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Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso 0; Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 1

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 2

Performance Comment: Part II. Fourth concerto of Avison-; Father of heaven-Sga Galli; Sion now her head shall raise-Miss Poole, Master Elliot [Judas Maccabaeus]; Tune your harps-Chorus [Esther]; Tho' pleasure swells-Braham [Mahmoud (Storace)]; Lord of eternity-Chorus; Behold the nations-; O Baal-Chorus [Deborah]; What though I trace-Mme Mara [Solomon]; Gird on thy sword-Chorus [Saul].Saul].
Cast
Role: Father of heaven Actor: Sga Galli

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 3

Music: As17970315

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Performance Comment: Characters-Rovedino, Bonfanti, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (J. Davenport, 1797): Conte-Rovedino; Giorgio-L. Bonfanti; Lindoro-G. Viganoni; Nina-Mme Banti; Elisa-Sga Salimbeni.
Cast
Role: Elisa Actor: Sga Salimbeni.

Dance: As17961220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dances incidental to the Piece, composed by Gentili. Principal Dancers-Gentili, Master Menage, Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mrs Wild

Performance Comment: Principal Dancers-Gentili, Master Menage, Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mrs Wild.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Hollingsworth; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Lewis-Caulfield; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Baron de Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Wathen; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Miss DeCamp; Adela (by Permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House)-Sga Storace; Cicely-Mrs Bland; Maud-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Adela Actor: Sga Storace

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Dance: End I: The Camp-[i.e. Les Delassements Militaires] (by permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House); End afterpiece: Cupid and Psyche-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mlle Parisot, Gentili, Fialon, Mme Hilligsberg, with Corps de Ballet from the Opera House [will appear, positively for that night only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Bonfanti, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from Larpent MS 1174: Polifonte-Rovedino; Euriso-Bonfanti; Egisto-Viganoni; Adrasto-Braghetti; Merope-Mme Banti; Ismene-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17961220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Antonio (by permission of the Managers of Vauxhall)-Dignum; Ferdinand-Clarke (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); Don Jerome-Powel; Isaac-Baker; Father Paul-Haymes; Lopez-Pitt; Starved Friar-Evans; Carlos (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Braham (1st appearance in that character, and on this stage); Louisa-Mrs Martyr; The Duenna-Mrs Wentworth; Clara (by Permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Sga Storace.

Dance: End II: Peggy's Love (by permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre), as17970614 End Opera: Cupid and Psyche, as17970614 With Corps de Ballet from the Opera House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The 1st Act Of Le Gelosie Villane

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Sga Fabrizzi.

Afterpiece Title: The 1st Act of Merope

Dance: As17970715

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ipermestra

Performance Comment: As17971128, but Braghetti_, DeGiovanni_, Sga_ Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Elpinice Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore- [see17971128

Ballet: End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus. As17971128, but Silenus-_; Cupid-_

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast adjusted from libretto (J. Davenport, 1797): Conte-Rovedino; Lindoro-G. Viganoni; Giorgio-L. Bonfanti; Nina-Mme Banti; Elisa-Sga Colombati.
Cast
Role: Elisa Actor: Sga Colombati.

Dance: As17971202

Ballet: Ariadne et Bacchus. As17971202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from Larpent MS 1174: Polifonte-Rovedino; Egisto-Viganoni; Adrasto-Braghetti; Euriso-Bonfanti; Merope-Mme Banti; Ismene-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore, as17971202

Ballet: End Opera: an entirely new allegorical Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Le Triomphe de Themis[-Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Laborie, Didelot, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg. [Cast from Morning Herald, 25 Dec.: America-Mme Rose, Didelot; Europe-Mme Laborie; Africa-Mlle Hilligsberg; Asia-Mme Hilligsberg[. Ibid, 26 Dec., also lists, unassigned: Themis-; Neptune-; Eolus-; Hope-; Genius of Britain-; Thames-; Genius of France-; Genius of Spain-; Genius of Holland-; Arts and Commerce-; Discord-; Jacobinism-; The Eumenides-; The Crimes-[and has synopsis of action]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Viganoni, Mme Banti. [Cast adjusted from libretto (C. Clarke, 1794): Arsace-Viganoni; Seleuco-Rovedino; Mitrane-DeGiovanni; Oroe-Braghetti; Semiramide-Mme Banti; Azema-Sga Colombati.]
Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Sga Colombati.

Dance: End I: Divertisement Ballet, composed by Gallet, La Chasse d' Amour- [see below]; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus, as17971216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cinna

Performance Comment: [see17980224 Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1798]): Ottavio-Rovedino; Cinna-Viganoni; Murena-DeGiovanni; Agrippa-Braghetti; Servilia-Mme Banti; Livia-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Livia Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17980210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Viganoni, Benelli, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1798]: Adelvolto-Viganoni; Egardo-Benelli; Orgando-Rovedino; Siveno-Braghetti; Osmondo-DeGiovanni; Elfrida-Mme Banti; Evelina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Evelina Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love composed by Didelot [with music by Bossi]-; Pas de Trois-Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: La Vengeance de l'Amour, as17980421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Dance: Two Pas Seulsincidental to the Ballet-Mlle Favre Guiardele (for that night only); In afterpiece: a new Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End II: a New Ballet (for that night only), Kitty and Jemmy. Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining

Performance Comment: Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Escape

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368.]

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Viganoni, Benelli, Sga Angelelli. [Libretto (L. Wayland, 1798) lists the parts: Il Conte d'Almaviva, Bartolo, Figaro, Don Bazilio, Lo Svegliato, Il Giovinetto, Notaro, Alcade, Rosina.]Libretto (L. Wayland, 1798) lists the parts: Il Conte d'Almaviva, Bartolo, Figaro, Don Bazilio, Lo Svegliato, Il Giovinetto, Notaro, Alcade, Rosina.]

Dance: As17980313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Viganoni, Benelli, Mme Banti. [Cast adjusted from libretto (W. Glindon, 1796): Creonte-Viganoni; Emone-Benelli; Adrasto-Braghetti; Nearco-DeGiovanni; Antigona-Mme Banti; Ismene-Sga Pastorelli.]
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17980614

Ballet: Le Deserteur. As17980614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Goodman, Gauron, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Riches; New Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performance Comment: Banks, Goodman, Gauron, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Riches; New Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost; or, Little Fanny's Love. Jamie-Dubois; Glaude-Grimaldi; Saundy-Master Chatterley; Donald-Whitmell; The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Parisot; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Villagers-Roffey, Garman, Wells, Gauron, Goodman, Johnston, Bisan, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Daniels, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Riches, Ms Drake

Performance Comment: Jamie-Dubois; Glaude-Grimaldi; Saundy-Master Chatterley; Donald-Whitmell; The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Parisot; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Villagers-Roffey, Garman, Wells, Gauron, Goodman, Johnston, Bisan, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Daniels, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Riches, Ms Drake.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Benelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1798]: Medonte-Benelli; Evandro-Rovedino; Arsace-Viganoni; Talete-DeGiovanni; Selene-Mme Banti; Zelinda-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Zelinda Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Viganoni, Rovedino, Benelli, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1798]): Adelvolto-Viganoni; Orgando-Rovedino; Egardo-Benelli; Siveno-Braghetti; Osmondo-DeGiovanni; Elfrida-Mme Banti; Evelina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Evelina Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17981226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1799]: Rodrigo-Rovedino; Don Pietro-Viganoni; Alfonso-Benelli; Fernando-DeGiovanni; Ines-Mme Banti; La Regina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: La Regina Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17990101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Ballet: End: Moggy and Jemmy. Jemmy-Garman; Bauldi-Grimaldi; Lady-Miss Daniels; Maude-Mrs Brooker; Moggy-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Peasants-Goodman, Whitmell, Wells, Bayzand, Johnston, Gauron, Masters J. and W. Chatterley, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Connelly

Performance Comment: Jemmy-Garman; Bauldi-Grimaldi; Lady-Miss Daniels; Maude-Mrs Brooker; Moggy-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Peasants-Goodman, Whitmell, Wells, Bayzand, Johnston, Gauron, Masters J. and W. Chatterley, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Connelly.
Cast
Role: Moggy Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Music, From The Works Of handel

Performance Comment: As17990313but Principal Vocal Performers-Master Elliot, Sga +Galli.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Fifth Concerto (Martini)-; In sweetest harmony-Mme Mara; O fatal day-Chorus (Saul); Softly sweet-Master Elliot; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Alexander's Feast); He was despised-Sga Galli, who is in her 77th year and in the greatest distress, and most humbly hopes for the protection of the Public on the occasion (The Messiah); Disdainful of danger-Incledon, Page, Bartleman (Judas Maccabaeus); Oft on a plat-Incledon; Let me wander-Mme Mara; Or let the merry bells-Chorus (L'Allegro).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17990215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Viganoni, Rovedino, Benelli, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (No pub., No. 5, Pall-mall [1799]: Enea-Viganoni; Araspe-Rovedino [in libretto: Braghetti]; Iarba-Benelli; Osmida-DeGiovanni; Didone-Mme Banti; Selene-Sga Rovedino.
Cast
Role: Selene Actor: Sga Rovedino.

Dance: As17990330

Music: II: a new song [(never before sung in this Country), composed by Guglielmi-; accompanied by the First Violin and Harp-Salomon, Meyer Jun. [by Mme Banti (Anthony LeTexier, L'Ami des Meres, 1799, II, 155-57, which also refers to the air composed and sung by Benelli, and the quartet composed by Federici, both in the 2nd act)]