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Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Lowe; Queen Elinor-Mrs Arne; Rosamond-Mrs Clive; Page-Miss Edwards; Sir Trusty-Savage; Grideline-Mrs Jones; between the Interludes will be performed several Grand Concertos-; end Act I, will be performed the Solemn Invocation@Scene in Oedipus-; with the Chorusses-; And after the Opera the Songs and Chorusses in As You Like It-; In which (By Desire) will be introduced the Song of Sweet Bird in the L'Allegro-Mrs Arne; accompanied on the Violin-Mr Arne.

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Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso

Performance Comment: With Concertos on the Organ-; and several Instruments-; To which will be added, Mr Dryden's last New Ode-.
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Role: and several Instruments Actor:

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Mainpiece Title: Salve Regina

Performance Comment: With a Concerto on the Bassoon-Mr Miller; And several other Songs-; Concertos-; Solos-.
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Role: And several other Songs Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17440413 but Macbeth-Sheridan at the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17440423

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Valet-Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Kitty Pry-Miss Lincoln; with several favourite songs-Brett.

Song: Brett, the surprising voice of the famous African who sings several songs, with Mock Voices, particularly in Imitation of a young Child.; Juggling-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-to be attempted by Miss Budgell by Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory 1

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Woman's Oratory 3

Performance Comment: 1. A new Concerto for several different Instruments-; 2. A Piece of innocent Politicks-; 3. A French Horn Concerto-; 4. An Oration on the Salt Box-a Rationalist; 5. Overture by Dr Boyce-; Epilogue-Master Hallet in the Character of Cupid.

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: See17520211, but will be introduc'd several new Tunes on the Jew's Harp never performed before-; A Solo in a new Taste-Signor Piantafugo; Salt@Box-; and the Performances of Signior Bombasto; Sg Bombazino as usual; a Solo of Humour on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter; A New Prologue-a Gentleman; Epilogue-Hallet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rake Reformed; Or, The Happy Lovers

Performance Comment: The whole to conclude with several curious performances-the famous Steward on the Slack Wire; Scarcely perceptible he plays on a violin, sounds a trumpet, beats the drum and balances a coach wheel on the wire; likewise puts a straw on his left foot, tosses it thence to his face, from thence to his right foot, from thence to his face again, and shoulders and keeps it in balance the whole time; he also stands on his head and quits it with his hands, the wire in full swing. Scarcely perceptible he plays on a violin, sounds a trumpet, beats the drum and balances a coach wheel on the wire; likewise puts a straw on his left foot, tosses it thence to his face, from thence to his right foot, from thence to his face again, and shoulders and keeps it in balance the whole time; he also stands on his head and quits it with his hands, the wire in full swing.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: Mrs Midnight's Concert-; to which will be added, and given gratis, The Old Woman's Oratory-; When the Oration on the Salt@Box-a Rationalist will be introduced as usual, with several new Performances of a very extraordinary Nature; particularly a Piece-Signor Spoonatissimo on an Instrument dug out of the Ruins of Herculaneumv, much used by the Ancient Romans, and celebrated by Virgil in his Georgics; To conclude with a Grand Dance- in the ancient British Taste.
Event Comment: To begin at 7 p.m. henceforth, By Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Twenty-fifth Day

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Animal Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: As17530315 but add a new Transparent Scene, and a new Epilogue-Miss Midnightriding on a jack-ass, at the Request of several Persons of Taste.
Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Power Of Harmony

Performance Comment: with several alterations-; new additions-.
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Role: with several alterations Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'arcadia In Brenta

Performance Comment: As17541118, but into which will be introduced several new Comic Airs-.

Dance: As17541118

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17560403 but Dupe-Shuter; at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady Pentweazle (as originally performed)-Mr Worsdale.

Entertainment: IV: (By Desire) Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Dance: V: The Villagers=, as17560315

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Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: Blind Man's Buff, les Bergeres, les Paisans, a Dutch Dance, And a grand Comic Ballet called The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-Froment, Settree, Lasci, Master Settree, Master Cawley, Master Hussey, Miss Derham, Miss Vivier, Miss Twiste, several Lilliputians.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia

Song: The Songs-Sga Peralta, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570813, but Blind Man's Buff-_; English song-Miss Gaudry. In Miss Dorothy Midnight's Oration will be introduced several Specimens of Modern Oratory.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Impromptu

Performance Comment: With several curious and extraordinary Performances on the wire-Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Trick'd; or, Harlequin Happy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Medley Concert

Performance Comment: With several extraordinary additional Performances on the wire-Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Song: Kear

Ballet: LLe Carneval de Venice. Dutchman-Dupuis; Harlequin-T. Hussey; Scotchman-Froment; Pierrot-Rainel; Frenchman-Delascey; Punch-Joly; Dutchwoman-Miss Wilkinson; Harliquinette-Mad Stivaux; Scots Lass-Mad Dulisse; Pierotte-Mad Clary; Mademoiselle-Miss Durham; Mlle Ragonsby-Hussey

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Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced several favourite songs-Sga Mattei, Potenza.

Dance: Between the Acts: Great variety of Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oncerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Sga Mingotti, Miss Brent, Beard, Champnes, Master Soper; The first violin, a Solo-Giardini; Act I: Handel's Overture of Saul-; A song-Sga Mingotti composed by Sg Galuppi; A song-Beard of Handel's; A Song-Miss Brent of Arne's; A Concerto on the German flute-Tacet; A Song-Sga Mingottiof Mr Hasse's; The Lauda, a celebrated Chorus compos'd by Hasse-; Act II: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Vincent; The Funeral Anthem by Handel-; A Solo on the violin-Giardini; Act III: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; The Stabat Mater compos'd by Pergolesi, with several of the parts made into Chorusses-Giardini.

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Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger; Or, The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Lauder; who will introduce several Scots Songs-Lauder.

Dance:

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Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Performance Comment: As17611013, but with a change of several favourite songs-.

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Mainpiece Title: Il Mercato

Performance Comment: As17611110, but By Particular Desire several favourite songs- will be introduced.