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Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Dance: End of Act I The Pastimes of Terpsycore, as17831227; End of Opera an entirely new Anacreontic Ballet (1st time), composed by D'Auberval, Le Reveil du Bonheur, by Slingsby, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Rossi, Mme Theodore, Mme Simonet, and Cupid-Miss De Camp. The Music of both dances by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Dance: End of Act II a Grand Heroic Pantomime Ballet (1st time; composed by Lepicq), Semiramis (the subject taken from the well-known tragedy of that name). Assures-Pitrot (some years ago Ballet-Master and 1st Dancer at this Theatre); Arsaces or Ninias-Lepicq; Semiramis-Mme Rossi; Azema-Mme Simonet; other Principal Dancers-Henry, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore; End of Opera Le Deserteur, as17840513, but omitted: Henry, Zuchelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840727

Song: In the Temple of Health [in afterpiece] (1st time, and for this night only) a new, shocking Electrical Caleb, set to Medical Music by Dr Arnold, sung by Edwin, Bannister, Davies, Brett. imitations. End of mainpiece Various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17850224, with The Cossack; End of Opera a new Heroic Ballet (1st time; composed by Lepicq) founded on Shakespeare's Historical Play of Macbeth by Lepicq, Angiolini, Nivelon, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Frederic, Sga Angiolini, Mlle Dorival. The Vocal Parts by Tasca, Franchi, Bartolini; Sga Dorta, &c. The Ballet to conclude with The Caledonian Reel

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Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I an entirely New Divertissement (1st time; composed by Simonet) by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Sg and Sga Angiolini, Zuchelli, Mme Bithmer, Duquesney, Miss Harvey, Frederic, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival; End of Opera The Deserter, as17850614

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Mainpiece Title: There Will Be No Opera This Evening on 20 June Orfeo Was Announced For Performance On Account Of Lepicqs Sudden And Dangerous Illness And Mlle Dorivals Remaining Still Indisposed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Comical Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton or Harlequin Gladiator

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece The Pidgeon by Miss Cranford; End of 1st piece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Wellman

Monologue: 1785 07 15 End of 2nd song Bucks have at ye all by Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Dance: End of Act I Les Amans Surpris (not performed these 4 years [not since 30 June 1781]) by Vestris, Rochfort (1st appearance in England), Fabiani, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera Ninette a la Cour (not performed these 4 years [not since 3 July 1781]) by Vestris, Rochfort, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Baccelli. In the course of the ballet The Minuet de la Cour, with a favourite Gavotte, by Fabiani and Mlle Carolina, and a Pas de Deux of a particular Invention (the music newly composed by Mortellari) by Mlle Baccelli and Vestris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom of Coventry

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe or Harlequin Friday

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet Poll of Plymouth by Master Muffett of Hammersmith (1st appearance in public); In Act II an incidental song, accompanied by the pedal harp, by Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece Let Fame sound the Trumpet, as sung by Johnstone in Fontainbleau, by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance)

Monologue: 1786 07 10 End of last song Parents and Children, as 28 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: End I: Divertissement-Mlle Mozon, Laborie, Henry, Gricourt, Mme Bithmer, Mme Delfevre, Mme Gervais Perignon (1st appearance in England); End Opera: La Chercheuse d'Esprit-Goyon (1st appearance in England), Laborie, Mlle Mozon, Henry, Gricourt, Sala, Mme Delfevre, Mme Bithmer, Giorgi, Mme Gervais Perignon. Scenario (Paris, 1778) lists the parts: Mme Madre, Subtil, Narquois, Nicette, Alain, L'Eveille, Finette

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Re Teodoro In Venezia Or Theodore king Of Corsica At Venice

Dance: End I: a new Divertissement (composed by Chevalier)-Chevalier, Coulon, Vestris, the two Miss Simonets, Sga Bedini, Mlle Coulon (1st appearance); End Opera: a new ballet (composed by Noverre) Les Offrandes a l'Amour-Didelot (1st appearance), Coulon, Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Vedie, Mlle Coulon, Saulnier, Henry, Sala, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Grenier, Mezierres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Locandiera

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17871208

Ballet: End Opera: a new ballet (1st time), composed by Noverre, L'Amour et Psiche. By Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mlle Coulon, Chevalier, Vestris, Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala, Coulon. Cast from synopsis (H. Reynell, 1788): Psyche-Mlle Hilligsberg; Adonis-Didelot; Venus-Mlle Coulon; Hymen-Chevalier; Love, or Cupid-Vestris; Graces Furies and Fates-Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala; Mercury-Coulon. The music composed by Mazzinghi; with all new Scenery (by Marinari), Dresses (by Lupino)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880129

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Ambrose (1st time); accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; II: the celebrated Laughing Song from L'Allegro il Penseroso-Bowden

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Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: II: a new comic song (1st time), Four@and@twenty Periwigs all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Kensington Stage; or, The Fatigues of a Long Journey (a Comical, Poetical Description)-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Song: Afterpiece: In the Covent-Garden Scene: (1st time) a Catch-Mathews, Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Blade Bone or Agreeable Companion

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Entertainment: Monologue Preceeding 1st piece: A Touch of the Times; or, The Humours of London-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville In Irish Fair: [scene in afterpiece] [will be introduced (for the 1st time) a Sparring Match-Humphreys, another celebrated Pugilist [Death (London Chronicle 31 Dec.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eudora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Additional Dances (1st time)-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Dance: End II: As17891013; End: The Guardian Outwitted (1st time at this theatre)-Byrne, Boyce, Ratchford, the two Miss Simonets. [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217; End II: a Grand Heroic Ballet in 3 acts (1st time), Telemachus in the Island of Calypso (composed by D'Auberval)-Didelot, D'Egville, Mlle Theodore, Mlle Gervaise Troche, Mlle Deligny, Mlle L. Simonet, Mlle R. Simonet, Mlle Menage. For assignment of parts see17910322

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Song: End IV: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee (1st time at this theatre)-Munden; End: The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; after which Say Bonny Lass will you lie in a Garrat-, being a Parody on Say Bonny Lass, will you lie in a Barrack; Timothy Staytape-Munden; Miss Tippet-Mrs Martyr

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Mainpiece Title: La Discordia Conjugale

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17920214

Ballet: End Opera: [an entire new Grand Pantomimic Ballet (1st time; composed by D'Auberval music by Mazzinghi]), La Foire de Smirne; ou, Les Amans Reunis. Pacha-D'Egville; Laboriski-Laborie; Almozadin-DeLaChapelle; Marchand d'Esclaves, Zerbero-Fialon; Hilligska-Mlle Hilligsberg; Theodora-Mme D'Auberval; Fatime-Mlle Rosine Simonet; Zelie-Mlle Leonore Simonet; Zorzi-Mlle Menage