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Event Comment: [Text by Haym. Music by Handel.] Admission as 14 Jan. Daily Journal, 21 Feb.: Last Night his Majesty, the Prince and Princess, with great Numbers of the Nobility, went to see the new Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Event Comment: [By George Jeffreys.] With all new Habits. Receipts: money #91 6s. 6d.; tickets #2 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edwin

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: Edwin-Boheme; Leolin-Ryan; Tudor-Hulett; Albert-Walker; Gomel-Quin; Morvid-Diggs; Matilda-Mrs Vincent; Adelisa-Mrs Parker; Prologue by Theobald-Ryan; Epilogue by Molloy-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Theobald Actor: Ryan
Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: With several new Scenes of Action, and comical Incidents neverperformed before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon Jr. Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing after the Italian Manner. Receipts: money #51 18s.; tickets #20 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Robbers; or, Harlequin Trapp'd by Colombine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Nivelon Sr; Piero-Nivelon Jr; Mezzetin-Glover; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Punch-Lanyam; Colombine-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse

Dance: The Scating Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rise And Fall Of Massaniello

Performance Comment: As17240731 With a New Prologue.

Song: As17240731

Dance: As17240731

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rise And Fall Of Massaniello

Performance Comment: As17240731 With a New Prologue.

Song: As17240731

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Song: Mrs Boman

Event Comment: LLondon Journal, 17 Oct.: We hear there is a new Opera now in Practice...called, Tamerlane, the Musick composed by Mynheer Hendel, and that Signior Borseni, newly arriv'd from Italy, is to sing the Part of the Tyrant Bajazet. N.B. It is commonly reported this Gentleman was never cut out for a Singer

Performances

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Night Scene. The Scenes being all painted from tne real Place of Action. [By John Thurmond.] Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 5 Dec.: [It] was dismiss'd with a universal hiss.-And, indeed, if Shepherd had been as wretched, and as silly a Rogue in the World, as the ingenious and witty Managers have made him upon the Stage, the lower Gentry, who attended him to Tyburn, wou'd never have pittied him when eh was hang'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shepard

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Lewis Theobald.] The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and otehr Decorations, Being entirely new. N.B. Tis desir'd that no Persons will take it ill, that they are refus'd Admittance behind the Scenes, it being impossible to perform the necessary Decorations, unless the Passages are kept entirely clear. Receipts: #174 8s. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 23 Jan.: In which was shewn the boldest Piece of Machinery that ever yet was seen upon the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer; With The Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Witches-Leveridge, Salway, Harrison, Mrs Chambers; First Bird Catcher-Nivelon; 2d-Spiller; Petit Maitre-Legar; Italian-Rochetti; Pluto-Leveridge; Proserpine-Mrs Barbier; Cerberus-Nivelon; Susiphus-Glover; Prometheus-Newhouse; Ixion-Lanyon; Clotho-Mrs Ogden; Lachesis-Mrs Wall; Atropos-Mrs Legar; Furies-DuPre, Lalley, Pelling.
Cast
Role: Prometheus Actor: Newhouse
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin a Sorcerer: With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: DDaily Post, 25 Feb.: About 11 in the Morning, a Fire broke out at the Earl of Cardigan's House in Portugal Row, Lincoln's Inn Fields...and the New Play-house, which was in great Danger, escap'd with but little Damage

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Legare. Afterpiece: [Author unknown.] A new Entertainment of Musick in one Interlude. Receipts: money #33 11s. 6d.; tickets #65 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Hero; or, Jack the Giant Killer

Dance: Proper Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Divorce Du Mariage

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Cartouche

Performance Comment: In which a new Actress will perform, who never appeared but once on this Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Fille Errantes

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Gentilhomme

Performance Comment: In which a new Actress will perform, who never appeared but twice on this Stage.
Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Norris's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, Smithfield. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Famous History Of Semiramis, Queen Of Babylon: Or, The Woman Wears The Breeches, Containing The Distressful Loves Of The Prince Alexis An Ulamia; The Pleasant Adventures Of Sir Solomon Gundy And His Man Spider; And The Comical Humours Of Alderman Doodle, His Wife, And Daughter Hoyden

Related Works
Related Work: A Wife to be Let Author(s): Eliza Haywood
Related Work: The Wives' Excuse; or, Cuckolds Make Themselves Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: Platt

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Houghton

Event Comment: All the Characters new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With a new Scene representing a Prospect of Covent-Garden, Piazza. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: Roger, Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Rainton, Miss Robinson; La Folette-

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Revis'd by the Author. All the Characters new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Event Comment: Revis'd by the Author. All the Characters new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Event Comment: Afterp1ece: [By Lewis Theobald.] With new Scenes, Machines, Cloaths, and other Decorations. Receipts: #150 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo (Pierot)-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mlle Salle; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Leguerre; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse; Pelling, Lanyon; Peasant Women-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Smythies, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Leguerre; Bacchanals-Lanyon, DuPre Jr; Bacchants-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Nivelon, Newhouse; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-DuPre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Lally; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Wall; Frenchwoman-Mrs Younger; Flora (an Inconstant)-Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse
Role: Satyrs Actor: Nivelon, Newhouse
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Receipts: #130 18s. Daily Post, 22 Jan.. Last Night...the Prince of Wales went...to see the New Entertainment of Apollo and Daphne, which has been acted several Days with great Applause; the Contrivance of the Whole being very ingenious, and the Scenery and Decorations as splendid as any Thing that has yet appeared of that Kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Fortune Teller

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse
Role: Satyrs Actor: Nivelon, Newhouse
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Receipts: #168 4s. Mist's, 22 Jan.: The new Entertainment of Apollo and Daphne...is follow'd by such Crowds every Night that the House is not able to hold all that Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse
Role: Satyrs Actor: Nivelon, Newhouse
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Additional Scenes of Action, and the Vocal Parts entirely new Set. Receipts: #96 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse
Role: Satyrs Actor: Nivelon, Newhouse
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By Command. As 12 March. Receipts: #164 17s. Daily Post, 18 March: His Majesty went...to see...The Country Wife and the Entertainment of Apollo and Daphne, in which was perform'd a particular Flying on that Occasion, of a Cupid descending, and presenting his Majesty with a Book of the Entertainment, and then ascended: At which new Piece of Machinery the Audience seem'd much pleas'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'heureux Naufrage Et La Force De L'amour Et De La Magie

Performance Comment: With a new Actor newly arrived from Paris, who never performed in England before.

Dance: As17260328