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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.

1051
17 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17800211

1052
17 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

1053
24 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

1054
29 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last Time of performing this Season. [This was Mrs Hartley's last appearance on the tstage.] Account-Book, 29 May: Paid Foulis for writing Music #101 17s.; 31 May: Received of Their Majesties for this Season #60, of Prince of Wales #30; 16 June: Paid Pattinson, tallow chandler, #332 8s. Paid Cooper, printer, #335 11s. Paid Harris, manager, #500. Paid Enderby, oil merchant, #1,061 17s. Paid Hull, salary as Acting Manager #150. Paid Mrs Hartley in lieu of a Benefit #105; 6 July: Received Stage Forfeits this season #42 3s. 6d. Receipts: #63 8s. (61.14.6; 1.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Gibraltar

Dance: As17800417

1055
06 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford

1056
13 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley

1057
20 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: As17801025

1058
25 November 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Larcifanfano

Dance: End I: New Ballet-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End II: new ballet, composed by Simonet, The Fortunate Escape-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Mme Simonet; End Opera: new ballet, composed by Simonet, The Country Gallant-, in which Mme Simonet, will dance in Men's Cloaths with Sga Tantini, Sga Crespi, Sg and Sga Zuchelli

1059
27 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801027

1060
04 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17801018

1061
28 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17801018

1062
02 January 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: As17801219 throughout

1063
11 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

1064
17 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1065
26 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

1066
01 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810131

1067
08 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End: new dance, Bacchus and Ariadne-Aldridge, Miss Besford

1068
15 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17810213

1069
02 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: Drydens Ode for St

Music: End Part I oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

1070
09 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah Alexanders Feast

Music: As17810302

1071
15 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

1072
16 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Music from Bonduca Drydens Ode for St

Music: As17810302

1073
17 March 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: The Nymphs of Diana, as17810210

Ballet: End Opera: Ninette a la Cour. As17810222

1074
23 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Il Penseroso Il Moderato Alexanders Feast

Music: As17810302

1075
30 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Alexanders Feast

Music: As17810302

Song: End Oratorio: My Heart is inditing [from Coronation Anthems]-; with several capital songs [selected from Handel's Works-; [to conclude with the Grand Coronation Anthem God save the King-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom