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2331 results for: Keyword - Her Majesty's United Company of Comedians
We found 2144 matches on Event Comments, 162 matches on Performance Comments, 45 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2051
21 June 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d. At 7 p.m. This is to be perform'd by a Different Company than those who Play'd the Orphan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: A Woman's Revenge Author(s): Christopher Bullock
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: Love and Revenge; or, The Vintner Outwitted Author(s): Christopher Bullock
Related Work: The Unhappy Kindness; or, A Fruitless Revenge Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): Christopher Bullock

Dance:

Song: A Boy who never appeared on any Stage before

2052
12 March 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signiora Margherita Durastanti. And particular Care will be taken to place Benches on the Stage for the Accommodation of the Company. N.B. Whereas the Benefit for Signiora Durastanti is Part of her Contract, the Directors of the Royal Academy of Musick resolve not to make use of the Liberty of the House for that Night. [This benefit brought her nearly a thousand pounds.-Deutsch, Handel, p. 160.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

2053
26 March 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Francesca Cuzzoni. With an Addition of three new Songs, and an entire new Scene. Whereas this Benefit for Signora Cuzzoni is part of her Contract, the Directors...resolve not to make use of the Liberty of the House for this Night. And particular Care will be taken to place Benches on the Stage for the Accomodation of the Company. London Journal, 30 March: On Tuesday last was perform'd...Otho...for the Benefit fo Mrs Cuzzoni; and a considerable Benefit it was to her indeed, for, we hear, that some of the Nobility gave her 50 Guineas a Tickets. Daily Journal, 29 March: The Benefit of the famous Seignora Francesca Cuzzoni...we hear amounted to upwards of 700l

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho, King Of Germany

2054
02 April 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 15 April: Paris April 2. The Company belonging to the Italian Opera at London are to come and Act here during the Month of July, and to oblige the Publick with 12 several Representations at the Theatre of the Palace Royal: In Consideration of which 35000 Livres will be given to the five Principal Actors and their Charges defray's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Erminia

2055
16 August 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Francis Hawling. The Preface gives a long account of the unhappy preliminaries to the performance and the extremely poor acting by the company.] Afterpiece. The Words by Mr Motteux, and Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impertinent Lovers; Or, A Coquet At Her Wits End

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

2056
05 September 1723 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Waspe

Entertainment: Tumbling-. The Company which did so well at bf

Performance Comment: The Company which did so well at bf.

2057
17 March 1724 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margherita Durastanti. Particular Care will be taken to Place Benches on the Stage for the Accommodation of the Company. [According to Deutsch, Handel, p. 160, her benefit brought her #1,000, in addition to a salary of 1,200 guineas yearly. The Cantata is printed in the Daily Journal, 18 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

2058
21 December 1724 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Scene Between Harlequin And Scaramouch

Performance Comment: A French Company.

Entertainment: The curious Sword Dance-, as it was danced in Italy, France, Spain, and Germany; which never was danced in England before

2059
22 January 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #168 4s. Mist's, 22 Jan.: The new Entertainment of Apollo and Daphne...is follow'd by such Crowds every Night that the House is not able to hold all that Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

2060
31 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The same as it was acted at the Theatre Royal Italien at Paris. [In Daily Post, 29 March, a company of English actors had announced The Stratagem for this day at hay, but they postponed it to 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Feint Astrologue, Pagode, Ramoneur, Petit Infant, Statue & Perroquet

Dance: As17260328

2061
01 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but with a Prologue-; and a new Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

2062
12 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17270126 With a Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr, at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr, at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Role: Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Pieces of Musick , selected from the Works of Signor Michael Archangelo Corelli-

2063
25 November 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For difficulties in the opera company, see Delany, Autobiography, I, 149

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The First, King Of England

2064
06 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMist's, 6 Jan.. We hear that in a certain Alley in Wapping during the Holidays the Coronation of Anna Bullenv has been represented by Punch's Company of Actors with very great Applause; and that all that have seen it agree, that they have far excell'd their Brethren of Drury-Lane in the Conduct of that Farce; and, it is the common Opinion, that the wooden Actors have much the best Heads for Theatrical Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Related Works
Related Work: The Little French Lawyer Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Loyal Subject Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Mad Lover Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2065
08 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #153 7s.; tickets #12 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 184 by money and 49 by tickets; stage, 58 by money; balcony, 3 by money; pit, 281 by money; slips, 39 by money; first gallery, 381 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. Daily Journal, 8 Feb.: The Beggars Opera...meets with that universal Applause, that no one third Part of the Company that crowd thither to see it, can get Admittance: Which occasions a new Run to the Provok'd Husband at Drury-Lane; and so proves an equal Advantage to both Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2066
15 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17280314 but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Heron; With a new Prologue addressed to the Ladies-Miss Robinson Jr; Lilliputian Epilogue spoken at the Head of her Lilliputian Company-.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lilliputian Epilogue spoken at the Head of her Actor: .
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Mills.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End I: A Turkish Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; II: Miss Robinson Jr; III: Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Lally, others; IV: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; V: Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson Sr

2067
17 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Sir Humphrey-Hallam; Squire Statute-Shepard; Filbert-Johnson; Peter-Norris; Kitty-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Sherburn; Parish Girl-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Sherburn

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17271006, but Punch-_; Shopkeeper and Wife-_; Doctor's Man-_; Countrymen-reduced to Miller; Diana-Miss Robinson; With an Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: With an Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: C$Corelli's Eighth Concerto-

Dance: PPieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Harlequin-Lally, Mrs Brett

2068
24 June 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a New Company who never appear'd on that Stage before. All the Songs and Dances set to Musick, as it is perform'd at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2069
06 September 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. This is not the Company that play'd the Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

2070
30 November 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company will continue Acting three Times a Week during the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2071
24 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit all the Lilliputians. As there will be no Tickets printed on this Occasion, we hope that our Friends will be so kind as to encourage our Endeavours, and favour us with their Companies. Receipts: #85 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 126 paid; stage, 5 paid; pit, 200 paid; slips, 20 paid; first gallery, 135 paid; second gallery, 129 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Harry Paddington Actor: Fisher Tench Charke
Role: Player Actor: Fisher Tench Charke
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Esther Wherrit
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Esther Wherrit
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Esther Wherrit

2072
10 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Samuel Madden.] Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 146 paid and 16 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 287 paid and 1 order; slips, 62 paid; first gallery, 209 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 170 paid. Preface to 1729 edition: Yet, with all its Faults, I did not think this Piece deserv'd so severe Treatment, as to be peremptorily refused, after the most earnest and early Sollicitations, at the Old House for two Winters together; which however, I have the less Reason to complain of, since Mr Rich's great Civility, and the agreeable Action of most of his Company, have prevailed on all the unprejudiced Part of the Town, to have every Day a better Opinion of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

2073
11 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Song: Mrs Barbier

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

2074
30 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, advertised as a benefit for Miss Petre on this day, was announced without knowledge of the company. She will have a benefit later

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort
Role: Soarethereal Actor: Gillow

2075
26 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. N.B. Part of the Company will continue to Act twice a Week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: End II: Grand Moorish Dance-Essex, others; IV: Spanish Entry-Lally, others; V: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; End Afterpiece: Village Dance-Thurmond, Houghton, Rainton, Burney, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Sr, Mrs Walter, Miss Price