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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. All the Characters entirely new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Punches by Janno and F. Tench. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. Watteau by Miss Robinson

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. The principal Characters (in the Play) new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part 1

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: I: A Grand Ballad called La Badine by Lally Sr, Mlle Grognet, from the Opera at Paris, being the first time of her performing on the Engl1sh Stage, Boval, S. Lally, Le Brun, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport; With new Habits. II: Tambourine by Mlle Grognet. In III: Hornpipe by Le Brun

Performance Comment: Lally, Le Brun, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport; With new Habits. II: Tambourine by Mlle Grognet. In III: Hornpipe by Le Brun .
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Cloaths, Scenes, and other Decorations. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poirier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling, Miss Baston, Miss Rogers; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, De la Garde Jr, Du Pre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Miss Norsa; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Du Pre; Polonese-Pelling; French Woman-Miss Rogers; Spanish Woman-Mrs Pelling; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre .
Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Additions and Alterations, particularly a New Scene, of a Petit Maitre, by Mlle Grognet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Event Comment: A New Opera. Pit and Boxes by tickets at half a guinea. Gallery $s. At 6 P.M. [Their Majesties and the Royal Family present. Composer and librettist not known.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Event Comment: Lady Bristol to Lord Bristol, 3 Nov.: I am just come home from a dull empty opera, tho' the second time; the first was full to hear the new man, who I can find out to be an extream good singer; the rest are all scrubbs except old Durastante, that sings as well as ever she did. Letter Books of John Hervey, III, 108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. With new Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: By Mons Malter and Mlle Salle, newly arrived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Music: As17331011

Dance: As17331011, but Glover replaces Poitier. Also The Nassau (new) by Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Le Sac, Mrs Ogden, De la Garde, Miss Baston

Performance Comment: Also The Nassau (new) by Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Le Sac, Mrs Ogden, De la Garde, Miss Baston .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Dance: La Badine by Lally Sr, Mlle Grognet, &c. A new Dutch Dance by Le Brun and Miss Mears

Performance Comment: A new Dutch Dance by Le Brun and Miss Mears .
Event Comment: With new Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Dance: In the Play: A Pyrrhic Dance, after the Manner of the Antients: Mars-Thurmond; Followers-Vallois, Sandham, Delagarde, Evans

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Apostolo Zeno. Recitatives by Handel. Prince and three eldest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caius Fabricius

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Comedy. In Three Acts. With a Dramatical Introduction. [By John Kelly. For a puff, see Daily Advertiser, 29 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon In Love; Or, The Innocent Theft

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels: With Harlequin Restor'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. A new dance by Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: A new dance by Mrs Bullock .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. A new Dance by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performance Comment: A new Dance by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde .
Event Comment: A New Opera. [Ariadne in Naxus is title in edition of 1734. Music by Nicola Porpora. Text by Rolli. This was the opening of the opera company opposing Handel. See comment by Caspar Wilhelm von Brocke in Deutsch, Handel, p. 341.] Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 4s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Recitatives by Handel. Apparently not published, and Deutsch, Handel, p. 342, gives no cast. Their Majesties and three eldest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arbaces

Event Comment: With new Scenes, Habits, and other Decorations, proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Dance: Tambourine Dance, after the Indian manner, proper to the Play, by Thurmond, Delagarde, Evans, Mrs Bullock, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. And a new Prologue and Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: As17340116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. And a new Prologue and Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. The Whim (new) by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham

Performance Comment: The Whim (new) by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham .
Event Comment: A new Opera. [Music by Porpora. Apparently not published.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ferdinando

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Tragedy. [By John Hewitt.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: A new Comedy [By James Miller.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor The Disease

Event Comment: Mainpiece: a new Set of Scenes representing a Fleet of Ships

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche