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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Music: First Musick: A Concerto for Hautboys, &c. Second Musick: A Concerto of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture to Ariadne. The Act Tunes for French Horns, Trumpets, &c. V: Handel's Water Musick

Dance: I: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. III: Two Pierrots by Duke and Delagarde. IV: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: V: As17350422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Ouverture to Alcina. I: Concerto for Hautbois by Geminiani

Dance: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Dance: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. V: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: I: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: A new Comic Dance called The Rover: Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutchwoman-Miss Mann; Peasant Woman-Mrs Anderson; Dutchman-Duke; French Peasant-Davenport; Dutchmen and Wives-Pelling, Janno, Miss Brett, Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: In II: Solo on Violin by Charke

Dance: III: Le Badinage by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Le Ballet d'Amour (new) by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: As17360211

Dance: II: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: As17360211

Dance: II: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: In I: Venetian Gondolier by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: Les Rigadoons a la Provencale originale by Roland, Father of Mlle Roland and Mlle Anne Roland. In In: Biscaien (new) by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: German Peasant by Roland. V: By Denoyer's Prentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Armstrong, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits [performers not listed. These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances]. In Act IV a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Hurly Burly or The Fairy of the Well

Dance: In afterpiece, by Hamoir, Williamson, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Sutton, &c. [The dance was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Event Comment: Afterpiec : A New Burletta [by George Colman]. The Characters New Dress'd. The Music entirely New composed by Mr Arnold. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. [Books sold at each subsequent performance this season. See Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XII, p. 593) for comment on the afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: Rec'd from Thomas and Arnold for use of the Organ this season #21, and for coals burnt at the Oratorios #2 2s. Rec'd #54 14s. 8d. in payment of deficiencies for last season's benefit performances from Dumay, Curtat, Merryfield and Wignell. Paid Garton (treasurer) 11 Oratorio nights for renters #110. Paid Phillips in full for his performance this season #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #117 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: [Henderson's 1st recorded appearance as Falstaff was at Bath, 6 Mar. 1777. "In the frolicksome, gay, and humourous situations of Falstaff Henderson is superior to every man...His soliloquy in describing his ragamuffin regiment, and his enjoying the misuse of the king's press-money are so truly excellent that they are not inferior to any comic representation of the stage" (Davies, I, 252-53).] Afterpiece: Never performed here. The Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; BURL 3]: Written by the Author of Midas [Kane O'Hara; music by Samuel Arnold]. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.: This Afternoon, at Three, will be published April-Day (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: April day

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Related Work: April-Day Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End I: a New Pastoral Dance-see17770611; End II: The Provencalle-see17770611

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by George Colman elder, based on Le Barbier de Seville; ou, La Precaution Inutile, by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; music by Samuel Arnold and, by attribution, Pierre Alexandre Monsigny. Prologue by the author (Collection...of English Prologues and Epilogues, II, 209). Epilogue by David Garrick (Garrick's Poetical Works, II, 340). Larpent MS 436; not published; synopsis of plot in London Magazine, Sept. 1777, pp. 467-69]: With New Dresses and Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Dance-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: As17780624

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Charles Dibdin, based on La Bohemienne, by Charles Simon Favart. Music by Samuel Arnold]. Books of both Pieces to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 10 Aug. 1778: This Day is published The Gipsies (price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Gipsies Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2]: Written by the Author of Tony Lumpkin in Town [John O'Keeffe. Text (1st authorized) published in Cumberland's British Theatre, Vol. XXXI]. The Music and Overture composed by Dr Arnold [with airs adapted from Philidor and Guglielmi (Public Advertiser, 17 Aug.)]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: As17790610

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Miles Peter Andrews]: The Overture from the celebrated Fire and Water Music of Handel. The new Airs and Chorusses by Dr Arnold. With new scenes by Rooker. Books of the Songs may be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 8 July 1780: This Day is published the Songs in Fire And Water! (6d.). Ibid, 22 July 1780: This Day is published Fire And Water! (price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

Related Works
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P I, by George Colman, the elder. His authorship has hitherto been questioned, but for its authentication see Peake, II, 54. Larpent MS 532; not published]: An Original, Whimsical, Operatical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Electrical, Naval, Military, Temporary, Local Extravaganza.The Overture and new Musick by Dr Arnold. With new Scenes [by Canter (Public Advertiser, 5 Sept.)], Dresses and Decorations. The Views of the Temple of Health and the Camp in St. James's Park designed and executed by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: In afterpiece: Master and Miss Byrne.[This dance was included in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2]: Written by the Author of the Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1783.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Related Works
Related Work: The Dead Alive Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue by Frederick Pilon. Epilogue by Edward Topham (see text)]: With Music High and Low Dutch [ascribed to Dr Arnold]. New Dresses and Decorations. The new Scenes painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 July 1781: This Day is published The Baron....(price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Related Works
Related Work: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern! Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17810612

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 3 Sept.] Afterpiece [1st time: MF 2]: Written by the Author of The Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. The new Scenes painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Larpent MS 568; text 1st published (authorized), Cumberland's British Theatre, XXXI.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): Samuel Arnold
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never performed here. Written by [John] O'Keeffe; As it was performed at the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket [beginning with 4 Sept.], with the greatest Applause. The Overture and new Music composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #205 7s. 6d.(203/6/6; 2/1/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): Samuel Arnold