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Mainpiece Title: A Pasticio With Concertos

Performance Comment: Act I a Pasticcio consisting of select airs and concertos-; Symphony-; Song-Ristorini; Accompanied Recitative and song-Reinhold (composed by Giordani); A new Song-Miss Venables (composed by Mr Arne); Chorus-Mr Nigri; song-Mrs Mattocks (composed by Bach); New Song-Mrs Barthelemon (composed by Mr Barthelemon; accompanied on the French Horn-Sg Spandau; a Song-Miss Catley (composed by Dr Arne); . .

Music: I: Concerto on violin-Barthelmon; II: a Serenata Beauty and Virtue-; translated from Metastasio and composed by Dr Arne; II: Concerto on Organ-Mr Arne; III: (Never Performed) The Thunder Ode written on the Hurricanes of the West Indies, by Mr Arne, Principal singers-Miss Catley, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Venables, Sg Ristorini, Mrs Barthelemon, Mr Reinhold; The concertos-Barthelemon, Spandau, Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Music: New Musick set to Flutes ; and to be perform'd-Mr Banister, Mr Banister's Son; and some of Mr Weldon's new Songs- perform'd in his last Consort

Dance: Mrs Campion; Vaulting on the Horse-

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Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Dance: Dance between Two Frenchmen and two Frenchwomen-; Night Scene by a Harlequin and a Scaramouch , after the Italian manner,-Serene, another Person lately arrived in England

Entertainment: The famous Mr Clench of Barnet, who will perform an Organ with 3 Voices, the double Curtell the Flute and the Bells with the Mouth-Mr Clench; the Huntsman the Hounds and the Pack of Dogs-Mr Clench; with vaulting on the Horse-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several new Songs-Mrs Hudson, Mr Elford accompany'd with the Lute; Also particular Performances-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; concluding with a Song made upon St. Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell,-Mr Leveridge, others; And a piece of Instrumental Musick composed by the great Arcangelo Corelli for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a new Cantata with a Solo on the Harpsicord-Mr Babell Jun; with Variety of Concertos and other Pieces by Mr Corbett-Mr Corbett, other of the best Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Passion of Sappho (Written by Mr Harison), The Feast of Alexander (Written by Mr Dryden)-Mr ThomasClayton (Author of Arsinoe)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; several Songs of the newest Opera, with their Symphonies-; with single and two and three Part Songs of the late Mr Beeston and Mr Beeston's Scholar-; A Sonata for 2 Hautboys, a Solo for a Flute, with that celebrated Piece for a single Violin and a Trumpet never perform'd in publick but once before-; a Solo by Mr Beeston-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: The Witches' Musick by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Mr Renton, others

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Music: A Concerto for the Violin and Flute by Mr John Baston on the Stage-Mr John Baston, Mr John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17170202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Music by Signior Bononcini-; Words by the late Duke of Buckingham, Vocal Part-Mrs Robinson, Mr Freeman, Mrs Barbeire, Mr Weele, Mrs Clark, Mr Gates, King's Boys; Instrumental Parts-Masters of the best Performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The English Sailor-Taylor; II: Two Millers and Courtesan-Three Graniers; III: The Sabatiers-LaPierre; IV: The Welch Buffoon-two Masters Granier; V: Comic Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland, Mr Pelling, Mr Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Words made by Mr Motteau, and set by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The First Anthem, Compos'd by Dr William Turner-; The Second Anthem Compos'd by Dr John Blow-; The Third Anthem, Compos'd by Dr William Turner-

Entertainment: The Introductory Poem Upon Musick, Written by Mr Tate, Poet-Laureat to her Majesty-; The Oration-; The Second Poem, Written by Mr Tate-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental Musick- , Composed on purpose for the occasion, by Mr Weldon and Mr King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; with particular Entertainments on the Violin-Mr Dean; Singing-Mr Hughs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-, all new Compos'd by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: A New Song written by Mr Durfey, Set and-Mr Leveridge

Dance: Irish Dance-Claxton; five dances (two new)-Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Ode in Praise of Musick, written by Mr Hughes, and set for variety of Voices and Instruments by Mr Phil. Hart-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Music: With all the Musick compos'd by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: An Extraordinary Entertainment ofMusick compos'd for Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister, others

Song: As17031227

Dance: As17031102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: duRuel; Miller's Dance-Pinkeman

Entertainment: And performing these several Performances, first an Organ with three Voices, then the Double Curtel, the Flute, the Bells, the Huntsman, the Horn, Pack of Dogs, all with his Mouth-Mr Clinch of Barnet; and an old Woman of Fourscore Years of Age nursing her Grand/Child all which he does open on the Stage-Mr Clinch; Next performing several Mimick Entertainments on the Ladder, first he stands on the top-round with a Bottle in one hand, and a Glass in the other, and drinks a Health; then plays several Tunes on the Violin, with fifteen other surprizing Performances which no man but himself can do-a Gentleman