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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.

826
19 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: As17810620

827
30 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

828
08 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #263 1s. (253/6/0; 9/12/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: As17811022

829
17 November 1781 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A revived Serious Opera; the Music by the most eminent Composers [Bertoni, Gugliclmi, Giordani, Rauzzini, Gretry, &c], under the direction of Bertoni. With entire new scenes painted by Novosielski. New Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [see 18 June 1782]. By Command of Their Majesties no Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. To prevent inconvenience in getting to their carriages, the Nobility and Gentry are requested to order their servants to set down and take up with their horses' heads towards Pall-Mali. The Subscribers to the Opera are intreated to send their instructions to Jewell and Johnson at the Office in Union-court before the opening of the Theatre, when the final arrangement of the Boxes will take place, and those which are not retained will then be disposed of. Subscriptions to be paid on delivery of the tickets. Books of the Opera, with an account of the Pantomime Dance, to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: End of Act I a Pastoral Dance (composed by Simonet) by Henry, Bournonville, Raymond, Sga Crespi, Mlle Dumont; End of Act II A Divertisement Dance (composed by Noverre) by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Henry. Sga Crespi, Bournonville, &c; End of Opera a new Tragi-Pantomime Ballet (composed by Noverre), Les Amans Reunis, by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Slingsby, Simonet, Henry, Bournonville, Raymond, Mlle Dumont, Sga Crespi. [Partial cast, with synopsis of action, from Morning Herald, 18 Dec: Alphonso-Gardel; Ines-Mlle Baccelli; Chief of the Island-Slingsby.]

830
01 January 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I Divertisement Dance, as17811117; End of Act II Les Petits Rims, as17811211

831
09 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Zara, announced on playbill of 8 Jan.] Receipts: #283 17s. (280/8; 3/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

832
09 February 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Opera in place of Ezio, announced in Public Advertiser, 8 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement Dance, as17820207; End of Act II Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

833
15 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Public Advertiser, 18 Feb., refers to the Overture to Rodelinda, which opened the performance, and to Street Bird, sung by Miss Linley, accompanied on the organ by Stanley; Oft on a plat of rising ground by Miss Prudom; Hide me from day's garish eye by Miss Linley; Horn and Morn by Reinhold.] 2nd piece: Set to Music by Handel. Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage Door of the Theatre, at half a guinea each. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2ndGallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ii Penseroso

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Hercules

Music: End of Part I of oratorio concerto on the violoncello by Crosdill; End of Part II concerto on the hautboy by Parke

834
22 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode

Music: As17820220

835
13 April 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'eroe Cinese

Dance: End of Act I Divertisement Dance, as17820307End of Act II La Rosiere de Salency, as17820319End of Opera Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223

836
11 May 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: End of Act I Apollon et let Muses, as17820509; End of Act II New Dance, as17820507

837
17 May 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The last Night of the Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I New Dance, as17820507; End of Opera Adela of Ponthieu, as17820411

838
24 July 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: As17820613

839
07 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17820606

840
02 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #340 19s. 6d. (339/10/6; 1/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: As17820927

841
24 October 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #249 17s. (239/7/0; 9/18/6; 0/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

842
02 November 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st time; com 2, by Filippo Livigni, with alterations by Antonio Andrei]: The Music entirely new by Bertoni. [Bartolini was from the Opera, Milan.] The Music and Orchestra under the direction of Giardini. New Scenes and Decorations by Novosielski. Entirely new dresses by Lupino. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. By Command of Their Majesties no Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [same throughout season]. To prevent inconvenience to the Nobility and Gentry in getting to their carriages, they are most respectfully intreated to give positive orders to their servants to set down and take up with their horses' heads towards Pall-mall. The Door in Market-lane for Chairs only. Subscription tickets will be admitted every Opera Night (Benefits excepted) during the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Convito

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Viganoni, Morigi, Bartolini (1st appearance in this country), Schinotti (1st appearance in this country); Sga Gherardi (1st appearance in this country), Sga Pollone, Sga Allegranti. [Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1782): I1 Cavalier del Lampo-Viganoni; Don Massimo-Morigi; I1 Conte Polidoro-Bartolini; Checco-Schinotti; Giacomina-Sga Gherardi; Lisctta-Sga Pollone; Alfonsina-Sga Allegranti.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: End of Act I a New Divertisement, composed by Simonet [for title, see17821105], by Slingsby, Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Sala, Mlle Theodore; End of Open Apelles and Campaspe by Lepicq, Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet

843
07 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #308 12s. 6d. (307/10/6; 1/2/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: As17821009

844
20 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #237 15s.6d.(223/13/0; 13/17/6; 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: AS 5 Oct

845
27 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #295 17s. (290/0; 5/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

846
10 December 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Convito

Dance: End of Act I Apelles and Campaspe, as17821102; End of Act II New Divertisement, as17821130, and added: a second Pas de Deux by Master Laborie and Miss Simonet (their 1st appearance)

847
02 January 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #270 10s. 6d. (264/0/0; 6/9/0; 0/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: As17831122 I782

848
09 January 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Jane Shore, announced on playbill of 8 Jan.] Receipts: #284 12s. 6d. (275/7/0; 9/0/6; 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

849
16 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Castle of Andalusia; afterpiece of BARNABY Brittle, both announced on playbill of 15 Jan.] Receipts: #320 15s. 6d. (315/14/0; 5/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17821231

850
20 January 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #276 6s. 6d. (270/16/0; 5/3/o; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17821206