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Event Comment: Composed by Mr Handel. With all the Grand Chorus's, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, being the first Time it ever was performed in a Theatrical Way. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Mountier, being the first Time of his appearing in Character on any Stage; Galatea-Miss Arne; edition of 1732 adds: Damon-Mason; Polyphemus-Waltz.
Event Comment: On Monday Night last died, at his Lodgings in Richmond, Mr John Ogden, one of the Comedians...in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Daily Journal, 5 July

Performances

Event Comment: As 11 July. Daily Courant, 13 July: Mr Booth of Drury Lane Playhouse hath sold his Share and Interest in the Stock and Management to John Highmore of Hampton Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Event Comment: At Bullock's Booth. The Part of the Money Taker will be perform'd by Mr Bullock himself

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjurd Prince Or The Martyrd General With The Comical Humours Of Squire Softhead His Mother His Sister Miss Hoyden And His Man Spindle

Performance Comment: Squire Softhead-W. Bullock; Hoyden-Mrs Morgan; King-Rosco; Artaban-Chapman; Memmon-Haughton; Bellair-Hale; Sir Humphrey-Smith; Alinda-Mrs Rice; Arethusa-Mrs Chapman; Lady Sousecrown-Mrs Martin; Toby Crab-Morgan; Spindle-Young Morgan.
Cast
Role: Squire Softhead Actor: W. Bullock

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 14 Sept.: Mr Wilks, the celebrated Comedian...continues still so dangerously ill, that there is but little Hope of his Recovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Pietro Metastasio. Done into English by Humphreys. Music presumably by Leonardo Leo.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, pp. 145-46. Daily Advertiser, 6 Nov.: There were present a very numerous Audience; and Signora Celeste Gismondi, who lately arriv'd here, perform'd a principal Part in it with universal Applause. We hear that this Opera was not compos'd by Mr Handell, but by some very eminent Master in Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 13 Nov., has a poem: To Mr Giffard, on the New Theatre in Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321006, Sir Joseph-R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Giffard.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 15 Nov.: The Musick (see by Mr Lampe) gave great Satisfaction to the Audience....Miss Cecilia Young was paricularly admired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Event Comment: A New English Opera after the Italian Manner. [Text by Henry Carey. Set to Musick by John Christopher Smith.] Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Receipts: For Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction. N.B. Mr Giffard hopes the Gentleman who bespoke the Spanish Fryar, for Tomorrow, will not take it ill, that Hamlet is to be perform'd; because the Ladies, whom he mention'd, have since sent to him for that Play-but he shall be very glad to oblige him any other day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: As17321115

Event Comment: TThe Eunuch of Terence...by the young Gentlemen...under the Care of Mr Pearce.-Daily Post, 23 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuch

Performance Comment: The young Gentlemen of the Academy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deraminta

Event Comment: Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now again Revis'd by him. With several Additions, to be perform'd by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. There will be no Action on the Stage, but the Scenes will represent (in a Picturesque Manner) a Rural Prospect, with Rocks, Groves, Fountains, and Grottos, amongst which will be disposed a Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds. The Habits and every other Decoration suited to the Subject. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present. See letter from Hill to Handel, in Hill, Works, I, 174-75, and in Deutsch, Handel, p. 299.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: Set to Musick after the Italian Manner by Mr Lampe. 5s., 3s., 2s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fourteen Years (i.e., by Rich's Company). Written by Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #101 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Fingalians-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: New Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: As17330116

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 Jan.: Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment and a Concert of Musick to the Company of Comedians [at gf] on occasion of his Royal Highness's Birth-Day; also a Bonfire, and a large Quantity of Liquor to the Populace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: See Daily Post, 24 Jan., for a poem: To Mr Giffard...on his Reviving the Play of Julius Caesar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Thurmond; Macheath-Hulett; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Peachem-Rosco; Lockit-Huddy; Filch-Jenkins; Mat-Morgan; Jemmy-Collet; Bagshot-Excell; Nimming Ned-Lyon; Ben-Bullock; Player-Winstone; Beggar-Beckham; Mrs Peachem-Mrs Williamson; Diana-Norris; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wetherilt; Dolly-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Christian; Betty-Miss Sandham; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Sukey-Mrs Vallois; Molly-Mrs Purden; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Event Comment: A New Opera. Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all intirely New. [Music by Handel. Text possibly by Grazio Braccioli, but see Deutsch, Handel, p. 303.] Done into English by Mr Humphreys. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17330123; IV: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123