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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: By Particular Desire, an Ode call'd The Fair Monitor-Miss Macklin; , in which accompanied on the Harpsichord-Miss Macklin The Words by a Young Lady, the Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr

Dance: A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant with Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Song: III: A new song composed by Arne, Miss Young

Event Comment: New Cloaths, Scenes, and other Decorations incident to the Opera. N.B. To prevent any obstructions either in the music or decorations, no persons can be admitted behind the scenes or in the orchestra

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan a Masque

Dance: The Original Dances-Delaistre, Granier, Lucas, Leppie, Dumai, Desse, Rochford, Gosly, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin, Miss Dawson, Mrs Dulies, Miss Vallois; and several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set by Arne-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for the Use of the Marine Society. Towards collecting clothing and equipping the distressed (both men and boys) who are inclined to serve in the Navy. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Mr John Stephens, Secretary to the society, in Princes St., near the Bank; Batson's Coffee House, Cornhill; and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. As this is the Entertainment exhibited this season for this most beneficial undertaking, by which so many distressed Persons as well as Vagabonds have been preserved and rendered useful in the highest degree, it is hoped the polite, the brave and humane, of both sexes, will shew their approbation of this design, by interesting themselves in the promotion of it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Music: I: Concerto on Violin-Pinto; II: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrett

Song: II: Song (composed by Arne)-Phillips

Dance: As17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Judith

Music: I: Concerto on French Horn-Spandau; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Frederick Pilon, based in part on Le Poulet, by Louis Carrogis, dit Carmontelle. Incidental music by William Shield. Larpent MS 491; not published. Author of Prologue unknown. This farce was altered, and produced on 2 Feb. 1780 as The Deaf Lover]. Paid Music the 24th Inst. #7 4s. 4d. Receipts: #190 4s. 6d. (18.5.0; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Device or The Deaf Doctor

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17790924

Song: II: The Cottage on the lawn (set by Michael Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Little or The Rival Queans

Performance Comment: Alexander-Quick; Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Munden; Polyperchon-Bernard; Philip-Reeve; Meleager-Williamson; Hibernian Fortune Teller-Rock; Hephestion and Lysimachus (a la Pugilistique)-Cubitt, Marshall; Second to Lysimachus-Follett; Second to Hephestion-Milburne; The Princess Statira-Mrs Webb; Sysigambis (Mother to the Princess)-Mrs Pitt; Roxana-Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: The Jockies-Ratchford, Platt, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End II: song-Incledon; Afterpiece: The Tragedy will be interspersed with Airs, Duets, Glees, composed by Arne, Arnold, Fischer, Dibdin, with a Grand Overture(A Finale, composed by Shield), Triumphal Entry of Alexander-

Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble]: With new Scenes, Dresses, Decorations, and Machinery. In Act I, at the opening will be introduced, for the First Time a Battle between the Macedonians and the Persians. In Act IV, the Royal Banquet. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenes designed and painted by Marinari. The Dresses and Decorations by Johnston and Miss Rein. The Machinery by Cabanel. "[In the last scene] the expiring tone with which [Kemble] pronounces 'Cover me'; his shivering, when wrapt round in the imperial robes; his wan and wasted countenance; the manner of his labouriously drawing his legs together, and their aguish knocking when they meet, surpass all description" (Monthly Mirror, Jan. 1796, p. 180). Receipts: #375 2s. 6d. (306.14.6; 67.3.0; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Characters by Kemble, Bensley, Palmer, Barrymore, C. Kemble, Caulfield, Whitfield, Maddocks, Benson, Packer, Trueman, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Powell, Miss Miller, Mrs Siddons. Cast from text (C. Lowndes, 1795): Alexander-Kemble; Clytus-Bensley; Cassander-Palmer; Lysimachus-Barrymore; Hephestion-C. Kemble; Polyperchon-Caulfield; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Thessalus-Maddocks; Eumenes-Benson; Aristander-Packer; Slave-Trueman; Sysigambis-Mrs Hopkins; Statira-Mrs Powell; Parisatis-Miss Miller; Roxana-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17950922, but Sir Matthew Medley-_; Woodly-_; Soufrance-_; Charlotte-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Song: In II: Alexander's Triumphal Entry into Babylon-; The Grand Chorus of Priests Youths Virgins-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Wathen, Welsh, Wentworth, Trueman, Cooke, Danby, Evans, Fisher, Master Welsh, Master DeCamp, Master Gregson, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Jackson, Miss Granger, Miss Chatterley, Miss Wentworth, Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Music From The Works Of handel boyce arne And purcell

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Samson)-; Come, come, all noble souls-Incledon, Page, Sale (Rogers); Tune your harps-Mrs Atkins; Every day will I give thanks-Incledon (Chandos Anthems); The Mighty power-Chorus; Rejoice O Judah-Sale (Athalia); Let the bright Seraphim-Mme Mara; Let their celestial concerts-Chorus (Samson).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fourth Concerto, opera quarto (Avison)-; Come ever smiling liberty-Miss Capper; The Lord worketh wonders-Bartleman (Judas Maccabaeus); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Return, O God of hosts-Miss Waters (Samson); Sweet bird-Mme Mara; accompanied on the violin-G. Ashley (L'Allegro); May no rash intruder-Chorus (Solomon); Scene from Joshua: The Falling of the Walls of Jericho-; 'Tis well, six times-Incledon; Glory to God-Incledon; Grand March-; The strong cemented walls-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture (Berenice)-; Together let us range the fields-Mme Mara, Incledon (Boyce's Solomon); From mighty kings-Mrs Atkins (Judas Maccabaeus); Come if you dare-Incledon, Chorus (Purcell); Oh had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Waters (Joshua); The soldier tired-Mme Mara (Arne's Artaxerxes); Fixed in his everlasting seat-Chorus (Samson).

Music: End II: concerto on the violoncello-Charles Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17980918, but Miss _Arne, Mrs Crouch, Miss _Wentworth, Mrs +Bland, added: +Kelly

Event Comment: The edition of 1660, which has a Prologue and an Epilogue but no actors' names, was entered in the Stationers' Register, Aug. 1660, and apparently followed closely upon the return of Charles II. Edition of 1660: Acted Many Times with Great Applause, At the Private House in Dorset-Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rump Or The Mirrour Of The Late Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Entertainments-Signor Mancini, formerly Servant to the late King of Spain

Event Comment: At the request of several of the Nobility and Gentry. Beginning at the usual time. Price 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick composed by the late Mr Henry Purcel...-the best Masters, never before made public

Performance Comment: ..-the best Masters, never before made public.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are going out of Town. [Volpone, intended for this day, is deferred to 25 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man hater

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or The Man hater

Music: With the Original Masque- , set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: As17031019

Event Comment: By Subscription. With a new Prologue and Epilogue. Admission as 14 Dec. 1703. [A Folger Library broadside appears to be a program for this concert. It lists in Act I The Druid's Song from Bonduca, two songs by Mrs Tofts, a song from The Fairy Queen, and a dance; in Act II The Frost Music from King Arthur, two dances, and a song by Mrs Tofts; in Act III an Ode on the Glorious Beginning of Her Majesty's Reign, set by Daniel Purcell and performed by Leveridge, Hughes, Mrs Lindsey, and Mrs Campion; a song by Mrs Tofts, The Sacrifice from King Arthur, and a Grand Dance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several select Pieces of Musick- (compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell) taken out of the Operas of The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, Dioclesian, and Bonduca; And an Ode upon the Happy Accession of Her Majesty to the Throne- set to Musick by Mr Daniel Purcell, never perform'd before

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Devonshire Girl

Event Comment: By Subscription. The Music for The Judgment of Paris set by Mr Weldon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

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

Music: Wherein several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; with several select Pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell; And a comical Dialogue sung originally in The Island Princess,-Mr Leveridge, Mr Doggett

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

Event Comment: By Subscription. The music for The Judgment of Paris composed by Weldon. [Note that both duRuel and Mrs Mayers are advertised to appear at both theaters this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

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

Music: With several Songs in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts; With several other select pieces of Musick- compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs Campion, Mrs Mayers

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks [but see 2 Feb.]. Not acted there these 12 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: duRuel, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell,-Mr Leveridge, others; And a piece of Instrumental Musick composed by the great Arcangelo Corelli for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroyd

Music: With the two Masques of Musick which were originally perform'd in the Play compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040525

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: A dialogue from The Mad Lover-Boman, Dogget in women's clothes; another dialogue-Cook, Godwin, the latter for his first appearance on the stage; Hark ye Madam from Love's a Jest-

Dance: New Scenev between a Drunken Beau and a Chimney/Sweeper-; several dances-Laithfield, Mrs Evans, Firbank, Firbank's scholar