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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Cook, Reading

Dance: As17151013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Consisting of an Ode design'd for the Prince's Birth/Day-; an Ode on the King-; and that Celebrated Piece of Mr Dryden, called the Feast of Alexander; All by Mr Tho. Clayton, Author of Arsinoe-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, in several New Concertos-; Solo of Mr Geminiani-the famous Mr Reuse

Event Comment: After the Italian Manner. It being the best Italian Dramatick Piece. This is the last Time of the Company's Acting during their Stay in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'enfant Prodigue; Or, The Prodigal Son

Entertainment: Singing-; Dancing-; Tumbling-; Scene of the Monkey-; Italian Postures-; the Challenge by Mr Octave Leaping thro' a Cask stopp'd at both Ends-Mr Antonie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well If It Takes

Performance Comment: See17190228, but (at the desire of several Persons of Quality) Epilogue-Spiller (riding on an Ass).

Dance: 'Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Miss Schoolding, delaGarde's Two Sons

Song: 'Cantata-Mr Armstrong; accompanied on the Harpsichord-Mr Babel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Iago-Ryan; Desdemona-Mrs Seymour; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Music: Trumpet Piece-; Concerto on German Flute-Mr Grano , being the first Time of his Performance in Publick since his Arrival in England; Lesson on Harpsichord-Mr Cole

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot. Afterpiece: The Characters all new Dressed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Cru Prince Par Magie

Afterpiece Title: Pierot Grand Vizier: With The Turkish Ceremony of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme

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Music: new sonata on violin of Mr Roger's composing-Mr Roger (himself)

Event Comment: Benefit Lesac and Miss Latour. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 10s. 6d.; tickets #54 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Young Lesac; Chacone-Miss Latour Dupre's Scholar; Shepherd and Shepherdess representing Acis and Galatea -Young Lesac, Miss Latour

Song: Mrs Barbier

Music: Set of Mr Hendel's Lessons on Harpsicord-Miss Latour , Scholar of Mr Troas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: II: Harlequin-Young Rainton; V: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Johnson

Song: III: Hunting Song-Ray; IV: Song in The Fair Penitent , Words by Mr Congreve, Musick by Mr J. Eccles to be sung-Ray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: I: Fingalian-; V: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Song: III: Mrs Wright

Music: II: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord, Harpsichord-Short's Daughter, it being the first Time of her Performing in Public; IV: Suit of Mr Handel's Lessons on Harpsichord-Short's Daughter; V: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Job Baker; Mr Handel's Grand Water Musick-, perform'd With Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle Drums, and other Instruments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Music: II: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joab Bakeron the Stage; Mr Handel's Water Musick-; V: Tollet's Grounds-Mr Baker on a Side Drum, accompanied with a Violin, the like having never been attempted by any Person before

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: Miss Wright

Music: That celebrated Piece, composed by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Hautboys, Violins, Kettle Drums called The Water Musick-; Concluding with a Preamble beat on the Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Conjurer, Statue, Enfant, Moor & Skeleton

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Poly par l'Amour

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts, particularly the Song of Love would Invade me, the Song-Part on the Hautboy by Mr Kytch, and the Trumpet by Mr Snow

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-a Young Gentleman of the Temple; Ballance-Machen; Worthy-Bowen; Brazen-Boothby; Kite-Jones; Scale-Matthews; Scruple-Rogers; Bullock-Topham; Appletree-Hulstone; Pearmain-Whittaker; Constable-Freeman; Sylvia-Mrs Talbot; Rose-Miss Jones Jr; Luey-Miss Jones Sr; Melinda-Miss Atherton .
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: a Young Gentleman of the Temple
Role: Scale Actor: Matthews
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Turner, the first time of her appearing on any stage .

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

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Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: In II: The Song written by Sir Richard Steele, and designed by him originally for this Play, will be new set to Musick by Mr Howard Mr Beard; III: A Chancon a Boire, beginning Crowns of Sweet Roses-Leveridge, Laguerre; V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Dance: IV: Glover's Dance of Sailors-; End Afterpiece: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne; who will perform some of Farinelli's principal Songs-Mrs Arne; new songs by by Mr Arne-Mrs Arne; The First Violin-Mr Arne; With several Pieces on the Harpsichord, German Flute and Trumpet-Burk Thumoth

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. Two rows of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the boxes, and the stage will be formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants by three. Tickets to be had at Lally's House in Great Russel St., opposite Montague House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Louvre, Minuet By Particular Desire,-Mr Lally, a young Gentlewoman (a scholar of Mr Lally) who never appeared on the stage before

Event Comment: At the New Theatre. [This phrasing now used for the rest of the season.] Benefit Goodfellow. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Note, It will be Moonlight. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Comic Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles

Song: II: Brett

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Costollo, and Wilder. Tickets and places to be had at the Stage Door of the theatre. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: I: Master Vernon

Entertainment: S+SpecialtyAfter: An Elogium-Mr Ross;wrote by Dryden, concluding with Milton's Epitaph to the Memory of Shakespear-Mr Ross. representing the shade of Shakespear as figured on his monument in Westminster Abbey. By Particular Desire.

Performance Comment: representing the shade of Shakespear as figured on his monument in Westminster Abbey. By Particular Desire..

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Cymon and Iphigenia a Cantata by Mr Arne-Beard; II: The School of Anacreon a New Cantata by Arne-Beard; IV: (By Desire) The Lass of the Mill-Beard; accompany'd on the Harp-Mr Parry

Music: III: A Piece on the Welch Harp-Parry

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, Prompter and Mrs Hopkins. Tickets deliver'd for the Earl of Essex will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Entertainment: End: Mr King for that night only will entertain the Audience with a Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: [By]Mr Isaacs Scholar; Singing-Mr Abel; with other Musick-

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Thomas Williams, who perform'd in the Theatre Royal. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, particularly that celebrated Song, set by the late Mr Henry Purcell (for the Yorkshire Feast)-the best Masters of each Profession in England performing their Parts

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haines. Beginning between 8 and 9 of the Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, all new composed by Mr Barrett-

Event Comment: At the request of several of the Nobility and Gentry. Beginning at the usual time. Price 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick composed by the late Mr Henry Purcel...-the best Masters, never before made public

Performance Comment: ..-the best Masters, never before made public.