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176
02 September 1723
@ Richmond
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Pyramus And Thisbe
Afterpiece Title:
The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd
Music:
Concerto on small Flute-John Baston
Dance:
Several surprizing
Entertainment
s of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from
France
, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from
Paris
; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from
Madrid
177
30 March 1726
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
particular
Entertainment
of Musick-Castrucci , first Violin to the Opera; Concertos and Solos-of his own Composition Castrucci; 1st and 8th Concertos-by
Corelli
Castrucci
178
24 August 1726
@ Bartholomew Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Entertainment
s
179
07 September 1726
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Entertainment
s
180
26 November 1726
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Il Matriomonio Disturbato; Or, Pantalon's Marriage Disturbed By The Different Humours Of The Ladies: Nane Gonolier And Brighella Co-rivals In Their Amours With Argentina, And Their Challente, Together With
Entertainment
s Of Masquerades, Serenades, Risings, Songs And Dances After The Ventetian Manner
Dance:
Poictiers
181
12 January 1727
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Argentina A Sorceress For Complaisance: Personation The Gypsy, Florentine Lass, Armenian Merchant, Running Footman, French Lady, And Counsel At Law
Dance:
The usual
Entertainment
s in Grotesque Characters-
182
02 March 1727
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A Comedy Within A Comedy; Or, The Foppish Merchant Turn'd Comedian For Love By Pantalon
Entertainment:
Singing Dancing and Serenading after the Venetian Manner-; To which is added, A most noble Concert of
Musical
French Horns-; Songs-; accompany'd-the said Concert; Dance-Turkish Men, Turkish Women; at the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle Drums-; Dance call'd the King of Morocco's Diversions-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of
Malta
; and his most surprizing Activity and Strength in a Dance on his Knees with a wonderful heavy Machine upon his Head, never yet attempted by any one before-Signor Grimaldo Francolino
183
09 March 1727
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Arlechino Pittor Alla Moda: Viz, Harlequin A New Fashion'd Painter: With His Love For Argentina And The Comical Fears Of Pantalon At The Supposed Spirits
Song:
Singing-
Dance:
As usual; Also a curious
Entertainment
of Dancing-Persons lately arrived from Italy and France
184
22 March 1727
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
particular
Entertainment
of Musick-Sig Castrucci, who will perform several; Concertos and Solos of his own Composition-Sig Castrucci; Concerto of the famous
Corelli
-
185
28 April 1729
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Entertainment
s
186
25 April 1732
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Rehearsal
Afterpiece Title:
The Devil to Pay
Dance:
SSultana
-Miss Robinson;
Bartholomew Fair
-Tench, Miss Brett
Song:
Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).
Instrumental:
With a
Lapland
Entertainment
call'd
Aesop's Concert of Animals
. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop
187
12 May 1732
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Author's Farce
Afterpiece Title:
Monstrum Horrendum; or, The Practice of a Modern Comic
Entertainment
Afterpiece Title:
Punchanello's Encounter with the Pig
Dance:
DDutch Skipper
-Davenport, Miss Price
188
24 June 1732
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A Pastoral
Entertainment
189
06 September 1732
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Beggar's Opera
Entertainment:
Surprising
Entertainment
s on the Rope-Signora Violante
190
26 December 1732
@ Southwark
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Entertainment:
Between the Acts:
Entertainment
-
191
08 August 1735
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Honest Yorkshireman
Entertainment:
A Mezzo Drama; or, Summer Evening's Variety, Consisting of several
Entertainment
s of Vocal and Instrumental Musick and Dancing, both Serious and Comic
192
22 May 1736
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Man Of Taste
Afterpiece Title:
The Intriguing Chambermaid
Dance:
II: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Miss Brett
Entertainment:
A new
Entertainment
after the manner of Spring-Garden, Vauxhall: With a New Scene, representing the Place, with a Grand Overture, and select Pieces of Musick, compos'd by Mr Handell, intermix'd with Dances, particularly The Russian Sailor by Denoyer's Apprentice. A Concerto on the French Horn by Mr Winch. The Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Concluding with Mr Handel's Water Musick
193
12 February 1737
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Independent Patriot; Or,
Musical
Folly
Afterpiece Title:
Hymen's Triumph
194
04 May 1737
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Relapse
Afterpiece Title:
Harlequin Restor'd
Music:
Second Music-; The first Concerto-of
Corelli
; I: Song for the Bassoon-; II: Concerto for German Flutes-composed by
Festin
; III: Concerto of
Geminiani
's for the Hautbois-; IV: The March in
Zara
-; The Overture to the
Entertainment
:
Handel
's
Water Musick
-; with the Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker
Dance:
I:
Drunken Peasant
-Philips; II:
Wooden Shoe Dance
-Livier, Villeneuve; III:
Harlequin
-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV:
Minuet
-Rector, Mrs Anderson; V:
English Maggot
-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter
195
04 May 1737
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love's Last Shift
Afterpiece Title:
The Honest Yorkshireman
Song:
I:
Since Times are so bad
(by
Purcell
)-Stitchbury, Miss Jones; II: A Purcell Dialogue-Masters Hamilton
Music:
Between Play and
Entertainment
:
Handel
Concerto on the Welsh Harp-Jones
Dance:
III:
The Princess of Wales
(a new Ball Dance), concluding with a
Minuet
-Vallois, Miss Oates; IV:
French Peasant
-Mlle Roland
196
14 March 1738
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Constant Couple
Afterpiece Title:
The Honest Yorkshireman
Music:
Musical
Medley called
The Topers
; or
The Sons of Bacchus
. Written and set to Musick, by
Sig Carini
, Author of
The Dragon of Wantley
; Vocals-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Roberts
Dance:
IV:
Peasant
-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; V:
Clown
-Nivelon; End Afterpiece:
Dance of Sailors
-Glover
197
17 May 1738
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Squire Of Alsatia
Afterpiece Title:
The Rival Queans: With the
odd Humours of little Alexander the Great
Dance:
I:
Punch
-Master Ferg; II: A new
Sailor's Dance
-Phillips; III:
Dance of Turks
-Muilment; End I Afterpiece:
Pierrots
-Pelling, Vallois; II:
Drunken Peasant
(for the
Entertainment
of
Alexander
)-Phillips; III:
Flanderkins
-Master Ferg, Miss Wright
Song:
IV:
See from the Silent Groves
-Beard
Music:
H$Handel
's
Water Musick
-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here
198
15 January 1740
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Orphan
Afterpiece Title:
The Fortune Tellers
Ballet:
with a Gwith a Grand
Entertainment
of Dancing call'd
A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea
. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward; Cupid-Muilment
199
31 March 1740
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
An
Entertainment
Of Musick
Music:
BeingChoruses to the Tragedy of Julius Caesar-; And an Interlude of The Fable of Love and Folly-; Intermix'd with Two Concertos-; and a Solo by
Galliard
for the Hautboy-Galliard; the Hautboy Performed by himself
200
06 February 1741
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
Musical
Dramatick Poem; On His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales's Birthday
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