15 February 1783

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Theatre: King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1782-1783
Volume: 5
Comments: "The company [of spectators] was so numerous that there was hardly room on the stage for the performers to go through their pans . . . Mme Simonet displayed all that power of acting for which she has been so justly celebrated since the first introduction of the ballets called 0?Action when first Vestris held the sceptre of Terpsychore at the King's Theatre [in 1780-81]" (Public Advertiser, 18 Feb., which also has a synopsis of the action)

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    *p1783 02 15 King's Il Convito. As 2 Nov. 1782. dancing. End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as 28 Jan.; End of Act II an entirely new ballet of Serious, Comic, and Demi-characters, composed by Lepicq, Les spouses Persanes; or, The Persian Wives, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 18 Feb.: Tamas-Lepicq; Hircana-Mme Rossi; Osman-Slingsby; Mahmoud-Henry; Boulganzar-Zuchelli; Slaves-Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; Fatima-Mme Simonet; Assan-Degville Sen.] comment. "The company [of spectators] was so numerous that there was hardly room on the stage for the performers to go through their pans . . . Mme Simonet displayed all that power of acting for which she has been so justly celebrated since the first introduction of the ballets called 0?Action when first Vestris held the sceptre of Terpsychore at the King's Theatre [in 1780-81]" (Public Advertiser, 18 Feb., which also has a synopsis of the action).
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    *p1783 02 15 King's Il Convito. ^As17821102^ .hathi.*d1783 02 15 King's End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, ^as17830128^; End of Act II an entirely new ballet of Serious, Comic, and Demi-characters, composed by Lepicq, Les spouses Persanes; or, The Persian Wives, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 18 Feb.: Tamas-Lepicq; Hircana-Mme Rossi; Osman-Slingsby; Mahmoud-Henry; Boulganzar-Zuchelli; Slaves-Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; Fatima-Mme Simonet; Assan-Degville Sen.] hathi.*c1783 02 15 King's "The company [of spectators] was so numerous that there was hardly room on the stage for the performers to go through their pans . . . Mme Simonet displayed all that power of acting for which she has been so justly celebrated since the first introduction of the ballets called 0?Action when first Vestris held the sceptre of Terpsychore at the King's Theatre [in 1780-81]" (Public Advertiser, 18 Feb., which also has a synopsis of the action) .hathi.
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    Event: 42552 | 17830215 | King's | hathi | "The company [of spectators] was so numerous that there was hardly room on the stage for the performers to go through their pans . . . Mme Simonet displayed all that power of acting for which she has been so justly celebrated since the first introduction of the ballets called 0?Action when first Vestris held the sceptre of Terpsychore at the King's Theatre [in 1780-81]" (Public Advertiser, 18 Feb., which also has a synopsis of the action)
    Performance: 91345 | 42552 | p | Il Convito | As17821102 .
    AsSeeDate: 91345 | King's | p | As | 17821102
    Cast:
    577355 | 91345 | : I1 Cavalier del Lampo | Viganoni
    577356 | 91345 | Don Massimo | Morigi
    577357 | 91345 | I1 Conte Polidoro | Bartolini
    577358 | 91345 | Checco | Schinotti
    577359 | 91345 | Giacomina | Sga Gherardi
    577360 | 91345 | Lisctta | Sga Pollone
    577361 | 91345 | Alfonsina | Sga Allegranti.
    Performance: 91346 | 42552 | d | End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17830128; End of Act II an entirely new ballet of Serious, Comic, and Demi-characters, composed by Lepicq, Les spouses Persanes; or, The Persian Wives, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet | [Cast from Public Advertiser, 18 Feb.: Tamas-Lepicq; Hircana-Mme Rossi; Osman-Slingsby; Mahmoud-Henry; Boulganzar-Zuchelli; Slaves-Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; Fatima-Mme Simonet; Assan-Degville Sen.] hathi. hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 91346 | King's | d | As | 17830128
    Cast:
    157744 | 91346 | : Tamas | Lepicq
    157745 | 91346 | Hircana | Mme Rossi
    157746 | 91346 | Osman | Slingsby
    157747 | 91346 | Mahmoud | Henry
    157748 | 91346 | Boulganzar | Zuchelli
    157749 | 91346 | Slaves | Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore
    157750 | 91346 | Fatima | Mme Simonet
    157751 | 91346 | Assan | Degville Sen.

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Comment: End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17830128; End of Act II an entirely new ballet of Serious, Comic, and Demi-characters, composed by Lepicq, Les spouses Persanes; or, The Persian Wives, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 18 Feb.: Tamas-Lepicq; Hircana-Mme Rossi; Osman-Slingsby; Mahmoud-Henry; Boulganzar-Zuchelli; Slaves-Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; Fatima-Mme Simonet; Assan-Degville Sen.]

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