February 12, 1720 - Rescheduled: Benefit Concert for Someone Who’s Never Sung Before (She’ll be the One Doing the Singing)
For the Benefit of Mrs. Dennis.
At the Great Room in York-Buildings, on Monday next, the 15th of February, will be perform’d, A Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. The Vocal by Mrs. Dennis herself, who never yet performed in Publick. N.B. The Tickets given out for the Consort for Wednesday the 3d, will be taken on Monday next. To begin at 6 a-Clock.
Daily Courant (February 12, 1720)
[Note: Initial searches haven’t turned up much on Mrs. Dennis (music history isn’t my field). A Mrs. Dennis did play the role of Dorilla in Paolo Rolli’s opera Numitor, which the London Stage Database indicates was first performed April 2, 1720. The opera appears to have been performed several times thereafter, and was attended by the King and the princess on April 2 (according to the Original Weekly Journal of April 9, 1720).]
