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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Kings Patent"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Kings Patent")') 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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5883 results for: Keyword - King's Patent
We found 2638 matches on Performance Title, 2615 matches on Performance Comments, 1626 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5776
03 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid 1@2 yrs Kings Taxes for Theatre #84 2s. 6d. Receipts: #146 3s. 6d. (140.3.6; 6.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: End I in V: As17901020; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17901123

5777
22 February 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Ballet: Amphion et Thalie. As17910217

5778
26 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

5779
11 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

5780
11 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

5781
23 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Second Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Overture and Dead March-(Saul); In sweetest harmony-Mrs Billington, Chorus (Saul); Gentle Airs-Harrison; [accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); The smiling dawn-Miss Poole (Jephtha); Fallen is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Blooming virgins-Incledon (Athalia); He smote all the First@born-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); O magnify the Lord-Mrs Billington ([Chandos] Anthems); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).
Cast
Role: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: PART III. Eleventh Grand Concerto-; Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); No more shall Edom's sons-Miss Poole (Israel in Babylon); O Baal monarch of the skies-Chorus (Deborah); His hideous love, Love sounds the alarm-Incledon (Acis and Galatea); O Father whose Almighty power-Chorus; O let eternal honours, From mighty Kings-Mrs Billington (Judas Maccabaeus); Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: From mighty Kings Actor: Mrs Billington

5782
25 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

5783
26 March 1791 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments Of Music And Dancing

Dance: End I: Divertisement-Vestris? Jun., Victor, Vermilly, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Dorival; End II: Orpheus and Eurydice-Vestris? Jun., Victor, Vermilly, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Mozon, Mlle Dorival

5784
01 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Music: As17910323

5785
06 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: End: Cou'd a Man be secure-Dignum, Sedgwick

5786
14 May 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: End I: the new Divertissement-[i.e. Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503]; End Opera: La Fille Mal Gardee, as17910430

5787
20 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: a new Dance, composed by D'Egville, La Fete Marine, in which introduced La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

5788
02 June 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17910217 End Opera: Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503

5789
17 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

5790
21 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Prussian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

5791
18 January 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Huniades

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

5792
30 January 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

5793
17 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17911210

5794
27 February 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

5795
29 February 1792 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Act

Music: End I: concerto on the hautboy-[J.] Parke

5796
02 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel; L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; Loathsome urns-Bartleman (Time and Truth); Great Jehovah's awful word-Mrs Second (Israel in Egypt); Lord of eternity-Chorus; Behold the nations-Bartleman; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); Total eclipse-Harrison; O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); From mighty Kings-Mrs Billington (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: From mighty Kings Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

5797
09 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Second Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; O sing unto the Lord-Mrs Second; Declare his honour-Chorus; He was eyes unto the blind-Mrs Billington; For the Lord is great-Chorus; The waves of the sea-Page; O worship the Lord-Mrs Billington, Harrison; Let the whole earth stand in awe-Chorus; Every day will I give thanks-Harrison (Chandos Anthems); I feel the Deity within, Arm arm ye brave-Bartleman; We come in bright array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Let the bright Seraphim-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the trumpet-Sarjant (Samson); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).
Cast
Role: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers Actor: Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

5798
14 March 1792 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0, Composed By g

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

5799
14 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

5800
30 March 1792 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0principally From The Works Of handel; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Song: End II: Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch (Purcell)