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4636 results for: Keyword - His Royal Highness the Duke
We found 2115 matches on Event Comments, 1466 matches on Performance Comments, 1017 matches on Performance Title, 403 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1301
03 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Lewes. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the actors #5 1s 6d. Morris 40 346 #93 7s. Lewes 79 303 236 #88 16s. Money #59 8s. 6d.@Total House Value #241 11s. 6d.@ Reciv'd from Proprieters of the Gazetter for this season #50 for exclusive rights to publishing Play Notices (Account Book). Receipts: #59 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Mahoon
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

Ballet: III: Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

1302
12 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet and Stede. Every Man in His Humour oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of a principal performer. Tickets deliver'd for Every Man will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Bennet and Stede #23 13s. covered by #45 17s. to Bennet from his tickets (Box 6; Pit 195; Gallery 151) and by #33 14s. to Stede from his tickets (Box 16; Pit 102; Gallery 144). Receipts: #40 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Mahoon
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 1st time (Scholar to Fishar)

1303
27 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Smith, Parsons, Arnauld, Miss Madden, Miss Cockayne, and others. Tickets deliver'd by Wild, Mrs Hitchcock, Francis, Widow Trott, Mrs Paddick, and for the fourteenth will be taken. [The Mourning Bride and Orpheus had been planned for the 14th. See foot of playbill 13 May.] @Tickets Pit Box Gallery Value 1!2 Value@T. Smith 67 61 #16 3s. #8 1s. 6d.@ Maddan 10 30 49 #11 18s. #5 19s.@19 183 58 38 19@Cockayne 7 23 48 #10 5@Wilde 2 27 33 #7 17s. #3 18s. 6d.@Francis 4 25 31 #7 17s. #3 18s. 6d.@Arnd Fishar 14 8 #2 18s. #1 9s.@Hitchcock 31 41 14 #15 6s. #7 3s.@ Trott 16 8 4 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Paddick 16 7 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Total #118 13s. #59 6s. 6d. (Account Book).@ [No charges were listed. The house took, instead one-half value of the tickets, leaving the other half as profit to the ten beneficiaries. House also took the cash receipts.] Receipts: #27 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Mahoon
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

Song: II: A Song-Parsons

Dance: III: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Madden; IV: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon, as17680416

1304
26 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Powell; Capulet-Gibson; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Tibalt-Gardner; Benvolio-Davis; Peter-Morgan; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Morris; Friar John-Wignell; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; In Act I: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; with the Funeral procession of Juliet-; Solemn Dirge the vocal parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Mahon, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play
Role: with the Funeral procession of Juliet Actor:
Role: Solemn Dirge the vocal parts Actor: Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Mahon, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

1305
03 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17680928

1306
08 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: PPowell's 2nd appearance as Ford. N.B. The Characters dress'd in the HABITS of the TIME. Receipts: #127 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

1307
31 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [Harlequin Skeleton] now advertised under its original title, but the New Scene with additions continued (playbill). Paid Younger for a license for ye 2 Sisters #2 2s. (Account Book). [See 18 Feb.] Receipts: #244 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: lists Mirza Actor: Davis, but Davis does not appear on the playbill, which lists Mrs Lessingham, though no part appears for her in the 1768 edn.. Mrs Lessingham played Aspasia according to the listing in Lloyd's Evening Post, 2 thru 5 Dec.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17680924, but The Baby-_; Merlin-_; Diana-_.
Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

1308
01 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Cast
Role: Athelwold Actor: Smith
Role: Chorus of British Virgins Actor: Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Catley, others.
Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Reinhold

1309
04 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Simpson for New Music for the theatre for seasons 1772 and 1773 #10 10s. Paid Whitefield for Cloaths bought #31 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #114 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Reinhold

Dance: II: The Tartars, as17721124

1310
24 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon

1311
01 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon

1312
03 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by the Widow of the late Dall, Sga Tinte, Thompson, Jones and Bates will be taken this Night. Receipts: #283 8s. 6d. (54.5.6; 1.4.6; tickets: 127.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: As17770201, but Prologue-_; Epilogue-_[and thereafter].and thereafter].

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17770423, but Anatomist-Jones Prologue-_; Escape-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon

Dance: End: The Serenade, as17770426

Music: End II: solo on the pedal harp-Jones

1313
08 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets which have been already delivered by Miss Ambrose, Branson, and the Gentlemen of the Orchestra for Wednesday, the 30th of April, will be received this Evening. Receipts: #286 (55.12; tickets: 230.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon

1314
16 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon

1315
26 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 2 June: Received for Stage Forfeits this Season #12 14s. 8d.; 5 June: Received of Their Majesties for this Season #80. Receipts: #209 5s. 6d. (208.15.0; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

1316
03 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

1317
06 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross (1st appearance these 5 years); Edgar-Lewis; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Booth; Goneril-Mrs Poussin; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Green; Cordelia-Mrs Hartley (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17771001

1318
08 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Death is identified in Public Advertiser, 9 Oct.; he was from the York theatre. Leoni's song is identified in London Chronicle, 9 Oct.] Receipts: #197 1s. (196.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Tom-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Death]); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahon
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End III: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Song: II: song [I have lost my Anna]-Leoni

1319
14 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160809

1320
21 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160809

1321
06 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Frederick Duke Of Brunswick Lunenberg

Cast
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Ryan

1322
08 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #28 9s. 6d.; tickets #50 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Frederick Duke Of Brunswick Lunenberg

Cast
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Ryan

1323
11 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: As17391010

1324
12 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: As17391010

1325
13 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: As17391010