Great attraction for this night ... Sig. Berettoni has the honor of announcing that, by the kind permission of Monsieur Laporte and the valuable assistance of the eminent artists of the King's Theatre, he will take a benefit at this Theatre ... This evening, Monday, August 3, 1835, will be performed, for the second time on the English stage, Rossini's opera buffa (compressed into one act) entitled Il barbiere di Siviglia ... After which will be performed the principal scene from Guecco's [sic] opera buffa, called La prova d'un opera seria ... The evening's performances will terminate with the popular ballet of La Sylphide as performed at the King's Theatre ...Angelo Berettini, P. F. Laporte, Filippo Taglioni, Gioacchino Rossini, Francesco Gnecco, Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), King's Theatre (London, England), John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection (Harvard Theatre Collection) · First published 1835Open the Tome
