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51
07 February 1705
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Farewell Folly
Song:
As17041123
Dance:
Several Entertainments of Dancing which were perform'd last Night
before
Her Majesty
-duRuel, Mrs duRuel
52
17 October 1705
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Committee
Dance:
Three dances-Miss Bruce
Song:
Mrs Hodgson, Cook; A new
Dialogue between a
Town
Miss and a Drunken Soldier
-Pack, Cook
53
17 January 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal
Song:
Dialogue Between a
Town
Miss and a Drunken Officer
-Pack, Cook
Dance:
Italian Scaramouch
-Layfield;
Comical Dances
-Godwin
54
12 February 1706
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-
the
best Masters; Especially several Entertainments on
the
German Flute (never perform'd
before
)-Mr Latour
55
16 February 1706
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Secret Love
Music:
Between
the
Acts: Italian Sonatas-
the
best Masters
Dance:
As17060110
Song:
Four several Entertainments of Singing by
the
best
Italian Masters
, never sung
before
by her on
the
Stage, an English Song of
Mr Henry Purcel
's, never yet perform'd by her-Signiora del'Epine
56
30 April 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True And Antient History Of King Lear
Song:
Comical Songs and Dialogues from
Wonders in
the
Sun
-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of
Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour
; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising
Courtier
and a
Sycophant
; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a
Widdow in Tears
for
the
Loss of her Husband and a
Town
Rake
making Love to her
Dance:
A new
Entry
-deBarques, Mrs Elford;
French Peasant
-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell;
The
famous
Italian Scaramouch
-Layfield
57
01 May 1706
@ May Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Rope Dancing
Entertainment:
The
most famous Rope/Dancers of Europe, who perform such strange and surprizing things as were never
before
seen, and which are almost incredible to relate
58
27 January 1707
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and instrumental Music-
the
best Masters, two Voices who never performed in public
before
59
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-
60
03 April 1707
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Tunbridge Walks; Or,
The
Yeoman Of Kent
Afterpiece Title:
A Visiting Scene of 4 Aldermen's Ladies
Song:
The
Mad Dialogue
, o
the
r songs-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey
Dance:
duRuel, Cherrier, duBargues, Miss Santlow; particularly
the
Union Dance
, as twas perform'd
before
Her Majesty
at
St. James's
-Mrs Santlow, duBargues
61
30 July 1709
@ Hampstead
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-;
the
Vocal Part-Mr Reading, Mr Teano, o
the
rs; and
the
Symphonys on
the
Violins-Mr Dean, Mr Manshipp; Solo which he never did in Publick
before
, likewise a Trumpet Tune of his own-Mr Dean; with several full Pieces of Musick with a Trumpet and Hautboys, without-
62
26 January 1710
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire
Dance:
delaGarde, Mrs delaGarde; particularly a
Swedish Peasant
never performed
before
-
63
06 June 1710
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love For Love
Dance:
Before
the
Play:
Harlequin
-Miss Santlow;
Italian Night Scene
-
Entertainment:
As17100526
64
05 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Island Princess; Or,
The
Generous Portuguese
Dance:
Whimsical Dance
between
a Miller
,
his Wife
, and a
Town
Miss
-;
Chest Dance
, after
the
Italian Manner
, between
Scaramouch
,
Punchanello
,
Coachman
, and
Cookmaid
-;
French Peasant and his Wife
-;
Ladder Dance
-a famous Master;
Scaramouch
-LeSac;
Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes
-;
Dance by a Switzer
-;
Night Scene
of
Scaramouch
,
Harlequin
,
Cooper
,
Wife
, and o
the
rs-
65
07 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Busie Body
Afterpiece Title:
The
Walking Statue; or,
The
Devil in
the
Wine Cellar
Dance:
Irish Trot
-;
Harlequin Dance
-;
French Peasant
-;
Dutch Skipper
-;
Flemming in Wooden Shoes
-;
Dance between a Miller
his Wife
and a
Town
Miss
-;
Ladder Dance
-a famous Master;
Night Scene
between a
Harlequin
,
a Cooper
,
his Wife
, and o
the
rs-
66
10 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Fond Husband
Dance:
Whimsical Dance
between a
Miller
,
his Wife
, and a
Town
Miss
-;
Dance
by a
French Peasant
, a
Scaramouch
, a
Harlequin
, a
Cooper
,
his Wife
, and o
the
rs-
67
12 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Royal Merchant
Dance:
French Peasant
-;
Dance between a Miller his Wife and a
Town
Miss
-;
Ladder Dance
-;
Italian Scaramouch
-Layfield
68
19 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Mistake
Music:
Before
the
Play: Several select Sonatas-A new consort of Musick, compos'd of Trumpets, Hautboys, Kettle-Drums, Double Courtal, and violins
Dance:
Ladder Dance
-;
Whimsical Miller his Wife and
Town
Miss
-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh
69
28 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
History And Fall Of Caius Marius
Music:
Before
: As17100819
Dance:
French Peasant
-;
Whimsical Miller Wife and
Town
Miss
-; with Miller's Wife-Leigh
70
29 August 1710
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Fond Husband
Dance:
Whimsical Dance between a Miller his Wife and
Town
Miss
-;
French Peasant Scaramouch Harlequin Cooper his Wife and o
the
rs
-
71
13 February 1711
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Pyrrhus And Demetrius (acts I And Ii)
Music:
That performed
before
Her Majesty
at
Court
upon her Birthday
72
08 September 1711
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Jew Of Venice; Or,
The
Female Lawyer
Song:
Between
the
Acts: With several Songs and Dialogues-Teno, Rainton, a Gentlewoman from
London
, who never perform'd
the
re
before
; particularly that Celebrated Dialogue of
Tell Me Why My Charming Fair
by
the
late famous
Mr Henry Purcell
-;
Mad Dialogue
by him-; Also several Opera Songs with Instruments-
73
22 March 1712
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert And Thomyris (one Scene)
Music:
The
Entertainment of Musick, which was performed
before
Her Majesty
on her Birth Day-; To which will be added,
the
famous Scene of Thomyris, by
Signior Scarlatti
-Signior Cavalliero Nicolino Grimaldi
Dance:
Several Entertainments-Mrs Santlow,
you
ng Mr Camille, composed by
Mr Isaack
74
21 May 1712
@ Mr Mayor's
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
The
best Masters; in which several Entertainments on
the
Silver string'd Harp on which he has had
the
Honour to play
before
the
present
Emperor
and
the
King of Portugal
-Mr Morphy
75
05 August 1712
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
Feign'd Innocence
Afterpiece Title:
The
Stage Coach
Song:
A Dialogue between a drunken Rake and a
Town
Miss-Pack, Rainton
Dance:
The
last new
Morrice Dance
-Prince, o
the
rs
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