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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Poet Laureat. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas or Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. With an entire new Sett of Scenes, particularly a view of Stocks-Market. Afterpiece: A new Farcical Ballad Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Trim Actor: R. Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: King and no King or The Polish Squabble

Dance: IV: A new Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and J. Delagarde

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: As17331031

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Poet-Laureat. With New Habits. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr. [See Daily Post, 6 Nov., and London Evening Post, 6 Nov., for prosecution of actors at HAY by officials of DL, CG, and GF.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-A. Hallam; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Heron; Selima-Mrs Grace. With the usual Prologue .

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: As17331031

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17331105 With the usual Prologue .

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: As17331031

Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. With new Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: By Mons Malter and Mlle Salle, newly arrived

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, Holt, F. Tench, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Dance: As17331029

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: As17331113, but Sea-God-Mountier. The Double Dealer. Double Dealer-Quin; Touchwood-Aston; Mellefont-Walker; Brisk-Chapman; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Houghton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Cantrel; Cynthia-Mrs Laguerre; Sir Paul-Hippisley .

Dance: Scotish Dance, as17330922 The Nassau, as17331112

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespeare by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Dance: V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Song: II: O Care Parollette by Miss Arne. IV: Vorei Poterti Amar by Miss Arne

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: [Author not known, but probably Henry Carey; see 28 Nov.] The Scenes, Machines, and Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: An Impromptu Revel Masque On the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Ame; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; with a Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-Essex, Houghton; Nymphs-Miss Robinson, Miss Latour; College Youths-F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque .
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Performance Comment: Achilles-Salway; Lycomedes-Quin; Diphilus-Aston; Periphas-Walker; Ajax-Hall; Ulysses-Chapman; Diomedes-Laguerre; Agyrtes-Leveridge; Thetis-Mrs Buchanan; Theaspe-Mrs Cantrel; Philoe-Miss Bincks; Lesbia-Mrs Stevens; Artemona-Mrs Kilby; Deidamia-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Thetis Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Theaspe Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: Single Dance by Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17331112 By Malter and Mlle Salle, as17331126

Performance Comment: The Nassau, as17331112 By Malter and Mlle Salle, as17331126.
Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. [For further discussion of Harper's appearance in Court, see Universal Spectator, 1 Dec; London Evening Post, 29 Nov.; Grub St. Journal, 6 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. The Festival is deferr'd on Account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Music: Second Musick: 6th Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture for Admetus by Handel. II: Se met turbo, a Song in Porus, on the Flute Traverse. IV: Concerto for Two Hautboys composed by Dr Pepusch

Performance Comment: Third Musick: Overture for Admetus by Handel. II: Se met turbo, a Song in Porus, on the Flute Traverse. IV: Concerto for Two Hautboys composed by Dr Pepusch .

Dance: I: La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. III: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. In V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgr1m

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Mock Minuet, as17331027

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The CountryHouse

Dance: As17331203 Also The Nassau, as17331112

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gongreve. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton. [For essays on the stage, see Universal Spectator, 8 Dec, and Weekly Miscellany, 8 Dec]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Performance Comment: As17331206 With an Epilogue addres'd to the Town, spoken by Mrs Heron .
Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by the late Mr Dryden. Daily Advertiser, 12 Dec: We hear the Company ... are now rehearsing the three celebrated Plays of Ben Johnson, viz. the Fox, the Alchymist, and the Silent Woman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Scaramouch by Janno. Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Harlequin by Nivelon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake Or The Wrangling Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17331208

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. A new dance by Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Song: A Chacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play