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Event Comment: Benefit for Suett. Oracle, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, King-street, Bloomsbury-square. Receipts: #279 17s. (76.3; 21.8; 1.12; tickets: 180.14) (charge: #116 7s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: End: Cou'd a Man be secure-Dignum, Sedgwick

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; composed by Paisiello, under the direction of Mazzinghi. [The full name of this opera is L'Amore Contrastato; ossia, La Molinarella (see king's, 6 Dec. 1794).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: End I: the new Divertissement-[i.e. Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503]; End Opera: La Fille Mal Gardee, as17910430

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Miss Tidswell, Miss Barnes & Miss DeCamp. [La Fete Marine was 1st performed at king's, 27 Apr. 1786.] Oracle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Phillimore, Little Russel-street; of Miss Tidswell, Stanhope-street, Clare Market; of Miss Barnes, No. 23, Clare-street, Clare Market; of Miss DeCamp, No. 64, Tottenham-court-road. Receipts: #41 14s. (27.4; 11.13; 2.17; tickets: none listed) (charge: #108 7s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: a new Dance, composed by D'Egville, La Fete Marine, in which introduced La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Pacchierotti. Tickets to be had of Pacchierotti, No. 17, Duke-street, Manchester-square. A new Grand Serious Opera (1st time [i.e. in 2 acts; originally performed in 3 acts at Milan, 1778, and at king's, 22 Jan. 1780]); the music by Bertoni. [World announces the ballets for this night as La Fille Mal Gardee and Le Siege de Cythere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217 End Opera: Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503

Event Comment: [The playbill announces King Henry the Fifth and The Cave of Trophonius, but "The performances at this Theatre were changed last night on account of the indisposition of Kemble. Henry the Fifth gave way to The Siege of Belgrade, and The Cave of Trophonius was also superseded, as it was impossible for the vocal performers to sustain the whole effort of the night" (Morning Post, 18 Oct.). A MS annotation on Kemble playbill gives the name of the substitute afterpiece.] Receipts: #234 8s. (183.1; 49.18; 1.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, author unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: An Occasional Interlude of Singing and Dancing. With new Dresses and Decorations. [This was written as a compliment to the Duchess of York, daughter of the King of Prussia; on 29 Sept. 1791 she had married the Duke of York (see European Magazine, Dec. 1791, p. 459) "It was a pretty, slight compliment, touched up by Byrne, St.Amand, Incledon and Mrs Mountain, with a couple of airs and the Pas Russe a little lamed. Byrne carried his arm in a scarf [see 29 Oct.], and Incledon and Mountain their parts in their hands" (Oracle, 22 Nov.). 3rd piece in place of Oscar and Malvina, advertised on playbill of 19 Nov.] Receipts: #221 4s. (208.16; 12.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Prussian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time in London; T 5, by Hannah Brand, 1st acted at Norwich, 7 Apr. 1791. Again acted at king's on 2 Feb. as Agmunda; text 1st published in Miss Brand's@Plays@and@Poems (Norwich: Beatniffe and Payne, 1798) as Huniades; or, The Siege of Belgrade. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (London Chronicle, 19 Jan. 1792)]: The Dresses, Decorations, &c. entirely new. Receipts: #367 1s. 6d. (314.2.6; 51.8.0; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Huniades

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: [This is the only occasion in the 18th century when a play was acted in London on this date. "The performance at the Haymarket on the 30th of January has been noticed by his Majesty in a manner which is still a topic of conversation in the higher circles...There will be no more theatrical performances on the 30th of January" (London Chronicle, 28 Feb.). On 3 Feb. the Lord Chamberlain wrote to Sheridan as follows: "Sir--Information has been received at this Office that Theatrical Entertainments were exhibited at the Theatre, under your direction, in St. James's Haymarket on the 30th of Last Month, contrary to all precedent, and repugnant to Decency, being the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of King Charles the First. I do not know by what Authority such a Step was taken but, as Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household, think it my Duty to desire that you will be pleased to Cause the Practice to be discontinued in future. I am, Sir, Your Obedient, Humble Servant, Salisbury" (MS Letters to Sheridan from Various Correspondents,II, 64, in Harvard Theatre Collection). The Morning Chronicle on 31 Jan. offered another opinion: "It gave us infinite pleasure that last night we happily broke through one of the most absurd fasts in the calendar. The Managers of Drury Lane, with proper regard to the public, rescued them from the common dullness of a 30th of January." But the absurd fast remained in force until 1843.] Receipts: #339 18s. (291.4; 40.0; 8.11; ticket not come in: 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: Paid Rent of king's? Haymarket Theatre #2,890. Receipts: #257 12s. 6d. (199.8.6; 53.13.0; 4.8.0; ticket not come in: 0.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17911210

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of King Lear, advertised on playbill of 25 Feb.] Receipts: #317 15s. 6d. (271.4.6; 38.10.0; 7.18.0; ticket not come in: 0.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Sono imbrogliato gia-Morelli (Paisiello); Fallen is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Barclay (Samson); Concerto violin-Master Bridgetower; Awake! Awake! Aeolian lyre-Reinhold (Alexander's Feast, by Dr Arnold); O Liberty-Miss Hagley; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy sword-Chorus (Saul); Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain-Morelli, Chorus (Joshua); Sin not O King-Mrs Bland (Saul); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast, by Handel); What tho' I trace-Mrs Crouch (Solomon); Coronation Anthem-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Sin not O King Actor: Mrs Bland

Music: End I: concerto on the hautboy-[J.] Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel; L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; Loathsome urns-Bartleman (Time and Truth); Great Jehovah's awful word-Mrs Second (Israel in Egypt); Lord of eternity-Chorus; Behold the nations-Bartleman; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); Total eclipse-Harrison; O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); From mighty Kings-Mrs Billington (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

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 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; O sing unto the Lord-Mrs Second; Declare his honour-Chorus; He was eyes unto the blind-Mrs Billington; For the Lord is great-Chorus; The waves of the sea-Page; O worship the Lord-Mrs Billington, Harrison; Let the whole earth stand in awe-Chorus; Every day will I give thanks-Harrison (Chandos Anthems); I feel the Deity within, Arm arm ye brave-Bartleman; We come in bright array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Let the bright Seraphim-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the trumpet-Sarjant (Samson); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0, Composed By g

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Concerto bassoon-Parkinson; Is not the King most Mighty?, On the charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley [Arnold]; Fair Rosale-Master Welsh (Linley); I'll proclaim the wondrous story-Miss Hagley, Dignum (Esther); Sweet bird-Mrs Crouch (L'Allegro); Awake! the trumpet's lofty sound-Chorus (Samson); Con un moro orrendore strano-Morelli (Marcello); Worthy is the lamb-Chorus (The Messiah).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March (Scipio, Handel)-; The mansion of peace-Harrison (Webbe); Nightingale Chorus (Solomon, Handel)-; Not unto us-Mrs Second; accompanied on the clarionet-Mahon (Arne); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Bartleman; Wretched lovers-Chorus (Acis and Galatea, Handel); The soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Arne); God save the King-Chorus.
Cast
Role: God save the King Actor: Chorus.

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Behold! I tell, The trumpet shall sound-Reinhold (The Messiah); Is not the King?, Nn the charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley (Arnold); Non vi par-Morelli, Kelly, Mrs Crouch (Sarti); Fair Rosale-Master Welsh (Linley); Softly rise-Dignum; Ye southern breezes-Chorus (Solomon, Boyce); O magnify the Lord-Mrs Crouch; Every day will I give thanks-Incledon (Coronation Anthems); Worthy is the lamb-Chorus (The Messiah).

Song: End II: Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch (Purcell)

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 2, by Jeremiah Meyer and William Hayley, "from the German." Larpent MS 941; not published; synopsis of plot in Morning Herald, 18 Apr.]: With new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations. The Music selected from Ditteus [i.e. Dittersdorf], Rauzzini and Salieri; the Overture and new Music by Reeve. Book of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Mme Carnevale had 1st appeared at king's in 1783.] Receipts: #252 3s. 6d. (242.19.6; 9.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Zelma; or, The Will o' th' Wisp

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Hull, Davies, Thompson, Mrs Martyr, Miss Chapman, Mme Carnevale (1st appearance on the English stage i.e. in a speaking part]). The other Musical Characters-Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Arnold, Miss Francis, Miss Yeoens, Miss Barnett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Mountain; [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1792): Hazem-Incledon; Darif-Munden; Nouri-Hull; Aleddin-Davies; Captain-Thompson; Barbara-Mrs Martyr; Nerimana-Miss Chapman; Zelma-Mme Carnevale; Virgins, Genii, and her Attendants-Miss Broadhurst, Miss Yeoens, Miss Barnett, Mrs Mountain.
Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for a Fund, established for the Relief of those Performers who through Infirmity shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. [Author of Prologue unknown. This was Mrs Pitt's last appearance on the stage.] Received for the King's box #50; for the Princess Royal's box #25; for Their Majesties' Servants' box #2 2s.; from Cadell for Books #30 0s. 6d. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

Dance: As17920509

Entertainment: As17920414; Imitations End I: several Imitations entirely New,-Mrs Wells; Monologue

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of King Henry the Fourth, advertised on playbill of 1 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "God save the King was sung by the audience, standing up, twice before the piece commenced, and twice after it was finished. At the end of the Divertisement, Rule Britannia was sung, the whole Royal Family joining" (London Chronicle, 17 Jan.). Receipts: #477 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A New Divertisement, as17921124, but _Byrn; In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture-(Samson); Arm ye brave-Sedgwick; We come in bright array-Chorus; O Lovely peace-Master Welsh, Master Hummell (Judas Maccabaeus); Guarda nel mio taddio-Morelli (Paisiello); What passion cannot musick raise-Miss Poole; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason [Dryden's Ode]; Total Eclipse-Harrison; O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); Pious orgies-Mrs Harrison (Judas Maccabaeus); God save Great George our King-Chorus; [with new accompaniments [by Dr Arnold-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Ye sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison [Webbe]; My faith and truth-Miss Leak, Master Hummell [Samson]; Non piu andrai-Morelli [Le Nozze di Figaro, by Mozart]; Concerto on the violin-Janiewicz (1st public performance in this Kingdom); Let the bright seraphim-Mrs Harrison [Samson]; Angels ever bright and fair-Master Welsh [Theodora]; The prince unable-Miss Poole [Alexander's Feast]; When Britons first at Heaven's command-(Alternate Solos); Rule Britannia Rule the Waves-Full Chorus (Dr Arne).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: God save the King-Chorus (Coronation Anthems); Overture-(Esther); The Dettingen te Deum-; in which Holy Holy Lord-Mme Mara [Rodelinda].Rodelinda].
Cast
Role: God save the King Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Second Oboe Concerto-; Sound an Alarm-Kelly; We hear-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Ye sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid springs-Mme Mara (Jephtha); Hear Jacob's God-Chorus (Samson); Arm arm ye brave-Bartleman; We come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); O Magnify the Lord-Mrs Crouch (Chandos? Anthems); The Lord shall reign-Chorus; And Miriam the Prophetess, Sing ye to the Lord-Mme Mara; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt); God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March-(Scipione); Tears such as tender fathers shed-Bartleman (Deborah); Go baffled coward-Kelly, Reynolds (Samson); Around let acclamations ring-Chorus (Athalia); O come let us worship-Incledon [Coronation Anthem]; A Bravura Song-Mme Mara; Gloria Patri-Full Chorus [Jubilate]; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).

Music: As17930220

Event Comment: See 15 Feb. at king's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As17930215, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Crouch, Miss Dall; Oratorio to be opened by King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus ($Purcell">Mme Mara; to conclude with God save Great George our our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus ($Purcell).

Song: End oratorio: Captivity [see17930220]-Incledon

Music: End Part II: the favourite concerto of Geminiani on the violin-G. Ashley