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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "His Majestys Comedians"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "His Majestys 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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512 results for: Keyword - His Majesty's Comedians
We found 432 matches on Event Comments, 63 matches on Performance Comments, 20 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
10 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pantalon Baron Di Sloffenburgo

Entertainment: With Variety of Incidents-; Serenades-; Singing- after the Venetian Manner

Dance: Poitier, Mrs Anderson, others

377
14 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlechino Prencipe In Sogno: Viz, Harlequin A Prince In A Dream, German Baron, Flying Physician, And Pretty Margaret

Dance: As17261210

378
17 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Published in 1726 without cast

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata Da Enea; Or, Dido Forsaken By Aeneas: With The Bloody Battle Between The Trojans And Moors, And The Destruction Of Carthage

Afterpiece Title: La Jenerosita per Forza di Pantalone Economo in Campagna: viz, The Forced Generosity of Pantalone in his Oeconomy at his Country Seat

Dance: Serious and Grotesque Characters-Poitier, Mrs Anderson, Wellman, Mrs Constantin, Gaetani, Mrs Argentina, Chevrier, Mrs Gaetani

379
21 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [By $His Majesty's Command. With Apparitions, Transformations, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: [il Convitato Di Pietra, O sca Don Giovanni Libertino: Viz

Dance: [Grotesque Characters-Poitier, Mrs Anderson, others

380
28 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Padrone Servo, Ed Il Servo Padrone Pes Impegno D'honore: Viz, The Master Man And The Man Master In Point Of Honour; Or, Harlequin Gentleman Per Force: With His Uncommon Duel

Dance: Mrs Anderson, others

381
31 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucrezia Romana Violata, Da Sesto Tarquinio: Viz, Lucretia The Roman, Ravish'd By Sextus Tarquinius: With Harlequin A Jealous Husband And Pantalon's Rivality For Argentina

Afterpiece Title: French Farce, in Mock Imitation of Lucretia

Dance:

382
04 January 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'honorata Poverta Di Rinaldo: Viz, The Honourable Poverty Of Rinaldo, False Accused By The Maganzesians: With Harlequin Guardian To His Master's Family And Defender Of His Castle

383
12 January 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With Flights, Apparitions, and Transformations, entirely new and diverting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina A Sorceress For Complaisance: Personation The Gypsy, Florentine Lass, Armenian Merchant, Running Footman, French Lady, And Counsel At Law

Dance: The usual Entertainments in Grotesque Characters-

384
16 January 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Captain Of The Bandittos, Thief, Spy, Head Serjeant, Judge, And Hangman, Poison'd, And New-fashion'd Candlestice

Dance:

385
25 January 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [Admetus was reheared for the first time this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'inganno Fortunato; Or, The Happy Delusion: With Pantalon's Concern For The Loss Of His Daughter, And His Confusion Among The Ghosts, Harlequin's Preferments, And Brighella's Love For Argentina

Dance: Dancing In Grotesque Characters-

386
09 February 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit His Majesty">Signora Diana. By $His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: [la Donna Piu Constante Dell' Humo: Viz

Song: [

Dance: [

387
16 February 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Argentina. By His Majesty's Command. And at the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for The Hortolana taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lo Soirito Foletto; Viz, The Hobgoblin

Song: Singing-

Dance: Dancing After their different Manner-

388
07 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Faustina. With several New Additions. By his Majesty's Command, for the better Convenience of the Audience, the Stage will be laid quite Open. N.B. The Court of Directors have resolved not to make use of their Tickets as Subscribers this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Admetus

389
09 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlechino Pittor Alla Moda: Viz, Harlequin A New Fashion'd Painter: With His Love For Argentina And The Comical Fears Of Pantalon At The Supposed Spirits

Song: Singing-

Dance: As usual; Also a curious Entertainment of Dancing-Persons lately arrived from Italy and France

390
16 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit +Harlequin and Signora Constantini. By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: il Proteo Novello: Viz, The New Proteus

Entertainment: The Comical Scene of the Stuttering Master of Musick-Brighella

Dance: End I: +Hornpipe-Cornet, Mrs Anderson; II: Peasant's Dance-Welman, Mrs Anderson; III: The Character of Signora Cattina Venetiana-; IV: Niais and Niaise-; Foolish Man and Woman-; V: Twelve Grotesque Character, viz. Punchanello, Dame Ragonde, Pierrots, Harlequins, Scaramouches, Peasants, Mad Men and Women-

391
23 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Victoria and the Doctor. By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Being a particular Fatigue of Argentina, with her Comical Affectation of her New Title; wherein the Doctor will perform by the Name of Tabarin , a New Character, very Comical and Jocose, never yet seen on the Stage, which has been reserved for that Day, and may be continued hereafter, if he has the Happiness of pleasing his most Noble Spectators better than by his former

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

392
06 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [A notice denies the rumor that the company is leaving shortly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Performance Comment: Brighella : With his surprizing Disguises, and counterfeiting the Personages of a Foreign Prince, a Turk, a Petit Maitre, a Merchant, a Gniais, a Swiss, an English Waterman, an Armenian, a Florentine, a Venetian Gondolier, a Scaramouch, a Stuttering Musick-Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

393
08 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [The opera had to be postponed because of the indisposition of a performer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Dama Demonio, E La Serva Diavolo: Viz, The Mistress Demon By Diana, And The Maid Devil By Argentina: With The Comical Frights Of Pantalon And Harlequin

Dance: Dancing In Serious and Grotesque Characters-

394
25 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. The usual Concert of Instrumental Musick will be augmented, and the Characters new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Parodia Del Pastor Fido

Dance: Shepherds, Nymphs, Peasants: Myrtillo-Pantalon; Ergastus-Harlequin; Satyr-Brighella; Silvio-Mrs Casanova; Corisea-Mrs Constantine; Amarillis [Daily Courant, Daily Post] or Asparillis [Daily Journal]-Argentina; Dorinda-Miss Rutti

395
28 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Present: King and Queen. [In Daily Post, 27 Sept., Macbeth had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

396
13 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command.Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. The King, Queen, Prince William, and three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

397
20 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince William, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

398
30 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Princess Royal and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

399
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

400
28 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

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