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Event Comment: WWarner and Fawkes' Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27 August.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Hero

Afterpiece Title: All Alive and Merry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary or Colombine Cameron

Song: In praise of our successful Hero the Duke of Cumberland-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroic General Or Britons Darling

Performance Comment: interspers'd with the comical Humours of Awl the Cobler, Sneak the Taylor, Trim the Barber, and Kate Inlist the Serjeant's Wife.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sailor or The Wapping Landlady

Song: Song in praise of Duke of Cumberland-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy Or Virtue Triumphant

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; 1st Witch-Harris; 2nd Witch-Mrs Garrick; Squire Numps-Lackit; Colombine-Mrs Cushing; Father-Smith; Clodpole the Clown-Warner.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Smith
Role: Clodpole the Clown Actor: Warner.

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso And Handels anthem Composed For The Duke Of Chandos Alexanders Feast And The Coronation Anthems

Music: As17760306

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; PAST 2, by Richard Josceline Goodenough, altered from his unacted play The Cottagers]: The Overture and Music composed by Baumgarten. [Baumgarten used this overture again in Robin Hood (see cg, 17 Apr. 1784).] Books of the Pastoral to be had at the Theatre. [Wordsworth is identified in the playbill of 22 Dec. Mrs Webb was from the Hay.] Public Advertiser, 24 Nov. 1779: This Day is published William And Nanny (1s.). Receipts: #122 15s. (116.15.6; 5.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage Wordsworth]), Wilson, Moody, Mrs Webb (1st appearance at this theatre), Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown. [Cast from text (J. Kearby, 1779) William-A Young Gentleman; Hearty-Wilson; Murtagh Mulrooney-Moody; Dame Hearty-Mrs Webb; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Nanny-Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17790924, but _Langrish, Ratchford

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Berry. Afterpiece: Written by the late Samuel Foote, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at Mrs Richman's@Masquerade@Warehouse, Oxford-street; of Berry, at the George in the Haymarket; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. No Money to be returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Baker; Priuli-Silvester; Bedamour-Martin; Duke-Johnson; Renault-Lennet; Elliot-Tomlins; Spinosa-Richards; Officer-Scott; Pierre-Wilkinson; Belvidera-Mrs Roberts (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Diversion in the Morning

Performance Comment: Carmine-Martin (1st appearance on any stage [see above]); Brush-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Richmond [unidentified]); Novice-Scott; Lord Dupe-Holiday; Alderman Pentweazel-Well; Caleb-Johnson; Boy-Sharp; Puff-Wilkinson; Lady Pentweazel-Mr Berry (2nd appearance on any stage).

Dance: I afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Alderman, Lady Pentweazel

Song: End: The Tobacco Box-Johnson, Miss Chatterley

Entertainment: Monologues After Singing: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Music: Between Acts: several pieces of Martial Music-his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Band(, in full uniform, by Permission)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 2nd piece: In one Act. Morning Herald, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 22, Southampton-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #127 5s. (31.3.6; 6.2.6; tickets: 89.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Music: End 1st piece: the British March- his Royal Highnessthe Duke of York's Band

Event Comment: Edition of 1660: Being a Musical Representation at the Entertainment of his Excellency the Lord General Monk at Vintners Hall 12 April 1660

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bacchus Festival Or A New Medley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but as the play was advertised in the Post Man, 25-27 May 1699, it may have been acted before Easter (9 April 1699), certainly by the end of April. Dedication, to the Countess of Burlington: I...beg your Ladyship's Protection for a Play which stands rank'd amongst the Unfortunate....[A song, Loving and beloved again, with music by Samuel Ackroyde, is in Mercurius Musicus, 1699.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves A Lottery And A Woman The Prize With A New Masque Calld Love And Riches Reconcild

Performance Comment: Edition of 1699: The Prologue, Writ by a Person of Quality. No actors' names.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson and Signior Baptist. The Musick will begin between 8 and 9 at night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; also several new Songs set for that occasion-; and a particular performance of instrumental Musick-Signior Volumner

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Dean and Mr Manshipp. To begin exactly at 8 a Clock, by reason the Performance will be somewhat longer than usual in that Place

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental, with new Pieces of Musick-; and particular Performances of Instrumental Musick-Mr Dean; And likewise an Extraordinary Italian Song-a Boy, lately arriv'd from Italy, being the first time of his Singing in Publick in England

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: Not acted these 25 years. As it was several times presented at court by persons of Quality, for the Entertainment of his late Majesty King Charles the 2d. The Company will continue Acting three times a week, during the term of Bartholomew Fair. [No further performances at Drury Lane during the summer are known.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Music: With the original Mask set to new Musick-

Event Comment: To all the Nobility and Gentry: In Honour of the Queen s Coronation. At 5 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Mr Abell's new Consort of English Musick-; [composed on the Royal Subject [the Queen's Coronation]: With other Songs in several Languages-; accompanied-the greatest Masters [of Instrumental Musick

Event Comment: Mr Weedon's Entertainment. Benefit of the Ticket money for Poor Decay'd Gentlemen, and Maintenance of a School for the Education of Youth. The Subscribers and the best Places at 5s. The other Places at 2s. 6d. At Twelve Noon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

Performance Comment: The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. Mainpiece: That celebrated Comedy...written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Music: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

Music: The last New Entertainment compos'd for Flutes on the Stage,-Mr Bannister, Mr Bannister's Son

Song: Mrs Lyndsey

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit the Boxkeepers. Boxes 5s., Pit 3s., First Gallery 2s., Upper Gallery, 1s. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Performance Comment: With the last new Prologue to the Town,-Mr Wilks.

Song: A new song-Mrs Shaw, never perform'd before, compos'd by a Gentleman lately arriv'd from Dublin

Music: An Extraordinary Entertainment , all of Flutes-Mr Paisible

Dance: A Mimick Night Scene- after the Italian Manner by a newScaramouch, Harlequin; A new dance-Cottin, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Song: A new song-Mrs Campion; Dialogue between two Beaus and two Coquet Ladies-

Dance: A new dance-Mrs Campion, Laferry; An Entry-Mrs Campion; the Dance- originally performed in The World in the Moon

Music: An Entertainment of New Instrumental Musick-Mr Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Italian Consort, with a large Addipion of new Musick-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-, all new Compos'd by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, others

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. To begin exactly at 7 a Clock, for the better Accommodation of the Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Italian Consort-; with Additions of New Songs-the Gentlewoman; Symphonies-Signor Gasparine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: A New Song written by Mr Durfey, Set and-Mr Leveridge

Dance: Irish Dance-Claxton; five dances (two new)-Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-a little Girl

Dance: Comick and Serious Dancing-Weaver, Essex, others; a Young Gentlewoman who never perform'd before in Publick; With a Scene between Scaramouch and Harlequin- , entirely New; Vaulting on the Horse-