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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales")') 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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song:

Dance: HHighland Dance (new)-Eaton, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song:

Dance: As17301021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

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Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks, Mines, and Widow Gardiner. Receipts: money #6 6s., tickets #103 11s. Daily Post, 25 May: We hear, that when His Majesty removes to Hampton-Court, the Theatre in that Palace will be open'd, and Plays acted by the King's Company of Comedians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Last new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #91 0s. 6d. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Balance-Mills; Plume-Wilks; Brazen-Cibber; Worthy-Watson; Kite-Harper; Bullock-Shepard; Pearmain-Cibber Jr; Appletree-Wetherilt Jr; Melinda-Mrs Horton; Sylvia-Mrs Thurmond; Rose-Mrs Cibber.
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Role: Appletree Actor: Wetherilt Jr

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Dancing-The same that were perform'd with this Play before the Royal Family last Night at Hampton-Court

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #46 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal-Desnoyer, Mrs Booth, Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Roger; All the Habits entirely New

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For a discussion of The Modern Husband, see Grub St. Journal, 30 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Cibber Jr; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Obadiah-Johnson; Ruth-Mrs Heron; Day-Griffin; Abel-Oates; Book@seller-R. Wetherilt; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Book@seller Actor: R. Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; II: The Marseilles Sailor-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; V: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: [Author not known, but probably Henry Carey; see 28 Nov.] The Scenes, Machines, and Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: An Impromptu Revel Masque: On the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Ame; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; with a Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-Essex, Houghton; Nymphs-Miss Robinson, Miss Latour; College Youths-F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. French Sailor and his Lass by Maltcr and Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17331112

Performance Comment: French Sailor and his Lass by Maltcr and Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17331112.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Stheno Actor: Vincent
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko;or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Delane; Aboan-Giffard; Daniel-Penkethman; Governor-W. Giffard; Blandford-Havard; Stanmore-Jenkins; Driver-Huddy; Jack Stanmore-Hamilton; Hottman-Stoppelaer; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlotte-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Miss Tollett .
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Music: III: Concerto on the French Horn by Charles

Dance: II: La Follette c'est Ravisez by F. Tench (from DL) and Mrs Woodward. IV: Chacone by Mrs Bullock

Song: I: By Miss Jones. V: By Miss Jones

Event Comment: Boxes and Balconies on the Stage 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Chambers; Germanicus-Miss Jones; Cupid-Miss Roberts, the first time of her appearing on this stage. In it: Harlequin in the City; or, A Wonder: Colombine Turn'd Elephant. Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine's Husband-Rosco; Clown-Penkethman; Yeoman-Wetherilt; Londoners-Hind, Topham; Yeoman's Wife-Mrs Hamilton; Londoners' Wives-Mrs Woodward, Miss Sandham; Master of the Elephant-Hulett; Gentlemen-Harbin, Jenkins, Morris; Herb Woman-Norris; Egg Woman-Monlass; Guinea Droppers-Ray, Dove; Porters-Pearce, Ayres; Basket Woman-Excell. And a New Prologue address'd to the Town, upon Harlequin's Introduction into the City. With New Musick compos'd by Mr Seedo .
Event Comment: Benefit Rosco. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17350213 The Original Epilogue in Character, adapted to Ballad Airs, and sung by Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Miss Norsa .

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. II: Scot's Dance, as17350311 IV: Pastoral Dance by Lally and Mlle Salle

Song: II: The original Words of the Play by Leveridge and Stoppelaer. III: Tippling Philosophers by Leveridge. In IV: A new song In Praise of old English Roast Beef