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18 October 1779
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Touchstone Of Invention; Or, The Soldier's Fortune
Afterpiece Title:
Henry And Emma
Afterpiece Title:
The Busy Body
Dance:
2nd piece: With a
Hornpipe
-Lonsdale
Song:
End I: two part song,
Damon and Clora
-Leach, Miss Mitchell (1st appearance); End III:
My sweet pretty Mogg
-Wright
277
10 December 1779
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Stratagem
Afterpiece Title:
The Critic
Dance:
End IV:new Comic Pantomime Dance (composed by
Delpini
)
The Sportsman Deceiv'd
-Delpini (1st appearance as a dancer in
England
), Menage, the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi
278
14 December 1779
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Contadina In Corte
Afterpiece Title:
Il Soldano Generoso
Dance:
End I: new Pantomime Dance (composed by
Zuchelli
)
Il Desertore
-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: a grand
Masquerade Dance
-the other partsSg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Henry, Slingsby; in which a
Chaconne
(in character by the various Masks)-; and which will open with a
Minuet
-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet (1st appearance this season); End afterpiece: new
Grand Ballet
connected with the Opera-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, Slingsby
279
03 January 1780
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Modish Wife
Afterpiece Title:
Wit's Last Stake
Dance:
End II: Miller
Entertainment:
End: Variety of
Rhetorical Imitations
-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])
280
22 January 1780
@ King's Theatre
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
281
20 April 1780
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Schiava
Dance:
End I:
New Minuet
-Simonet (1st appearance this season), Mme Simonet; a
Cossaque
, as now danced at the
Court of Versailles
(the music by
Gluck
)-; End II:
The Serenade Interrupted
(composed by
Simonet
)-; in which a
Pas de Deux
-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli (the music by
Noferi
); End Opera:
The Female Warriors
- (composed by
Simonet
), which the Author hopes will meet with the satisfaction of the Nobility and Gentry, and the Ladies in particular, as this is intended to shew that the Fair Sex may with success improve in that kind of Exercise that seems confined only to the Men. The Ballets will be executed entirely by principal Dancers
282
20 September 1780
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Duenna
Afterpiece Title:
The Apprentice
Dance:
End:
The Frolick
-Aldridge (1st appearance here these 2 years), Miss Besford, Miss Valois
283
18 October 1780
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Maid Of The Mill
Afterpiece Title:
Who's the Dupe
Dance:
End I:
The Force of Love
-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance this season), Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss Simonet; End I afterpiece:
Minuet de la Cour
, as17800919
284
05 December 1780
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Islanders
Afterpiece Title:
The Englishman in Paris
Dance:
End: new grand
Polish Dance
-Mettalcourt (1st appearance here), Harris, Miss Besford; In afterpiece: a
Minuet
-Aldridge, Mrs Mattocks
285
13 January 1781
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Rinaldo
Dance:
End I:
The Fortunate Escape
, as17801216; End II: a new comic Ballet (composed by
Simonet
)
The Pert Country Maid
-Traffieri (1st appearance), Sga Tantini, Henry, Sga Crespi; End Opera:
Les Amans Surpris
, as17801219
286
12 March 1781
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Dissipation
Afterpiece Title:
Robinson Crusoe
Dance:
End: a new comic Pantomime Dance (composed by
Traffieri
)
The Dutch Quaker
; or,
The Frenchman Deceiv'd
-Traffieri, Sga Tantini (their 1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Delpini, Sga Crespi
287
28 March 1781
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Alexander's Feast
Afterpiece Title:
The Monody to the Memory of Mr Garrick; Dryden's Ode for St
Music:
As17810307
Song:
In Oratorio:
Verdi Prati
-a Young Gentleman (1st appearance in public [unidentified])
288
01 May 1781
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Mistake
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
The Flitch of Bacon
Dance:
End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance,
The Rakes of Mallow
-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance,
The Sports of the Green
or
The Rivals Reconcil'd
-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original
Sailor's Dance
, as17810402
Song:
2nd piece to conclude: with a
Grand Antigallican Procession
[in Honour of
St. George's Day
[23 Apr.], in which-;
Rule Britannia
-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with
Britannia
brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by
Europe
,
Asia
,
Africa
, and
America
, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the
Maritime School
, and attended by
Mars
and
Neptune
; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of
St. George and the Dragon
v, executed by
Cipriani
; to conclude with:
Britons Strike Home
-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus
Ballet:
End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance
St. David's Day
; or,
The Village Revels
. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-
Mr
Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-
Mr
Besford; In which a
Double Hornpipe
-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late
Sir W. W. Wynn?
's Delight, accompanied by the ancient
British instrument
the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a
Country Dance
-the Characters
289
23 May 1781
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Every Man In His Humour
Afterpiece Title:
Who's the Dupe
Dance:
End:
Hornpipe
, as17800921; End I afterpiece:
The Butterfly
, as17800921
Song:
End IV:
The Early Horn
-Groves (1st appearance in public)
290
12 November 1781
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Spendthrift; Or, The Female Conspiracy
Afterpiece Title:
The Romp
Song:
End of Acts II and in of mainpiece two favourite airs by Mrs Cox (1st appearance.)
Monologue:
1781 11 12 End of Act IV of mainpiece Shuter's Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton
291
19 December 1781
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Duenna
Afterpiece Title:
Tom Thumb
Dance:
End of mainpiece a new Ballet, The Double Surprise (composed and executed by Banti; 1st appearance on this stage), Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford
292
30 April 1782
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Contadina In Corte
Dance:
End of Act I Adela of Pontbieu, as17820411, before which, the daughter of Mme Simonet, only 7 years old, will (for her 1st appearance this season) dance the Minuet de la Ville with her Father, and a Gavot Seule to the favourite tune of the Pas Seul danced by Mlle Theodore in Rinaldo and Armida; End of Opera Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223
293
02 May 1782
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A Grand Masked Ball, With A Supper
Dance:
End of Part I a new Dance (1st time; composed by Noverre), Apollon et let Muses by Le Picq (1st appearance in England), Nivelon, Mme Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Part 11 a New Dance, demicharacter (composed by Noverre) by Le Picq, Nivelon, Slingsby, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli
294
14 October 1782
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
False
Delicacy
Afterpiece Title:
Robinson Crusoe
Dance:
As17820921
295
30 November 1782
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Medonte
Dance:
End of Act I Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102; End of Opera New Divertisement, as17821102, but Sga Crespi in place of Sga Sala, and added: Pas de Deux by Lepicq and Mme Rossi (1st appearance in this country)
296
10 December 1782
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Il Convito
Dance:
End of Act I Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102; End of Act II New Divertisement, as17821130, and added: a second Pas de Deux by Master Laborie and Miss Simonet (their 1st appearance)
297
04 December 1783
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A New Way To Pay Old Debts
Afterpiece Title:
Fortunatus
Dance:
End of Act II of mainpiece a New Comic Ballet by Mr and Miss Hamoir (from the Theatre-Royal, Brussels; their 1st appearance on that stage)
298
17 April 1784
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Robin Hood; Or, Sherwood Forest
Afterpiece Title:
Harlequin Rambler
Dance:
End of mainpiece a New Dance by Le Bccuf and Mlle Constance (from the King's Theatre in Paris; 1st appearance)
299
30 April 1784
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Spanish Fryar
Dance:
End of Act I a new pantomimical, operatical, farcical interlude, The Peasant Metamorphosed; or, Delpini's Voyage from Dublin in an Air Balloon, in which Delpini will introduce a specimen of singing in French, Italian and English, and which will conclude with a new Hornpipe by the celebrated Blake (by permission of the Managers of the Opera-house; his 1st appearance on that stage); End of Act II a comic pantomime dance, The Country Squabble, by Delpini, Mrs Dagville, Miss Parish, Duquesney Jun.; End of play a new pantomimical dance, The Rival Clowns, by Delpini, Blake, &c, in which the famous rondo of Orpheo, in Italian, by Delpini, and to conclude with an Allemande in a new comic stile
Song:
End of Acts II and III, by a Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])
300
15 May 1784
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Belle's Stratagem
Afterpiece Title:
The Flitch of Bacon
Dance:
End of Act III of mainpiece The Rival Nympbs, as17840318athi
Song:
End of mainpiece Let not Age by a Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])
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