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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: As17780922

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)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Pastoral Ballet, as17791127; End II:new Ballet, Demi-caractere, La Bergere Coquete; ou, Le Triomphe de L'Amour-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, young Miss Simonet, Slingsby; End Opera: Serious Ballet connected with the Opera,-Favre Guiardele, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Baccelli (1st appearance this season); in which a Grand Chaconne-

Song: III: song-Mme LeBrun; accompanied on the hautboy-LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Soldato

Dance: End I: Il Desertore, as17791214; End II: Masquerade Dance, as17791221; Minuet, as17791221; End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet, as17791127, but _Slingsby, Mlle Baccelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Serve Rivali

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801216; End II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17801216; Grand Chaconne, as17801216; End Opera: Les Amans Surpris, as17801216, but Mme Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Tunbridge Wells [recte Walks]; or, The Yeoman of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Pledge of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reparation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Dodd, Brereton, Moody, Baddeley, Farren, Bannister Jun., Packer, [Lee] Lewes; Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brereton, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (T. and W. Lowndes, 1784): Sir Gregory Glovetop-Parsons; Lord Hectic-Dodd; Loveless-Brereton; Captain Swagger-Moody; Pickaxe-Baddeley; Belcour-Farren; Janus-Bannister Jun.; Captain Hardy-Packer; Colonel Quorum-Lee Lewes; Lady Betty Wormwood-Miss Pope; Miss Penelope Zodiac-Mrs Hopkins; Anna-Mrs Wells; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Louisa-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by [Lee] Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren . Prologue spoken by [Lee] Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren .

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17831104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: RosiNA

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of mainpiece The Belle of the Village, as17840917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17841116

Song: In afterpiece From tyrant Laws and Customs free by Johnstone and Mrs Martyr; Live and love by Johnstone, Mrs Morton, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17850409

Song: As17850405

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: As17850405

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Barrymore, Fawcett, Suett; Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (W. Lowndes and J. Barker, 1786): Young Cockney-Dodd; Captain Sightly-Barrymore; Old Cockney-Fawcett; Barnacle-Suctt; Penelope-Miss Stageldoir; Miss La Blond-Miss Barnes; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan.] dancing and. dancing and.
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Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Stageldoir

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss Stageldoir, and Singing by Miss Field; End of Act III The Market-Day, as17851024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Rosin a