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76
20 May 1726
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Song:
With New Songs proper to the
Play
-Leveridge, Legare
Dance:
Nivelon, Salle, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock
77
17 June 1726
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love's Contrivance
Song:
TThe
Play
of Love
-Salway
Dance:
CChacone
-Mrs Anderson;
Swedish Darl Carl
-Pelling, Mrs Ogden;
Miller's Dance
-Newhouse, Morgan, Mrs Ogden
78
26 September 1726
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Music:
Incident to the
Play
: Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Mrs Chambers, others
Dance:
Dupre, Salle, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr
79
28 October 1726
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Most Knowing, Least Understanding; Or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis; Viz
Afterpiece Title:
The Pleasant Marriage; Concluding with The Singing Deities
Dance:
Dancing and other Decorations proper to the
Play
, entirely new and diverting-
80
03 April 1727
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Dance:
With the usual Dances proper to the
Play
-;
Two Pierrots
-Nivelon, Poitier;
French Sailor and his Wife
-Salle, Mlle Salle
81
30 October 1727
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O'divelly
Music:
ll the Witches Musick both Vocal and Instrumental, by the late
Mr Barret
-
Dance:
Dancing Proper to the
Play
-
Ballet:
TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife
. Cobler-Boval; His Wife-Roger; Countrymen-Essex, Haughton; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Mrs Mills
82
30 September 1728
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Music:
incident to Pncident to
Play
: Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Ceedo, Mrs Warren
Dance:
Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr
83
23 October 1728
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Song:
Singing Proper to the
Play
-Leveridge, Legare
Dance:
TTwo Pierrots
-Salle, Pelling;
Pastoral
-DuPre, Pelling
84
29 July 1729
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Whig And Tory
Afterpiece Title:
Phebe
Music:
Between
Play
and Opera: a Piece of Musick on the Violin-Clarke; accompany'd Harpsichord-Magnes; Also a Voluntary-Magnes alone, being the first Time of his Performance in Publick
85
03 October 1729
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Music:
With the Vocal and Instrumental Musick Incident to the
Play
-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Harrison, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton
Dance:
Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr
86
06 October 1729
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Afterpiece Title:
Flora
Music:
Vocal Music; proper to the
Play
-Leveridge, Legar
Dance:
HHighlander and his Mistress
-Salle, Laguerre
87
24 October 1729
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese
Afterpiece Title:
The Dutch and Scotch Contention
Song:
Mrs Barbier;
The Enthusiastick Song
-Leveridge
Dance:
Incident to the
Play
: Salle, Nivelon, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour
88
29 April 1730
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Afterpiece Title:
The Wedding
Music:
Vocal Music proper to the
Play
,-Leveridge, Laguerre
Dance:
FFingalian
-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; A new
Pierrot and Pierrette
by
de St.Luce
-de St.Luce, Pelling;
Numidian
-Glover, Miss LaTour
89
14 May 1730
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Song:
Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier; incident to the
Play
: Original Music-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Rochetti, Papillion, Baker, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel
Music:
H$Handel
's Water Music-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker
Dance:
Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr
90
18 May 1730
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Fatal Marriage
Afterpiece Title:
The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife
Music:
III: Sonata of
Corelli
, proper to the
Play
-
Song:
End III: A New Ballad to the tune of the Second Joke,-Mrs Roberts
Dance:
IV:
La Matellote
-Miss Robinson; V: Last new Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter
91
18 May 1730
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Fair Quaker Of Deal
Afterpiece Title:
Damon and Phillida
Dance:
FFingalian
-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden;
French Peasant
-Poitier; A new
Sailor's Dance
- proper to the
Play
Song:
A Gentlewoman, in the Character of a
Sailor
, who never appeared on any Stage before
92
21 September 1730
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Macbeth
Music:
With the Musick, both Incident to the
Play
: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Papillon, Thompson, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel
Dance:
Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr
93
20 November 1730
@ Haymarket Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The False Count; Or, A New Way To
Play
An Old Game
Dance:
94
04 February 1731
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
In which several Instruments, particularly on the Violin, she having been approv'd by
Mr Handell
, will
play
(besides
Corelli
's
Vivaldi
's,) some Pieces of her own Composing-a Gentlewoman
95
15 March 1731
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Music:
Music Proper to the
Play
-Leveridge, Laguerre
Dance:
I:
Scottish Dance
-Mrs Bullock; II:
Scating Dance
-Nivelon; III:
Flag Dance
-Nivelon; IV: Salle, Mlle Salle; V:
Grand Dance of Momus
-;
The Sailor's Mistress
-Mlle A-la-mode de Paris
96
30 April 1731
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Contrast; A Tragi-comical Rehearsal Of Two Modern
Play
s: Match Upon Match; Or, No Match At All, And The Tragedy Of Epaminodas
97
19 October 1731
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Afterpiece Title:
The Devil to Pay
Dance:
Dancing-The same that were perform'd with this
Play
before the
Royal Family
last Night at
Hampton-Court
98
28 February 1732
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Afterpiece Title:
Apollo and Daphne
Music:
A Piece proper to the
Play
-Leveridge, Legar
Dance:
TThe Pastorella
(new)-a Little Boy, who never appeared on the Stage before. and Miss Rogers, both Scholars of Salle
99
28 February 1732
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
With several Concertoes-of his
Castrucci
's own Composition; and particularly will
play
two Solos on a fine Instrument call'd Violetta Marina,and the 1st and 8th Concerto of his Master, the famous
Corelli
-
100
03 May 1732
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Tragedy Of Tragedies
Afterpiece Title:
The Devil to Pay
Music:
new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by
Seedo
-; I: The 5th Concerto of
Vivaldi
, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of
Michael Angelo Corelli
-; III:
Handel
's
Water Musick
with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker
Song:
I:
Rosy Bowers
-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts
Dance:
II:
Harlequins
-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new
Grand Heroic Comic Dance
, proper to the
Play
-; End Afterpiece:
The Masqueraders
-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
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