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51
03 September 1771
@ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Gamester
Entertainment:
Overture
-;
Favourite
Hunting Song
-Barnshaw; A
favourite
Scot's air
-Miss Dowson; An
Overture
-Abel;
O What a Charming Thing's a Battle
-Barnshaw;
Sweet Echo
-Mas. Lyon; Act II:
Soldier Tir'd
-Miss Dowson;
New Song
-Barnshaw; Overture in
Otho
-;
Water Parted from the Sea
-Mas. Lyon;
Trumpet Concerto
-Mas. Green (pupil of
Jones
);
British Wives
-A. Smith;
Concerto on Violin
-Smart. After which will be displayed a grand Transparent Painting 40 feet wide and 30 feet high
52
09 March 1773
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Il Triomfo D'amore
Afterpiece Title:
Orfeo
Dance:
New Dance adapted to the
Opera
(
Orfeo
) intermixed with
Grand Choruses
-; In pastoral piece:
Grand Ballet
with
Pas de cinq
-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Lepy, Sga Crispi, Mlle Lafond; End
Opera
: New
Grand Ballet
-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; with a new
Allemand
-; New Grand
Chacone
-Mlle Heinel, Fierville
53
18 March 1773
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Artaxerxes
Song:
In the Above
Opera
, four new airs-Sga Girelli; one of which, at the end of Act II, will be accompanied on the
French Horn
-the celebrated M Spandau
Dance:
I:
Grand Serious Ballet
-; in which the
favourite
Entree
of last season-Mlle Heinel; II: A
Grand Ballet
, with a new
Pas de Cinq
-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End
Opera
: A
Grand Ballet
,
New Grand Chacone
-Mlle Heinel, Fierville
54
30 March 1773
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Apollo Ed Issea
Dance:
I: An
Allemande
-Slingsby, Mlle Lafond; II: A New Grand Dance proper to the
opera
Apollo and Venus-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; II: A
Grand Ballet
with
Pas de Cinq
-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Sga Crispi, Leppy, Mlle Lafond; End
Opera
: A
Grand Serious Dance
-Fierville
55
23 December 1774
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The West Indian
Afterpiece Title:
Cross Purposes
Song:
I: The
Favourite
Song of
Guardian Angels
(for this Night only)-Miss Catley; II: The
Favourite
Duet of
Ellen Aroon
-Miss Catley, Miss Brown
Dance:
End Comedy:
The Reel
, as17741028
56
19 March 1776
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
L'isola D'amore
Dance:
After the Overture: A New Ballet Incident to the
Opera
call'd
Le Retour des Matelotes
-Helm, Mlle Sophie, Sga Tinti; End I:
La Fete du Village
, as17760224; End
Opera
:
Diane et Endymion
, as17760312
57
06 May 1776
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Beggar's
Opera
Afterpiece Title:
Bon Ton
Dance:
End
Opera
: a
Favourite
Dance call'd
The Gardeners
, as17760116
58
04 November 1777
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Le Due Contesse
Dance:
WithNew Dances composed by
Simonet
-; End I: new ballet, demi-caractere
Le Devin du Village
-Mons and Mlle Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli
Colin-Banti; +Colette-Mlle Banti; End II: +New Ballet
Serious and Demi-caractere-; in which a
Pas de Quatre
-Mons and Mme Simonet, Mons and Mlle Banti; to conclude with the
Chaconne
of
Froquett
-; End
Opera
: new serious ballet
La Polonaise
Favourite
-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
59
08 November 1777
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Creso
Dance:
End I:
New Ballet
, as17771104; End II:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104
60
18 November 1777
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Le Due Contesse
Dance:
End I:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End II:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104; End
Opera
:
La Clochette
, as17771115
61
16 December 1777
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Vittorina
Dance:
End I:
New Ballet
, as17771104; End II: new ballet, Demicaractere, composed by
Banti
,
Les Bohemiens
-Sg and Sga Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104
62
03 January 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Creso
Dance:
End I:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104; End II:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End
Opera
:
Serious Ballet
, as17771209
63
24 January 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Creso
Dance:
End I:
Serious Ballet
, as17780120; End II:
Les Bohemiens
, as17771216; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104
64
31 January 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Creso
Dance:
End I:
Serious Ballet
, as17780120; End II:
Les Bohemiens
, as17771216; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104, but Mme _Simonet
65
07 February 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Erifile
Dance:
End I:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17780131; End II:
Les Bohemiens
, as17771216; End
Opera
:
Divertisement
-Mons and Mlle Banti, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle Baccelli
Song:
In II:
Air
-Sga Danzi; accompanied on the Hautboy-LeBrun. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.
66
10 February 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
La Vera Costanza
Dance:
End I:
Serious Ballet
, as17780120; End II:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17780131
67
03 March 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
L'amore Artigiano
Dance:
End I: a
Masquerade Dance
incident to the
opera
, in which the-;
Minuet de la Cour and Gavot
-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli;
Provencal
-Vallouy@le@cadet;
Allemande a la Strasbourgoise
-Mons and Mlle Banti; End II:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End
Opera
:
La Serenade Interrompuee
, as17780224
68
10 March 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
L'amore Artigiano
Dance:
End I:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End II:
Masquerade Dance
, as17780303but a
Minuet
-Simonet, Sga Jermoli in place of
Minuet de la Cour and Gavot
;
Provencal
, as17780303
Allemande a la Strasbourgoise
, as17780303End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17780131, but Mlle _Baccelli
69
21 March 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Erifile
Dance:
End I:
Les Bohemiens
, as17780207; End II:
Divertisement
, as17780207; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17780207
70
24 March 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Creso
Dance:
End I:
Le Devin du Village
, as17771104; End II:
Divertisement
, as17780207; End
Opera
:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17780131
Song:
As17780319
71
13 June 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Creso
Dance:
End I:
La Polonaise
Favourite
, as17771104; End
Opera
:
La Serenade Interrompuee
, as17780224
Ballet:
End II:
La Surprize de Daphnis et Cephise
. As17780331
72
28 November 1778
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Demofoonte
Dance:
End II:
La Noche Hollandoise
, as17781124; End
Opera
: a
New Ballet
, connected with the
Opera
,-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet, Banti, Sga Tinti
Ballet:
End I:
Annette et Lubin
. As17781124
73
23 February 1779
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Zemira E Azore
Dance:
II:
Ballet
connected with the
Opera
, by Genii of the various Arts- (See17790302 Pedal Harp-Hochbrucher; End II: new
Ballet by Fairies
of the Court of Azore,-Banti, Sga Tinti, LeDet, Henry, young Miss Simonet, Mlle Baccelli (1st appearance this season); End
Opera
: new serious Ballet,
Le Couronnement de Zemire
-Mons and Mme Simonet, Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti, Slingsby
74
22 January 1780
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Quinto Fabio
Dance:
End I:
Pastoral Ballet
, as17791127; End II:new Ballet, Demi-caractere,
La Bergere Coquete
; ou,
Le Triomphe de L'Amour
-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, young Miss Simonet, Slingsby; End
Opera
:
Serious Ballet
connected with the
Opera
,-Favre Guiardele, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Baccelli (1st appearance this season); in which a
Grand Chaconne
-
Song:
III:
song
-Mme LeBrun; accompanied on the hautboy-LeBrun
75
27 May 1780
@ King's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Rinaldo
Dance:
End I:
The Rural Sports
, as17800512, but Miss _Simonet; End II:
La Fete Pastorale
, as17800520; End
Opera
:
Serious Ballet
-; connected with the
Opera
, in which a
Grand Chaconne
([the music] composed by
Floquet
)-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Mlle Baccelli
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