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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Her Majesty\'s United Company of Comedians"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Her Majesty\'s United Company of Comedians")') 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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3151 results for: Keyword - Her Majesty's United Company of Comedians
We found 2944 matches on Event Comments, 174 matches on Performance Comments, 60 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2251
23 September 1718 @ Hampton Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

2252
01 October 1718 @ Hampton Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

2253
14 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money Or The Boarding School

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

2254
17 October 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

2255
22 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

2256
20 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: Love in a Wood; or, St. James's Park Author(s): William Wycherley

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Weaver, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

2257
14 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

2258
05 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

2259
11 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Radamistus

2260
28 December 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 19 Nov. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 31 Dec.: His Majesty and the rest of the Royal Family went to see... Radamistus, where the famous Nicolini perform'd with his wonted Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Radamistus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: Farasmanes-LaGarde; Radamistus-Francesco Bernardi, called Senesino; Zenobia-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Tigranes-Matteo Berselli; Tiridates-Boschi; Polissena-Signora Madalena Salvai; Fraartes-Signora Galerati.
Cast
Role: Zenobia Actor: Signora Margherita Durastanti

2261
12 January 1723 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Ottone-Francesco Bernardi , called Senesino; Teofane-Signora Francesca Cuzzoni; Emireno-Guiseppe Boschi; Gismonda-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Adelberto-Gaetano Berenstatt; Matilda-Mrs Anastasia Robinson.
Cast
Role: Gismonda Actor: Signora Margherita Durastanti

2262
23 February 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 7 Nov. 1722. Daily Journal, 25 Feb.: There sate in the Box with his Majesty the Countesses of Darlington and Sturember, the Audience was exceedingly great, and the Performance was very satisfactory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

2263
20 February 1724 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

2264
05 May 1726 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: The Court of Alexander Author(s): John A. Fisher

2265
07 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.

2266
26 December 1727 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: The Court of Alexander Author(s): John A. Fisher

2267
07 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: TThe Hussars-Thurmond, Mrs Booth

2268
14 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes laid together at 5s. [King and Queen present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Mrs Booth; Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

2269
16 March 1728 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

2270
28 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: King Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter

2271
26 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Dance:

2272
11 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. The King, Queen, Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present. Universal Spectator, 14 Dec.: On Wednesday in the Afternoon there was a Riot at Drury-Lane Playhouse. The Mob hearing that their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family were to be at the Play in the Evening, several disorderly People forced into the House pretending to keep Places, broke and did a good deal of Damage before they could be dislodg'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2273
06 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties Command. Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Daily Journal, 7 March: Last Night the King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were all at the Theatre in Drury-Lane....But before the Play began, a Gentlewoman presented a Book, address'd to Princess Amelia, intitled, The Ladies Preservative, in the Three Chief Characteristicks of Beauty; the Hair, Complexion, and Teeth, which was very graciously received. Universal Spectator, 8 March: And supposing the Tickets which came in at the usual Rates, there was about 240 1. in the House. But her Benefit is generally reckoned at 500 1. several Persons of Quality, &c. giving five, ten, and twenty Guineas each. There was the greatest Appearance of Ladies of Quality at her Benefit that ever was known, and the House so excessive full, Stage and all, that the Actors had scarce Room to perform

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

2274
13 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Roger; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Whitsun Holiday-Boval, Mrs Mills

2275
19 March 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: Mrs Booth