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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Afterpiece: As 8 Nov. [HAY also announces it intends to perform a new masque, Love and Glory, in honor of the approaching Royal Nuptials, but, the time being short, the theatre will first bring on an Impromptu Revel Masque]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: In Afterpiece: Les Bergeries, as17331108

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17331128 Also a new Dance in the Cbaracter of a Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Daily Post, 25 Dec: Last Night there was a Rehearsal of a new Opera at the Prince of Wales's House in the Royal Gardens in Pall-Mall, where was present a great Concourse of the Nobility and Quality of both Sexes: some of the choicest Voices and Hands assisted in the Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rehearsal Of A New Opera ariadne

Event Comment: [Their Majesties, Prince of Orange, and rest of Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne in Creta

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Written by the late Mr Addison. N.B. The Reason of Mr Quin's changing his Day, proceeds from his being very credibly inform'd that the Royal Marriage will be celebrated on Thursday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: Scotish Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17340311 Pigmalion, as17340114

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 18 March: Amongst the many Rejoicings made on Account of the Royal Nuptials ... on Thursday Night Mr Giffard order'd 12 triomphal Arches to be erected before the House, which were finely illuminated, a large Bonfire to be made, Fireworks to be play'd off, and plenty of Drink given to the Populace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. Afterpiece: A new Serenata, Compos'd on the present Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials. The Words by Mr Tho. Phillips. The Musick by Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Event Comment: Egmont, II, 68: After dinner I went... to hear Hendel's Serenata composed in honour of the marriage, call'd Apollo and Daphnis. The Royal Family was all there, the Prince of Wales excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Durastanti. All the Royal Family expected to attend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arbaces

Event Comment: Benefit Arne and Young Master Arne. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Masque. Alter'd from the Serenata made on the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials: With Additions. [See Love and Glory, DL, 21 March, by Phillips and Arne.] Tickets for Tench at othello taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Britannia or Love and Glory

Music: Select Pieces. IV: By particular Desire, Mons Charle will perform a Solo on the French Horn, the first time of his Appearance on this Stage, and the last of his Performance in Publick during his Stay in England

Performance Comment: IV: By particular Desire, Mons Charle will perform a Solo on the French Horn, the first time of his Appearance on this Stage, and the last of his Performance in Publick during his Stay in England .

Dance: I: The Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. II: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 June: We hear that a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal intend to entertain the Gentlemen and Ladies at Hampstead, during the Summer Season. . . . This present Thursday, by the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, will be performed The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido

Event Comment: Benefit Butler. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. 7 P.M. N.B. The Reason of the Play being deferred from Tuesday the 20th of August . . . was on Account of the Absence of one of the principal Performers; so that Mr Butler humbly hopes his Friends will excuse it, and honour him with their Company; and to prevent any Disorder, Guards will attend at the Doors, every thing being to be perform'd in the same exact Manner as at the Theatres Royal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Egerton, who perform'd it some time ago at the Haymarket; Polydor-Butler, his first Appearance on the Stage .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: By Mr Delawn

Song: II: Wasever Nymphlike Rosamondby Miss Hill. V: A Song by a Gentleman

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Metastasio. Music by J. A. Hasse and R. Broschi.] Pit and Boxes by Tickets at a half guinea. Gallery 5s. 6 P.M. Daily Advertiser, 30 Oct.: All the Royal Family were at the Opera, when Signior Farinelli perform'd . . . with prodigious Applause. The Theatre was exceedingly crowded

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [In Daily Advertiser and Daily Journal, 16 Nov., Tartuffe and Arlequin Poly par l'Amour had been advertised for this night.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fausse Coquette Ou Arlequin Magicien

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Hulla

Dance:

Event Comment: The Royal Bounty of #1,000 went to the Opera of the Nobility. See Calendar of Treasury Papers, 1735-1738, p. 126

Performances

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Afterpiece Title: The Mistake or The Lovers Quarrel

Performance Comment: By Men and Women. Concluding with the Grand Machine of the Royal Nuptials of the Prince of Orange in the Temple of Hymen .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland .
Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. [Their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Miss Anderson. V: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: As17351104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park Or The Merry Citizens

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: A New Set of Act Tunes composed by Arne

Dance: IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Danoyer and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Danoyer and Mlle Roland .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Dukes

Music: Select Pieces

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

Performance Comment: V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

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

Performance Comment: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .
Event Comment: Not Acted these Forty Years. Written by Mr Dryden. And new Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, particularly An Exact Representation of Merlin's Cave, as in the Royal Gardens at Richmond. Boxes and Balconies on the Stage 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. No After-Money will be taken. [According to edition of 1736, the Prologue and Epilogue were written by Mr Sterling.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: By the young Gentlemen of the Royal Foundation .
Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton