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Event Comment: A letter in Daily Advertiser 4 March complains of Mrs Cibber's absence from this revival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Event Comment: [This Pastoral Serenata first appeared 21 March 1744 at the Crown and Anchor in the Strand, qv. At that time Beard, Savage, Mrs Clive and Miss Edwards sang in it.] By Subscription for three nights will be performed an English Pastoral Serenata, set to Music by Mr DeFesch. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. On the 20th of March and 3rd of April will be performed a New Oratorio call'd Joseph, also set to Music by Mr DeFesch. For the encouragement of such persons as shall please to favour Mr Defesch by subscribing one Guinea, they shall be entitled to six tickets, each of which will admit one into the boxes, or Two into the Gallery. Nobody to be admitted into the boxes without printed tickets, which will be deliver'd at the theatre. Subscriptions to be taken till the 5th of March, at Mr DeFesch's at the sign of the Angel and Trumpet, in St. Martin's Lane, at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden; and at Mr Page's Stage Door-keeper. To begin at half an hour after six. This day is publish'd Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John. [No price given, but the 1st edition lists it as 1s. 6d. Watts would have had to sell about two thousand copies to cover his investment in copyright and printing costs.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship

Performance Comment: Camillo-; Philander-; Aegeon-; Clorinda- (Larpent).
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Role: Philander Actor:
Event Comment: Benefit Mr Dove and Mrs Dove. Boxes 3s., Pit 2s., First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [Theatre designated as the Late Wells in advance notices; as the New Wells on the day of performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Benefit Dance. Boxes 3s., Pit and First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Late Wells in Goodman's Fields. Tickets to be had at Mr. Dance's Lodgings, at Mr Boteler's in Fenchurch St.; and at Mr Goodfellow's at Mrs Simpson's, in Church Lane, near the Wells. Particular care will be taken to keep the House warm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Haughton. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. 1st gallery 1s. 6d. Upper gallery 1s. Tickets at Miss Haughton's Lodgings, at Mrs Simpson's, Church Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cushing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit of the Author, it being the eighth night only of acting, but the night from the first Representation, because of the interruption of Mrs Woffington's Benefit. Tickets to be had of G. Strahan, in Cornhill; J. Davidson in the Poultry; A. Millar in the Strand; R. Dodsley in Pall Mall, and of Mr Hobson at the Theatre, where places may be taken on the stage.-Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Frederica

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'incostanza Deluza

Event Comment: There will be no play 'till tomorrow on account of one to be performed this evening at the other theatre; the receipt of which is to be subscribed to the Veteran Scheme at the Guildhall. We hear Mrs Cibber is soon to perform the part of Polly, three nights at cg, and the Proprietor has agreed to lend his house, free of all charges; and we hear the company will contribute their pay on those days, that the performance may be entirely charge-free; the receipts of each night to be subscribed to the Veteran's scheme at Guildhall

Performances

Event Comment: A Musical Drama, in Two Parts...with Dances and other Decorations Entirely new. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day, at the Opera Office in the Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, No Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery to be open'd at Four o'Clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six o'clock. A New Opera [composed by Gluck; text by F. Vanneschi]. The Subscribers to the Opera are desired to make the last Payment of their Subscription Money to the Treasurer, at the Opera Office in the Haymarket, where Attendance will be given this and every Day, from Ten till Two, to receive the same, and deliver out the Silver Tickets. [Repeated until 28 Jan.] The new Musical Italian Drama; entitled La Caduta de Giganti, or the Fall of the Giants, writ on Occasion of the expulsion of the Rebels, was perform'd last Night at King's Theatre in the Haymarket. The performance was received and carried on with great Attention, Tranquility, and Applause: and not a little enliven'd by the Presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland.--Daily Advertiser, 8 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Caduta De Giganti; Or, The Fall Of The Giants

Performance Comment: Singers-Monticelli, Jozzi, Ciacchi, Signora Imer, Signora Pompeati (or Mrs Cornelie), Signora Frasi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 452). [See program of 25 March where Jozzi, Ciacchi, Imer and Pompeati are listed as singing in this opera.]See program of 25 March where Jozzi, Ciacchi, Imer and Pompeati are listed as singing in this opera.]
Event Comment: HHickford's Great Room, Brewer St. Benefit Brown. Tickets 5s. Tickets at Walsh, in Catherine St., Strand; Mrs Wamsley's/Musick/shop the Corner of Picadilly; Simpson's Musick shop in Swithin's Alley, Cornhill; Johnson's Musick shop, Cheapside; Brown's in Margaret St., near Cavendish Square; and at the place of performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hussey. Shepherd's Market near Piccadilly. A Concert, etc. Boxes 2s. Pit or Gallery 1s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Event Comment: TTiled Booth, Bowling Green. A Concert, etc. Benefit Mrs Bambridge. Particular care is taken that the Parts will be performed by comedians from both Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Event Comment: AAll for Love is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Woffington.--General Advertiser

Performances

Event Comment: All for love obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Woffington's Indisposition. [Notice in General Advertiser lists Macbeth and The Double Disappointment for tomorrow, but no bill appears on 6 Feb.

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Dove

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser, 20 April: The Play of Henry V and the new farce which were to have been acted of Friday the 24th for Mrs Macklin's benefit are necessarily deferred until farther notice--which will be inserted in this paper.

Performances

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green. Benefit for Mrs Phillips. A Concert. Prices: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Dance: Phillips

Event Comment: A concert, etc. at the Great Tiled Booth. Benefit Yeates Jun. and Mrs Warner (his sister). Prices: 2s., 1s., 6d. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth in the Borough. Benefit for Mrs Adams. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: CCross: Mrs Butler died

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. A Concert, etc. Benefit for Mrs Morgan. Never acted there. Being positively the last Night of Acting in the Borough (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Music: solo on the violin called Ellen@a@Roon-Santhilla first Time of performing in Public

Song: V: Roratorio@or a Medley of the Cries of Dublin-Morgan

Dance: A Hornpipe-a Gentleman for his diversion

Event Comment: A Comic Opera. Tickets at half a Guinea. [Latilla's comic opera; but music for this production by Pietro Auletta. See Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, Cols. 187-88.] Books will be delivered this morning at Mrs Sylvester's (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orazio

Dance: Between the Acts: Music-

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Mrs Morgan. A concert, etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick; or, Vintner in the Suds

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). [Tickets as of 9 Feb., with additional note that they could be obtained of Mrs Payne at the White Hart in Paternoster Lane.] Receipts. #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene