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Event Comment: A new opera. [Edition of 1758: Musick by Signor Galuppi and directed by Gioacchino Cocchi.] Pit and Boxes together at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, No Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. 6:30 p.m. [For an additional five guineas, subscribers may secure 15 pit tickets, good on Tuesday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Attalo

Dance: With New Dances-; Edition of 1758: Ballerini-Giovanni Gallini, Sga Rosa Carlini, Giuseppe Forti, Sga Giac. Bonomi

Event Comment: There will be no opera next Saturday on account of its being Twelfth Day

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Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Event Comment: A new Opera, the music newly compos'd by Sig Cocchi. With New Decorations and New Dances

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Mainpiece Title: Il Ciro Riconosiuto

Dance: Director of Dances: Giovanni Gallini Dancers-Gallini, Signora Rosa Carlini, Giuseppe Forti, Signora Giac. Bonomi

Event Comment: This Day Publish'd elegantly printed in one Volume Octavo (Dedicated to the Right Hon. Garret, Lord Mornington) A General View of the Stage, by Mr Wilks, of Dublin. Printed for J. Coote. [Contains 355 pages on the stage and its usefulness in presenting tragedy, comedy, opera, farce and pantomime. Discusses the art of acting, reviews plays and parts. Chapter VI on [Dress and its propriety" suggests the growing interest in historical authenticity in costume: [The judicious propriety in 'dress' adapted with sufficient exactitude to the age, time, and circumstances of [the] character...may be call'd the last colourings and finishings of [the] picture; and in this case very much will depend on knowledge of ancient history and historical paintings." Thirty-two pages praising Garrick the actor, and discussing in some detail all the characters he had performed to that time.

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Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing this opera

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Mainpiece Title: Il Ciro Riconosiuto

Event Comment: A New Opera. Music by Sig Perez. New Scenes, New Cloaths, and New Dances

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Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Event Comment: [From a notice in the Daily Advertiser, 18 May, Vanneschi was still manager of the operas]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Edition of 1759: Music by several composers directed by Gioacchino Cocchi. Simphony by Jomelli.] With new Decorations, Cloaths, and Dances. Pit and Boxes together, and no persons admitted without tickets, which will be delivered this Day at half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, no Person to be admitted behind the Scenes. To begin at half an hour after Six precisely. [This notice repeated in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vologeso

Dance: DDancesdirected by Gallini,-Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Henry Jones. Afterpiece: [See note under cg play this night. During this year appeared An Essay Upon the Present State of the Theatre, in France, England, and Italy, a "work absolutely necessary to be read by every lover of Theatrical Exhibitions," printed for J. Pottinger. It contains twenty-two chapters on tragedy, thirteen on comedy, opera, authors, and the art of acting. Pages 147-51 discuss the obligation of English farces to French ones.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17591231, but The Statue-Rooker.
Event Comment: A New Opera, with the Addition of a new Singer. Music by Cocchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Clemenza Di Tito

Dance: Under the direction of Gallini:Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Sga Provenzale

Event Comment: Ballad Opera Reviv'd. Never acted before. Receipts: #165 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggar's

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Beggar Men-Collins, Barrington, Costollo, Bennet, Holtom, Baker; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Beggar Women-Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Lowe; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Marten; Scentwell-Gibbs; Martin-R. Smith; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With Dances-incident to the play.
Event Comment: At the Great Music Room, Dean St., Soho. To begin at Half an Hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Charlottenburg Festegiante

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Passerini, Signora Frederick, Signora Tenducci, Signora Magalli (who never sung in public before except at the Opera).

Music: Instrumental parts: First Violin-Passerini;, with viols and the others by the best performers. Between the First and Second Part: a Concerto on the Organ-Sga Frederick

Performance Comment: Between the First and Second Part: a Concerto on the Organ-Sga Frederick.
Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

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Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Event Comment: A New Opera. Music by Perez (Public Advertiser), by several Masters (edition of 1760)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: Directed by Gallini. Giovanni Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale

Event Comment: Benefit for Quilici. An Opera, by Metastasio, with Music by Jomelli. Books of this elegant poetical Composition, with an English translation, will be sold at the Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isola Disabitata; Or, The Deserted Island

Entertainment: S$Sg Cordoni, virtuoso on the violin, lately arrived from Italy, who never yet appeared in public, will direct the orchestra and perform a solo and Miss Frederick will play a Concerto on the harpsichord, the compsoition of Sg Paradies

Event Comment: The Operas for the future are to be for the benefit of the actors and actresses, who beg a continuance of that generous protection which they acknowledge to have received from the Subscribers, the Nobility, and gentry of this Kingdom. [The notice subsequently repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Garrick's first appearance in Chamont in 4 years. Mrs Yates in Monimia for first time. Mrs Cibber's illness has oblig'd Mrs Yates to change her Play from Jane Shore to The Orphan. The Afterpiece (for one night only): A Burlesque Opera of two acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Galligantus

Performance Comment: Parts-The Giant, Mr Prentis, Miss Spencer, Mrs Cox.
Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Frasi. The Managers of the Opera having fixed upon Thursday for the remaining part of the Season, as one of the Season, as one of the nights of performance, Sga Frasi is obliged to take this for her night when tickets delivered out for the 10th and 17th will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Giardini

Event Comment: A New Opera. Composed by Giardini. Doors to be open at Five O'clock. To begin at Seven O'clock precisely. [Notice repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Dance: Director of the Ballet: Giovanni Gallini. Dancer: Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Maranesi, Signora Provenzale

Event Comment: A New Opera. The Music by several Celebrated Composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Event Comment: BBritish Chronicle, 25 Sept.: Last Wednesday the King, Queen and Royal Family went to Covent Garden to see The Beggar's Opera with a [directive?] of the fitting up of the Box (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Event Comment: By Command of his Majesty. The first night the King went to the play, which was civilly on a Friday, not on the opera night, as he used to do, the whole audience sang God Save the King in chorus. For the first act, the press was so great at the door that no ladies could go to the Boxes, and only the servants appeared there, who kept places: at the end of the second act the whole mob broke in and seated themselves; yet all this zeal is not likely to last, though he so well deserves it (Walpole to Montagu, 24 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

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Role: King Edward Actor: Master Cautherly
Event Comment: Libretto by Goldoni; Music by Galuppi. A new comic Opera. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command No Persons admitted behind the Scenes [Repeated. The 1760 Libretto of Arianne e Teseo calls for Prologue to be sung by Signora Mattei on this night.

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Mainpiece Title: Il Mondo Nella Luna

Dance: New DancesDirector of Dances-Gherardi; Dancers-Mlle Asselin, Gherardi, Miss Polly Capitani, Tariot

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing this Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mondo Nella Luna

Event Comment: On Monday next at Noon there will be a general Practice on the stage of the new comic Opera call'd Il Filosofo di Campagna

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo