new planned, and executed by Novosielski. The whole under the Direction of Crawford. Tickets 2 guineas each. The Doors to be opened at 9:00. The Performance to begin at 10:00. [Le Picq was from the Opera, Naples.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Masked Ball, With A Supper

Performance Comment: Before the Ball commences will be performed the 1st Act of L'Eroe Cinese, as17820316 and the last Act of I Viaggiatori Felici, as17811211 .
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Sga Lorenzini
Role: Lauretta Actor: Sga Salpietro
Role: Bettina Actor: Sga Allegranti.

Dance: End of Part I a new Dance (1st time; composed by Noverre), Apollon et let Muses by Le Picq (1st appearance in England), Nivelon, Mme Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Part 11 a New Dance, demicharacter (composed by Noverre) by Le Picq, Nivelon, Slingsby, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: [Me Rossi was from the Opera, Naples.] "Her very first step proclaimed her a perfect mistress in the art of pantomime. Her dress was a manteau a la reine, lately imported by our travelling milliners. The body, bones and trimming are puce, the sleeves and lower part of the garment a white gawze. Her partner, Lepicq, dressed in the same uniform, discovered such profusion of talents, if we may be allowed the expression, as 'beggar all praise'" (Public Advertiser, 3 Dec)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Cast
Role: Evandro Actor: Bartolini
Role: Zelinda Actor: Sga Gherardi
Role: Selene Actor: Sga Morigi.

Dance: End of Act I Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102; End of Opera New Divertisement, as17821102, but Sga Crespi in place of Sga Sala, and added: Pas de Deux by Lepicq and Mme Rossi (1st appearance in this country)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Viganoni, Morigi, Bartolini, Schinotti; Sga Gherardi, Sga Pollone, Sga Allegranti. [Cast from libretto (R. Ayre, 1783): Giorgio-Viganoni; Pasquale-Morigi; Il Baronedi Ripa Verde-Bartolini; Il Re-Schinotti; Giacomina-Sga Gherardi; Lisetta-Sga Pollone; Giannina-Sga Allegranti.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Giacomina Actor: Sga Gherardi
Role: Lisetta Actor: Sga Pollone
Role: Giannina Actor: Sga Allegranti.

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement, as17821102, but Sga Crespi in place of Sga Sala; added: Pas de Deux, as17821210 End of Act II Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Cast
Role: Giacomina Actor: Sga Gherardi
Role: Lisetta Actor: Sga Pollone
Role: Giannina Actor: Sga Allegranti.

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement, as17821102, but Sga Crespi in place of Sga Sala; End of Opera Il Ratio delle Sabine, as17821212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Selene Actor: Sga Catenacci

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement Villageois, as17860124, but omitted: Spozzi; End of Opera a new Ballet Historique, Acis and Galatea, by Vestris, Sga Carolina, D'Egville, Henry, Sga Crespi, Duquesney Jun., the two Mlles Simonet, Master D'Egville, Mme Harvey, Mlle Mozon. [Morning Post, 20 Feb. assigns: Acis-Vestris; Thetis-Mlle Mozon.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scuola De Gelosi

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Babbini, Tasca, Morigi, Bartolini, Schinotti; Sga Sestini, Sga Sala, Sga Ferrarese del Bene. [Cast from libretto Q. Almon, 1786): Il Conte di Bandiera-Babbini; Blasio-Tasca; Lumaca-Morigi; Il Tenente-Bartolini; Girandola CafTettiere-Schinotti; La Contessa di Bandiera-Sga Sestini; Carlotta-Sga Sala; Ernestina-Sga Ferrarese del Bene.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement Villageois, as17860218; End of Opera a New Divertissement (composed by Giroux) by Vestris, Sga Carolina, Sga Crespi, Henry, Marseilles, Duquesney Jun., the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Mozon, Fabiani (1st King's appearance in England)

Performance Comment: , the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Mozon, Fabiani (1st King's appearance in England) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scuola De Gelosi

Dance: End of Act I Let Amans Surpris, as17860601 but added: Sga Carolina, Mlle Rosine Simonet, Mlle Elenore Simonet, Miss Hervey, Henry, Sga Crespi; End of Opera Ninette a la Cour, as17860601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: Tambourine, as17671010; IV: A New Comic Dance-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for Branson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, and Miss Besford. Tickets deliver'd by Roffe will be taken. Charges #65 12s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #23 1s., divided as follows: Branson #11 10s. 6d.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #5 15s. 3d.; Miss Besford #5 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Branson 135 224 178 #85 3s.@Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones 88 109 76 #45 19s.@Miss Besford 23 82 81 #26 3s.@ [No record of Roffe's tickets appears in the Account Book this night.] Receipts: #42 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: I: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426 III: A Highland Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Besford [see17680307]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward

Dance: Particularly, Les Matelotes, as17411110; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Sga Fausan, LaCroix, Delamain, Dumont, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Wright; With new decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A new Comic Dance-Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Sga Bonneval; III: Scots Dance-Mathews; IV: Hornpipe-Taylor; V: Matelot-Master Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: TTambourine, as17411230; Louvre-Sga Barberini; La Provencale, as17411215

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Entertainments, as17420206, but _Duibuisson, _Villeneuve, Mlle _Bonneval, Sga _Domitilla; Tyrolean Dance, as17420206; Tambourine, as17420206; The Peasants-Picq, Mlle Auguste

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale

Dance: Entertainments, as17420210, but Dubuisson, Mme +Bonneval; +Chacone, as17411230; Saraband-Sga Barbarina; La Provencale, as17420212

Ballet: After: Rural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: Entertainments, as17420220; Peasants, as17420220; Grand Ballet call'd Mars and Venus-Mars-Desnoyer, +Venus- Sga Barbarina, +Their followers- Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Dupre, Destrade, Davenport, Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabrez, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet, Mrs LeFont

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17420225, but Dorcas-Mrs Hale; Advocate-_; Belinda-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: Desnoyer, Sga Barberina