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Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. The Music by Giordani and other eminent composers. With alterations and new songs for Miss Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; in which aChaconne composed by Jomelli-Fierville; II: La Bagatelle, as17740505; III: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

Event Comment: A new opera with Grand Chorusses, Music entirely New by Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Motezuma

Dance: I: New Ballet, La Fete de Flora-; In which a Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: Grand Ballet, Les Mexicains-S. Vallouis, Mme Vallouis; End opera: Grand Heroic Historic Ballet-Lany, M and Mme Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; with Chaconnes-Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 26 May 1773.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward; Strickland-Clarke, first time; Frankly-Lewis; first time, Bellamy-Wroughton; Jack Meggot-Lee Lewes; Tester-Quick; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Milliner-Mrs Inville; Clarinda-Mrs Barry, first time; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids with two New Scenes

Performance Comment: As17750316 but Sig_ Rossignol and "With Alterations to make room for Two Entire New Scenes; The Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as Usual".
Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Hidou. Paid 1 yrs. Poor's Rate for Covent Garden parish to Lady Day last #2 16s. 8d.; one yrs. ditto for St Martin's to Xmas last #60 6s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Main characters in the New Ballet New Dressed. Receipts: #170 3s. 6d. Charges: #66 4s. 6d. Profits to Sga Hidou: #103 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: I: A New Ballet (for that Night Only) call'd The Force of Love-M LaRavier (his first appearance on that stage), Sga Hidou, Como, Sga Como, Two Children, first appearance; End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. The Music by Traetta. [This was 1st performed at Venice, 1766, as Le Serve Rivali. And see 19 Dec. 1780.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Capricci Del Sesso

Dance: End I: Comic Ballet, as17770204; End II: Serious Ballet, as17770225; End Opera: a new Ballet Demi-caractere, La Paysane Distraite-Vallouy, Mme Simonet, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle DeCamp

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera, with Grand Chorusses; the Music by Johann Christian? Bach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orione

Dance: End I: New Serious Ballet, as17770412; End II: La Paysane Distraite, as17770520, but Mme _Simonet; End Opera: Serious Ballet-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle DeCamp, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera; the Music entirely new by Antonio Sacchini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17771104; End II: Le Devin du Village, as17771104; End Opera: La Polonaise Favourite, as17771104

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalryv. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] With new Dresses, and the Scenery entirely new painted. [Miss Simson is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #226 6s. 6d. (204.10.0; 21.12.0; 0.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: [the following new Dances composed] by Gallet:I: [a Dance of Cupids-; IV: [a Dance of Daemons-; to conclude: Grand Ballet-Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Music: Mainpiece: With a New Overture, and additional Airs, Chorusses-; the whole of the Music composed by Michael Arne

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, librettist unknown]. With grand chorusses; the Music entirely new by Johann Christian? Bach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Scipione

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17780207; End Opera: new grand Serious Ballet, Les Amans unis par l'Hymen-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet

Song: II: an air-Sga Danzi; [accompanied on the violin-Cramer; violoncello-Cervetto; German flute-Florio; hautboy-LeBrun. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Ballet: End II: La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise. As17780331

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Tickets delivered for Love in a Village [announced on playbill of 1 May] will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aldridge at the Carpet Warehouse, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #199 16s. [132.2; tickets: 67.14) [charge: #67 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings (pupils of Aldridge); End II: [The Cricket@Match [sic]The Cricketters, as17780128; [in which part of the celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge[, originally composed and danced by him; III: Hornpipe, as17771017

Ballet: End: a new, Grand Marine Pantomimical Dance, suited to the times, The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth; or, British Glory. in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile

Performance Comment: in which an accurate view of the Isle of Wight and the Fleet now riding at Spithead. Principal Characters: Bobby Flip the Boatswain-Aldridge; Powder Monkey-Master Jackson; Mat Mizen-Langrish; Molly Topknot-Miss Besford; Susan Constant-Miss Valois; with variety of other Characters, and Hornpipe Dancing-in an entire new stile.
Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, by Pietro Metastasio]. The Music entirely new by Bertoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Dance: End I: new Ballet, Les Oiseleurs-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Vidini, LeDet; End II: Les Moissonneurs, as17781229; End: Les Nymphes de Diane, as17781124

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Miles Peter Andrews and William Augustus Miles; Larpent MS 485; not published; Synopsis of plot in London Magazine, July 1779, pp. 306-7]: The Airs partly selected from Dibdin, Giordani, Dr Arne, &c. The Overture and New Music composed by Dr Arnold. With New Dresses and Decorations. The Scenes painted by Rooker. Songs of the Opera to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Lamash

Dance: Mainpiece: With Two New Dances-(see17790705

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, by Pietro Metastasio; a pasticcio]. The Music by various eminent Composers [Anfossi, Myslivecek and Piccinni]. Amongst them several airs by Handel. Under the Direction of Bertoni. With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations, both for the Opera and Dances. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. and 2nd Gallery 3s. By Their Majesties' Command no Person can be admitted behind the Scenes. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughtout season]. To prevent inconvenience to the Nobility and Gentry in getting to their carriages, they are most respectfully intreated to give positive orders to their Servants to set down and take up with their Horses Heads towards Pall-mall. The Door in Market Lane for Chairs only. To prevent mistakes, Ladies who have not sent the names of the Subscribers to their Boxes are particularly requested to send them as early as possible to Johnson, at the office of the Theatre, in order to [permit] their Tickets being engraved. Subscriptions are received by Johnson in Union Court, Hay Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nelle Indie

Dance: End I: Indian Ballet (composed by Zuchelli), adapted to the Opera-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Simonet; End II: new Pastoral Ballet (composed by Zuchelli and Slingsby)-Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini (1st appearance in England); End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet connected with the Opera (composed by Favre Guiardele, ballet master), in which the celebrated Chaconne of Jomelli's-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Favre Guiardele (1st appearance in England)

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera; the music entirely new by Sacchini. [It was 1st performed at Milan in 1772 as Armida.The playbill erroneously lists Rovedino, whose last performance this season was on 18 Mar. In all subsequent playbills of Rinaldo his name is omitted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: Three new Ballets composed by Favre Guiardele. End I: The Rural Sports-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi; End II: La Fete Pastorale-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini; with a Pas Seul-Mlle Baccelli; accompanied on the guitar-Noferi; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800122, but Mme Simonet, Sga +Tantini; +Grand Chaconne by Floquet-

Performance Comment: End I: The Rural Sports-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi; End II: La Fete Pastorale-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini; with a Pas Seul-Mlle Baccelli; accompanied on the guitar-Noferi; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800122, but Mme Simonet, Sga +Tantini; +Grand Chaconne by Floquet-.
Event Comment: Benefit for Vestris? Jun. Opera: In 2 acts; the music by Piccinni, and conducted by Bianchi. With new Scenes painted by Novosielski. New Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances. Mme Simonet will this Evening reassume her station at the Opera House; but as she is not perfectly recovered from the consequences of her late Accidnet, she hopes for the indulgence of the Public, from whom she has already received so many flattering proofs of Approbation. Tickets, 10s. 6d., to be had of Vestris, No. 5, Leicester-street, Leicester-fields. "Last Thursday was the benefit of Vestris and son; the house could not receive and contain the multitudes that presented themselves. Their oblations amounted to fourteen hundred pounds" (Walpole [26 Feb. 1781], XI, 406)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: new Pastoral Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Country Diversions-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Slingsby, Sga Tantini; and to finish with a grand Chaconne-Vestris? Jun

Ballet: End Opera: a new grand Pantomime Ballet in 3 acts (composed by Vestris Sen.) Ninette a la Cour. Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris Jun., Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen. (1st appearance in England). Cast, with synopsis, from Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.: Nancy-Mlle Baccelli; Colas-Vestris Jun.; Prince-Vestris Sen.; Countess-Mme Simonet; Dancing@Master-Simonet; Mayor of the Town-Delpini; Peasants-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Traffieri, 16 Figure Dancers; Lords-Zuchelli, Henry; Ladies-Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; Huntsmen-; Captain of Life Guards-; Equerries-; Notaries-

Performance Comment: ) Ninette a la Cour. Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris Jun., Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen. (1st appearance in England). Cast, with synopsis, from Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.: Nancy-Mlle Baccelli; Colas-Vestris Jun.; Prince-Vestris Sen.; Countess-Mme Simonet; Dancing@Master-Simonet; Mayor of the Town-Delpini; Peasants-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Traffieri, 16 Figure Dancers; Lords-Zuchelli, Henry; Ladies-Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; Huntsmen-; Captain of Life Guards-; Equerries-; Notaries-.
Cast
Role: Mayor of the Town Actor: Delpini
Event Comment: Benefit for Vestris Sen. Opera: In 2 acts; the music by Rauzzini. With new scenes painted by Novosielski. New Dresses and Decorations for both the Opera and Dances. Tickets to be had of Vestris, No. 5, Leicester Street, Leicester Fields. Public Advertiser, 7 Apr.: By desire of the Frequenters of the Opera House books of the ballet of Medee et Jason are sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Dance: End I: a new Ballet Anacreontique (composed by Vestris Sen.) Les Caprices de Galatee-Vestris Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Traffieri, Sga Tantini [Galatee-Mlle Baccelli ($Lynham, 166)]

Ballet: End Opera: a new Ballet Tragique (composed by Vestris Sen.) Medee et Jason. -Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen., Mlle Baccelli, Vestris Jun., Simonet, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Jason Cast from libretto of Piramo e Tisbe: Medea-Mme Simonet; Jason-Vestris Sen.; Creusa-Mlle Baccelli; A young Prince-Vestris Jun.; Creon-Simonet; Furies-Traffieri, Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Tantini; 2 children of Medea-

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; past 2, by Matthew Feilde. MS: Larpent 585; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 22 Feb.]: With New Overture and Music, composed by [Michael] Arne. New Dresses, Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #247 12s. (243/19/6; 3/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Afterpiece Title: Vertumnus and Pomona

Related Works
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde

Dance: End of Epilogue a new Pastoral Dance, Palemon and Lavinia, by Aldridge, Langrish, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera in 2 acts; The Music by Sacchini. [Opera in place of I Viaggiatori Felici, announced in Public Advertiser, 1 Mar. Nonini, who is unidentified, was from the Opera, Lisbon.] Public Advertiser, 6 Apr.: To the credit of Sacchini, it is the best Burletta extant. It is in all parts excellent . . . while it amuses, it does not fail equally to interest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement Dance, as17820214; End of Act II Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Theodore. [Scenario of new ballet (Vienna, c. 1773) lists the parts: Colin, Herpin, Le Baillif, Clitandre, Lucas, Julie, Mathurine, Javotte, Climene, Lisette.] Tickets to be had of Mlle Theodore, No. 39, Tichfieldstreet, Portland Chapel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: In the Masquerade Scene a Minuet by Mlle Theodore and Nivelon; End of Act I Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110; End of Act II a new Ballet (composed by Noverre), La Rosihe de Salency, by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Leger, Henry, Bournonville, Olivier, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: By Desire of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Benefit for Gardel. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Gardel, No. 26, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square. 1st ballet: With entirely new Music, and a new Overture by Carter (Morning Herald, 25 May)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'eroe Cinese

Dance: End of Act I an entire new Ballet (composed by Gardel Sen.), Mirsa (Taken from an American Anecdote), by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mons and Mme Simonet, in which a Minuet and Gavet: composed by Gardel Jun. who, in the Concert Scene, will execute a concerto on the violin [Scenario (Paris, 1779) lists the parts: Mondor, Son Epouse, Mirsa, Lindor, Officier Corsaire, Gouvernante de Mirsa, Officiers Americains, Creoles, Officiers Francais, Negres]; End of Act II Apollon et les Muses, as17820502, but Slingsby in place of Nivelon; End of Opera Adela of Pontbieu, as17820411

Performance Comment: ), Mirsa (Taken from an American Anecdote), by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mons and Mme Simonet, in which a Minuet and Gavet: composed by Gardel Jun. who, in the Concert Scene, will execute a concerto on the violin [Scenario (Paris, 1779) lists the parts: Mondor, Son Epouse, Mirsa, Lindor, Officier Corsaire, Gouvernante de Mirsa, Officiers Americains, Creoles, Officiers Francais, Negres]; End of Act II Apollon et les Muses, as17820502, but Slingsby in place of Nivelon; End of Opera Adela of Pontbieu, as17820411.
Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st time; COM 2, by Carlo Francesco Badini]. The Music entirely new, composed by Anfossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement, as17821102, but Sga Crespi in place of Sga Sala; added: Pas de Deux, as17821210 End of Act II Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102

Event Comment: A Serious Opera, in 2 acts (never performed before [by Pietro Metastasio]); the Music entirely new by Anfossi. With new Scenes and Decorations, designed and painted by Novosielski. Public Advertiser, 10 May: The Event of Saturday night may teach the Managers, if they are not incapable of being taught, how it has happened that their House has for these six Weeks past been almost empty, and now at last was again full. For these six weeks past the Town has been disgusted with bad Music, ill sung; with that wretched Apology for a first rate singer, Rauzzini, and that barbarous dullness which he thinks Music, his Regina di Golconda. On Saturday Night there was the direct Reverse of all this wretched Infamy . . . There have been few finer Operas, and none since Farinelli's time so exquisitely sung

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pacchierotti, Uttini, Bartolini, Franchi; Sga Schinotti, Sga Catenacci, Sga Lusini. [Larpent MS 682 lists the parts: Giasone, Toante, Cleonte, Learco; Issipile, Eurinome, Rodope.] hathi.

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17840424; End of Opera Le Tuteur Trompe, as17840325athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Theodore. Tickets made out and delivered for the 1st of April will be admitted, and may be had of Mme Theodore, No. 5, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square. Public Advertiser, 15 May: The Ballet was founded on the French piece of Le Deserteur, of which there was retained a good deal of the

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Music: The Dancers, incomparably the best Groupe in Europe, exerted themselves very successfully; D'Auberval's Drunkenness was well managed; Rossi's Fainting Fit, her Agitation preceding it, and her Revival from it; Lepicq's hovering over Rossi, when in the Swoon, and in his Separation from her, were all told very expressively indeed. Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation

Performance Comment: Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation .

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but D'Auberval in place of Slingsby; End of Opera an entirely new grand Ballet, or Tragi-Comic Dancing Pantomime, composed by D'Auberval, Le Deserteur; ou, La Clemence Royale (taken from the well-known comic opera, The Deserter). The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque . other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque .
Event Comment: An entirely new Comic Opera, in 2 acts [by Girolamo Tonioli]; the Music entirely new, by Anfossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Gemelle

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17840424; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840608

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Thomas Holcroft]: The Overture and the rest of the music entirely new, by Shield. With new Dresses, &c. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 22 Nov. 1785: This Day is published The Choleric Fathers (price not listed). Receipts: #240 4s. (238/3; 2/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Wewitzer, Palmer, Thompson, Gardner; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1785): Don Fernando-Johnstone; Don Julio Pimiento-Quick; Pedro-Edwin; Don Salvador-Wilson; Fabio-Wewitzer; Don Fabricio-Palmer; Don Velasco-Thompson; Alguazil-Gardner; Footmen-Helme, Swords, Newton, Ledger, Bates; Laura-Mrs Kennedy; Jaquelina-Mrs Martyr; Donna Isabel-Mrs Morton; Donna Zelida-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Recruiting Serjeant [performers not listed (see17851007)]; End of mainpiece new dance, The Piping Pedlar, by Byrn and Mrs Goodwin