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We found 76 matches on Author, 45 matches on Event Comments, 31 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: With new Music compos'd by Sig Nicola Conforto, and new Dances. A new Scene painted by Mr Mitermayer. [Repeated in the bills.

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Mainpiece Title: Antigono

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Ariadne in Naxus is title in edition of 1734. Music by Nicola Porpora. Text by Rolli. This was the opening of the opera company opposing Handel. See comment by Caspar Wilhelm von Brocke in Deutsch, Handel, p. 341.] Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 4s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 6 P.M

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Ariadne-La Signora Segatti; Antiope-La Signora Hempson; Teseo-Senesino; Il Dido Libero-Signora Bertolli; Piritoo-Montagnana .
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Event Comment: Prelude [1st time: PREL 1, by George Colman elder; incidental music by Thomas Linley Sen. and Nicola Piccinni. Prologue by David Garrick (Poetical Works, II, 327)]. The Words of the Songs in [the] Prelude will be given at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:3O. To begin at 6:30 [see 11 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The TR opened this Season under the Management of Messrs Lacy, Sheridan, Ford and Linley. This Summer the Flys has been raised considerably--the Stage widened and heitened--the orchestra enlarged, and Iron ornaments at the Top. New Brooms written by G. Colman Esq. went off with tolerable Applause--is much too long (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 3 Oct. 1776: This Day at Noon will be published New Brooms! (1s.). [Yates had last acted Malvolio at dl on 6 Jan. 1764 and at cg on 5 May 1772.] Receipts: #269 19s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Moody, Palmer, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Wrighten, Carpenter, Griffiths, Wright, Burton, R. Palmer, Dodd, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket. 1776): Sprightly-King; Phelim-Moody; Catcall-Palmer; Sir Dulcimer Dunder-Parsons; Sailor-Bannister; Mezzetin-Baddeley; Furrow-Wrighten; Dripping-Griffiths; Musician-Wright; Frank Furrow-Burton; Lad-R. Palmer; Crotchet-Dodd; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Furrow-Mrs Love; Doxy-Miss Platt; Miss Dripping-Miss Stageldoir; Miss Quaver-Mrs Wrighten; unassigned-Carpenter; Prologue[, not listed on playbill,-King [; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].
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Role: unassigned Actor: Carpenter
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Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Event Comment: By Command. The Concert will be perform'd in a Magnificent Triumphant Scenev, exceeding 30 Foot in Length any Scene ever seen before. Painted by Sig Roberto Clerici. The Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Robinson (late Mrs Turner), Benedetto Baldassari; Cantata she sung in her own Concert, by Sig Artilio Ariosti-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations for the dances. [No after money.] The New Grand Ballet, call'd the Turkish Pirate, and the Comic Entertainment of Dancing, the Laundress's Visiting Day were perform'd last Monday at Drury Lane, with uncommon applause. The Scenery was well contriv'd, the habits very elegant, and the dance in a taste particularly agreeable. The comic entertainment is a fine piece of low humour, the various characters were well represented and afforded a great deal of Mirth; Sig Salomon especially, in the character of the woman's taylor, show'd a great deal of a good comedian as well as an excellent dancer, and the whole was greatly approv'd of.--London Courant; or New Advertiser, 31 Dec

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Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Dance: New Grand Dance call'd The Turkish Pirate; or a descent on the Grecian Coast-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sig Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Visiting Day-Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe

Dance: Sig Leonardi; Siga Bettini, 1st appearance

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Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Sig Leonardi, Siga Bettini

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Mainpiece Title: Audlin; Or, The Merchant's Daughter Of Brastol; With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Song: Batt Platt, the original Mad Tom

Dance: Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from Holland, who never appeared on any Stage

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Ferdinando

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Mainpiece Title: Ferdinando

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Mainpiece Title: Ferdinando

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Mainpiece Title: Ferdinando

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Mainpiece Title: Ferdinando

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Mainpiece Title: Aeneas

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Lavinia-Mrs Cuzzoni; Camilla-Mrs Celest. Hempson; Amata-Mrs Fran. Bertolli; Eneas-Fran. Bernardi, called Senesino; Pallas-Signora Maria Segatti; Turnus-Montagnana; Latinus-Rochetti .
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Role: Pallas Actor: Signora Maria Segatti
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Mainpiece Title: Aeneas

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Mainpiece Title: Aeneas

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Mainpiece Title: Aeneas

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Mainpiece Title: Aeneas

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