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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.

176
07 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

177
27 November 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. To which will be added the Coronation Scene of Anna Bullen , and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv; with several additional Decorations. Daily Post, 27 Nov.: The Coronation of Anna Bullenv having met with such extraordinary Success...the Players have been encouraged to give the Town and additional and different View of that Solemnity, by shewing the whole Magnificence at one, with the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall, &c. And we hear that several Persons of Quality being unwilling to lose their usual Variety of Plays, have desired the Comedians to add the Coronation, &c. as a separate Entertainment, to any other Play the Town may be inclin'd to see

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

178
27 May 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the English Harlequin. By a New Company of English Comedians, who never yet appear'd upon that Stage. [Second Piece: "a New Farce (of one Act)." Apparently not published. Third Piece: "a New Entertainment in Grotesque Characters."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Chimney Sweepers Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Conqueror

179
21 January 1729 @ Bow Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: A Set of Lilliputian Comedians.

180
24 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17290101 and See17281018, but to be perform'd by the Comedians , as usual.

181
30 September 1729 @ Blackheath

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market. At the Great Theatrical Tyl'd Booth, during the four Days of Black-heath Fair. From 1 P.M. to 10 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

182
20 December 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Harlequins-; The Shepherd's Holiday-

Song: Miss Thornowets

183
24 June 1730 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians From the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Chapman; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Sir Francis-Smith; Charles-Milward; Marplot-Morgan; Whisper-Haughton; Miranda-Mrs Morgan; Isabinda-Mrs Grace; Patch-Mrs Martin; Scentwell-Mrs Rice.
Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: Haughton

Dance: The Celebrated Dance in Momus, to the Black Joke Tune,-Nivelon

184
27 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 27 June: Thomas Odell, Esq. Master of the New Theatre in Goodman's Fields, hath been at Windsor to obtain Leave to bring his Company of Comedians down thither to perform Plays during the Court's Stay at Windsor; and we hear that he hath succeeded therein

Performances

185
01 August 1730 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: Written by the late facetious Mr Doggett. By the Company of Comedians from gf in the Booth next the Turnpike in Tottenham Court. [Advertised also on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam Or The Distressd Lovers With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

186
14 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market at the Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Song: Mrs Nokes

187
27 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. By a Company of Comedians from all the other Theatres. In which the Character of John Moody will be preserved (by Desire)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Song:

Dance:

188
11 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #30 5s. 6d. Daily Journal, 11 Jan.: [On Sunday] Night the Corpse of Mr Boheme...was interr'd at Greenwich. The Pall was supported by Mr Quin, Mr Ryan, and 4 other Comedians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

189
08 June 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 8 June: We hear that Part of the Company of Comedians from [lif] will open their Theatre at Richmond the latter End of this Week; and tho' they were well approved of last Season, yet have laid out considerable Sums in new Scenes and Cloaths; and...have strengthened their Company...particularly [with] the pleasant and facetious Mr Hippisley

Performances

190
30 June 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company of Comedians have determined to play [it] notwithstanding the Opposition made by some of the Company to prevent the Performance. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

191
04 August 1731 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields, and both the Theatres Royal, at the New Theatre in Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great Emperor Of The Turks Or The London Prentices Glory

Song: Excell

192
27 May 1732 @ Windmill Hill

Event Comment: At the Great Booth on Windmill-Hill. By a Select Company of Comedians. During the Holidays. From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Dance: HHarlequin and Country Man-; Harlequin Turn'd Into a Dog-; Drunken Man-Taylor

Song: Rural Dialogue-a Little Boy, Girl

193
01 June 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Dance:

194
06 June 1732 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: We hear that the Lodgings at Hampstead are filling every Day; and that a Company of Comedians from London are repairing and beautifying the Playhouse near the Wells, to entertain that Town with a Set of good Plays, Singing, Dancing, and other Theatrical Performances, all the Summer, and have provided a good Band of Musick, and intend to perform...Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.-Daily Post, 6 June

Performances

195
27 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 28 Sept.: Yesterday Morning [27 Sept.] between Nine and Ten o'Clock, Robert Wilks, Esq., one of the Patentees and Managers of his Majesty's Company of Comedians, died, at his House in Bow-street, Covent-Garden

Performances

196
18 December 1732 @ Southwark

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 18 Dec.: We hear from Southwark, that a Theatre will be ready to open there the 26th Day of this Month, on the Bowling Green, by a new Company of Comedians, who intend to play the remaining part of the Winter; and that Preparations are making in a handsome Manner for the Reception of the Gentry

Performances

197
26 December 1732 @ Southwark

Event Comment: By a New Company of Comedians who intend to Play the remaining Part of the Winter. On the Bowling-Green. To begin exactly at Six o'Clock, on the Penalty of 50 Pounds. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The House is made commodious and warm, and the Passages new laid and rang'd with Lamps. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up, nor any Person to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Entertainment: Between the Acts: Entertainment-

198
20 January 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 Jan.: Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment and a Concert of Musick to the Company of Comedians [at gf] on occasion of his Royal Highness's Birth-Day; also a Bonfire, and a large Quantity of Liquor to the Populace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

199
22 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Applebee's, 31 March: On Thursday 7-Night last at the Performance of...Love runs all Dangers...one of the Commedians took the Liberty to throw out some Reflections upon the Prime Minister and the Excise, which were not design'd by the Author; Lord Walpole being in the House, went behind the Scenes, and demanded of the Prompter, whether such Words were in the Play, and he answering they were not, his Lordship immediately corrected the Comedian with his own Hands very severely

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Mons Lefronde, the first time of his appearing on any stage in England
Role: His Son Actor: Hicks.

Dance: End of Mainpiece: Hornpipe-Jones Sr; Concluding with a Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

200
31 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco With a Grand Masque calld The Judgment of Paris or The Triumph of Beauty