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Event Comment: At Hallam's Booth, at the Bottom of Mermaid-Court. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitched

Dance: A comic peasant Dance-DelaGrange, Mlle DelaGrange, LeBrune, Mlle LeBrun, Bencraft, Mrs Lax

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Event Comment: At the Great Booth in the Middle of Tottenham Court Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trick For Trick; Or, An Odd Affair Between Harlequin, His Associates, And The Vintner Of York

Afterpiece Title: Poor Harle in the Sudds at Last

Afterpiece Title: A Ball; or, The Humours of a Masquerade

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Booth, in the Middle of Tottenham Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin's Distress; Or, The Happiness Of Colombine

Song: A dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Beau-

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Scaramouch Dance-Phillips

Event Comment: At Hallam's Booth. 23 Aug.-27 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Philosopher; Or, The Country Squire Outwitted

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding; or, The Wapping Landlady

Dance: TThe Milk@Maids-; or, The Merry Morrice Dances

Event Comment: At Hippisley-Chapman-Legar Booth. 1 p.m. to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Top Of The Tree; Or, A Tit Bit For A Nice Palate

Afterpiece Title: that Athat Amazing, Surprizing, and Astonishing Scene of The Skeleton in The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Event Comment: At Bullock's Booth, the largest in the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Escapes Of Harlequin By Sea And Land; Or, Colombine Made Happy At Last

Event Comment: At Lee-Phillips Booth. 10 a.m. This performance is advertized in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 Aug., only, the last day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth at the Welch Fair. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin; Or, The Devil Of Stone-henge: With Harlequin Highlander

Dance:

Music: A Band

Event Comment: At Phillips' Booth. 10 a.m. [According to the Daily Advertiser, 17 Sept. the Fair was to continue through 22 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; The surprizing Performance of The Mountain Grecian-; A new French Dance-Mlle Richmond, lately arrived from Paris

Music: A Compleat Band of Musick-

Event Comment: At the Tottenham Court Fair. At Lee-Phillips Booth. Beginning at 11 a.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Juno

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, Jack Spaniard Bit

Entertainment: GGrand Scaramouch Dance-Phillips, others, as he performed it at the Opera House in Paris, upwards of Forty Nights successively, with universal Applause; Scotch Dialogue-Parry, Mrs Phillips; A new Song-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon; Sailor Dance-Phillips; A Grand Dance call'd Vertumnus-Phillips

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth. Noon to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All Alive And Merry; Or, The Happy Miller Just Arriv'd: Being The Humourous Magical Mill That Grinds Old Men And Women Young Again

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Event Comment: At Fawkes-Pinchbeck-Terwin Booth, opposite the Crown Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ritons Strike Home; Or, The English Sailor's Triumphs

Event Comment: At Hallam's Booth. At Noon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rambling Lovers; Or, A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Contention; or, The Politic Maid

Afterpiece Title: Neptune's Palace

Dance: Janno; Tumbling-Steward, Williams, Tindal

Event Comment: At Hippisley-Chapman Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Scapin; Or, The Old One Caught In A Sack

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers; or, The Press Gang

Dance: Oates, Yates, Bencraft, Gray, Julian, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Phillips; particularly The Spanish Beauties-

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Fair runs from 23 August through 27 August

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And The Death Of Eurydice: With The Metamorphosis Of Harlequin

Event Comment: At Lee-Phillips Booth. 10 a.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus: With The Death Of Procris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth, Welch Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And The Death Of Eurydice

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth, on the Bowling Green, Southwark. [Advertized through 20 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And The Death Of Eurydice

Event Comment: LLee and Woodward's Great Theatrical Til'd Booth near the Turnpike. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. [Fair runs to 18 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: GGrand Dance-Fausan, Signora Fausan

Event Comment: MMiddleton's Great Theatrical Booth. A Concert. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great; Intermixed With A Comic Called A Wife Well Manag'd; Or, A Cure For Cuckoldom

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Harlequin in Spain

Event Comment: TTurbutt (from the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) and Yates (from the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields). At Turbutt's and Yate's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the King's Head and Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. [The Fair runs from 22 through 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, The Persian Hero; Or, The Distress'd Princess: With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun, And His Adventures On Earth

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

Event Comment: At Lee and Woodward's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the Hospital-Gate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arius, King Of Persia; Or, The Noble Englishman; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Andrew Ague-cheek, At The siege Of Babylon

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Deities; or, Venus Upon Earth

Song: Miss Polly Casey, her first on any stage

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Vaughan, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: At Fawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth on the Bowling Green, with the Large Blue Flag on the Top. By the Great Mogul's Company of Comedians from hay, gratis. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. 10 a.m. Afterpiece: Pinchbeck's curious Machinev. [Advertised also 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baronet Bit; Or, The Noble Englishman Rewarded: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Mannerly Shallow And His Man Booby

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Cartagena

Event Comment: LLee and Woodward's Booth on the Bowling Green. With a Complete Band of Musick. Noon to 9 p.m. Boxes 2s. 6d., Pit 1s. 6d., First Gallery 1s., 2nd Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian, With The Comical Humours Of Geta, Servant To Diocles

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin the Man in the Moon; With His Adventures in Southwark Fair

Dance: TThe General Reconcilement-

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth in Upper Moorfields. Advertised productions of Lying Valet, Honest Yorkshireman, etc. at this time are for Seward's puppets; on 18 Oct. Seward moved his puppet show to Shepherd's Market, and the performance announced there of Love for Love on 6 Dec. is a puppet show

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