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Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End of Act II Les Ruses de l'Amour (performers not listed, but see17830501), in which two Pas de Deux, as17830501, Sequedilla and Fandango, as17830410, and a Minuet and Gavotte, of her own composing, by Mlle Theodore; End of Opera an entire new Ballet, Tragi-Comic, La Dame Bienfaisante (performers not listed) [Public Advertiser, 10 May: composed by Lepicq], the story taken from a French Opera, the music by Floquet, with two Pas Seuls, as17830410

Song: New set of Airs, as17830306athi

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Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203; End of Opera an entirely new ballet in the Rural Stile, composed by D'Auberval, founded on the much admired Burletta of the celebrated Favart, Le Coca du Pillage; ou, La Lotterie Ingenieuse, in which a Pastoral Minuet, never exhibited but at the Opera in Paris, by Vestris fJun.J and Mme Theodore, the other parts by Blake, Slingsby, Mme Rossi, Miss De Camp, Mme Simonet. The Music selected from Sacchini, Piccinni, and other eminent Performers

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Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but added: Pas Seul, to the French air of Marlborough, by Miss Simonet (who never appears on the stage but at her Mother's Benefit), and omitted: Cupid; End of Opera an entirely new Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, Le Magnifique (the subject taken from the celebrated French Opera of that name) by Henry, Zuchelli, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore, Mme Simonet, with the Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte by Miss De Camp and Miss Simonet (N. B. These two young Ladies, neither of whom has yet completed her ninth year, are both Pupils of Simonet, Father to the latter, and for some years Ballet-Master at the King's Theatre)

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Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Music: The Dancers, incomparably the best Groupe in Europe, exerted themselves very successfully; D'Auberval's Drunkenness was well managed; Rossi's Fainting Fit, her Agitation preceding it, and her Revival from it; Lepicq's hovering over Rossi, when in the Swoon, and in his Separation from her, were all told very expressively indeed. Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but D'Auberval in place of Slingsby; End of Opera an entirely new grand Ballet, or Tragi-Comic Dancing Pantomime, composed by D'Auberval, Le Deserteur; ou, La Clemence Royale (taken from the well-known comic opera, The Deserter). The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque

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Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Divertissement (composed by Lepicq) by Nivelon, Mlle Dorival (from the Opera-House in Paris; their 1st appearance), Frederic, Mme Julien, Mlle Fusi, Mme Bithmer (their 1st appearance), Henry, Zuchelli, Sg and Sga Pitrot Angiolini (from the King's Theatre at Naples; their 1st appearance); End of Opera a new Grand Ballet (composed by Lepicq) Le Parti de Chasse d'Henry IV-King Henry rv-Angiolini; the other Characters by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Frederic, Mlle Dorival, Zuchelli, Nivelon, Sga Pitrot Angiolini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: Preceding the Opera an entire new Ballet, composed by Lepicq, the subject taken from a much admired French Opera, Les Amours d'Ete [performers not listed, but Public Advertiser, 16 Apr. makes mention of Lepicq and Mme Rossi]; End of Act I Robin Gray, with the Scotch Reels [performers not listed, but see17850421]; End of Opera Il Convitato di Pietra [performers not listed, but see17850312 in which a Minuet by Lepicq and Mme Rossi

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Mainpiece Title: La Scuola De Gelosi

Dance: End of Act I L'Amour Jardinier, as17860406, but added: With an additional Pas Seul by Mlle Mozon; End of Opera an entirely new Ballet, composed by D'Egville, La Fife Marine, in which La Provencale by Mlle Mozon; also a Pas de Trois to the favourite tune of Bon Andre taken from the French Comic Opera L'Epreuve Villageoise, the music by Gretry, performed by Vestris, Duquesney Jun., Mlle Baccelli; and to conclude with the Pas de SLuatre, so much admired in Paris, in the Opera called Pamrge, and got up here under the direction of Vestris, and performed by Vestris, Mlle Baccelli, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon. [In a review Morning Herald, 1 May, adds: Sequedilla by Miss De Camp and Master D'Egville.]

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Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17880426; with a Pas de Deux-Miss Harvey, Henry

Song: In opera: the Grand Quintetto (never performed in this Country)-; several beautiful parts of music as performed in the original Opera-

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129, but Hymen-Henry in place of Chevalier; Graces Furies and Fates-Mlle _Vedie, Miss Harvey, _Jacolet, _Saulnier, _Sala; Didelot_; Coulon_

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Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Dance: End I: a new Divertisement (composed by Noverre)-Mlle Millerd (from the Grand Opera in Paris; 1st appearance in this country), Mlle Hilligsberg, Favre Gardel, Nivelon; End Opera: Les Caractres de la Danse-; a new divertisement (composed by Noverre), Les Epoux du Tempe-Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Millerd, Nivelon, Favre Gardel

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Mainpiece Title: La Bella Arsene

Dance: End I: Divertissement- [see17960308 End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes-Didelot, Onorati, Gentili, Mme Rose, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Mlle Berry, Mme Hilligsberg

Song: In Opera: a new trio by Mazzinghi-Mme Banti, Rovedino, Roselli; In I: an Air-Mme Banti which was erased on account of the length of the Opera; a new additional Air-Roselli

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin composed by Jarnowick,-Master Juliano (a child of only 8 years old, patronised by the Duchess of York.

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Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azor

Dance: With Dances incidental to the Opera-Didelot, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose; End Opera: Little Peggy's Love, as17960716 Pas de Trois-

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Mainpiece Title: Zemire Et Azor

Dance: With Dances [(composed by Didelot) incidental to the Opera,-Didelot, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose; End Opera: Flore et Zephire- (originally composed by Didelot and now obligingly revived by him, in the absence of the Ballet-Master [Gallet], who is not yet arrived)

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Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Dance: End II: Peggy's Love (by permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre), as17970614 End Opera: Cupid and Psyche, as17970614 With Corps de Ballet from the Opera House

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Mainpiece Title: Alessandro E Timoteo (alexander's Feast, From dryden)

Dance: End I: A New Bacchanalian Divertisement Ballet, connected with and incidental to the Opera (introduced by a prelude of Chorus), the Music by Sarti, the Action and Dance by D'Egville, and performed-Didelot, Deshayes, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: La Fille Mal Gardee-Mlle Parisot (will perform part originally represented by Mme Rose Didelot)

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Mainpiece Title: An Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: Monsieur Du'ru'el , lately come from the Opera at Paris, being a Scholar of the Famous Monsieur Pettour

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Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Dance: The Famous Monsieur DuRuel, Madamoiselle StLeger , who perform'd together at the Opera at Paris

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

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Mainpiece Title: Arsinoe, Queen Of Cyprus

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

Song: Before and after Opera: Singing in Italian and English-

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Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Song: Comical songs and dialogues-from the last new Opera [Wonders in the Sun, presumably]

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, Firbank, Mrs Bicknell

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Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Song: Leveridge, Laurence; particularly some chosen Songs of the Opera-

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Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: Dumirail, lately arriv'd from the Opera at Paris

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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-

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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

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Mainpiece Title: Practice Of An Opera [hydaspes