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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "His Majesty\'s Comedians"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "His Majesty\'s 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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1364 results for: Keyword - His Majesty's Comedians
We found 1257 matches on Event Comments, 80 matches on Performance Comments, 35 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

976
26 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: The Coopers-

977
10 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: Taste or The Diversions of the Morning

Monologue: A Modern, Operatical, Sentimental, Crying, Tragedy call'd Purity [sic] in Pattens. Butler-Parsons; Squire-Fearon; Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Dance: The Haymakers-

978
24 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

979
04 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capuchin

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Venetian Regatta-

980
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

981
16 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [For Fanny Burney's pen and ink sketch of the royal box and her written description o it, as it appeared on this evening, see List of illustrations these volumes. Receipts: #261 14s. 6d. (260.14.0; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17761015

982
01 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Dance: In: The Savage Hunters, as17761024, but _Helme, Prelot

983
02 November 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astarto

Dance: New Dances composed by Simonet and Vallouy.End I: a Grand Serious Ballet-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet (their 1st appearance in England), Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli; End II: a new Pastoral Ballet Les Amans Heureux; ou, L'Aimable Vieillesse-Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End Opera: a new Ballet Demi-caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli

984
06 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End III: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge; End: The Enchantress, as17761031

Song: As17761104

985
13 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17761107

986
20 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

987
26 November 1776 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: As17761116

988
04 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Dance: End: Dance-Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci

989
11 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Rec'd. of Condell on Acct of Fruit Rent this Season #20. Receipts: #240 1s. (239.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: As17761123

990
18 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: End II: The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre, Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci, Mrs Sutton

991
22 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: as17761015; End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Song: As17770107

992
29 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: As17770128

993
05 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End II: As17761123; End: The Villagers, as17770122

994
14 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Linley Jun

995
28 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: Drydens Ode Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

996
07 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

997
14 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

998
21 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

999
09 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: End II: The Triumph of Love, as17761107

1000
30 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Such Tickets as have been delivered for this Day cannot possibly be admitted this Evening, but will be received on Thursday, the Eighth of May. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #243 9s. 6d. (242.18.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End III: The Serenade, as17770426; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425