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Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880301

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Pope

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Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Dance: End II: As17881025; End: A Divertissement, as17881001

Song: In I: Sweet Bird-from L'Allegro Il Penseroso by Handel Mrs Billington; accompanied on the flute-W. Parke; additional songsby Anfossi, Sacchini, Dr Arnold, -Mrs Billington

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Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Letteney, Reeve, W. Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Song: As17890914, but Vocal Parts-Lee, W. _Thompson, Miss +MacGeorge, Mrs +Lefevre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Song: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17890914, but W. _Thompson, Duffey, Mrs _Powell

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Mainpiece Title: Redemption, Selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed In westminster-abbey And At The pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784] 0; Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Music: End: concerto on the hautboy-W. Parke; End II: concerto violin-Master Clement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17931022

Song: In afterpiece Sweet Echo by Mrs Mountain, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End of Part I concerto on the oboe by W. Parke; End of Part II concerto on the violin by Giornovichi, in which the favourite air of Lullaby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Faulknor

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In course of 2nd piece: As17950506; Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In course of entertainments: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; Old Towler-Incledon

Music: 3rd piece: With the favorite Overture by Shield for Arrived at Portsmouth-; with a violin and oboe obligato-Mountain, W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

Song: Vocal Parts, as17950309but Mrs _Blurton; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Echo (1st time)-Mme Mara; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; End I 1st piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Mme Mara (1st time); In 2nd piece: a new song [High rolling seas that bear afar]-Mme Mara [written for the Occasion, and set to music by Herself

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso 0; Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 1

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 2

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 3

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on Piano Forte-Dussek

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Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: Bach's Bach's favourite concertante for flute oboe violin and violoncello-Monzani, W. Parke, G. and C. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Most Favourite Works Of Handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Goodman, Gauron, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake, Ms Riches; New Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: a Dance, as17981114, but _Male, W. _Banks, Johnston; +New Hornpipe, as17981114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Previous to The Messiah: An Ode, written by W. T. Fitzgerald, Esq., the Music entirely new by Dr Arnold-; Concerto on the violin-Barthelemon

Event Comment: [The new piano appears to be the Instrument patented in 1799 by Joseph Smith; it contained "the first real use of metal longitudinal bracing, [which] was to be under the sound-board and to replace the wooden braces, and thus provide space for the introduction of a mechanically-played tambourine" (Grove, under Pianoforte).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Wits; Or, The Triumvirate Of Poets At Rehearsal

Performance Comment: [The author is not known, but the title page states that it was written by W. M.] Edition of 1704: Prologue-; Epilogue-; Mr Aw'dwell-Mills; Praiseall-Cibber; Fastin-Powell; Amorous-Pinkethman; Lord Whiffle-Thomas; Lord Whimsical-Verbruggen; Marsillia-Mrs Verbruggen; Patience-Mrs Essex; Mrs Wellfed-Mrs Powell; Calista-Mrs Temple; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Lady Loveall-Mrs Knight; Betty Useful-Mrs Kent; Players-Johnson, Pinkethman, Mrs Lucas, Miss Cross; Singers-Mrs Cross, Pate; Dancers-Mrs Cross, Mrs Lucas.
Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Mrs Cross, Pate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: The performers are listed in Add. MSS. 15, 318, and in a printed version, The Four Seasons; or, Love in every Age (1699). These two sources are essentially similar, but as they occasionally supplement each other, the following is a composite of the two sources: Prologue-Mr Powell; The Epilogue-Penkethman, Mrs Rogers; Prologue to The Four Seasons-Mr Leveridge; Armusia-Powell; Ruidias-Mills; Piniero-Thomas; King of Tidero-Evans; Governor or Tyrant-Johnson; King of Bokam-Bullock; Prince of Syana-Mrs Kent; Quisara-Mrs Rogers; Panura-Mrs Wilkins; Act II: A Masque The Music by Daniel Purcel. The Words fitted to the Notes by the Author-Leveridge, Freeman, Pate, Miss Campion, Magnus's Boy, Miss Lindsey; Act III: A Song set by Daniel Purcell-; Act IV: A Dialogue between a Clown and his Wife set by Leveridge-Pate, Leveridge; An Incantation set by Mr D. Purcell-Bowen, Freeman, Pate; The Enthusiastick Song Set by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge; Act V: The Four Seasons Set by Mr Jeremy Clarke-Leveridge, Freeman, Miss Campion, Magnus's Boy, Miss Lindsey, Pate, Crossfield.
Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first production is not known, but the Prologue to the Second Part [1699] refers to warm weather and to May Fair. The Songs to both parts were advertised in the Post Boy, 24-27 June 1699, suggesting a first production not later than the end of May 1699. The following among the songs for Part I list the singer or composer or both: From azure plains, sung by Pate, in A Second Collection of New Songs and Ballads (1699). How comes it now good Mrs Spratt, sung by Pate and Leveridge (ibid.). Of all the world's enjoyments, sung by Leveridge (ibid.). Whilst wretched fools sneak up and down, composed by Daniel Purcell and sung by Leveridge and Pate (ibid.). Young Philander wooed me long, composed by Daniel Purcell (ibid.). For Part II: The devil he pulled off his jacket of flame, composed by Samuel Ackroyde (ibid.). He led her by the milk-white hand, composed by Samuel Ackroyde (ibid.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Famous History Of The Rise And Fall Of Massaniello