Citation - New York Mercury (Gaine): 1782.09.09

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Index Entry Alexander's Feast [t] (Dryden), to be performed by Henry, Mr 
Location New York 
Citation
NYM(G.782.069
9 Sep 1782:34 (1612) 
Theatre Royal.
On Thursday next the 12th instant, Mr. Henry proposes
exhibiting a rational evening's entertainment.
  In Four Parts;
  Part the 1st.
Selections from G. A. Steven's Lecture on Heads.
  Part 2d.
Mr. Henry will recite a Monondy, called,
The Shawdows of Shakespear; or Shakespear's Characters
paying homage to Garrick; in which (by particular desire)
will be introduced Shakespear's Seven Ages.
  Part 3d.
Ladies and Gentlemen's Heads, and the Dissection of the
Heart of a British Sailor.
  Part 4th.
Will be recited Dryden's Ode to St. Cecilia, called
Alexander's Feast, or The Power of Music.
  To please his friends in the upper regions, he will
conclude the whole with their favourite interlude of
Hippesley's Drunken Man.
Prices and Places as usual.


Generic Title New York Mercury (Gaine) 
Date 1782.09.09 
Publisher Gaine, Hugh 
City, State New York, NY 
Year 1782 
Bibliography B0030681
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