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24 August 1702
@ Bartholomew Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Rope Dancing
Entertainment:
they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women and Children that can be found beyond the Seas, so that the
World
cannot parallize them for Dancing on the Low/Rope, Vaulting on the High/Rope, Walking on the Slack and Sloping Ropes-the Famous Company of Rope-Dancers out-doing all others to that Degree, that it has highly recommended them, both in Bartholomew Fair and
May Fair
last, to all the best persons of Quality in
England
. And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the
World
, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the
Italian Scaramouch
dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter
202
23 October 1702
@ Drury Lane Theatre
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
203
19 November 1702
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Old Batchelor
Song:
Let the dreadful Engines
(the
mad
song in
Don Quixote
)-Leveridge
Dance:
With several Dances-
204
28 January 1703
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best
Masters
; several Italian Sonatas- the Famous Gasperini, Signior Petto; several English and Italian Songs-Mrs Campion
205
11 February 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Afterpiece Title:
Mar`iage a la Mode
Music:
The best
Masters
; several Songs in Italian and English-Mr Pate (having recover'd his Voice); Singing-Leveridge, Hughes; accompanied-Bannister; several of
Corelli
's Sonatas-Gasperini; accompanied-Dupar
Dance:
As17030123
206
24 February 1703
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Italian and English
Masters
; an Italian Sonata on the Trumpet-a Boy of about Eight Years of age, who never yet perform'd in Publick
207
12 March 1703
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-all the same
Masters
[who perform'd at his [
Edward Keene
's] last Meeting
208
17 March 1703
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best
Masters
209
16 April 1703
@ Girdlers Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and instrumental Music-several Eminent
Masters
210
28 April 1703
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
As You Find It
Afterpiece Title:
Acis and Galatea
Music:
From
The
Mad
Lover
-
Song:
Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis
Dance:
Mrs Elford, Fairbanch
211
30 April 1703
@ Dorset Garden Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Cheats Of Scapin
Afterpiece Title:
The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy
Music:
As17030423
Dance:
The Devonshire Girl, being now upon her Return to the City of
Exeter
, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last New Entry in Imitation of
Mad
emoiselle Subligni,
Whip of Dunboyn
by
Mr Claxton
, her Master-The Devonshire Girl; ...And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that
Mr Pinkeman
hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court), They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art.-two famous French Girls;
Newest Humours of Harlequin
, as perform'd by him before the Grand Signior at
Constantinople
-father of two famous French Girls; Also the Famous Mr Evans, lately arriv'd from
Vienna
, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that kind in the
World
-Mr Evans
212
18 May 1703
@ Hampstead
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-; particularly a Song-[
Hughes
] [before
Her Majesty
, in Congratulation of Her Majesty's Happy Accession to the Crown; [Also several Entertainments-Mr Dean, Signior Francisco; [And three New Songs [never perform'd anywhere-Mr Hughs; [And that much celebrated Song for the Trumpet[, perform'd originally-Mr Pate [in
The Island Princess
, beginning
Rouse ye Gods of the Main
; [Also a Sonata for two Trumpets-; [and positively there will be perform'd an Extraordinary Entertainment on the Arch/Lutes-an Eminent Master [who never perform'd there before; accompanied-Mr Dean, others
213
05 June 1703
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love
Music:
The best
Masters
Dance:
As17030601
214
11 June 1703
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Instrumental Music, with trumpets, kettle drums, hautboys, flutes-
Song:
Mrs del'Epine[, all composed] by that Great and much esteem'd Master,
Jacomo Greber
Dance:
Wedding Dance
,
Blouzabella
-Labbe, Mrs Elford;
Medley Dance
-Prince, Prince's daughter; a dance-Godwin, Mrs Clark
215
14 June 1703
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Villain
Song:
Henry Purcell
's celebrated Trumpet Song,
The Fife and Harmony of War
-;
The
Mad
Song
in
Don Quixote
-Boman, by request
Dance:
Chacone
-Mrs Elford; a new
Entry
-Fairbank;
Venetian
, a new
Whim
-Godwin
Music:
New Italian Trumpet Sonatas-
216
12 August 1703
@ Richmond Wells
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said
Mr Weldon
; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best
Masters
217
23 August 1703
@ Bartholomew Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Entertainments
Dance:
Dancing on the Ropes , after the
French and Italian Fashion
-a Company of the finest Performers that ever yet have been seen in the whole
World
; For in the same Booth will be seen the two Famous French Maidens , so much admir'd in all Places and Countries where ever they come, (especially in
May-Fair
last) where they gain'd the highest Applause from all the Nobility and Gentry, for their wonderful Performance on the Rope, both with and without a Pole....To which is added; Vaulting on the High/Rope-; Tumbling on the Stage-; As also Vaulting on two Horses, on the great Stage, at once-
218
09 October 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The True And Ancient History Of King Lear
Dance:
The Devonshire Girl, Mr Claxton, her Master
219
16 October 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery
Song:
Henry Purcell
's
Bess of Bedlam
, a
Mad
Song,-Shaw
Dance:
The Devonshire Girl, Mrs Bicknell, Laferry
220
30 November 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-; in which several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; accompany'd-the best
Masters
in
England
Dance:
Labbe, others
221
10 January 1704
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Squire Of Alsatia
Song:
Dance:
Music:
A new Entertainment for Flutes-the best
Masters
222
12 February 1704
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A Duke And No Duke
Afterpiece Title:
Acis and Galatea
Music:
And the other Musical Entertainments that were perform'd in
The
Mad
Lovers
-
223
24 March 1704
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and instrumental Music-Gasperini, Dean, other of the best
masters
; the instrumental music is but lately brought from
Italy
224
04 April 1704
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Cautious Coxcomb
Music:
Together with 3 several New Entertainments of Musick perform'd in Consort upon Hautboys Flutes and German Horns-7 young Men lately brought over by their Master the famous
Godfrede Pepusch
, Musician in Ordinary to his Majesty the
King of Prussia
. The Composition being
mad
e entirely new for that pupose by his Brother, that Eminent Master
Mr John Christopher Pepusch
225
20 April 1704
@ York Buildings
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 with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in
England
but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous
Mr Henry Purcell
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