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Event Comment: Sga Guidi will dance this evening being recovered from her indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie D'orlando

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Sga Guglielmi, 1st time.

Dance: I: Grand Turkish Dance, as17720509; II: Pastoral Dance, as17720516; III: Le Triomphe de la Magie, as17720512

Event Comment: Sga Banti's indisposition continuing so severely as to prevent her performance, SEMIRAMIDE, intended for this Evening, is unavoidably deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Afterpiece Title: [but not listed in playbill, i

Dance: As17940426 throughout

Opera: As17940401

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17960202 [One of these dances was a Hornpipe by Mlle DelCaro, now Mme Bossi (Morning Chronicle, 8 Feb.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Cast
Role: Madama Perlina Actor: Sga Fabrizzi
Role: Ninetta Actor: Sga Bigi
Role: Chiarina Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: Between Acts: a new Dance in the Scotch style, Little Peggy's Love (1st time)-Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Mlle Barre, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg [the Pantomime and Principal Steps by Didelot [with music by Bossi]; End Opera: L'Amant Statue (1st time, by Onorati) [with music by Bossi]-Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Mlle Barre, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg [dl playbill of 25 May adds: Mme Vidi]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: End II: [a new Ballet Episodique (in the style Anacreontique), in 2 acts, composed by Didelot with music by Bossi] L'Amour Vange- [;ou, La MetamorphoseMme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Didelot, Gentili

Ballet: End I: a new Indian Divertisement by Didelot, The Caravan at Rest. Cast from Morning Herald, 27 May: Nair (Malabar Officer)-Didelot; Moor-Gentili; Arab (Chief of the Caravan)-Fialon; Malabar Woman-Mme Rose; Negro Caffre (of the natural country)-Mme Hilligsberg; Arab Woman-Mlle Parisot; Young Woman, Wotyake-Mme Bossi; Two Audalisques-Mlles Cabanel

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Herald, 27 May: Nair (Malabar Officer)-Didelot; Moor-Gentili; Arab (Chief of the Caravan)-Fialon; Malabar Woman-Mme Rose; Negro Caffre (of the natural country)-Mme Hilligsberg; Arab Woman-Mlle Parisot; Young Woman, Wotyake-Mme Bossi; Two Audalisques-Mlles Cabanel.
Cast
Role: Wotyake Actor: Mme Bossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Contrastato; Or, La Molinarella

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Braghetti, Bonfanti (1st appearance in this country), Mme Morichelli, Sga Colombati, Sga Pastorelli. Cast from libretto (C. Clarke, 1794): Don Rospolone-Rovedino; Don Calloandro-Braghetti; Don Pistofolo-L. Bonfanti; Don Luigino-Torregiani; Rachelina-Sga A. Morichelli; Donna Eugenia-Sga Colombati; Amaranta-Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: a Divertisement-Mme Hilligsberg, others; End II: [a grand Heroic Pantomime Ballet composed by Onorati Giustino I Imperatore dei Romani [; or, Il Trionfo dell' Amore e dell' Amicizia-D'Egville, Gentili, Aumer, Mme Ferlotti [Rinaldi], Mlle Rosine, Mme DelCaro, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia In Palmira

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Rovedino, Braghetti, Brida (1st appearance in this country), Neri (1st appearance in this country), Mme Banti, Sga Colombati. Cast from Larpent MS 1049: Oraspe-Rovedino; Licinio-Braghetti; Aureliano-Brida; Arcase-Neri; Zenobia-Mme Banti; Publia-Sga Colombati.
Cast
Role: Publia Actor: Sga Colombati.

Dance: End I: Divertisement-[See17941206]; End II: a new Petit Ballet by Onorati L'Espiegle Soubrette[; ou, Le Tableau Mouvant-Gentili, Lahante, Aumer, Mlle Rosine, Mme DelCaro, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Cast
Role: Stellidaura Actor: Sga Colombati
Role: Cecca Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17941220; End II: a new Ballet by Onorati L'Amant Retrouve-Gentili, Lahante, Aumer, Mlle Rosine, Mme DelCaro, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Cast
Role: Azema Actor: Sga Colombati.

Dance: End I: New Divertisement, in which the Pas Russe-Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg's sister in men's clothes; End II: a new Grand Dramatic Pantomime Ballet, in 3 parts, composed by Onorati, Paul et Virginie-Gentili, Aumer, Lahante, Simpson, Mme DelCaro, Miss J. Hilligsberg, Mme Rossi, Mme Hilligsberg who will perform in men's clothes and dance a Scotch Reel in that character

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: As17950430, but "By the indisposition of Mme DelCaro, the younger Hilligsberg played Virginie; and we had therefore the; Pas Russe- instead of the hornpipe" (Morning Chronicle, 18 May)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'isola Del Piacere

Cast
Role: Amelina Actor: Sga Morichelli
Role: Zelma Actor: Sga Colombati
Role: Florida Actor: Sga Pastorelli

Afterpiece Title: Le Nozze dei Contadini Spagnuoli

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Brida, Morelli, Mme Morichelli, Sga Pastorelli. [Larpent MS 1083 lists the parts: Leonelo, Benito, Serafina, Nuta.]Larpent MS 1083 lists the parts: Leonelo, Benito, Serafina, Nuta.]

Dance: End II: Paul et Virginie, as17950411; In intermezzo: The Fandango-Mme DelCaro, Aumer

Music: End I: a concerto

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Arsene

Performance Comment: As17951212 , but added: Sga Colombati, Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Eugenia Actor: Sga Pastorelli
Role: Alina Actor: Sga Colombati.

Dance: End I: Divertissement- [see17960308 End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes-Didelot, Onorati, Gentili, Mme Rose, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Mlle Berry, Mme Hilligsberg

Song: In Opera: a new trio by Mazzinghi-Mme Banti, Rovedino, Roselli; In I: an Air-Mme Banti which was erased on account of the length of the Opera; a new additional Air-Roselli

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin composed by Jarnowick,-Master Juliano (a child of only 8 years old, patronised by the Duchess of York.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: End I: L'Amant Statue, as17960423; in which will introduce a new Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot; End Opera: an entire new Ballet by Onorati La Villageoise Enlevee; ou, Les Corsaires-Mme Rose, Mme Bossi, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Barre, Didelot, Lahante, Gentili, Fialon, Mlle Parisot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Cast
Role: Zelica Actor: Sga Storace

Afterpiece Title: A Dramatic Cento

Performance Comment: Selected from the following Pieces, composed by the late Mr Storace. Overture, Five times by the taper-Sga Storace, Miss Granger, Master Welsh, Suett (The Iron Chest); Little Taffine-Mrs Bland (The Three and the Deuce); Of plighted Faith-Palmer, Kelly, Mrs Crouch (The Siege of Belgrade); The Silver Waters-Sedgwick (The Pirates); Go not my Love-Miss Leak (The Three and the Deuce); Listen listen-Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss DeCamp, Chorus (The Iron Chest).

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17960425, but Ismene (for that night only; with With lowly Suit and Lullaby)-Sga Storace; Roxalana-Miss Wallis (of cg); Elmira-_.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Storace

Dance: End I: (by permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre) the new favorite Ballet, in the Scots' Stile, Little Peggy's Love- The Pantomime, Principal Steps by Didelot; the Principal Characters the Dancers of the Opera House: Didelot, Gentili, Ms Vidi, Ms Bossi, Ms Barre, Ms Parisot, Ms Hilligsberg, Ms Rose

Song: End 3rd piece: the Finale to The Iron Chest, Harmony Harmony- being the last Composition of Storace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: L'Heureux Retour [; ou, Le Vainqueur Genereux (1st time; composed by Gallet; with music by Bossi)]-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Gentili; End Opera: Apollon Berger, as17961227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ipermestra

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Braghetti, DeGiovanni, Mme Banti, Sga Pastorelli. Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1797]): Danao-Rovedino; Linceo-Viganoni; Plistene-Braghetti; Adrasto-DeGiovanni; Ipermestra-Mme Banti; Elpinice-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Elpinice Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: Divertisement, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] L'Offrande a Terpsichore-Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie (1st appearance in this country since 1790 [recte 1792]), Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie

Ballet: End Opera: a new Grand, Heroic, Pastoral Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Ariadne et Bacchus. Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Laborie; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Followers of Bacchus-Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose. [And see dl, 9 May 1798.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from Larpent MS 1174: Polifonte-Rovedino; Egisto-Viganoni; Adrasto-Braghetti; Euriso-Bonfanti; Merope-Mme Banti; Ismene-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore, as17971202

Ballet: End Opera: an entirely new allegorical Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Le Triomphe de Themis[-Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Laborie, Didelot, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg. [Cast from Morning Herald, 25 Dec.: America-Mme Rose, Didelot; Europe-Mme Laborie; Africa-Mlle Hilligsberg; Asia-Mme Hilligsberg[. Ibid, 26 Dec., also lists, unassigned: Themis-; Neptune-; Eolus-; Hope-; Genius of Britain-; Thames-; Genius of France-; Genius of Spain-; Genius of Holland-; Arts and Commerce-; Discord-; Jacobinism-; The Eumenides-; The Crimes-[and has synopsis of action]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Evelina

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore-, as17971202; End Opera: [a new grand Ballet, composed by Gallet with music by Bossi], Constante et Alcidonis- [but review in Morning Chronicle, 7 Feb., refers to Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Viganoni, Benelli, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (E. Jackson [1798]: Adelvolto-Viganoni; Egardo-Benelli; Orgando-Rovedino; Siveno-Braghetti; Osmondo-DeGiovanni; Elfrida-Mme Banti; Evelina-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Evelina Actor: Sga Pastorelli.

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love composed by Didelot [with music by Bossi]-; Pas de Trois-Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: La Vengeance de l'Amour, as17980421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: [a new Divertisement Ballet, composed by Barre with music by Bossi], Le Marchand de Smyrne-; End Opera: Elisa-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement, as18000111; End Opera: [Ballet (composed by D'Egville with music by Bossi]), Hylas et Temire [subsequently entitled Hylas et Temire][; ou, La Statue Animee-Deshayes, Laborie, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mrs D'Egville, Mme Rose Didelot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'arcifanfano

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Trebbi, Manzoletto, Gherardi, Micheli, Mrs Barthelemon, Sga Prudom, Sga Sestini. Cast from Larpent MS 538: Arcifanfano-Trebbi; Tagliacantoni-Manzoletto; Dottore Matteo-Gherardi; Malgoverno-Micheli; Gloriosa-Mrs Barthelemon; Garbata-Sga Prudom; Semplicina-Sga Sestini.
Cast
Role: Garbata Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Semplicina Actor: Sga Sestini.

Dance: End I: New Ballet-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End II: new ballet, composed by Simonet, The Fortunate Escape-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Mme Simonet; End Opera: new ballet, composed by Simonet, The Country Gallant-, in which Mme Simonet, will dance in Men's Cloaths with Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Sg and Sga Zuchelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Duca D'atene

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Trebbi, Manzoletto, Gherardi, Micheli, Sga Pozzi, Sga Prudom, Sga Bernasconi. Cast from libretto (E. Cox, 1780): Capocchio-Trebbi; Duca d'Atene-Manzoletto; Mons l'Allumette-Gherardi; Duchessa d'Atene-Sga Pozzi; Violetta-Sga Prudom; Gionchiglia-Sga Bernasconi; Micheli is unassigned. Micheli is unassigned.
Cast
Role: Duchessa d'Atene Actor: Sga Pozzi
Role: Violetta Actor: Sga Prudom
Role: Gionchiglia Actor: Sga Bernasconi

Dance: End I: new ballet, Il Filosofo (composed by Zuchelli)-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Slingsby; End II: La Serenata Spagnola Interrota [see17800420]-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Baccelli, Henry, Guiardele; [with a Pas de Deux-; accompanied on the guitar-Noferi; End III: New Serious Ballet (composed by Guiardele) [in which-Mme Simonet,[will dance in Men's Cloaths with Sga Baccelli, Sga Tantini, Guiardele; to conclude with: a Grand Chaconne [of Jomelli-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: A new dance-Miss Lalauze; The Tambourine-Fischer; the Terzetto-Duval, Berardi, Miss Tetley; II: Le Matelot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti; III: Le Mariage du Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti; a new dance-Miss LaLauze

Song: By desire Nasce nel Bosco (Giordini)-Sga Mingotti; O che Salvo (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Se Il mio dual (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Non fau in che parlo (Perez)-Sga Mingotti; Act III: To mon@fugaste (Vento)-Sga Mingotti