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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.

801
28 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Suspicious Husband; afterpiece of Harlequin Free-Mason, both announced on playbill of 27 Dec. Afterpiece: Prologue by Frederick Pilon.] Receipts: #253 3s. 6d. (251.2.0; 2.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17801018

802
02 January 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: As17801219 throughout

803
11 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Islanders, announced on playbill of 10 Jan.] Receipts: #290 6s. (287.4; 3.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

804
17 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #254 3s. (237.8; 16.5; 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

805
26 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Belle's Stratagem, announced on playbill of 25 Jan.] Receipts: "278 4s. (277.3; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

806
01 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Zara, announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] Receipts: #267 3s. (265.19; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810131

807
08 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Careless Husband, announced on playbill of 7 Feb.] Receipts: #252 1s. (247.16; 4.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End: new dance, Bacchus and Ariadne-Aldridge, Miss Besford

808
15 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Afterpiece: Never performed here. [Mainpiece in place of The Islanders; afterpiece of Harlequin Free-Mason, both announced on playbill of 14 Feb.] Receipts: #239 12s. (235.5; 4.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17810213

809
02 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By command of Their Majesties. Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the stage door, at half a guinea each. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2nd Gallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode for St

Music: End Part I oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

810
09 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah; Alexander's Feast

Music: As17810302

811
15 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #249 0s. 6d. (240.15.0; 7.9.0; 0.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

812
16 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Music from Bonduca; Dryden's Ode for St

Music: As17810302

813
17 March 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: The Nymphs of Diana, as17810210

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810222

814
23 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Il Moderato; Alexander's Feast

Music: As17810302

815
30 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Alexander's Feast

Music: As17810302

Song: End Oratorio: My Heart is inditing [from Coronation Anthems]-; with several capital songs [selected from Handel's Works-; [to conclude with the Grand Coronation Anthem God save the King-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom

816
31 March 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: As17810329throughout.

Ballet: Medee et Jason. As17810329

817
21 April 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piramo E Tisbe

Dance: As17810329throughout.

Ballet: Medee et Jason. As17810329

818
26 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Such Tickets as have been delivered for this Evening will be admitted on Thursday next, May 3. Receipts: #247 10s. (244.15.6; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17810420

819
05 May 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: End I: Les Amans Surpris, as17801216

Ballet: End II: Ninette a la Cour (with Improvements). As17810327

820
28 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #180 12s. (after-money not listed). Account-Book, 18 June: Paid Harris for his trouble in superintending the Business of the Theatre #500; Garton in full for salary this season #230; Hull for salary as acting manager #150; Mrs Yates in lieu of cloathes this season #200; Cooper, printer, #347 9s.; Carver, painter, #245 18s.; Hodgins, painter, #141 15s.; Received of Their Majesties this season #100; of the Prince of Wales #65. 27 June: Paid Hull in lieu of a benefit #100, Mrs Lessingham #70, Mrs Morton #21. 17 July: Paid one year's Land Tax #122 10s.; Macklin in full for season #217 10s.; Received Stage Forfeits #35 4s. 6d. 23 July: Paid Hawkes, coal merchant, #173 5s. 28 Aug.: Paid Hawkes, tallow chandler, #331 10s. 4 Sept.: Paid Barrett, wax chandler, #426 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

821
29 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Tickets delivered by Mrs Bellamy will be taken. Receipts: #73 11s. (73.8; 0.3). Account-Book, 4 June: Received of Their Majesties #84. 18 June: Paid various Renters #19 14s. apiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

822
29 May 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Opera in place of La Fraschetana, announced in Public Advertiser, 28 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: As17810526 throughout

Ballet: Ninette a la Cour. As17810526

823
31 May 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 30 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

824
14 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: As17810612

825
21 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 20 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive