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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: As17331113

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespeare by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Dance: V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Song: II: O Care Parollette by Miss Arne. IV: Vorei Poterti Amar by Miss Arne

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southerne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: The Punches by F. Tench and Janno. La Bagetelle by Essex and Miss La Tour

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: [Author not known, but probably Henry Carey; see 28 Nov.] The Scenes, Machines, and Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: An Impromptu Revel Masque: On the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Ame; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; with a Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-Essex, Houghton; Nymphs-Miss Robinson, Miss Latour; College Youths-F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque .
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Mock Minuet, as17331027

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gongreve. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton. [For essays on the stage, see Universal Spectator, 8 Dec, and Weekly Miscellany, 8 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Performance Comment: As17331206 With an Epilogue addres'd to the Town, spoken by Mrs Heron .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by the late Mr Dryden. Daily Advertiser, 12 Dec: We hear the Company ... are now rehearsing the three celebrated Plays of Ben Johnson, viz. the Fox, the Alchymist, and the Silent Woman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Scaramouch by Janno. Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Harlequin by Nivelon

Event Comment: Benefit John Dennis. Daily Advertiser, 19 Dec: There was an exceeding crowded Audience of Persons of Distinction ... at Mr Dennis's Benefit, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was pleased to send twenty Guineas as a present to that Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. As Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida; Or, Truth Found Too Late

Performance Comment: Troilus-Ryan; Hector-Walker; Achilles-Hale; Ulysses-Aston; Diomedes-Chapman; Ajax-Hall; Priam-Morgan; Aeneas-Houghton; Pandarus-Hippisley; Agamemnon-Lacy; Calchas-Neale; Patroclus-Salway; Menelaus-Wignell; Thersites-Quin; Nestor-Dawson; Andromache-Mrs Buchanan; Cressida-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: Thersites Actor: Quin

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Arne. Egmont, Diary, I, 474: I went to ... see the Alchymist, wrote by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: In Afterpiece: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tro1lus And Cress1da

Cast
Role: Thersites Actor: Quin

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere, by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Father Actor: Harper
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: V: Grand Dance in Mom us, as17331231

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne. The Scenes, Machines and Habits all new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Performance Comment: Dido-Miss Arne; Aeneas-Miss Jones; Cupid-Master Arne; Mercury-Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque; Colombine-Miss Mann; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Cibber; Scaramouch-Janno; Peasants-F. Tench, H. Tench, Janno. Peasant Women-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates .

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17340112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: as 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17340112

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Father Actor: Harper
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: By Nivelon, Miss Robinson, Miss Mann

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Second Piece: As 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17340129

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17340129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Pigmalion, as17340114

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17330926. With the same Prologue and Epilogue which were spoken by Mills and Mrs Heron at the opening of the House .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: By Nivelon, Miss Mann, Essex, Miss Robinson

Song: Hush, Hush, ye little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne. Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne