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Event Comment: [This was Parsons's last appearance on the stage. He died on 3 Feb. 1795.] Powell: Miss DeCamp absent [from afterpiece], Miss Stageldoir Italian Girl. Inconstant rehearsed at 11; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #262 14s. 6d. (185.16.6; 72.2.6; 2.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cherokee

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Kelly
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17941212, but Dangle-R. Palmer; Interpreter-_; Under Prompter-_; Italian Girls [but see below]-_; Lord Burleigh-_; Governor-_; Earl of Leicester-_; Sir Walter Raleigh-_; Sir Christopher Hatton-_; Master of Horse-_; Beefeater-_; Justice-_; Tom Jenkins-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Event Comment: Peregrine Bertie to the Countess of Rutland, 11 Feb. 1685@6: To-day was the French opera. The King and Queen were there, the musicke was indeed very fine, but all the dresses the most wretched I ever saw; 'twas acted by none but French. A Saturday the Court goes to another play, to take their leaves of those vanitys till after Lent (HMC, 12th Report, Appendix, Rutland MSS., Part V, Vol. II, p. 104). [This performance is on the L. C. list 5@147, p. 125: The King & Queene & a Box for ye Maydes of honor at ye French Opera [the charge for the royal box was increased from #20 to #25 on this occasion]. W. J. Lawrence conjectured that this French opera was Cadmus et Hermione and that Jacques Rousseau, a scene painter of Paris, provided the decor. See W. J. Lawrence, The French opera in London; A Riddle of 1686, TLS, 28 March 1936, p. 268

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cadmus Et Hermione

Performance Comment: By J. B.? Quinault and John Baptist Lully. By French performers.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Thomas Hull, altered from The School for Guardians by Arthur Murphy. Not in Larpent MS; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser 19 Nov.]: With New Dresses, &c. The Music chiefly compiled; the rest composed by Dr Arne, Sacchini and Fisher. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 18 Nov. 1777: This Day is published the Airs in Love Finds the Way (6d.). [Miss Courtenay is identified in the Airs.] Receipts: #233 8s. 6d. (232.5.0; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Mrs Farrell, Miss Brown, Mrs Wilson, A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage Miss Courtenay]). [Cast from Airs (J. Bell, 1777) and Public Advertiser, 19 Nov.: Young Brumpton-Mattocks; Oldcastle-Quick; Lovibond-Wilson; Peter-Wewitzer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Fearon; Bellford-Mrs Farrell; Mary@Ann-Miss Brown; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Harriet-Miss Courtenay.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111; End: The Enchantress, as17771104

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Swiny. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Song: Leveridge

Dance: As17030419

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Music: Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

Dance: Du/Ruell

Event Comment: Tickets are given out...by Mr Pinkeman, who has taken care to provide Places for Persons of Quality at Five Shillings each, and the lower at half a Crown. And a Stage built for the Performers. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Interludes

Dance: Some mimical Entertainments a Famous-Scaramouch, Harlequin , who lately perform'd before the Court of Hanover and their Prussian Majesties, now arriv'd in England

Entertainment: Vaulting. An extraordinary Performance on the Manag'd Horse-the greatest Master of the Age , exceeding whatever has been done by any other, especially his resting on one hand with his whole Body extended while he drinks several Glasses of Wine, and then throwing himself a Somerset over the Horse's head; Rope/dancing With and without a Pole,-the two famous French Maids so much admir'd, for surpassing all others in their Art, that they have been presented with Medals at most of the Courts in Europe

Performance Comment: An extraordinary Performance on the Manag'd Horse-the greatest Master of the Age , exceeding whatever has been done by any other, especially his resting on one hand with his whole Body extended while he drinks several Glasses of Wine, and then throwing himself a Somerset over the Horse's head; Rope/dancing With and without a Pole,-the two famous French Maids so much admir'd, for surpassing all others in their Art, that they have been presented with Medals at most of the Courts in Europe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini

Dance: Dancing in imitation of Mlle de Subligny-Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd [don John]

Music: Italian sonatas for violin composed by Archangelo Corelli-Gasperini, others

Song: As17031102

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell; two new Entries-DuRuel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Music: Italian Sonatas on the Violin-Gasperini; An extraordinary piece of Musick compos'd for a Flute and a Violin-Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Song: Good

Dance: Indian Tambour-the two Devonshire Girls, a little Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Wit of a Woman

Performance Comment: A new Prologue to the Town-Mrs Bradshaw; according to 1704 edition of The Wit of a Woman and an Epilogue-a Comedian from the Theatre in Dublin (his first here).

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Layfield; a new Morris Dance-two men, two women

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Mosse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Music: Italian sonatas on the violin-Gasperini, particularly one never performed before Paisible for violin and flute

Dance: As17041023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Italian sonatas-Gasperini; particularly The Echo-Gasperini, duRuel

Song: Henry Purcell songs-Leveridge

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: At the Desire and for the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. At 5:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Song: Leveridge, Hughs, Mrs Lyndsey, the Boy

Music: Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I; With The Humours Of sir John Falstaff

Dance: As17051201

Song: Italian songs by Bononcini and best Masters, an English song by Purcell-Mrs del'Epine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Song: Italian songs by Bononcini and other Masters-Signiora Louvicini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Song: Dialogue Between a Town Miss and a Drunken Officer-Pack, Cook

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Layfield; Comical Dances-Godwin

Event Comment: Benefit Estcourt. For the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality and Officers of the Army

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Italian Songs, Sonatas, Dialogues-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: The new dance performed at Court on Her Majesty's birthday-duRuel, others; Three French Peasants-deBarques, others

Event Comment: Benefit Corey and Elrington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance: Italian Night Scene between a Scaramouch, a Harlequin, a Cooper, his Wife, and his Man-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe

Dance: Italian Night Scene, Miller's Dance, Bairam Feast Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit Booth and Keene. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Dance: Italian Night Scene-; Scaramouch-Layfield; Miller's Dance-Prince, Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Squib-Penkethman; Reynard-Husband; Loveworth-Thurmond Sr; Wooksock-Shepard; Maiden-Spillar; Belinda-Mrs Spillar; Hilaria-Mrs Sapsford; Penelope-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Reynard Actor: Husband

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Thurmond Jr, others , it being the first time of his Performance in Dancing from the Operas

Event Comment: With all the Sinkings and Flyingsv as were perform'd in the Play Originally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: Libertine-Husband; Comical Shepherd-Penkethman; Antonio-Thurmond Sr; Lopez-Elrington; Francisco-Cory; Jacomo-Leigh; Hermit-Norris; Statue-Bullock Jr; Leonora-Mrs Kent; Clara-Mrs Baker; Flavia-Mrs Spillar; Maria-Mrs Shepard.
Cast
Role: Libertine Actor: Husband

Dance: Italian Night Scene, as17100706 with Cooper-Leigh; His Man-Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Italian Night Scene between Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, and Wife-