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Mainpiece Title: The Most Knowing Least Understanding Or Harlequins Metamorphosis Viz

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant Marriage Concluding with The Singing Deities

Dance: Dancing and other Decorations proper to the Play , entirely new and diverting-

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Mainpiece Title: A Comedy Within A Comedy Or The Foppish Merchant Turnd Comedian For Love By Pantalon

Entertainment: Singing Dancing and Serenading after the Venetian Manner-; To which is added, A most noble Concert of Musical French Horns-; Songs-; accompany'd-the said Concert; Dance-Turkish Men, Turkish Women; at the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle Drums-; Dance call'd the King of Morocco's Diversions-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta; and his most surprizing Activity and Strength in a Dance on his Knees with a wonderful heavy Machine upon his Head, never yet attempted by any one before-Signor Grimaldo Francolino

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Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End II: several of the newest and most favourite Catches and Glees-Reinhold, Vernon, Champness, Leoni, assisted by several of the most eminent performers; End: Mad Tom, in character, as17800410

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Mainpiece Title: Neptunes Address To His Most Sacred Majesty Charles The Second King Of England Scotland France And Ireland

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Mainpiece Title: Love At A Loss Or Most Votes Carry It

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Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: four of the most Famous Companies; as ever were in England (being the very same that were opposite to the Cross-Daggers in Smithfield last Bartholomew-Fair) who perform such variety of Curiosities both in Dancing, Walking on the Slack Rope, Tumbling, as far surpass any ever yet seen-

Music: You will likewise be entertain'd with that variety of Musick as was never in this Fair before-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/dancers; in Europe; As1st Dance with and without a Pole-2 young Maidens , lately arriv'd from France, to admiration; 2. Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before

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Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: As17031019

Music: A piece of Musick for the Violin and Flute-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible, it being the most Masterly perform'd of any Musick that was ever heard upon the English Stage

Dance: As17031102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; the vocal part-Signora Juliana Celotti; the instrumental part-twenty of the most eminent masters in London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: By the most Famous Rope Dancers of Europe; who perform such strange and surprising Things on the Dancing Rope, as are incredible to relate; with great Variety of Encomparable fine Tumbling, Walking on the Slack Rope, Vaulting-; far surpassing all that has ever yet been seen. Together with the diverting Entertainments of your Old Friend Pickle Herring-, the chief of all his imitating Brethren

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/Dancers of Europe, who perform such strange and surprizing things as were never before seen, and which are almost incredible to relate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Barcelona Or The Soldiers Fortune With The Taking Of Fort Montjouy Containing The Pleasant And Comical Exploits Of That Renownd Hero Captain Blunderbuss And His Man Squib

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Vaulting-Simpson, that most celebrated Master, the famous Vaulter, who Performs with Mr Penkethman at the Request of the Quality, being lately arriv'd from Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Collected from the Works of the most Celebrated Masters in Europe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music most of which will be entirely new-; Genius of England-Mr Leveridge sings that celebrated Song, beginning at Genius of England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, entirely New-a Band of Thirty Performants compos'd all after the Italian Manner; To begin with a full Trumpet/piece of Twelve Parts in a Stile which the Undertaker has lately invented, different from every thing which has been yet perform'd-; With several other full Pieces for Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins and Solos for the German Flute the Violin and other Instruments as usual-; Also several Cantatas-the most Celebrated Voices in Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

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Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tony Astons Medley

Entertainment: A lively Abstract of the most Comical Characters of our best Comedies which are reputed the Master-Pieces of the top Comedians-; with new proper Songs to each Character-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jepthahs Rash Vow Or The Virgin Sacrifice

Entertainment: And to give a general Satisfaction to the Town, Mr Penkethman has hir'd Dance after the New French Mode-the Dancing-Dogs lately arriv'd from France, which have been receiv'd both at Hampton-Court and at Richmond, as well as at most Courts of Europe, with wonderful Applause, to perform on his Stage; their Dresses as well as their Dances being entirely after the New French Mode, and only, at the common Prices of the Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Thirty of the most celebrated Masters; Singing-Mrs Pulmon; Flute solo-Paisible; Violoncello-Pepo; Solo-Dubourg; Concerto-Alex. Betti; German Flute-Granio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille Capitaine

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Galerien ou Le Port de Mer

Entertainment: Dancing-D'Angeville, Mlle Deschaliers, others; And several New Performances-the Tumblers; Particularly the Extraordinary Tumbling, call'd Le Saut de la Panche-Mr Debroc , who with Links in his Hands will run up to the Top of a Board 16 Foot high, and with a most surprising Activity will tumble from thence

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; most of the celebrated Songs in our new Operas-Signor Rochetti; and several others lately brought from Italy. And the Instrumental Parts-best Hands from the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Veracini, Miss Young, Several others of the most celebrated Performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Amans Reunies Or The Lovers Happy Meeting Or Harlequin In Love Without Knowing It

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Sauvage

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of several Select Pieces by Mr Handel and other Eminent Masters, and taken from the most favourite Operas-; The Vocal Parts-Mr Beard, Mrs Clive; being several Favourite Songs in Italian and English-Mr Beard, Mrs Clive; A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Master Ferg; with two New Minuets-; Chorus out of Atalanta for French@Horns and Trumpets-, the two French-Horns two little Negro-Boys (Scholars to Mr Charles, who never perform'd before); Concluding with the Anthem, God save the King-

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; Shepherd's Mount (a ballet)-