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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-the Widow (see below); After which: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs G. Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Raft or Both Sides of the Water

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Song: In III 1st piece: a song-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Music: A New Sett of Act Tunes composed by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: [II: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Gondoliers-Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus With a New Additional Scene

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: See17760223, but Part I: An Anthem by Dr Arnold-; Part II: Stabat Mater-Sig B. Pergolesi , with additional chorusses; Part III: The Power of Harmony an Ode by Dr Arnold-.

Music: First Violin, as17760223; After I: Concerto on German Flute, as17760223; End II: Concerto on Violin-Lamotte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Afterpiece Title: THE FOLLIES OF A DAY

Afterpiece Title: LOVE AND HONOR or Britannia in Full Glory at Spithead

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Dick-Blanchard; Grapple-Townsend; Lieutenant Capstem-Johnstone//Mary-Mrs Martyr. [European Magazine, May 1794, p. 388, adds: Farmer Ploughfield-Thompson; Clodpole-Rees; Hobnail-Abbot.] In which: The Wand'ring Tar, the Words taken from the Epilogue to THE RIVALS, by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., new composed by Shield, sung by Incledon. A Sea Storm by Incledon, for the 1st Time in Public. The British Salute, new composed by Reeve, by Johnstone. The Sailor's Lullaby, the Words new, adapted to the original Lullaby composed by Storace. A Doun at the Gangway, new composed by W. Parke, by Blanchard. The Pride of the Sea, new composed by W. Parke, by Townsend. I'll bless my King and cheerly sing, new composed by Shield, by Mrs Martyr in the character of a Sailor Boy. Maidens listen, new composed by W. Parke, by Mrs Martyr. Rule Britannia by Incledon, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr. To conclude with a beautiful representation of a Grand Naval Review, with a display of the Firing and Manoeuvring of the Spanish and English Fleets at Spithead . In which: The Wand'ring Tar, the Words taken from the Epilogue to THE RIVALS, by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., new composed by Shield, sung by Incledon. A Sea Storm by Incledon, for the 1st Time in Public. The British Salute, new composed by Reeve, by Johnstone. The Sailor's Lullaby, the Words new, adapted to the original Lullaby composed by Storace. A Doun at the Gangway, new composed by W. Parke, by Blanchard. The Pride of the Sea, new composed by W. Parke, by Townsend. I'll bless my King and cheerly sing, new composed by Shield, by Mrs Martyr in the character of a Sailor Boy. Maidens listen, new composed by W. Parke, by Mrs Martyr. Rule Britannia by Incledon, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr. To conclude with a beautiful representation of a Grand Naval Review, with a display of the Firing and Manoeuvring of the Spanish and English Fleets at Spithead .

Afterpiece Title: THE PRISONER AT LARGE

Dance: In 1st piece The Lucky Escape, as17930916, but omitted: Mrs Watts; In 3rd piece, by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi, &c

Song: In the course of the Evening Water parted from the Sea by Incledon, after the manner of a celebrated Italian Opera Singer; End of Act I of 4th piece Sally in our Alley by Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of the brave Men who fell in the late Glorious Actions [on 1 June 1794], under Earl Howe. The Whole Receipt of the Night to be applied to the above Fund. Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. The Tickets for the Boxes at Half-a-Guinea each, are issued under the Direction of a Committee consisting of the following Noblemen and Gentlemen, who have obligingly undertaken to attend to the arrangements of the Evening: The Duke of Leeds, The Duke of Bedford, The Earl of Lauderdale, Lord Mulgrave, Lord William Russel, The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor [Paul Le Mesurier], Mr Alderman Coombe, Hon. Thos. Erskine, J. Nesbit Esq., I. B. Church Esq., W. Devaynes Esq., J. Taylor Vaughan Esq., J. J. Angerstein Esq., R. B. Sheridan Esq. Tickets and Places for the Boxes, not disposed of by the Committee, to be had of Fosbrook, at the Box-Office, Little Russel-Street. Tickets also to be had at the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee House. Afterpiece [1st time; ENT 2, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and James Cobb; with songs written by the Duke of Leeds, the Earl of Mulgrave, Mary Robinson, Joseph Richardson, &c. In 1797 altered as CAPE ST. VINCENT. Prologue by Joseph Richardson (London Chronicle, 4 July). Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]: The Music composed and selected by Storace [with one song each by Reeve. Linley Sen., Michael Kelly]. The Dresses, Scenery and Machinery entirely New. "This piece is a sort of continuation of No Song No Supper...hastily put together for the occasion" (European Magazine, July 1794, p. 60). "The Theatre this Evening was crowded in every Part, the receipt amounting to something better than 1300 Guineas" (Powell). Powell, 1 July: Country Girl rehearsed at 10; Glorious First at 12 and at night. 2 July: Glorious First rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #1,526 11s. (450/6/0; 41/13/0; 0/12/6; tickets in boxes: 954/0/0; tickets in pit: 80/0/0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: AULD ROBIN GRAY

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste Or Il Tronfo Dell Amor Conjugale

Dance: End Opera: Paul et Virginie, as17950411o other ballet listed]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Evelina

Dance: End I: Divertissement-Didelot, Mme Rose, Mlle Parisot; End Opera: Apollon Berger-Mlle Parisot, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Gentili, Mme Rose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Sweet Lillies of the Valley-Dignum; End IV: My Friend is the Man I'd copy through Life (written by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq., composed by Hook)-Dignum; V: a song, as17990214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost; or, Little Fanny's Love. Jamie-Gheri (1st appearance); Glaude-Grimaldi; Saundy-Master Chatterley; Donald-Whitmell; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with a Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Liar