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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Queen; Or, The Captive Princess

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.] Receipts: #98 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 87 paid; stage, 1 paid; pit, 278 paid; slips, 22 paid; first gallery, 254 paid; second gallery, 137 paid

Performances

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

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Seedo

Music: As17290116

Dance: Salle, DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, DelaGarde Jr, DuPre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Song: Mrs Barbier; The Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Incident to the Play: Salle, Nivelon, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: For an essay on the stage, with particular reference to Mynheer Gargantua, see Universal Spectator, 23 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, This is the last time of Mynheer Cajanus, the Tall Man's, Appearance on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: Benefit Haydock. Tickets to be had at Haydock's Great-Room, at the Academy in Chancery-lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: In Mainpiece: A Masque of Pastoral Musick, composed by Lampe

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco, Vallois. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: I: Italian Song-Miss Jones

Dance: II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, a new Ball Dance, Dedicated to the Princess of Wales, concluding with a Minuet-Vallois, Miss Oates; III: Clown-Vallois; IV: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: French Peasant-Vallois, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: I: Since Times are so bad (by Purcell)-Stitchbury, Miss Jones; II: A Purcell Dialogue-Masters Hamilton

Music: Between Play and Entertainment: Handel Concerto on the Welsh Harp-Jones

Dance: III: The Princess of Wales (a new Ball Dance), concluding with a Minuet-Vallois, Miss Oates; IV: French Peasant-Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: The Princess of Wales-Vallois, Miss Oates; V: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Miss Jones

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and the two Misses Scot, Scholars to Vallois. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Comic Dance-younger Miss Scot; II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, Minuet, with new Ball Dance called The Princess of Saxe Gotha-Vallois, Miss Scot; III: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling; IV: French Peasant-Vallois, Leviez, Mrs Thompson, Rector, Miss Brett, Pelling, Mrs Vallois

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

Performance Comment: Cupid-Mrs Lampe; Followers-Rochetti, Thompson, Smith, Davis, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Miss Davis; Bacchus-Leveridge; Bacchanals-Salway, Waltz, Legar, Lad, Roberts; with a Masque call'd The Four Seasons: Phoebus-Rochetti; Spring-Mrs Lampe; Summer-Miss Younge; Autumn-Salway; Winter-Leveridge; with dances-Glover, Poitier, Mlle Roland Jr, Mlle Roland Sr, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DelaGarde, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne, Mrs Villeneuve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

Event Comment: TTurbutt (from the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) and Yates (from the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields). At Turbutt's and Yate's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the King's Head and Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. [The Fair runs from 22 through 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, The Persian Hero; Or, The Distress'd Princess: With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun, And His Adventures On Earth

Performance Comment: Kouli Kan-Crofts; Albufazar-Marten; Firebrass-Harrington; Fribble-Julian; Vizier Mirza-Marr; Solyman-Taylor; Sydrophal-Master Nanfan; Zaida-Miss Bennet; Karanza-Mrs Dunstall; Harlequin-Yates; Jocula-Turbutt; Corporal Bounce-Dunstall; Mons Gasconnade-Blakes; Forge-Vaughan; Bog-Adams; Taffy-Lowder; Chant-Mackenzie; Snip-Arthur; Mrs Snip-Mrs Yates; A Drunken Epilogue in the Character of an English Sailor-Yates.

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No One's Enemy But His Own

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Song: A Pastoral Dialogue From The Arcadian Nuptials, and New Masque [see17640120]-Beard, Miss Hallam[, before Their Majesties, the Prince and Princess of Brunswick, and other Members of the Royal Family (Gentleman's Magazine, Jan., p. 38)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Tragedy [by John Hoole] never perform'd. [The author in his Advertisement to the 1775 Edition express "singular obligations to Mrs Hartley, who most readily undertook the part of Cleonice, which she has continued to support, with unremitted assiduity and friendly alacrity, amidst the repeated attacks of severe indisposition." Reviewed, but without praise in the Westminster Magazine, March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice, Princess Of Bithynia

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by D'Egville Sen., Johnstone, Dale, Miss Arne, Miss Heard] will be admitted. Dancing: The Musick by von Esch, the Dance by D'Egville Sen. Receipts: #604 15s. (192.17.6; 49.4.6; 2.18.6; tickets: 359.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-; in which The Princess of Wales's New Minuet and Gavot-J. and Miss D'Egville; and to conclude with a New Reel-Miss and Master Menage, Miss Phillips, Mrs Fialon, Miss S. and G. D'Egville

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. 2nd piece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 25 Apr. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; M 1, altered by John Gretton from his Ode performed at the Pantheon, 4 May. Larpent MS 1087; text printed in Morning Chronicle, 2 May 1795, with parts as above]: The Words by John Gretton, Esq. The Music by Spofforth; the Dances by Byrn. Books containing the Words of the Masque will be delivered gratis at the different Doors. Morning Herald, 5 June: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 13, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #204 5s. (72.17; 7.15; tickets: 123.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17941003, but Antonio-Munden; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Clendining (1st appearance in that character); Marcelina-_; Agnes-_.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Performance Comment: Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Williamson, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Arnold, Miss Stuart, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Clendining. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]
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

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 3rd piece [DO 2. Larpent MS 1251; not published]: Never acted at a Public Theatre [1st acted privately at Brandenburgh House, Hammersmith, 28 Feb. 1798]; Written by her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach. The Music partly by the Margravine, and partly by Sarti, Guglielmi, Paisiello, and Saphio. Grand Overture, La Chasse, by Reeve. The Scenery painted by Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, &c. The Machinery by Sloper. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. Morning Chronicle, 17 Apr.: Her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach having, with unprecedented Kindness and Liberality, lent Mr Fawcett the Manuscript of the above magnificent and interesting Opera, he begs leave to state that nothing shall be wanted on his Part to render it as acceptable to the Public as it was to the Nobility who had the pleasure of seeing it at the Brandenburgh house Theatre. Ibid, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 41, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #532 6s. 6d. (239.1.6; 2.9.0; tickets: 290.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Performance Comment: Being the intermediate part of the Night's Entertainment. End I of the Play John Appleby (1st time)-Fawcett; End II Black Ey'd Susan-; End III Poor Tom; or, Sailor's Epitaph-Incledon; Here a sheer hulk-Incledon; End IV Pull Away; or, Howe, St. Vincent, Duncan & Nelson-Fawcett; End Play Monsieur Tonson (Founded on Fact, and read at Freemason's Hall, in the Winter of 1795)-Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Townsend, Simmons, Clarke, Miss Waters, Mrs Chapman, Miss Sims, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from Larpent MS: Giobar-Incledon; Morad-Munden; Acba-Fawcett; Daracardin-H. Johnston; Iskouriah-Townsend; Nainda-Miss Waters [in MS: Mrs Atkins]; Zara-Miss Sims; Illidia-Mrs H. Johnston [in MS: Mrs Pope]; unassigned-Simmons, Clarke, Mrs Chapman; Ambassadors and Suite from Armenia-Dyke, Hawtin, Abbot, Wilde, Blurton, Street, L. Bologna; Ladies of the Harem-Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Burnett, Ms Walcup, Ms Blurton.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: 36th Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. The Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations new Painted and Augmented. The Music composed by Mazzinghi and Reeve. [The playbill assigns, in Europeans, Captain Sidney to Incledon, but he was ill (see 16 Oct., 7 Nov.). He did not act again until 14 Nov.] Receipts: #252 12s. 6d. (249.13.0; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. A New Oratorio in English. Composed by Mr Handel. And to be perform'd by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. The House to be fitted up and illuminated in a new and particular manner. Tickets One Guinea. Gallery Half a Guinea. [Text by Samuel Humphreys. Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] Daily Advertiser, 20 March: An Entertainment, perhaps, the most magnificent that has ever been exhibited on an English Theatre....The Composition of the Musick is by no means inferior to the most finish'd of that Gentleman's Works; but the Disposition of the Performers was in a Taste beyond what has been attempted. There was a very great Number of Instruments by the best Hands, and such as would properly accompany three Organs. The Pit and Orchestre were cover'd as at an Assembly, and the whole House Illuminated in a new and most beautiful manner. [See also Lady A. Irwin to Lord Carlisle, in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 309-10.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 does not list performers' names, but Daily Advertiser, 20 March, states: Wherein Principal Parts-Signor Senosini, Signora Strada, Signora Gismundi, Signora Bertoldi, Signor Montagnana, Miss Young, Miss Arne, Mrs Wright, Mr Swartzs[, perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.], perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.]
Event Comment: By Command. For the Entertainment of the Princesses. [The King, the Three Young Princesses, and a great Number of Nobility and Gentry also there.] Pit and Boxes 5s. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Esprit Follet

Afterpiece Title: Le Divorce

Entertainment: Dancing and Tumbling-; particularly Dancing-Mr Glover being the first Time of his Performance in publick since his return from the Court of Paris; Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: By Their Majesties Command. Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Daily Journal, 7 March: Last Night the King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were all at the Theatre in Drury-Lane....But before the Play began, a Gentlewoman presented a Book, address'd to Princess Amelia, intitled, The Ladies Preservative, in the Three Chief Characteristicks of Beauty; the Hair, Complexion, and Teeth, which was very graciously received. Universal Spectator, 8 March: And supposing the Tickets which came in at the usual Rates, there was about 240 1. in the House. But her Benefit is generally reckoned at 500 1. several Persons of Quality, &c. giving five, ten, and twenty Guineas each. There was the greatest Appearance of Ladies of Quality at her Benefit that ever was known, and the House so excessive full, Stage and all, that the Actors had scarce Room to perform

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice