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Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece [1st time; c 5 (?), author unknown; perhaps an alteration of Love at a Venture, by Susannah Centlivre. MS not in Larpent; not published. Authors and speakers of Prologue and Epilogue unknown]. Afterpiece: As it was originally performed at this theatre [on 15 Oct. 1770]. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. The above entertainments have been a long time in rehearsal, and care has been taken in getting them well up, and to have the principal parts supported by veterans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love At A Venture; Or, The Rake Reclaim'd

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Monologue: 1782 03 21 End of mainpiece (never performed here) Phelimoguffinocarilocarneymacframe's Description of a Man of War and a Sea Fight, with Explanations, by Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre. Tickets, half-a-guinea each, to be had of Noverre, No. 40, Great Marlborough-street. 1st ballet: The Music entirely new, composed by Le Brun. [Scenario(Milan, 1774) lists the parts: Guillaume, Raymond, Alphonse, Renaud, Adele, Alise, Beatrix, Isabellc, Eleonore. In 2nd ballet Jason to be danced by Gardel (Morning Herald, n Apr.); the overture by Gluck, and rest of the music by Noferi (Public Advertiser, 12 Apr.).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Ballet, composed by Noverre, Adela of Pontbieu (the subject taken from the History of ancient Chivalry), by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Simonet, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera Medea and Jason, as originally composed by Noverre, by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Text (which assigns no parts) 1st published in his Posthumus Dramatic Works, I, 1813. Epilogue by the author (Public Advertiser, 24 Apr. 1782). Prologue probably by same; speakers unknown]: With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #171 14s. (166/6; 5/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'eroe Cinese

Dance: End of Act I an entire new Ballet (composed by Gardel Sen.), Mirsa (Taken from an American Anecdote), by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mons and Mme Simonet, in which a Minuet and Gavet: composed by Gardel Jun. who, in the Concert Scene, will execute a concerto on the violin [Scenario (Paris, 1779) lists the parts: Mondor, Son Epouse, Mirsa, Lindor, Officier Corsaire, Gouvernante de Mirsa, Officiers Americains, Creoles, Officiers Francais, Negres]; End of Act II Apollon et les Muses, as17820502, but Slingsby in place of Nivelon; End of Opera Adela of Pontbieu, as17820411

Performance Comment: ), Mirsa (Taken from an American Anecdote), by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Sga Crespi, Mons and Mme Simonet, in which a Minuet and Gavet: composed by Gardel Jun. who, in the Concert Scene, will execute a concerto on the violin [Scenario (Paris, 1779) lists the parts: Mondor, Son Epouse, Mirsa, Lindor, Officier Corsaire, Gouvernante de Mirsa, Officiers Americains, Creoles, Officiers Francais, Negres]; End of Act II Apollon et les Muses, as17820502, but Slingsby in place of Nivelon; End of Opera Adela of Pontbieu, as17820411.
Event Comment: Retaliation [announced on playbill of 13 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of Quick's and Edwin's Illness. Receipts: #182 5s. 6d. (179/18/0; 2/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford .

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Frederick Pilon; probably a rewriting of an opera with the same title, 1st acted at Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, 20 May 1771, at which time Pilon was acting in Dublin]: With new Dresses, and entirely new Music and an Overture by Carter. [In mainpiece the playbill lists Dodd, but "Suett, who undertook at a few minutes' notice the part assigned to Dodd, went through the reading as though he had studied the character" (Morning Herald, 21 May).] [On this night, Whitsun Eve, the theatre was customarily closed.] Receipts: #152 4s. 6d. (134/15/0; 17/6/0; 0/3/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: A Serious Opera in 3 acts (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Turin, 1762]); the Music entirely new, composed by Bertoni; with Grand Chorusses. [The playbill also lists, at the end of Act II, the New Dance, as 7 May, but "As for the dances, Le Picq being confined to his bed, we were deprived of that part of the entertainment which we had been given to expect" (Morning Herald, 27 May).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ifigenia In Aulide

Dance: End of Act I Divertisement Dana, as17811117, but omitted: Gardel, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera Mirsa, as17820516

Event Comment: [For the parts, and a brief synopsis, of afterpiece see DL, 26 Dec. 1796.] Receipts: #123 10s. (91/2/0; 32/6/6; 0/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Monologue: 1782 09 20 As 17 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, J. Wilson, Darley, Doyle; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, J. Wilson, Darley, Doyle; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy .
Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Miss Collett, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Miss Simson.] "Since the first performance, the scene of the Physicians has been judiciously struck out [of afterpiece]" {Universal Magazine, Nov. 1782, p. 254.) Paid Pemberton for copying parts #2. 3s. 6d. Receipts: #232 0s. 6d. (207/17/0; 23/12/0; 0/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Count Baldwin Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Song: Epithalamium as17821010, but performers not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Dance: End of Act I Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102; End of Opera New Divertisement, as17821102, but Sga Crespi in place of Sga Sala, and added: Pas de Deux by Lepicq and Mme Rossi (1st appearance in this country)

Event Comment: [In the 1st ballet the playbill lists Mme Rossi, but she did not dance. As the 2nd ballet the playbill announces Il Ratto delle Sabine, but Mme Rossi was ill, which "rendered a verbal apology unavoidable. 'Mme Rossi was in hopes that her wish to court your favour would enable her to overcome her illness, but it has been as sudden as it is now alarming. She has just been let blood. The manager therefore intreats your indulgence, and that you will accept of Apelles and Campaspe instead of the Grand Ballet, which cannot possibly be performed.' . . . Henry performed the part of Alexander with the greatest propriety" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Convito

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement, probably as17821119; End of Open Apelles and Campaspe, probably as17821102, but added: Henry

Event Comment: To prevent Disappointment . . . Mrs Bulkley has obligingly undertaken the part of Portia, on account of Mrs Yates's sudden Indisposition [Mrs Yates having been announced as Portia on playbill of 12 Feb.]. Receipts: #264 15s. 6d. (261/9/0; 3/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17821009; End of Act IV, as17821231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ifigenia In Aulide

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pacchierotti, Scovelli, Bartolini, Schinotti; Sga Gherardi, Sga Morigi. [Libretto (H. Reynell, 1782) lists the parts: Achille, Agamennone, Ulisse, Arcade; Elisena, Ifigenia.] hathi.

Dance: End of Act II New Divertisement (performers not listed, but see17821130), in which a Pas de Deux by Simonet, &c.; End of Act III Les Epouses Persones, as17830215

Event Comment: The new Comedy called A Bold Stroke for a Husband [announced on playbill of 21 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred till Tuesday, on account of Quick's Indisposition. [In mainpiece the theatre playbill lists Fearon as Justice Shallow. Public Advertiser retains Wilson; and in its issue of 24 Feb. reviews him in the part.] Receipts: #148 9s. (139/0/6; 9/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Renault Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830319iolin as17830326athi .

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Music: As17830319athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Count Baldwin Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17821016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830319iolin as17830326athi .

Music: As17830326athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Rowley Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: As17830329athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830319iolin as17830326athi .

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode for St

Music: As17830321athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Renault Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830319iolin as17830326athi .

Music: As17830319athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Count Baldwin Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland