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Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot, who composed the Entertainment. By Command of their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Royal and Princess Caroline. [Prince also present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others; III: Comic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; V: Serious Dance-Denoyer

Event Comment: [Mrs Gibbs was from the hay.] Afterpiece: 21st time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. The Music composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer and Andreozzi, by Storace. An Accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had at the Theatre. Powell, 26 Sept.: Provoked Husband rehearsed at 10; Lodoiska at 12 (for Palmer); 27 Sept.: Lodoiska rehearsed at 10 (for Bannister). Receipts: #433 19s. 6d. (296.14.0; 134.13.0; 2.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or The Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Sebastian-Fairbrother; Michael-Bland; Casimir-Benson; Stanislaus-Webb; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Miss DeCamp, Miss Leak, Miss Redhead, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Boimaison, Miss Davies; Tartars; Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-C. Kemble; Tamuri-Banks; Camazin-Boimaison; The Horde-Cooke, Danby, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Evans, Bourk, G. D'Egville, Butler, Whitmell, Nicolini, Keys.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by Storace. An accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #387 5s. (273.12.0; 106.7.6; 7.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Related Works
Related Work: The Wheel of Fortune Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders; Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Miller, Miss Mellon, Mrs Boimaison; Tartars; Kera Khan-C. Kemble; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Cooke; Japhis-Bannister; Tamuri-Banks; Camazin-Boimaison; The Horde-Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
Cast
Role: Prince Lupauski Actor: Aickin
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch
Event Comment: 2nd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: The Musick composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by Storace. An Accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #302 6s. 6d. (186.13.6; 109.17.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse Or Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: The Baron-Packer; Edmund-Dignum; Theodore-Trueman; Will Steady-Wathen; Page-Miss Menage; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders. Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Arne, Ms Jackson, Ms Wentworth, Ms Menage; Tartars. Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-Campbell; Tamuri-Male; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Wentworth, Maddocks, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
Cast
Role: Prince Lupauski Actor: Aickin
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by John Rose. Larpent MS 1167; not published]: A Mask, in honour of the approaching Royal Nuptials [the Marriage of Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of Great@Britain to Frederick William, Prince of Wurttemberg, on 18 May]. The Musick entirely new by Attwood. The Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new. Books of the Interlude to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #254 15s. (166.15.0; 84.6.6; 3.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Related Works
Related Work: The Last of the Family Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Performance Comment: Oberon (King of the Fairies)-Miss Granger; Puck-Miss Wheatley; Beamlet-Master Welsh; Titania (Queen of the Fairies)-Miss Wentworth; Dewlip-Mrs Bland; Redstar-Miss Leak; Groups of Fairies, Sylphs-.
Cast
Role: Dewlip Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Prince Lupauski Actor: Aickin
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dances incidental to the Piece, composed by Gentili. Principal Dancers-Gentili, Master Menage, Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mrs Wild

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Secret, advertised on playbill of 31 Dec. 1799.] In IV a Masquerade Scenev. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. The Scenery, Dresses and Decorations entirely New. The Music composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by the late Mr Storace. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Doricourt, but "On account of the illness of Barrymore, the part of Doricourt was sustained, at a short notice, by Archer." In afterpiece Barrymore is assigned to Kera Khan, but "C. Kemble, in consequence of Barrymore's indisposition, undertook the part of Kera Khan, at a few hours' notice. Suett displayed his wonted humour in his old character of Varbel, His drollery forms a pleasing contrast to the apathy of Kelly" (Dramatic Censor, I, 32).] Receipts: #205 11s. 6d. (105.12.6; 98.15.0; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Cast
Role: Courtal Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders Prince Lupauski-Archer; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Raymond; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Maddocks; Gustavus-Surmont; Pages-Master Chatterley, Master Heather; Princess Lodoiska-Miss DeCamp; Captives-Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Coates, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Chippendale, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs; Tartars Kera Khan-C. Kemble; Ithorak-Clarke; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Cory; Tamuri-Whitmell; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer.
Event Comment: To all the Nobility, Gentlemen, and Ladies. At 7 p.m. Weekly Journal, 2 July: The Pleasure that our English People of Quality took, in being acquainted, that a Gentleman of ours, the curious Mr Abel, hath brought over hither all the most delicate Entertainments...made them last Thursday, for his Encouragement, flock in abundance to his Concert...among whom were the Princess of Wales, who went Incognito, besides several of the Nobility, and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

Event Comment: Benefit Giorgio Giacomo Beswilleball, Servant to his Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandenburgh Anspach, Brother to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters of the Opera

Event Comment: [Music by Ariosti, Bononcini, Handel. Text by P. A. Rolli.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. De Fabrice to Flemming, 21 April (in Deutsch, Handel, p. 126): The Princess of Wales was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to the King by Lord Herbert during...Mutius Scevola, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain Pipo, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

Event Comment: The Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Event Comment: [P$Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ptolemy

Event Comment: [P$Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Related Works
Related Work: Porus, King of India Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Mrs Pritchard. [Princess of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: [P$Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Related Works
Related Work: Porus, King of India Author(s): George Frideric Handel
Event Comment: [P$Prince and Princess of Wales present.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 Feb. A great Disturbance made on Saturday last at Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parthenope

Performance Comment: See Deutsch, Handel, p. 424, for cast.
Event Comment: [P$Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Justin

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. King, Duke, Princess, P. of Wales & P. Edward (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Janeton Auretti

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: As17541203

Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales and 6 more (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of the Princess of Wales. Tomorrow Noon will be publish'd Appius, a Tragedy, as it is acting at Covent Garden. Printed for A. Miller, D. Wilson, and T. Durham in the Strand at 1s. 6d

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: Guerin, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Miss Hilliard;

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. [Advanced from Saturday because of birthday of Princess Dowager of Wales.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eumene

Event Comment: Gave Princess of Wales' Footmen #1 1s.; and Chairmen #1 1s. Paid James Dyer 9 nights as extra dancer #1 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #97 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Alexander

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Shuter