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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs; Or, The Daughter

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Song: [not listed on playbill]in II: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: Beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Tickets 5s. This Consort to be perform'd but once, because of the Queen's going to the Bath

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A great Consort of Musick-; several new songs-Mr Elford, Mr Weldon all compos'd on purpose for this Entertainment by the said Mr Weldon; Some of the Songs to be accompanied by a Flute-Mr Peasable; and a new Symphony for a Flute and a Violin-Mr Peasable, the Famous Signior Gasparini; who will perform several Italian Sonatas-Mr Peasable; accompanied-Mr Depar; and other great Symphonies-the best Masters

Event Comment: The edition of 1660, which has a Prologue and an Epilogue but no actors' names, was entered in the Stationers' Register, Aug. 1660, and apparently followed closely upon the return of Charles II. Edition of 1660: Acted Many Times with Great Applause, At the Private House in Dorset-Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rump; Or, The Mirrour Of The Late Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Entertainments-Signor Mancini, formerly Servant to the late King of Spain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: Singing in Italian and English-la Signiora Maria, as of late taught by Signior Nicolini Haym

Dance: Grand Dance-l'Abbe, deBarques, Mrs Elford, Mlle Noisy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey, Holcomb, the late Boy

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, his scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; with several of the principal Songs and Symphonys in the late Operas-; Also Some Trumpet Sonatas, Concertoes, full Pieces of New Musick by the greatest Masters, and never yet Play'd in Public-

Event Comment: At the Deire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida; Or, Truth Found Too Late

Performance Comment: Thersites-Betterton; Troilus-Wilks; Hector-Powell; Agamemnon-Mills; Achilles-Booth; Ajax-Keene; Ulysses-Thurmond; Nestor-Corey; Priam-Fairbank; Diomedes-Husbands; Menelaus-Burkhead; Aeneas-Bickerstaffe; Pandarus-Estcourt; Cressida-Mrs Bradshaw; Andromache-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Thersites Actor: Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: The New Boy

Music: A New Piece of Musick (never perform'd before)-Bannister, the two Bastions, Stockdale

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock (the late Miss Russell); Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality who are going out of England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: With all the Original Musick by the late Henry Purcell-; Hear Ye Gods of Britain-Turner

Event Comment: By Command. The Concert will be perform'd in a Magnificent Triumphant Scenev, exceeding 30 Foot in Length any Scene ever seen before. Painted by Sig Roberto Clerici. The Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Robinson (late Mrs Turner), Benedetto Baldassari; Cantata she sung in her own Concert, by Sig Artilio Ariosti-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margarita del'Epine. N.B. Three Rows of the Pit will be railed in to the Boxes at 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Music: Violin Solo-Carbonelli (late from Italy); accompanied-Piepo

Dance: As17181031

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. There can be no Admittance to the Galleries, they being cover'd as formerly in the Balls. Doors open at 7:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ridotto

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: Consisting of 24 Songs chosen out of the late Operas-Signor Francisco Bernardi Senesino, Signor Benedetto Baldassari, Mrs Anastasia Robinson, Signora Salvai

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. For the better Information of those who do not thoroughly understand the Italian Language, a Book with the Argument and Explanations in English, of what is transacted in every Scenes, may be had...at the usual Places in the Opera-House. Price 6d. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

Event Comment: YYeates's Great Theatrical Booth, the Lower End of Brookfield to begin at noon this Day and the Time of the Fair. [Notice repeated 7, 14, 15 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green; With The Comical Humours Of Tom Stroud And His Man Gudgeon

Afterpiece Title: Representation of the Late Battle in the Meditteranean

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Never acted there before. [Amphitheatre on stage as described 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: II: Wanton Breezes, from the Oratorio Love and Friendship-Miss Edwards; IV: (by particular desire) the Irish Song Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive; V: The Favourite Duette Let Caesar and Urania Live (compos'd by the late Henry Purcell)-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate. Never acted there before. Characters all New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John-Johnson; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Hale; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.

Song: GGenius of England (composed by the late Henry Purcell)-Beard

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: YYeates's Great Theatrical Booth. 12:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Concert, etc. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. [Notice repeated 6 and 12 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow's Wish; Or, An Equippage Of Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mariner; or, The Wapping Landlady

Song: A grand Song and Chorus upon the late Happy Victory-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, Love in Low Life

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe; True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnaught-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; Jolly Tars, their Lasses-Comedians, Singers, Dancers; In the Sailor's Dance-; by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Poitier; Also a New Occasional Epilogue (relative to Naval Preparations)-Cibber.

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

Event Comment: At Warner's Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. The Fair begins this day ends on Thursday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched: With The Courtship Of loadham The Fat, pinchgut The Lean, And His Man meager; And The Adventures Of capt Puff Culverin, And dermot Majrah Ballingbrogue

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Performance Comment: With the Procession of the Colours and Standards .

Song: AA new Song-on the Late Successes

Event Comment: MMaster Brown's Night. A comic Interlude of Two Acts; Music by Dr Arne. N.B. A light shower or two will not put off the Performance; but if heavy Rain should fall, it must necessarily be deferr'd till further Notice, on account of the Fireworks. Books containing both performances may be had of the Booksellers and at the Gardens at 6d. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Capochio And Dorinna

Entertainment: last Aast Act: a Burlesque Ode-by the late Bonnel Thornton, in banter of the Odes written on St Cecilias Day, set to music by an eminent master; The whole to conclude with: Grand Fireworks-

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Shuter #106 9s. 6d. plus #95 17s. from Tickets. (Boz 309; Pit 124) (Account Book). [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 294, criticising the "rules" and praising "Laughter" as the all-in-all of Comedy]:@What matters it you or me to know@How Blockheads wrote two thousand years ago?@ Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Music: marly First Violin and Solo Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook ; Fourth Concerto of Corelli with the additional parts for trumpets, French Horns, and Kettle Drums adapted to that favourite piece by the late ingenious Sg Pasquali

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini