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06 May 1795
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Bank Note
Afterpiece Title:
The Death of Captain Faulknor; or, British Heroism
Afterpiece Title:
Tom
Thumb
Song:
Incidental to 1st piece:
The Irishman's Peep at the Continent
-Johnstone; In course:
Black Eyed Susan
-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: [
Larpent MS 1079
states, correctly, that most of the songs were "Sung in
Arrived at Portsmouth
"]
Glee
-Incledon, Linton, Bowden (
Shield
);
With pride we steer for Britain's Coast
-Incledon (Shield);
O bring me wine
-Bowden (Shield);
A description of the Irish way of settling a Quarrel
-Johnstone (
Reeve
);
Negro Song
-Mrs Martyr (Reeve);
Description of a Cockney
-Munden (Reeve);
Hail to the Brave
-Johnstone, Bowden, Incledon (Shield)
Entertainment:
End II:
Imitations
of several favorite Vocal Performers-Mrs Wells; End 1st piece:
Imitations
of two celebrated Tragic Actresses-Mrs Wells (positively her last appearance in public)
202
21 May 1795
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Bank Note
Afterpiece Title:
The British Recruit
Afterpiece Title:
Tom
Thumb
Song:
Incidental to 1st piece:
The Irishman's Peep at the Continent
-Johnstone; In entertainments:
The Storm
-Incledon; In 2nd piece:
The Mid Watch
-Incledon; added:
The days we now possess
-Munden
203
18 May 1796
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Inkle And Yarico
Afterpiece Title:
Tom
Thumb
Afterpiece Title:
The Point at Herqui
Dance:
In 3rd piece: a new incidental
Dance
, as17960415
Song:
In 3rd piece:
songs
As17960503; In Evening:
Mad Bess
(1st time), the Minstrel's Song [
Where is that tow'ring spirit fled
?] [from
The Days of Yore
-Mrs Clendining; Harp-Weippert
204
19 April 1797
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Way To Get Married
Afterpiece Title:
What d'ye Call It
Afterpiece Title:
Tom
Thumb
205
03 May 1799
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Abroad And At Home
Afterpiece Title:
The Vanguard; or, British Tars Regaling after Battle
Afterpiece Title:
Tom
Thumb
Song:
In course Evening:
Lovely Nan
(By permission of
Dibdin
),
Black Ey'd Susan
-Incledon;
A Bundle of Proverbs
-Munden;
In the Dead of the Night
-Miss Poole;
Together let us range
-Incledon, Miss Poole
206
17 April 1800
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Votary Of Wealth
Afterpiece Title:
The Rendezvous
Afterpiece Title:
Tom
Thumb
207
August 1676
@ Dorset Garden Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Tom
Essence; Or, The Modish Wife
208
05 September 1722
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Royal Revenge; Or, The Princely Shepherd: With The History Of Valentine And Orson; With The Sad And Dismal
humours Of Peter Pitiful
Dance:
Hornpipe
-
Tom
Jones
209
29 June 1730
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Afterpiece Title:
Flora
Song:
TThe White Joke
-Mrs Thomasin Man's Cloaths; A new
Mad
Tom
-Bart Platt
Dance:
TThe Yellow Joke
(new)-Eaton by
Ravenscroft
210
14 July 1730
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Constant Couple
Afterpiece Title:
Flora
Song:
The Song of
New Mad
Tom
-a Gentleman
211
01 August 1730
@ Tottenham Court
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Mad
Tom
Of Bedlam; Or, The Distress'd Lovers: With The Comical Humours Of
squire Numscul
Song:
Mr Corse, age 12
Dance:
DDutch Skipper
-Sandham;
Drunken Man
-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:)
Mad Dance
,
Pierrot
-Le Sieur Labisle, from
France
212
24 August 1730
@ Bartholomew Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Mad
Tom
Of Bedlam
Dance:
MMad Dance
-;
Dutch Skipper
-Sandham upon his Toes;
Drunken Man
-Wilcox
213
14 May 1731
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Fair Quaker Of Deal
Afterpiece Title:
The Sailor's Wedding
Song:
NNew Mad
Tom
-Dodson
214
17 May 1731
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Tunbridge Walks
Afterpiece Title:
Damon and Phillida
Song:
I:
Mad
Tom
-a Gentleman for his Diversion
Music:
V: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion
Dance:
II:
Dutch Skipper
-; III:
Scaramouch
-Smith; V:
Scaramouch and Harlequin
-
215
08 September 1731
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Whittington
Song:
MMad
Tom
of Bedlam
-Platt;
Thames and Augusta
-Platt, Papillon
216
24 April 1732
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love Makes A Man
Afterpiece Title:
The What D'ye Call It
Dance:
TTwo Pierrots
-Burney, Miss Tollet
Song:
MMad
Tom
-Platt
217
19 May 1732
@ Goodman's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Othello, Moor Of Venice
Afterpiece Title:
The Lovers Opera
Song:
I: Singing in Italian-Mrs Hill; II: Singing in English-Mrs Hill; III: Another Italian Song-Mrs Hill; V:
New Mad
Tom
-a Gentleman from
Oxford
Dance:
IV: Miss Wherrit
218
26 May 1741
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Relapse
Afterpiece Title:
The Devil to Pay
Dance:
I:
La Tambourine
-Mlle Chateauneuf; III:
Ballet
-Maltere, Mlle Maltere
Song:
II:
Blow Blow thou Winter Wind
-Lowe; IV:
Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond
-Lowe; V:
Mad
Tom
-Mr Topham the Strong Man
219
10 December 1741
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Comedy Of Errors
Afterpiece Title:
Harlequin Shipwrecked
Song:
I: A New Ballad-Beard; III:
Noontide Air
-Lowe; IV:
Mad
Tom
by
Henry Purcel
-Beard in character
Dance:
II: A
Dutch Dance
, as17411114; V:
The Italian Peasants
, as17411207
220
04 August 1743
@ Tottenham Court
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of
paddy The Irishman
,
tom
Thimble The Taylor
, And
tim Buzzle The Cobler
Afterpiece Title:
Harlequin Hussar
221
08 September 1743
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green; With The Comical Humours Of
Tom
Stroud A Country Farmer's Son And Gudgeon His Man
Afterpiece Title:
The Battle of Dettingen
Song:
Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris
Dance:
Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris
222
04 May 1744
@ May Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green; With The Comical Humours Of
Tom
Stroud And His Man Gudgeon
Afterpiece Title:
Representation of the Late Battle in the Meditteranean
223
08 September 1746
@ Southwark Fair
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Audlin; Or, The Merchant's Daughter Of Brastol; With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man
Song:
Batt Platt, the original
Mad
Tom
Dance:
Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from
Holland
, who never appeared on any Stage
224
26 September 1748
@ Southwark
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
King Richard The Third
Afterpiece Title:
New Pan
tom
ime Entertainment
Song:
III:
Genius of England
-; End:
New Mad
Tom
-Platt Sen
225
10 October 1748
@ Southwark
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London
Afterpiece Title:
Miss in Her Teens
Song:
MMad
Tom
-Platt
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