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Event Comment: Tickets are given out...by Mr Pinkeman, who has taken care to provide Places for Persons of Quality at Five Shillings each, and the lower at half a Crown. And a Stage built for the Performers. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Italian Interludes

Dance: Some mimical Entertainments a Famous-Scaramouch, Harlequin , who lately perform'd before the Court of Hanover and their Prussian Majesties, now arriv'd in England

Entertainment: Vaulting. An extraordinary Performance on the Manag'd Horse-the greatest Master of the Age , exceeding whatever has been done by any other, especially his resting on one hand with his whole Body extended while he drinks several Glasses of Wine, and then throwing himself a Somerset over the Horse's head; Rope/dancing With and without a Pole,-the two famous French Maids so much admir'd, for surpassing all others in their Art, that they have been presented with Medals at most of the Courts in Europe

Performance Comment: An extraordinary Performance on the Manag'd Horse-the greatest Master of the Age , exceeding whatever has been done by any other, especially his resting on one hand with his whole Body extended while he drinks several Glasses of Wine, and then throwing himself a Somerset over the Horse's head; Rope/dancing With and without a Pole,-the two famous French Maids so much admir'd, for surpassing all others in their Art, that they have been presented with Medals at most of the Courts in Europe.
Event Comment: A reviv'd play written by Mr Otway. Tickets delivered for The Sullen Lovers taken at this performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos Prince Of Spain

Entertainment: Singing and dancing, as expressed in the Bill-

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years....a Revis'd Tragedy. [Nicoll, p. 289, has entry from LC 7/3: 6 Nov. 1703 Upon a false surmise (?) of Mr Congreve s at 3 in the afternoon our Reviv'd Play stopt so yt the best part of the Audience was lost."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Danger Or The Mistaken Jealousie

Event Comment: the Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: As17031102

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

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Music: A new Entertainment for Flutes-the best Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cautious Coxcomb

Music: Together with 3 several New Entertainments of Musick perform'd in Consort upon Hautboys Flutes and German Horns-7 young Men lately brought over by their Master the famous Godfrede Pepusch, Musician in Ordinary to his Majesty the King of Prussia. The Composition being made entirely new for that pupose by his Brother, that Eminent Master Mr John Christopher Pepusch

Performance Comment: The Composition being made entirely new for that pupose by his Brother, that Eminent Master Mr John Christopher Pepusch.
Event Comment: Written by these Famous Authors, Mr Beaumont and Fletcher. And particular Care is taken that every thing mention'd in the Bills shall exactly be perform'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

Song: Scotch Song Song in Praise of a Highland Laird-; other Scotch Songs-

Dance: Grand Dance of the Laird and his Highland Attendance-; Other Scotch dances-

Event Comment: At Pinkeman's Booth in Brookfield Market-Place at the East Corner of Hyde Park, to be kept for the space of Sixteen Days, The Booth is easily known by the Picture of the Elephant and Mr Pinkeman sitting in State on his back on the outside of the Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: Several Entertainments which will be express'd at large upon the Bills, especially one very surprizing, that the whole World never yet produc'd the like, viz-; He speaks an Epilogue upon an Elephant between Nine and Ten Foot high, arriv'd from Guinea, led upon the Stage by six Blacks-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.
Event Comment: Benefit Powell. Note, That the Tickets given out for Tuesday in last Whitson-Week at the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, for the Benefit of Mr Powell, will be taken for this Play at the Theatre Royal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Powell; Mosca-Wilks; With a New Prologue to the Town-.

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Dance: To be expressed in the Bills

Event Comment: Benefit Williams. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Southern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Song: Purcell's From Rosy Bowers-Leveridge

Dance: A French Peasant and his Wife-duRuel, Mrs duRuel; Punchanello-Cherrier

Event Comment: Mainpiece: that celebrated and diverting Comedy. Afterpiece: that so much admir'd Farce written by Monsieur Molliere, and translated by the Ingenious Mr Otway. For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers of State. With other Entertainments too long to be incerted here. All which will be perform'd without Omission. Note, We shall not dismiss, let the Audience be what it will, and to begin punctually at half an hour after six at the furthest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Mrs Clark

Dance: Blousabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Scotch Whim, Irish Trot-Mrs Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Italian sonatas-Gasperini; particularly The Echo-Gasperini, duRuel

Song: Henry Purcell songs-Leveridge

Dance: Cherrier, Mrs Moss, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

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Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years [but see 28 May]. Written by Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Fortune

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Song: Between the Acts: Singing-

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Author, Mr Chaves. Never acted but twice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cares Of Love

Song: Mrs Hodgson

Dance: The little Girl, Mrs Elford's scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonick Lady

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and King. Written by the famous Mr Shakespear. With the Original Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, and the Witches' Musick, both Vocal and Instrumental

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with several diverting Dialogues and Comical Dancing-delaHay, Newhouse; Sword Dancing-the Original Mistress in that Art

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love