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26
15 January 1773
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Artaserse
Dance:
I:
New
Gr
and
Ballet, as17730112;
New
Gr
and
Chacone, as17730112; II: Pastoral Dance-Leppie, Mlle Grenier, Mlle Lafond; III: A
New
Serious Gr
and
Ballet with Pas de deux
and
Chacone, as17730112
27
24 April 1773
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Il Cid
Dance:
I: A
New
Gr
and
Ballet
La Fete du Village
-Slingsby, Mme Grenier, Crispi, Lepy, Mlle Lafond; in which a
Minuet
-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II:
Allem
and
e
-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: A
New
Gr
and
Ballet
, with a
new
Pasacal
,
Gr
and
Chacone
-Mlle Heinel, Fierville
28
03 June 1773
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Il Cid
Dance:
I:
La Fete du Village
with Minuet, as17730528; II:
Allem
and
e
, as17730525; End Opera: A
New
Gr
and
Ballet
both pastoral
and
serious-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; a
new
Ballet
entitled
Les Sauvages
-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; Conclude:
New
Gr
and
Chacone
-principal dancers
29
31 October 1775
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Sposa Fedele
Dance:
I:
New
Pantomime Ballet,
Apollon e Daphne
-Helm, Mlle Sophie; with
new
Pastoral Entree
-Sga Tinti; End Opera:
New
Gr
and
Pantomime Ballet,
Pigmalion
Amoureuse de La Statue-Fierville, Helm, Mlle Baccelli, Sga Tinti, Mlle Sophie
Ballet:
II:
Le Triomphe D'Euthime sur Le Genie de Liba
. Euthime-Fierville; La Victime-Baccelli; L'Ombre-Helm; with
Pas de Deux
-Henery, Mlle Sophie
30
04 November 1777
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Le Due Contesse
Dance:
With
New
Dances composed by
Simonet
-; End I:
new
ballet, demi-caractere
Le Devin du Village
-Mons
and
Mlle Banti, Sg
and
Sga Zuchelli
Colin-Banti; +Colette-Mlle Banti; End II: +
New
Ballet
Serious
and
Demi-caractere-; in which a
Pas de Quatre
-Mons
and
Mme Simonet, Mons
and
Mlle Banti; to conclude with the
Chaconne
of
Froquett
-; End Opera:
new
serious ballet
La Polonaise Favourite
-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
31
20 March 1779
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A New Prelude And Prologue
Afterpiece Title:
Calypso
Afterpiece Title:
Cross Purposes
Dance:
In: Incidental
Dances
-Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois
32
23 March 1779
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A New Prelude And Prologue
Afterpiece Title:
Calypso
Afterpiece Title:
The Liverpool Prize
Dance:
As17790320
33
25 March 1779
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A New Prelude And Prologue
Afterpiece Title:
Calypso
Afterpiece Title:
The Englishman in Paris
Dance:
In: Incidental
Dances
, as17790320afterpiece:
Minuet
, as17781212
34
25 November 1780
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
L'arcifanfano
Dance:
End I:
New
Ballet
-Sg
and
Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End II:
new
ballet, composed by
Simonet
,
The Fortunate Escape
-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Mme Simonet; End Opera:
new
ballet, composed by
Simonet
,
The Country Gallant
-, in which Mme Simonet, will dance in Men's Cloaths with Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Sg
and
Sga Zuchelli
35
21 May 1784
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A Bold Stroke For A Husb
and
Afterpiece Title:
The Flitch of Bacon
Dance:
End of Act III of mainpiece a
New
Divertissement (composed by Harris) in which the Minuet de la Cour
and
a
new
Pas de Deux by Harris
and
Mme Bithmere; End of Act IV a
new
Pantomime Ballet (composed by Harris) The Charms of a Camp; or, The Female Volunteer by Harris, Byrn, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin, &c.; End of mainpiece, The Rival Nymphs, as17840318but Mrs Ratchford in place of Miss Matthews
36
08 March 1787
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Alceste
Dance:
End I: a
new
Ballet composed by
Hus
,
La Fete Provencale
-Mme Gervais Perignon, Mlle Mozon; a
new
Pas de Deux
-Mme Gervais Perignon, Mlle Mozon; End Opera: another
new
Ballet, composed by Hus,
La Bergere Capricieuse
-Goyon, Henry, two Miss Simonets; conclude with: favourite
Pas de Deux Russe
-Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the other parts of the Dance as above
37
22 March 1787
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Virginia
Dance:
End I: a
new
Divertissement in the Pastoral Style,
La Jardiniere
-; in which a
new
Pas de Trois
-Goyon, Mlle Mozon, Mme Perignon; End Opera: an entirely
new
ballet, composed by
Hus
,
Sylvie
-Goyon, Gricourt, Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Perignon
38
12 March 1771
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Gli Uccellatori
Dance:
A
new
Hornpipe
dance on Skates with
new
Cloaths
and
a
new
Scene for the dance.-Sga Guidi, Sga Gallioti; an
Allem
and
e
-the two scholars of Daiguville; Mlle Constance Chollet is to dance being the 2nd time of her appearance
39
07 July 1702
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Oroonoko
Music:
New
Musick set to Flutes ;
and
to be perform'd-Mr Banister, Mr Banister's Son;
and
some of
Mr Weldon
's
new
Songs- perform'd in his last Consort
Dance:
Mrs Campion; Vaulting on the Horse-
40
12 February 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Tunbridge Walks
Music:
A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage
Song:
Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late
Mr Henry Purcell
Song:
Country Farmer's Daughter
,
Highl
and
Lilt
-the Devonshire Girl;
The Whip of Dunbyn
-Claxton; a
new
Entry
-Mrs Campion, others; A
Scotch Dance
-Mrs Bicknell; a
new
Scaramouch Man
and
Scaramouch Woman
-Laferry, Mrs Lucas
41
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-
42
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
43
15 February 1704
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Maid's Tragedy
Music:
As17040203 A Sonata-Gasperini
Dance:
A
new
Entry
compos'd-Monsieur Cherrier
and
perform'd by him, six others; a
new
Dance-Mrs Mayers;
And
also several Dances-the Devonshire Girl, a young Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before
44
01 June 1704
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love For Love
Song:
Several
new
Songs-Mrs Hodgson; A
New
Song by way of Ballad, call'd
The Misses' Lamentation for want of their Vizard Masks in the Play/house
-Mr Boman
Dance:
45
26 June 1705
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Northern Lass
Song:
In: the Songs
new
set by
Mr Clark
-Mrs Cross who both sings
and
dances several times; Singing in Italian-Mrs Tofts; Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, the
new
Boy; including comical dialogues, two/part songs-
Dance:
Cherrier, Mrs Moss, others; in the play: Mrs Cross
46
14 January 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Gamester
Dance:
deBarques, Mrs Elford, others; A
new
Chacone
-Miss Bruce;
Scotch Dance
-Mrs Bicknell; A
new
Italian Scaramouch
-Layfield
47
26 March 1707
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal
and
instrumental Music-; particularly several
new
pieces for trumpets
and
flutes by
Corbet
-; a solo-Dean; a
new
cantata-one who never performed in public before; variety of singing-
48
04 June 1709
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal
and
Instrumental Music entirely
new
by the famous
Scarlatti Bononcini
, other the greatest
Italian Masters
-; To which will be added, the
new
Scene which was perform'd on Saturday last in the Opera of
Pyrrhus
and
Demetrius
-; The Vocal Parts-Signior Nicolini, others
49
09 April 1713
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal
and
Instrumental Music-; performing several Songs out of the
new
est Operas-; with One
and
Two Trumpets-; With variety of
new
Concertos for Flutes, German Flutes, Trumpets, Hautboys, other Instruments; by
Mr Corbet
-Mr Corbet, others of the best Masters in the Opera
50
03 August 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A Duke
And
No Duke
Song:
'This Sultry Weather Pretty Maid
-Hall, Mrs Thurmond
Dance:
A
new
Entry
-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; A
new
French Peasant
-Spiller, F. Leigh, Mrs Spiller
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