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Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Chorus and Dance (performers not listed)

Song: As17830613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Mainpiece: To finish with a Grand Naval Review, in which a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Staunton, Phillimore, Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Grand Chorus [Crowned with conquest] by Bannister, Reinhold, Johnstone, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Kennedy. [For songs, see below.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Dance: End of Act II Friendship leads to Love, as17840214; End of Opera an entirely new Grand Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, Orpheo. Orpheo-Lepicq; Silenus-Blake; Adonis-Vestris Dun.]; Evohe, Priestess of Bacchus-Mme Rossi; Egle-Mme Theodore. The Music by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Cupids; In Act IV a Dance of Daemons; In Act V a Grand Ballet (performers not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with a Grand Ballet by Harris, Byrn, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: [entertainments Of Music And Dancing] A Grand Symphony By The Celebrated Band Of The Opera House

Performances

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

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: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17841022; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dana. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Performances

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: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: Mainpiece to finish with a Grand Naval Review, with a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Ballet by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Recruiting Serjeant, as17851007; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement Villageois, as17860218, but Sga Angiolini in place of Sga Carolina; End of Opera a Grand Pantomime Ballet in 3 acts, Le Premier Navigateur; ou, La Force de I'Amour (originally composed by Gardel Sen., and acted at the Opera House in Paris with uncommon Applause, and now got up at this Theatre under the immediate Inspection of Vestris). Melide-Mlle Baccelli (1st appearance these 4 years); Semite, Mother to Me'lide-Mlle Mozon; Venus-Sga Angiolini; Daphnis-Vestris; Faun-Fabiani; Old Cottager-D'Egville; Lovers of Melody-Henry, Marseilles, Duquesney [Jun].; Morpheus and Priest of Hymen-Marseilles; Cupid-Miss De Camp. With a Pas de Quatre by Rozier Jun., Marseilles, Spozzi, Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage; Or, Money Works Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dana of Ladies [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd [performers not listed, but see17860304

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131

Ballet: Afterpiece conclude: with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Dance: End: As17870113; Afterpiece: With a Grand Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, Miss Fuse, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: V: a Grand Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Wilson, Mrs Fowler, Miss Fowler, Mrs Marriot; Between the Acts: Singing-Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: English Readings

Dance: End: a Pas de Deux Provencale-the two Miss Simonets

Entertainment: In the course of the Evening's Entertainments various Imitations-Bannister Jun

Ballet: End 3rd piece: a grand dance, never performed, Gli Schiavi per Amore. Bastiano Amazzagatta-young D'Egville; Mons. Perruque-young Giorgi; Don Berticco-George D'Egville; Mad. Neri-Miss Blanchet; Glinda-Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: II: the Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: the Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon, as17871022; Vocal Parts, as17871022, but Bonville, +Janson, Mrs +Gray, Miss +Rowson, Miss +Paye, Mrs +Byrne, _Brown, Mrs _Morton, Miss _Blower

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Song: II: a Grand Chorus-Johnstone, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Blurton, Janson, Bonville, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Miss Paye, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy