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Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Aboan-Palmer; Governor-Usher; Stanmore-Davies; Hotman-Hurst; Blandford-Jefferson; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Imoinda-Miss Younge; Oroonoko-the Young Gentleman who Performed Alexander; Planters-Wright, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Keen, Wheeler, Wrighten, Norris; I: a Dance of Slaves-Atkins, Como, Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

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Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

Performance Comment: Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond.

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Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Performance Comment: Overture from Samson. Scene I. Collins's Ode on the Passions read by Whitfield. In which will be introduced: From the dread scene (from Judas Maccabaeus) by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Bannister; The smiling dawn (from Jephtha) by Johnstone; Revenge! Timotheus (from Alexander's Feast) by Reinhold; Mirth, admit me of thy crew (from L'Allegro il Penseroso) by Mrs Kennedy; As when the Dove (from Acis and Galatea) by Mrs Bannister. To conclude with the Chorus From Harmony (from Dryden's Ode). Scene II. The Pantheon. To Song and Dance (from Samson) by Chorus; Let's imitate her Notes above (from Alexander's Feast) by Mrs Martyr and Mrs Kennedy. The Muse Euterpe-Mrs Bates .

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

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Mainpiece Title: Redemption (selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of Handel That Were Performed At His Commemorations In Westminster Abbey And At The Pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784])

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17860303but Negus in place of Carter. 1st Violin by Shaw. Morning Chronicle, 16 Mar., lists the selections as follows: Overture to Occasional Oratorio. Oh! First Created Beam (Samson) Nasce al bosco (Eatius [i.e. Ezio]). When his loud voice by Chorus (Jephtha) Lord, what is man (Semele). How excellent by Chorus (Saul). Dite che fa (Tolomeo). Would custom bid (Susanna). Jehovah is my Shield (Occasional Oratorio). Blest be the man by Chorus (Joseph). He gave them hail-stones by Chorus; The Lord is a man of war; The Horse and his rider by Chorus (Israel in Egypt). Ye sons of Israel by Chorus; Oh had I Jubal's lyre [by Miss George (Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.)] Joshua). Angels ever bright and fair [by Mrs Forster (Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.)] (Theodora). Jehovah crowned by Chorus (Esther). Welcome, mighty King; In sweetest harmony both by Chorus (Saul). Their bodies are buried in peace (Funeral Anthem). Dead March (Saul). Rendi il serene (Sosarme). Gird on thy sword by Chorus (Saul). The sword that is drawn (Occasional Oratorio). God save the King by Chorus (Coronation Anthems). Verdi prati (Alcina). Here beneath a shady wood (Alexander Balus). He was eyes unto the blind (Siroe). Hosannah by Chorus (Athalia). Nel riposo (Deidamia). He sitteth at the right hand of God by Chorus. Dove sei [by Miss George (Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.)] (Rodelinda). Gloria Patri by Chorus . The Lord is a man of war; The Horse and his rider by Chorus (Israel in Egypt). Ye sons of Israel by Chorus; Oh had I Jubal's lyre [by Miss George (Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.)] Joshua). Angels ever bright and fair [by Mrs Forster (Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.)] (Theodora). Jehovah crowned by Chorus (Esther). Welcome, mighty King; In sweetest harmony both by Chorus (Saul). Their bodies are buried in peace (Funeral Anthem). Dead March (Saul). Rendi il serene (Sosarme). Gird on thy sword by Chorus (Saul). The sword that is drawn (Occasional Oratorio). God save the King by Chorus (Coronation Anthems). Verdi prati (Alcina). Here beneath a shady wood (Alexander Balus). He was eyes unto the blind (Siroe). Hosannah by Chorus (Athalia). Nel riposo (Deidamia). He sitteth at the right hand of God by Chorus. Dove sei [by Miss George (Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.)] (Rodelinda). Gloria Patri by Chorus .

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; Here amid the shady Woods-Miss Mahon (Alexander Balus); For unto us a Child is born-Chorus (The Messiah); Arm arm ye Brave-Sale; We come in bright Array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Heart the seat of soft Desire-Sga Storace (Acis and Galatea); No more of Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha); Brethren farewell, Then when the Sun-Harrison (Samson); The Mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture-(Berenice); Happy Pair-Harrison, Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Great Jehovah's awful Word-Miss Cantelo (Israel in Egypt); Lift up your Heads-Chorus (The Messiah); The morning Lark-Miss Mahon (Semele); He rebuked the Red Sea-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Rendi il Sereno al Ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); See the conqu'ring Hero comes-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); The Prince Unable-Sga Storace (Alexander's Feast); Immortal Lord of Earth and Skies-Chorus (Deborah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17890306

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0[from The Works Of handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: PART I. Overture (Samson)-; Awake the trumpet's lofty sound-Chorus [Samson]; Nasce al Bosco-Reinhold [Ezio]; Ye men of Gaza-Mrs Crouch [Samson]; He chose a mournful muse-; He sung Darius great and good-Sga Storace [Alexander's Feast]; With down@cast looks-; Behold! Darius great and good-Chorus [Alexander's Feast]; Concerto hautboy-W. Parke; Verdi Prati-Sga Storace [Alcina]; He gave them hail@stones-Chorus [Israel in Egypt].Israel in Egypt].

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Ye sons of Israel-Chorus [Joshua]; The Prince unable-Sga Storace [Alexander's Feast]; Concerto violin-Master Bridgtower[, Son of the African Prince; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Cizo [Time and Truth]; For unto us a Child is born-Chorus [The Messiah]; O! had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Romanzini [Joshua]; Softly sweet in Lydian measure-Mrs Crouch; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason; The many rend the skies-Chorus [Alexander's Feast].Alexander's Feast].

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Part II Ye sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Tear such as tender Fathers shed-Bellamy (Deborah); O had I Jubal's Lyre-Miss Broadhurst (Joshua); There beneath a lowly shade-Dignum (Alexander Balus); Concerto Violin-Master Clement (1st appearance at this theatre); +Fallen is the Foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Spence (Samson); O Liberty!-Miss Cecilia Davies (Judas Maccabaeus); accompanied violoncello-Mason; The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

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Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Sono imbrogliato gia-Morelli (Paisiello); Fallen is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Barclay (Samson); Concerto violin-Master Bridgetower; Awake! Awake! Aeolian lyre-Reinhold (Alexander's Feast, by Dr Arnold); O Liberty-Miss Hagley; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy sword-Chorus (Saul); Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain-Morelli, Chorus (Joshua); Sin not O King-Mrs Bland (Saul); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast, by Handel); What tho' I trace-Mrs Crouch (Solomon); Coronation Anthem-Chorus.

Music: End I: concerto on the hautboy-[J.] Parke

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Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Berwick

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Middleton, Harley, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Evatt, Abbot, Blurton, Pope//Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text Q. Robson, 1794): Valentine-Holman; Archibald-Middleton; Anselm-Harley; Donaldson-Macready; Sir Alexander Seaton-Pope//Juliana-Mrs Fawcett; Ethelberta-Mrs Pope. Powel, Thompson, Evatt, Abbot, Blurton are unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Harley. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope . Prologue spoken by Harley. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Pope .

Afterpiece Title: ANNETTE AND LUBIN

Afterpiece Title: THE SCHOOL FOR ARROGANCE

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Music Chiefly From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers as17940319eader as17940312ART I. Overture (ESTHER). He smote all the first born by Chorus (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). Sin not O King! by Mrs Bland (SAUL). Call forth thy powers by Kelly (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Fix'd in his everlasting seat by Chorus (SAMSON). What though I trace by Mrs Crouch (SOLOMON). Pleasure my by Harrison (TIME AND TRUTH). Fall'n is the foe by Chorus (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Praise the Lord by Sga Storace (ESTHER). Lord in thee by Kelly and Chorus (TE DEUM). PART II. When the ear heard [singer not listed] (FUNERAL ANTHEMS). He deliver'd the poor by Chorus. Dead March (SAUL). The Soldier tir'd by Sga Storace. My faith and truth by Miss Leak and Master Welsh (SAMSON). The praise of Bacchus by Dignum; Bacchus ever fair by Meredith and Chorus (ALEXANDER'S FEAST). Like a bright Cherub by Sga Storace, Mrs Bland, Harrison (GIDEON). Prophetic visions by Master Welsh (OCCASIONAL ORATORIO). Let their celestial concerts all unite by Chorus (SAMSON). PART III. Awake the trumpet by Chorus (SAMSON). Tears such as tender Fathers by Meredith (DEBORAH). Donald by Sga Storace (Scotch Air). The many rend the skies by Chorus (ALEXANDER'S FEAST). The Mansion of Peace by Harrison. From mighty Kings by Mrs Crouch; Sound an alarm by Kelly and Chorus (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Queen Mary's Lamentation by Miss Leak. May balmy peace by Master Welsh. From the censer by Chorus (SOLOMON) .

Music: In Part II concerto on the violin by Giornovichi

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Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Afterpiece Title: St

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Holman

Performance Comment: End: Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Holman.

Song: After the monologue: My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314The Minstrel's Song, Where is that tow'ring spirit fled? as17960314Tho' Hurricanes rattle (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Bowden; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960314

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Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: In course: Old Towler, Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

Monologue: Monologue. End 1st piece: (for that night only) a humourous, satirical Recitation, Kraniographon; selected from the favourite parts of G. A. Stevens's Lecture on Heads. in which: The Head of Alexander the Great-; The Head of a Lawyer-; The Head of a Cherokee-; Every Body's Coat of Arms-; The Head of a Quack Doctor-; The Head of Flattery-; Girdle of Venus-; The Quack Doctor's Coat of Arms-; The Head of Nobody-Mrs Mountain in the Character of a Student

Performance Comment: End 1st piece: (for that night only) a humourous, satirical Recitation, Kraniographon; selected from the favourite parts of G. A. Stevens's Lecture on Heads. in which: The Head of Alexander the Great-; The Head of a Lawyer-; The Head of a Cherokee-; Every Body's Coat of Arms-; The Head of a Quack Doctor-; The Head of Flattery-; Girdle of Venus-; The Quack Doctor's Coat of Arms-; The Head of Nobody-Mrs Mountain in the Character of a Student.

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June; or, The Daggerwoods at Dunstable

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Wathen, Master Chatterley, Master Walter, Master Tokely, Master Wells, Master Appleby, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Miss Walcot, Miss Beton, Miss Chatterley, Miss Smalley. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Waiter, Passengers, Old Daggerwood, Trumpeter, Coachman, Sylvester Daggerwood, Children (specified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368, as Master Apollo, Alexander, Alonzo, Miss Wilhelmina), Mrs Daggerwood, Mrs Dabwall.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Waiter, Passengers, Old Daggerwood, Trumpeter, Coachman, Sylvester Daggerwood, Children (specified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368, as Master Apollo, Alexander, Alonzo, Miss Wilhelmina), Mrs Daggerwood, Mrs Dabwall.]

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17980224, but Ms _Leak

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but Luttrell acquired his copy of the separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue on 18 Aug. 1684. (Bindley Collection, William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library), and the play was probably first performed on that day or in the preceding week. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 221-23. In the broadside the speaker of the Prologue is identified as Jevon. A sofg, Ah poor Oliver never boast, the verse by a Lady, and the music by R. King, is in A Collection of Twenty-Four Songs, 1685. Another, Damon if you wilt believe me, the verse by a Person of Quality and the music by Alexander Damascene, is in The Banquet of Musick, The Fifth Book, 1691. Two songs, Tell me no more I am deceived, the verse by Sir George Etherege and the music by J. B. Draghi, and Who can resist my Celia's charms, the music by J. B. Drahgi, and the verse by A Person of Quality, are in the printed play. This cast contains the last new role certainly assigned to John Wiltshire, who, according to (Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, I, 84-85), entered the army and was killed in action

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Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Event Comment: John Dryden to Sir George Etherege, 16 Feb. 1686@7: The Coffee-house stands certainly where it did, & angry men meet in the square sometimes, as Abercomy, & Goodman lately did, where they say Alexander the Great was wounded in the arme (The Letters of John Dryden, ed. Ward, p. 27). See 27 Oct. 1686

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Event Comment: The United Company. On this evening William Mountfort, the actor, was killed by Lord Mohun and Captain Hill, but the name of the play given that night seems not to have been mentioned in the testimony at the trial. In a novel based on the event, The Player's Tragedy; or, Fatal Love (1693), Mrs Bracegirdle acted the Wife of Essex in The Unhappy Favourite, and the fiction may have been based on fact. Luttrell, A Brief Relation, II, 637, 10 Dec. 1692: Last night lord Mohun, captain Hill of collonel Earles regiment, and others, pursued Mountfort the actor from the playhouse to his lodgings in Norfolk Street, where one kist him while Hill run him thro' the belly: they ran away, but his lordship was this morning seized and committed to prison. Mountfort died of nis wounds this afternoon. The quarrell was about Bracegirdle the actresse, whom they would have trapan'd away, but Mountfort prevented it, wherefore they murthered him thus. [See also HMC, 14th Report, Appendix, Portland MSS., III, 509; The Ladies Lamentation for their Adonis, 16@2, a poem on Mountfort's death; The Player's Tragedy; or, Fatal Love, 1693, a fictional treatment of the affair; and, particularly, Borgman, The Life and Death of William Mountfort, pp. 123-69. See also Cibber, Apology, I, 108, for an account of Betterton's taking the role of Alexander after Mountfort's death.

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Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Event Comment: The Queen's Birthday Ode, Come, Ye Sons of Art, the music by Henry Purcell, the author of the words not known; and Strike the Viol, sung by Alexander? Damascene, are in Gentleman's Journal, May 1694. See also Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XXIV (1926), ii

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Elizabeth Barry to the Right Hon. Lady Lisburne, 5 Jan. 1698@9: As for the little affairs of our house I never knew a worse Winter only we have had pretty good success in the Opera of Rinaldo and Armida where the poet made me command the Sea the earth and Air but had I really that Authority I cou'd with joy forsake it all to wait on your Ladyship....Eliz: Barry. Lon: jan: ye 5th this monent Alexander is bespoke to entertain ye Bride I mentioned [the daughter of Lord Litchfield married to Lord Baltimore's son] & all their guest to-morrow (See M. A. Shaaber, A Letter from Mrs Barry, The Library Chronicle, The University of Pennsylvania, XVI [1950], 46)

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Event Comment: Written by the famous Mr Lee, Author of Alexander the Great

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Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Event Comment: Henry Cromwell to Alexander Pope, 7 Dec.: We have had a poor comedy of Johnson's (not Ben) which held seven nights, and has got him three hundred pounds, for the town is sharpset on new plays (Pope, I, 136)

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Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. In which will be seen two New Scenes, one representing a most Magnificent Palace, containing above a Thousand Yards of Painting. The other a Room adorn'd with Tapestry, representing the famous Battles of Alexander by Mons leBrun; both (in their kind) exceeding any Scenes that has been seen in England. Admission as 8 Dec. 1716

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Mainpiece Title: Cleartes

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a New Sett of Scenes, after LeBrun's Battle of Alexander

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Event Comment: Benefit Alexander Gordon, lately arriv'd from Italy. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Boxes and Pit half a guinea. Gallery Box 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: I: Overture of Ptolomy by Mr Handel-; Songs. No oh Dio-Signora Cuzzoni in Calphurnia; Lusinghe piu Care-Signora Faustina in Alexander; Eighth Concerto of Corelli-Castrucci, others; French Horn Song in Griselda-; II: Concerto Grosso by Pepusch-; with solo parts for the Harpsicord-Mr Bach; Songs: Fonti Amiche-Signora Cuzzoni in Ptolomy; accompanied by Flutes-; Chio mai vi polla-Signora Faustina in Siroe; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Concerto for French Horns by Nicholini-; III: Concerto for Hautboy by Alberti-; Songs: Ombra cara-Senesino in Radamistus; L'Empiorigor-Signora Cuzzoni in Rodelinda; Concerto for Little Flute by Babel-; First Part of Water Musick with French Horns by Handel-; All Vocal Parts-; Hautboy-Kytch; Little Flute, Bassoon-

Performance Comment: No oh Dio-Signora Cuzzoni in Calphurnia; Lusinghe piu Care-Signora Faustina in Alexander; Eighth Concerto of Corelli-Castrucci, others; French Horn Song in Griselda-; II: Concerto Grosso by Pepusch-; with solo parts for the Harpsicord-Mr Bach; Songs: Fonti Amiche-Signora Cuzzoni in Ptolomy; accompanied by Flutes-; Chio mai vi polla-Signora Faustina in Siroe; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Concerto for French Horns by Nicholini-; III: Concerto for Hautboy by Alberti-; Songs: Ombra cara-Senesino in Radamistus; L'Empiorigor-Signora Cuzzoni in Rodelinda; Concerto for Little Flute by Babel-; First Part of Water Musick with French Horns by Handel-; All Vocal Parts-; Hautboy-Kytch; Little Flute, Bassoon-.

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Music: Overture compos'd by Handel for Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo composed by Vivaldi. III: Duo for Two French Horns by Charle and Giay

Performance Comment: Third Music: Overture compos'd by Handel for Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo composed by Vivaldi. III: Duo for Two French Horns by Charle and Giay .

Dance: V: La Follette s'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Song: II: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. IV: Per le forte del tormento by Miss Arne and Young Master Arne