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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.

151
27 May 1723 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At 7 p.m. Tomorrow being His Majesty's Birth-Day occasions the Opera being perform'd this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flavius

152
05 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Prince By Enchantment; With His Comical Cavalcade And Taken Up In The Air By Daemons; Or, The Loves Of Pantalon And Argentine, His Imprisonment And Condemnation To The Gallies

Dance: As17260928

153
21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. For the better Information of those who do not thoroughly understand the Italian Language, a Book with the Argument and Explanations in English, of what is transacted in every Scenes, may be had...at the usual Places in the Opera-House. Price 6d. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

154
28 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. This being the first Time of Acting on Account of Subscriptions, the General Tickets will be sent to the Subscribers. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Most Knowing, Least Understanding; Or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis; Viz

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant Marriage; Concluding with The Singing Deities

Dance: Dancing and other Decorations proper to the Play , entirely new and diverting-

155
01 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Greatest Glory Of A Prince Is The Conquest Of His Own Passions

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Buffoon at Court, a Dumb Spy, and Condemned to the Stirpado

Dance: Serious Dances-Poitier, others

156
05 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diana's Madness; Or, Fatime, A Favourite Slave In The Seraglio, Mad For Love, And Crown'd Empress By The Grand Signior: With Pantlon And Harlequin Eunuchs Elected Kaimcan And Ciguir, The One Impaled And The Other Sawed Asunder, The Bashas Selim And Achmet Ript Open, Rabca Strangled, And Chistar Beheaded

Entertainment: Carneval-after the Venetian Manner; Dancing-Masqueraders in divers Characters, Madmen, Turks Men and Women being the Invention of Mr Poictiers

157
07 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King and Prince Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pantalon A Broker Broken Merchant And Desperately In Love, Harlequin His Shopkeeper: With A Ridotto After The Venetian Manner, Songs, And A Serenata In A Venetian Gondola

Entertainment: As17261105

158
12 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. With Flyings, Apparitions, &c. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina A Magician, Disguised, Serving Diana, Transformed Into A Gipsie, Armenian, Footman, Fiend, Lady, And Counsellour

Dance: As17260928

159
16 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mercante Prodigo; Or, Harlequin A Prodigal Merchant, Persecuted By Silvio, Basilisk Of Bernagasso

Dance: As17260928

160
19 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Furbarie Per Vendetta; Or, Brighella's Revenge Thwarted By Argentina: With Divers Transformations Of Harlequin, Viz

Cast
Role: Musick Actor: Master, Madam Pantaska, or Lady Pancake, Swaggerer, Cyant and Grand Bashaw, Together with the Comical Egress and Regress from and to the Twon. Edition of 1726 lists no cast.

Dance: Turkish Men and Women, being the Invention of Mr Poitier

161
30 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Disgrazie D'arlechino: Viz

Performance Comment: Harlequin's Misfortune; or, His Marriage Interrupted by Brighella's Cunning: With his Comical Circumcision. none listed in edition of 1726.

Dance: As17260928

162
03 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lo Spirito Folletto; Or, The Hobgoblin By Argentina

Cast
Role: Dancing and Singing after their Different Manner Actor:
Role: with Flights Apparitions and Transformations Actor:
Role: Prologue Actor: the Infernal Deities.

Dance: TThe Furies-Poictier, others

163
07 December 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Furbarie Per Vendetta; Or, Bridghella's Revenge Contrariated By Argentina: With Harlequin's Transformation, Viz

Performance Comment: a Physician, Master of Musick, Madam Patasia, or Lady Pancake, Swaggerer, Giant, and Grand Bashaw; Together with his Comical Egress and Regress to and from the Tower.

164
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

165
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

166
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

167
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

168
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

169
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:

170
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

171
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-

172
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:

173
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-

174
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: [

175
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

Cast
Role: With the Prologue Actor: the Infernal Deities.

Song: Singing-

Dance: Dancing After their different Manner-

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