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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) " His Majesties"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) " His Majesties")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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1104 results for: Keyword - His Majesties
We found 1049 matches on Event Comments, 31 matches on Performance Comments, 30 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

576
15 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: CConcerto on Hautboy-Fischer

577
17 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Receiv'd from Stanley and Smith for use of the Organ this season #21; for coals burnt at Oratorios #2 2s. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Serenata Geminiane, Third Opera,-Sg Paganini

578
06 June 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account Book: @Receiv'd of Vincent for Music Forfeits this season #21 11s. 10d.@Rece'v'd for stage forfeits this season #14 4s. 2d.@Receiv'd of Mrs Carne for ends of Candles & Oyl #70 6s. 7d.@Receiv'd of Proprietors of Public Advertiser #50@Receiv'd of Proprietors of Daily Gazetteer #50@Paid Vincent for Music Books #4 5s. 2d.@9 June@Rec'd Assurance on 50 Renter's Old Shares at 4s. 10d. each #12 1s. 8d.@Rec'd Assurance on 50 Renter's New Shares at 2s. 6d. each #6 5s.@15 July@Rec'd of His Majesty by Mr Mathias #40@Rec'd of Madam Schellenbergen by Ditto #9@Total Income 1768-69: #30,759 16s. 2 1!2d.@Total Expense 1768-69: #24,035 8s. 3d.@31 May: Paid Arnold Composer #50 13s.@2 June: Paid Kirkman for tuning #20@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

579
19 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s, (Account Book). Receipts: #226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: As17691010

580
02 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Man and Wife Publish'd at 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 10). Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #178 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17691018; End: Rural Love, as17690925

581
07 November 1769 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new comic Opera. Music by Piccini. Pit and Boxes together and no Persons admitted without Tickets which will be delivered this day at the Office at 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By their Majesties Commands no Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. Gallery Pit and Boxes open at Five. To begin precisely at 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex at Regina. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Contadine Bizzarre

582
23 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both Pieces by Command of Their Majesties (playbill). Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #226 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: III: A New Dance call'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17690427]

583
14 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #208 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Dance: III: A Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123

584
13 January 1770 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: New Dances. The Music, entirely New by Guglielmi. By Command of their Majesties. New Clothes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

585
01 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

586
02 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door of the Theatre, at Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. 6d. Second Gallery 2s. The doors to be opened at 5 o'clock. To begin at Half past six. [Stanley and Smith carried their Royal Prerogative over to Drury Lane this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

587
07 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on the Organ-Stanley

588
09 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gideon

Music: As17700302

589
14 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast With The Coronation Anthems

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon; a Solo on the Violincello-the celebratedMr DuPort, Musician to the Prince of Conte; and By Particular Desire after the First Act: Dove Sci in Rodelinda-Sg Guadagni; End Act II: Doppo L'Orrore in Otho-

590
16 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's ode- By handel

Music: As17700302 but Concerto on Violincello-Duport; and by Particular Desire After the First Act: Dove Sci in Rodelinda-Sg Guadagni

591
21 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Solo on Violincello-Duport

592
23 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17700321 Concerto on the Hautboy-Fischer

593
28 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast With The Coronation Anthems

Music: FFirst Violin, solo-Barthelemon; Solo on the Violincello-Duport

594
30 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: As17700323

595
04 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17700328

596
06 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: CConcerto on Hautboy-Fischer; Solo on Violincello-Duport

597
07 April 1770 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Music by Gluck, Bach, Guglielmi. The whole to be New Dressed, New Scenes, with Grand Chorusses and New Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

598
27 September 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties K. & Q. (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

599
03 October 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: IV: The Tartars-Sga Manesiere, Fishar. [See17691207.

600
10 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: The Rabbit Sellers-Daigville, Sga Vidini