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Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, the Lady Augusta and the Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Lady Elizabeth, and Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Phoenix Actor: Anderson
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. At Penkethman's Theatre. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a diverting Droll. Box Tickets at Penkethman's House in Richmond. Daily Post, 5 Sept.: Mr Penkethman...had the Honour to divert their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Entertainments of Acting and Tumbling perform'd to Admiration; Likewise with his Picture of the Royal Family, down from the King of Bohemia to the young Princesses, in which is seen the Nine Muses playing on their several Instruments, in Honour of that August Family. There were present Nobility, Gentry and Ladies upwards of 200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyramus And Thisbe

Afterpiece Title: The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green; or, The Woman Never Vex'd

Music: Concerto on small Flute-John Baston

Dance: Several surprizing Entertainments of Rope Dancing-a Young Lad lately come from France, who flourishes the Colours, plays on the Violin, and turns several Times on the Rope without a Pole; Ladder Dancing-the greatest Performer in the World, who stands on the Top Round of the Ladder, drinks a Glass of Wine, with his other Hand above his Head in the Middle of the Stage; Dancing , both Serious and Comic,-Monsieur De Long Dents, Monsieur De Long Dents'@two@children , just arrived from Paris; To which will be added, Variety of Tumbling-Mons Tollard, others, just arrived from Madrid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: Three Hours after Marriage Author(s): Alexander Pope
Related Work: The Count of Burgundy Author(s): Alexander PopeAugust Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue
Related Work: Lupone; or, The Inquisitor Author(s): Alexander Gordon
Related Work: Telemachus Author(s): Alexander Scarlatti
Related Work: Sethona Author(s): Alexander Dow
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow
Event Comment: [The Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales, Princesses Amelia and Caroline present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Atalanta

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke, and two eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sabrina

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #178. P & Princess greatly hollow'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: As17381117, but Northumberland-Boman; Poins-Winstone; Peto-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Boman
Role: Prince Actor: Mills
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Prince of Arragon Actor: Turbutt

Dance: II: Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: A new Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Salway. Receipts: money #35 7s, 6d.; seals #77 6s. (Account Book); #112 (Rylands MS.). Rylands MS.: Prince up, but did not come. [Salway was charged #50 for his benfit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Jacquez Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: In I: Une Chanson apres la Maniere Francoise-Mons Salway; IV: The Cries of London-Salway

Dance: III: Les Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Marten

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Egyptiens-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment; IV: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17410403 but Perseus-Salway; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Reinhold; Amazons-Mrs James; Miss Davis; Infernals-Leveridge; Villeneuve, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-Anderson; Petit Maitre-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Valet Actor: Anderson

Dance: TTambourine, Louvre-Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Prince Prettyman Actor: Hale
Role: Prince Volscius Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: As17420125

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. To prevent any imposition on the publick by counterfeit tickets, which are so frequently sold at the doors, no tickets so bought will be admitted into the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 Characters of Dancing, as17421108; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: Yesterday George Frederick Handel, Esq; was couch'd by William Bromfield, Esq; Surgeon to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, when it was thought there was all imaginable hopes of success by the Operation, which must give the greatest pleasure to all lovers of Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Giffard; Omar-Bransby; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Heli-Usher; Bajazet-Barry; Stratocles-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; The Usual Prologue-; With the Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Event Comment: The Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets...at half a Guinea each. The Number not to exceed 400. Boxes upon the Stage 15s. Gallery 2s. 6d. And whereas by the frequent calling for the Songs again, the Operas have been too tedious; therefore the Singers are forbid to sing any Song but once; and 'tis hoped no body will call for 'em, or take it ill when not obeyed. The Book of the Opera at 1s. By Command, to begin exactly at 5. [Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius

Event Comment: As 19 Nov. Prince and Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. Prince and Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Galerati. With several Songs alter'd. Admission as 23 Oct. 1714. By Command. Weekly Journal, 30 April: His Majesty was incognito...at Lucius Verus...as were the Prince and Princess of Wales, who went publickly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Verus

Event Comment: Benefit D'Urfey. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Court Gallantry; Or, Marriage A La Mode

Performance Comment: With an Oration [before it, address'd to his Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, on the glorious Advantages of Unity and Amity amongst us; Written-D'Urfey [D'Urfey].D'Urfey].

Song: Several New Songs by D'Urfey-

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: TThe King, Prince and Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rodelinda

Event Comment: TThe King, Prince and Princess of Wales present. Universal Mercury, February 1726: Mr Handel had the Satisfaction of seeing an old Opera of his not only fill the House, which had not been done for a considerable time before, but People crowding so fast to it, that above 300 were turn'd away for want of room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. The Pit and Front Boxes put together at 5s. [The Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Dance: As17251204