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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Performance Comment: As17890611at king's, but Almaviva-_.

Dance: As17890630

Event Comment: Benefit for Blandford and Randall. 3rd piece: A Pantomimical Interlude, from Don Juan. First Scene opens with a Tempestuous Sea, and Shipwreck of Don Juan and his man Scaramouch, who is cast on shore from off the Back of a Dolphin on the Island of Martinico. Scene from the pantomimes of The Enchanted Island, Wizard of the Silver Rock, The Witches Frolic, &c. The whole to conclude with a View of the Inside of the Bastille, with the different Gratings, Railings, and Instruments of Death and Torture by which the unfortunate Victims suffered, and the Grand Chorus of God save the King. The Curtain will rise precisely at 6:45

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling; Or, Virtue Rewarded

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, Walking Statue

Dance: End: a comic dance, The Affrighted Dwarf; or, Whimsical Transformation into Mad Moll-Blandford

Entertainment: Monologues. End I: Epilogue-Somebody in the Character of Nobody; End II: British Loyalty; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's, will be introduced the characters of a Fide Lady? a Beau, an Irishman, a Scotchman, a Welshman, a Jew, an Old Man, and a British Sailor-Randall

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces King Henry the Fifth, but it was not acted "on account of the indisposition of Kemble" (Public Advertiser, 8 Dec.). Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #167 5s. 6d. (106.4.0; 58.0.6; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Event Comment: [The playbill announces The Way of the World, Love and War, and The Deserter, but "King being ill, the play was worse. For instead of Congreve's brilliant dialogue in The Way of the World there was, what few epithets can reach, The Castle of Andalusia" (World, 19 Dec.). The substitute for Love and War is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #140 18s. (136.16; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection [of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Ye Sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Thou shalt bring them in-Saville (Israel in Egypt); O God@like Youth-Miss Dall; Sinfonia on Carrillons-; Welcome welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); Rendi il sereno al ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); From the censer-Chorus (Solomon); O had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Mahon (Joshua); Ye sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid springs-Miss Cantelo (Jephtha); The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Music: End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Clementi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; Happy Iphis-Miss Poole (Jephtha); The many rend the Skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); The Lord is a man of war-Griffiths, Sale (Israel in Egypt); O come let us worship-Harrison (Coronation? Anthems); Behold the Monster Polypheme-Chorus (Acis and Galatea); Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Poole (Samson); Bless the true Church and save the King-Saville, Chorus (Athalia); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (composed by Webbe).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Jehovah crown'd-Saville; He comes he comes-Chorus (Esther); Let me wander, Or let the merry Bells ring round-Miss Mahon, Chorus (L'Allegro); Softly sweet-Miss Cantelo (Alexander's Feast); Crown with festal pomp-Chorus (Hercules); Oft on a Plat-Harrison (L'Allegro); As from the power of sacred Lays-Miss Cantelo, Grand Chorus; accompanied on the trumpet-Sarjant (Dryden's Ode); God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17900224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus; Grand Selection 0; Messiah

Performance Comment: As17900226, but End of Part I Bless the True Church and Save the King-Chorus (Athalia), which was encored by the whole House on Wednesday.

Music: As17900224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection From The Works Of handel 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; Venus laughing from the skies-Chorus (Theodora); Ask if yon damask rose be sweet-Miss Romanzini (Susanna); My arms against this Gorgias, Arm arm ye brave=-Reinhold; We come in bright array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Hence loathed melancholy, Come thou goddess fair and free-Cizo (L'Allegro); From mighty kings-Miss Hagley (Judas Maccabaeus); To sing and dance, Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Grand Chorus (Samson).

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: From the censer-Chorus as17900224; Come thou Goddess-Saville; +Hush ye pretty warbling choir-Miss Mahon; Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Grand Chorus; Softly rise-Harrison; Ye southern breezes-Chorus; What though I trace-Miss Poole all as17900317 Venus laughing from the skies-Chorus (Theodora); Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Cantelo; Let their celestial Concerts all unite-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3 Entirely selected from The Messiah

Music: As17900219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Dance: End II: As17891013; End: The Guardian Outwitted (1st time at this theatre)-Byrne, Boyce, Ratchford, the two Miss Simonets. [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.

Performance Comment: [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Dance: As17900308

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious: his being the Anniversary of His Majesty's Happy Recovery, British Loyalty; or, a Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun

Song: After which: the Stage being decorated and illuminated in the same Superb Stile which it was for the Reception of his Majesty on Dec. the 16 last, God save the King-Dignum, Sedgwick, Alfred, Danby, Fawcett, Haymes, Hollingsworth, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore

Performance Comment: the 16 last, God save the King-Dignum, Sedgwick, Alfred, Danby, Fawcett, Haymes, Hollingsworth, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore.
Event Comment: Benefit for Suett. On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. 1st piece: From [The Devil upon Two Sticks, by] Foote. Gazetteer, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, King-street, Bloomsbury-square. Receipts: #232 19s. 6d. (62.12.0; 19.18.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 148.15.0) (charge: #107 6s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The College Of Physicians; Or, Doctor Last's Examination

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: End II 2nd piece: The Greenwich Pensioner-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Frolicks of Fancy

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Entertainment: Monologue. Previous: British Loyalty, as17900423; to conclude with: God save the King-Dignum, Williames, Danby

Performance Comment: Previous: British Loyalty, as17900423; to conclude with: God save the King-Dignum, Williames, Danby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Festival

Performance Comment: In which the Performers of the Concert of Ancient Music have obligingly offered their Assistance. The Wooden Walls of Old England (composed by Reeve)-Darley; As I saw fair Clora-Johnstone, Bannister; September 13th; or, The Siege of Gibraltar-Bannister; Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Blanchard, Bannister; How stands the glass around-Johnstone; Bless the true Church and save the King- (composed by Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Related Works
Related Work: Rosina Author(s): Frances Brooke

Song: End II: a Nicketerotion at the Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Darley, Duffey, Mrs Warrell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gray, Mrs Mountain

Dance: With Grand Dance-Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for King Lear will be admitted. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Lampe, Clarke, Plank, Linton, Mrs Booth, Brandon, Longley, Dalby, Furkins, Pilbrow, Anselmo, Byrne, Copland, Rye, Jealous, Pugh, Berecloth, the Band will be admitted. Receipts: #405 5s. (69.12; 6.7; tickets: 329.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: A Merry Sketch of Folly and Fashion

Performance Comment: Lee Lewes. In which will be exhibited Characters and Caricatures, many of them entirely new, and others selcted from Subjects of the most approved Wit and Humour. Two very astonishing figures will be introduced, of the late King of Prussia, and his General Ziethen; also the Propagation of a Lie, in Characters as large as life, with several whimsical Paintings in Transparency. The whole prepared for the East Indies, at a prodigious expense. The above two figures cost at Berlin 275 guineas.
Event Comment: Paid 1@2 yrs Kings Taxes for Theatre #84 2s. 6d. Receipts: #146 3s. 6d. (140.3.6; 6.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: End I in V: As17901020; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17901123

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "There were not an hundred persons in the Pit when their Majesties entered, and there were not double the number at any part of the evening. The Royal box being in the centre, fronting the stage, their Majesties were invisible to the Gallery; and on their entrance solemn stillness prevailed, until the Orchestra, for the first time in an Opera-house, for the first time by the Professional Band, Struck up God save the King. Never, we will venture to say, in any Theatre during the present reign, was there so thin an audience when their Majesties were present; and we pretend not to divine the cause. Whether it is the failure of the Theatre as a musical room--the general poverty of the performance--the little notice that was given of their Majesties' intention to be present we know not" (Morning Chronicle, 23 Feb.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Ballet: Amphion et Thalie. As17910217

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Henry Bate]: With new Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music (with a few exceptions) composed entirely new by Shield. And new Scenery designed and chiefly executed by Richards. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Williamson was formely a chorus singer at this theatre; Mme Pieltain had sung at the king's in the season of 1788-89. Afterpiece in place of The Deaf Lover, advertised on playbill of 25 Feb.] "The author is very little responsible for his part of the entertainment, which he acknowledges was composed chiefly for the purpose of [the music, which] in the taste of the present day is almost the only essential part of such an entertainment" (Gazetteer, 28 Feb.). Oracle, 7 May 1791: Thas Day is published The Woodman (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #243 2s. (239.17.6; 3.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters-Quick, Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Incledon, Williamson (1st appearance in a speaking part), Cross, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Miss Huntley, Mme Pieltain (1st appearance on the English stage non-operatic]; Rest of; the Vocal Parts-Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnet, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Goodwin; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1791): Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Fairlop the Woodman-Bannister; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Medley-Blanchard; Wilford-Incledon; Bob the Miller-Williamson; Filbert the Gardener-Cross; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clackit-Mrs Webb; Polly-Miss Huntley; Emily-Mme Pieltain [in text: Miss Dall (see17910310; Kitty Maple-Miss Stuart; Bridget-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Part III Fifth Grand Concerto-; Is not the King most mighty, On the Charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley [Dr Arnold]; For unto us a Child is born-Chorus (The Messiah); Every Day will I give thanks-Miss Broadhurst (Chandos Anthems); Jehovah crown'd-Bellamy; He comes-Chorus (Esther); Prophetic Raptures-Miss Cecilia Davies (Joseph); O come let us worship-Spence (Coronation Anthems); Hallelujah for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth-Grand Chorus (The Messiah).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Part I Coronation Anthem,God save the King-; Overture-(Esther); Shall I in Mamre's fertile Plain-Sale; For all these Mercies-Chorus (Joshua); Rise Jephtha, Happy Iphis-Miss Poole; When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Total Eclipse-Harrison; O first created Beam-Chorus (Samson); Holy holy Lord-Mrs Billington (Redemption); He gave them Hailstones-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: God save the King Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Second Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Overture and Dead March-(Saul); In sweetest harmony-Mrs Billington, Chorus (Saul); Gentle Airs-Harrison; [accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); The smiling dawn-Miss Poole (Jephtha); Fallen is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Blooming virgins-Incledon (Athalia); He smote all the First@born-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); O magnify the Lord-Mrs Billington ([Chandos] Anthems); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: PART III. Eleventh Grand Concerto-; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); No more shall Edom's sons-Miss Poole (Israel in Babylon); O Baal monarch of the skies-Chorus (Deborah); His hideous love, Love sounds the alarm-Incledon (Acis and Galatea); O Father whose Almighty power-Chorus; O let eternal honours, From mighty Kings-Mrs Billington (Judas Maccabaeus); Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Chorus (Samson).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Miscellaneous Act. ; Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Balmy sweetness-Harrison (Boyce); Thou shalt bring them in-Mrs Piele (Israel in Egypt); Disdainful of danger-Harrison, Incledon, Sale (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Bless the true Church and save the King-Incledon, Chorus (Athalia); There in myrtle shades-Miss Poole (Hercules); But bright Cecilia, As from the power of sacred lays-Mrs Billington; The dead shall live-Chorus (Dryden's Ode).
Event Comment: The Nobility, Gentry and Public at large are respectfully informed that, in compliance with the wishes of many of the principal Subscribers an supporters of this undertaking, and it being found that, without offence to law, the entertainments advertised for the Hanover-square Rooms may be given at this Place. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 [same throughout season]. Pit 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. As the Proprietors would not presume, even to save themselves from utter ruin, to offend either the Authority of the King, or of the Laws, they forbear all idea of performing Operas until the hardship and justice of their case shall produce the proper influence upon his Majesty's benevolent mind; and, under the circumstances in which thy stand, with a Company of the most celebrated singers and dances in the world, in their respective departments, engaged at an expense of #18,000, they confide in the liberality to the Public that they will countenance and support such an Entertainment as they are legally warranted to give, until they shall recover their just right of performing Operas under his Majesty's license. "From dinner we all went to the Opera House in the Haymarket, where for the first time they performed for money [see 23 Feb., 10 and 22 Mar.]; the singers, to avoid the [licensing] Act, coming in their own dresses and confining themselves to the airs. It will be seen whether this restriction will be considered sufficient" (Windham Diary, 219). "The action of Orpheus and Eurydice has been seen before at both the rehearsals [see 10 and 22 Mar.], but the scenery could not be then sufficiently displayed. It was very correctly managed on Saturday night...The scene of the Elysian fields deserved the most admiration, where, by means of lights placed behind gauze, a filmy hue is thrown over the stage, and the figures assume the appearance of aerial beings" (Gazetteer, 28 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertisement-Vestris? Jun., Victor, Vermilly, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Dorival; End II: Orpheus and Eurydice-Vestris? Jun., Victor, Vermilly, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Dorival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Selection. Tyrants would in impious throngs-Mrs Crouch; Tyrants ye in vain conspire-Chorus (Athalia); Sin not O King-Miss Broadhurst (Saul); Thrice happy the Monarch-Bellamy [Alexander Balus]; What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Joseph); Shake the dome and pierce the Sky-Chorus (Solomon); Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch (Purcell); I sing the produce of the vine, 'Tis mighty wine inspires us-Reinhold (Ottone); The Trumpet's loud clangor-Kelly, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Da forte morir sapro-Miss Davies (Sarti); I'll proclaim the wondrous story-Spence, a Young Lady (1st appearance) (Esther); Worthy is the Lamb-Grand Chorus (The Messiah).

Music: As17910323