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51
27 March 1780
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Duenna
Afterpiece Title:
The Spaniards Dismayed; or,
True Blue
for Ever
Afterpiece Title:
The Touchstone
Dance:
End 2nd piece:
Dance of Sailors
-see17800401
52
02 October 1780
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff
Afterpiece Title:
The Norwood Gypsies
Dance:
1st piece:
Dance of Sailors
, as17800918; End II 2nd piece:
The Humours of Leixlip
, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927
53
02 April 1781
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
King Charles The First
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
Midas
Dance:
2nd piece: a
Dance of Sailors
Sailor's Dance
-Aldridge
54
01 May 1781
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Mistake
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
The Flitch of Bacon
Dance:
End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance,
The Rakes of Mallow
-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance,
The Sports of the Green
or
The Rivals Reconcil'd
-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original
Sailor's Dance
, as17810402
Song:
2nd piece to conclude: with a
Grand Antigallican Procession
[in Honour of
St. George's Day
[23 Apr.], in which-;
Rule Britannia
-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with
Britannia
brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by
Europe
,
Asia
,
Africa
, and
America
, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the
Maritime School
, and attended by
Mars
and
Neptune
; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of
St. George and the Dragon
v, executed by
Cipriani
; to conclude with:
Britons Strike Home
-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus
Ballet:
End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance
St. David's Day
; or,
The Village Revels
. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-
Mr
Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-
Mr
Besford; In which a
Double Hornpipe
-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late
Sir W. W. Wynn?
's Delight, accompanied by the ancient
British instrument
the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a
Country Dance
-the Characters
55
22 May 1781
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Comedy Of Errors
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
Barnaby Brittle
Dance:
As17810402
56
10 May 1786
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Follies Of A Day
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
; or, The Parting Lovers
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Dance:
In 2nd piece Dance incident to the piece by Blurton
Song:
End of Act II of 1st piece The Tobacco Box by Mr and Miss Brett
57
11 May 1790
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
True Blue
; Or, A Bang At The Dons
Afterpiece Title:
King Henry the Fifth
Afterpiece Title:
The Follies of a Day
Entertainment:
Monologue
. End 2nd piece: (for this night only)
The Monster Discovered
-
58
25 May 1790
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Heiress
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
The Quaker
Song:
End IV:
The Lass of Richmond Hill
-Dignum
59
11 April 1793
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
Comus
Dance:
In 2nd piece: a
Hornpipe
-Blurton
Song:
In 3rd piece:
Sweet Echo
-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke;
Nor on beds of fading flowers
-Incledon
60
17 April 1793
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Rule A Wife And Have A Wife
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
Afterpiece Title:
The Sultan
Dance:
In 3rd piece: As17921003; In 2nd piece:
Hornpipe
, as17930411
Entertainment:
Monologue
End 2nd piece:
Collins
's
Ode on the Passions
-Mrs Esten
61
23 April 1794
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Jealous Wife
Afterpiece Title:
TRUE BLUE
Afterpiece Title:
THE UPHOLSTERER
Dance:
In 2nd piece Hornpipe by Blurton
62
27 May 1795
@ Covent Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Earl Of Essex
Afterpiece Title:
True Blue
; or, The Parting Lovers
Afterpiece Title:
Netley Abbey
Dance:
As17950428
Song:
In 2nd piece: the following additional songs:
Wives and Sweethearts
-Townsend;
The Wand'ring Sailor
-Incledon (1st time);
When gen'rous wine
-Bowden;
The days we now possess
-Munden;
The Storm
-Incledon;
Ye Gentlemen of England
, as17950428;
Rule Britannia
-Incledon
Entertainment:
Monologue
In evening:
The Young Widow a fable
-Harley
63
21 March 1678
@ Dorset Garden Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
A
True
Widow
64
09 October 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear
Dance:
The Devonshire Girl, Mr Claxton, her Master
65
27 October 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
Song:
Dance:
66
21 December 1703
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
Song:
Dance:
67
15 November 1704
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
Dance:
68
30 April 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Antient History Of King Lear
Song:
Comical Songs and Dialogues from
Wonders in the Sun
-; particularly a Song-Mrs Willis representing one of
Queen Elizabeth's Dames of Honour
; Comical Dialogue-Pack, Bowman , representing a vain promising
Courtier
and a
Sycophant
; a Comical Dialogue-Dogget, Cook representing a
Widdow in Tears
for the Loss of her Husband and a
Town Rake
making Love to her
Dance:
A new
Entry
-deBarques, Mrs Elford;
French Peasant
-Firbank, Mrs Bicknell; The famous
Italian Scaramouch
-Layfield
69
13 August 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear
Dance:
As17060810
70
30 October 1706
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
71
21 October 1708
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
72
27 April 1709
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
73
04 February 1710
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
74
13 July 1710
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Song:
Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the
true
English manner
. Compos'd by
Mr Estcourt
-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of
her Majesty
over her proud
French Foes
75
30 November 1710
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The
True
And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
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