Event Comment: t the Temple of Taste this evening the entertainment consisted of 1), an overture from Samson, 2), a Poetica address to the audience, 3), a concert on the harpsichord by a young Lady eight years old, 4), a Dissertation on Dress, 5), a Hautboy concerto, 6), an Essay toward a new-invented Astronomy, adapted to the Ladies, 7), a solo on the German Flute, and a general debate on the following propositions: Is Affectation more prevalent in Man than Woman?" 'Is not a good-natured illiterate man more beneficial to society than an illnatured philosopher" (General Advertiser).
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Jeptha
Performance Comment: Jeptha-Beard tenor; Storage-Signora Galli Mezzosoprano; Iphis-Signora Frasi soprano; Hamor-Brent alto; Zebul-Wass bass; Angel-the Boy (Deutsch, Handel, p. 719); Chorus of Israelites- (Larpent MS).