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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With the two Masques of Musick which were originally perform'd in the Play compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040525

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

Event Comment: Benefit Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by that Great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys, and likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-the best Masters; And several Songs in Italian, with Flutes and Hautboys-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Concert in England but twice; The whole being new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater

Music: A Masque by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; wherein Mr Leveridge performs the Part of Bacchus and a little Girl of Ten Years of Age the Part of Cupid

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: All the Musick by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-Mr Leveridge

Song: As17050102

Dance: As17050102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: All the Musick being compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-Mr Leveridge, others

Dance: As17050115

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with several Pieces of the late Mr Purcell-; Variety of new Songs-

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 26 Sept., The Royal Merchant had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Maiden-a Gentleman who never appear'd upon the Stage before [Carnaby, according to Genest, II, 335].Carnaby, according to Genest, II, 335].

Song: As17050922; Particularly a two/Part Song compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: Cherrier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Song: A Two Part Song Compos'd by the late Famous Mr Eccles for Her Majesty's Birthday-Cook

Dance: Imitation of a Country Farmer's Daughter-Mrs Bruce; also a Chacone-Mrs Bruce, taught by Elford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: Singing in Italian and English-la Signiora Maria, as of late taught by Signior Nicolini Haym

Dance: Grand Dance-l'Abbe, deBarques, Mrs Elford, Mlle Noisy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Song: Songs in Italian and English by Signior Bonocini, Scarletti, and the late Mr Henry Purcell-Signiora del'Epine

Dance: the best Performers

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. Not acted these Six Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: All the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17051201

Event Comment: Not perform'd these Five Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Music: With all the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Dance: As17060110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Trincalo-Estcourt; With a new Epilogue-Trincalo to the Brothers of the Bottle.

Music: A Masque by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Miss Santlow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Music: All the original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Cross, the Boy

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey, Holcomb, the late Boy

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, his scholar

Event Comment: Not Acted there these Five Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Music: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, others

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Evans, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With all the Musick both Vocal and Instrumental by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Lawrence, others

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: See17071029, but Timon-Powell, who has not Acted it these 3 Years; Poet-Pinkethman.

Music: With the Original Masque of Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Hughs, Lawrence, others

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several of the principal Songs and Symphonys in the late Operas-; Also Some Trumpet Sonatas, Concertoes, full Pieces of New Musick by the greatest Masters, and never yet Play'd in Public-

Event Comment: At the Deire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida; Or, Truth Found Too Late

Performance Comment: Thersites-Betterton; Troilus-Wilks; Hector-Powell; Agamemnon-Mills; Achilles-Booth; Ajax-Keene; Ulysses-Thurmond; Nestor-Corey; Priam-Fairbank; Diomedes-Husbands; Menelaus-Burkhead; Aeneas-Bickerstaffe; Pandarus-Estcourt; Cressida-Mrs Bradshaw; Andromache-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Thersites Actor: Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs and Dialogues, by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters-Mr Laurence, Mr Cook, Mr Tenoe; the Symphonys-Mr Dean, Mr Manship; A Song-Mrs Reading, accompany'd with the Trumpet and all the other Instruments; A Solo on the Violin-Mr Dean; A Solo on the Flute A/la/main-Mrs Denby; With variety of full Musick-

Event Comment: At Mr Goff's new Playhouse in Hampstead. This Consort will be perform'd with much better Decorum than before. [In Post Boy, 13-15 Sept., it was announced that the Justices for Middlesex had served an order at Hampstead forbidding the players "to act any more there."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Celebrated Songs, Comic Dialogues by the late Mr Henry Purcel, other great English Masters, for 1, 2 and 3 voices; the whole, as it will be perform'd, and by whom, in our great Bills to which we refer-

Event Comment: Benefit Turner, who sets the Musick for the British Apollo. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Songs for 1, 2, and 3 Voices (particularly those set for the British Apollo)-; besides several full Pieces of Musick for Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manship, others; Also a Solo of the famous Archangelo Corelli's-Mr Dean, Mr Bulkley; To which will be added, a Two/part Song-Mr Turner, Mr Reading by the late famous Dr Blowe, never yet perform'd in publick

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With proper Scenes and Cloaths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: A select Entertainment by the late Mr Henry Purcel-the best Masters

Dance: Scaramouch-Layfield