Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the Music by
Paisiello [
and "other eminent Composers" (libretto)]; under the Direction of
Giordani. With magnificent new Scenes, Dresses
and Decorations, both for the Opera
and Dances. Tickets will be delivered at the Office,
Union Court,
Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. By
Their Majesties' Comm
and no Person can be admitted behind the Scenes. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [same throughout season]. The Coffee Room will be open with Tea, Coffee, Lemonade, Orgeat, Ice, Creams, &c. which will be furished by
Weltje, of
St. James's Street. To prevent Inconvenience to the Nobility
and Gentry in getting to their Carriages, they are respectfully intreated to give positive Orders to their Servants to set down
and take up with their Horses Heads towards
Pall-mall. The Door in
Market Lane for Chairs only. [
Public Advertiser, 13 Feb. 1778, prints a letter outlining a scheme-never realized-of having occasional plays at
king's on non-opera nights acted by performers from both
dl and cg,
and by "the young Nobility of both Sexes."