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76
01 May 1710
@ York Buildings
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in
English
and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings
77
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
78
16 August 1710
@ Queen's Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Duke And No Duke
Dance:
LaBee, lately arriv'd from the
Opera at Paris
; also new dances-Thurmond Jr, others
Song:
A Variety of
English
and Italian Songs-
79
11 April 1711
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; Particularly several select Entertainments out of the following
English
Operas
:
The Fairy Queen
,
King Arthur
,
The Indian Queen
,
Dioclesian
, with the Masque in
Timon of Athens
; all by that great Master the late
Mr Henry Purcell
-
80
09 May 1711
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select Entertainments of the following (
English
Operas
) Operas viz.
The Indian Queen
,
King Arthur
,
The Fairy Queen
, and
Dioclesian
, the Masque in
Timon of Athens
, the Pastoral in
The Libertin
-; with several Songs out of the
St. Cecilia
's Musick: All by that great Master the late
Mr Henry Purcell
-
81
04 February 1712
@ Two Golden Balls
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music in
Italian
,
French
,
English
-
82
19 May 1712
@ Greenwich
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters now in England; In particular several Trumpets, Sonatas, Solos for the Violin and Flute-; Singing in
Italian
and
English
-
Dance:
The greatest Performers extant
83
22 February 1714
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-Eminent
English
and Foreign Masters; Among other choice Compositions, a celebrated Song of
Mr Hendel
's-a Gentlewoman from Abroad, who hath never before exposed her Voice publickly in this Kingdom; To which will be added an uncommon Piece of Musick by Bassoons only-
84
06 April 1714
@ Stationer's Hall
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music
Italian
and
English
-; [Note, At the Desire of several Gentlemen,
Mrs Fitzgerald
's voice accompanied by] Trumpet and German Flute-Mr Grano; [The Consort opening with an entire new Trumpet Sonata-
85
25 January 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Island Princess
Music:
Frost Music
out of
King Arthur
by the late
Mr Henry Purcel
-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Jones, Reading, Mrs Cross, Mrs Cook
Dance:
Dancing-Dupree, delaGarde, Moreau, Bovill, Sandham, Miss Russel, Miss Schoolding
86
26 February 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Oroonoko
Song:
A Gentlewoman who never appear'd on the Stage before; Singing in Italian and
English
-the new Girl
Dance:
duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, others
87
28 February 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Jew Of Venice
Song:
Rawlins, who never appeared on the Stage but once, Cook, Jones; Several Songs in Italian and
English
-the New Girl
Dance:
88
03 March 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Mackbeth
Music:
With all the Vocal and Instrumental Music composed by
Leveridge
-Leveridge, Cook, Jones, Reading, others
Song:
A Boy who never appear'd on the Stage before
Dance:
Dancing-Newhouse, duPre, Moreau, Boval, Sandham, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding
89
07 April 1715
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Tender Husband
Afterpiece Title:
Venus and Adonis
Song:
A new
English
cantata
,
The Britannia
Compos'd on the Occasion of
his Majesty
's Happy Arrival in his Dominions-
Music:
Several new Pieces of Instrumental Musick-
Dance:
90
05 May 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii
Song:
Singing in Italian and
English
-a Gentlewoman who never appear'd on that Stage before
Dance:
As17150425 Also
Harlequin and Two Punches
, as17150502;
Venetian Dance
, as17150428
91
18 May 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Marriage Hater Match'd
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-Leveridge, Reading, New Boy
Dance:
As17150512;
Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife
, as17150509
92
19 July 1715
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Indian Queen
Music:
With the Original Vocal and Instrumental Musick , composed by that famous
English
Master
Mr Henry Purcell
; The principal Parts-Randall, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth
Dance:
93
06 October 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese
Music:
The Frost Music
out of
King Arthur
, composed by the late
Mr Henry Purcell
-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Reading
Song:
Signora Maria Fletcher formerly
Menene
Dance:
delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock
94
18 October 1715
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Mackbeth
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music by
Mr Leveridge
-Mr Leveridge, Cook, Reading
Dance:
As17151013
95
23 November 1715
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers
Song:
Turner; particularly an
English
Cantata by
Dr Pepusch
-
Dance:
Prince, Wade, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell
96
23 January 1716
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not
Song:
An
English
Cantata by
Pepusch
-Turner
Dance:
Dupre, Bovil, Dupre Jr
97
21 March 1716
@ Hickford's Room
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Concert
Music:
Vocal and Instrumental Music-; In which will be sung several Songs in Italian and
English
out of the Opera of
Pyrrhus and Demetrius
-; with several other Songs besides-; several Solos-Castrucci
98
12 April 1716
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Love's Last Shift
Song:
Turner; particularly an
English
Cantata by
Dr Pepusch
-
Dance:
As17151122
99
02 May 1716
@ Lincoln's Inn Fields
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man Hater
Music:
In it a Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick (compos'd by the late
Mr Henry Purcell
)-Leveridge, Cook, Reading, the Boy, Mrs Cross
Song:
Dance:
Smith's Daughter who never perform'd on the Stage before
100
25 May 1716
@ Drury Lane Theatre
Performances
Mainpiece Title:
The Northern Lass
Afterpiece Title:
The Contrivances
Song:
Singing In Italian and
English
(for this Night Only)-Carey
Dance:
Dupre Jr, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger;
Harlequin
-Dupre, Mrs Santlow;
Mimic Dance and Song
-Mrs Willis
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