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Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; II: Grand Ballet-the Elder Mlle Roland; III: Grecian Sailors-Glover; IV: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, the Elder Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: TThe Parting Lovers (a Sea Lieutenant, a Sailor, and His Mistress)-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe [by Henry Carey]

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: French Peasants-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: Benefit the Daughter of an Office, deceas'd. By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; V: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: I: Peasant-Lalauze; II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: L'Allamande (new)-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Dance: A French Boy and Girl (the first Time of their appearance on this Stage); Muzette, Tambourine-the Girl; Wooden Shoe Dance-the Boy; French Peasants-the Boy and Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Ballet-Muilment

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Puck Actor: Master Matthews
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Pelling

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Ballet: AA Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Dance: I: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: French Peasants-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Cast
Role: Father's Ghost Actor: Raftor
Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Song: As17400213, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Reinhold, Rainton, Miss Jones; First Nymph-Mrs Arne

Dance: As17400213; Also End I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 18 Jan.: Whereas a Bottle was flung out of one of the Galleries into the Pit...on Saturday Night last, during the Time of Performance, which struck a Gentleman on the Head, and very much hurt him, I hereby promise to pay to any one that shall discover the Person who threw the same, so that he may be brought to Justice, the Sum of Twenty Guineas, to be paid on Conviction....John Rich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit the Author's Poor Relations. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece and Afterpiece: As 8 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; IV: Les Characters-Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit Desnoyer. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Desnoyer's House in St. James's Square.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: In I: Desnoyer; to the Overture of Flavia. I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performance Comment: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf.

Song: II: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Chateauneuf. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Part of the Stage will be formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Mlle Chateauneuf's Lodgings at Farnell's in Bridges Street, corner of Russell Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: L'Arlequinea deux Visage-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; II: Muilment; III: La Jalouzie-Desnoyer, Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: V: Beard

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit Lalauze. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. N.B. That the Entertainment may not be any way hindered in the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: A new Comic Pantomime Dance-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Chapman's House, Corner of Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; V: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: By particular Desire,English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Comic Pantomime Dance-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Music: Kettle Drum-Master Ferg

Song: II: Beard

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #78 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of There Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6d. No Latter Account will be taken. The Performance of the above Entertainment depending greatly on the Orchestra and the Stage being kept entirely clear, tis hoped no Persons will take it ill that they are refused Admittance behind the Scenes, it being impossible for the Scene-Men to make their Shifts and proper Changes, if they are interrupted by any Obstructions in the Passages. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (Account Book); #220 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #161 8s. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Neale; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Recruits-Hippisley, James; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington, the first time of her performing upon that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call it

Dance: As17401027