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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Princess Augusta"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Princess Augusta")') 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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1030 results for: Keyword - Princess Augusta
We found 785 matches on Event Comments, 158 matches on Performance Title, 101 matches on Performance Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

276
06 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties Command. Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Daily Journal, 7 March: Last Night the King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were all at the Theatre in Drury-Lane....But before the Play began, a Gentlewoman presented a Book, address'd to Princess Amelia, intitled, The Ladies Preservative, in the Three Chief Characteristicks of Beauty; the Hair, Complexion, and Teeth, which was very graciously received. Universal Spectator, 8 March: And supposing the Tickets which came in at the usual Rates, there was about 240 1. in the House. But her Benefit is generally reckoned at 500 1. several Persons of Quality, &c. giving five, ten, and twenty Guineas each. There was the greatest Appearance of Ladies of Quality at her Benefit that ever was known, and the House so excessive full, Stage and all, that the Actors had scarce Room to perform

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

277
15 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Entertainment: To be express'd in the Great Bills

278
06 August 1729 @ Richmond

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 8 Aug.: On Wednesday last in the Evening her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, his Royal Highness the Duke, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Amelia and Carolina, were entertained in the Gardens at Richmond by the Comedians of the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Unknown

279
11 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #116 16s. [Prince, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

280
22 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; King Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-W. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Young Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Robinson.

281
31 March 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With an Addition of some New Songs. [Prince, Princess Royal, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

282
24 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Marshall; Doodle-Reynolds; 1st Physician-Hallam; 2d-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Prologue-Jones; Epilogue-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones

283
01 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Marshall; Dr Churchyard-Hallam; Dr Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Martin; Cleora-Mrs Smith; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy; but see also 24 April. but see also 24 April.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Martin

284
04 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17300501, but Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; With a New Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones

285
04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Rosco; Doodle-Wathen; Churchyard-Wells; Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Williamson; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

286
14 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Achurch; Doodle-Wathen; Churchyard-Wells; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Newstead; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Tom Thumb-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Song: Mrs Nokes

287
28 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Afterpiece: a new Dramatic Masque. [By Roger.] The Habits, Scenes, Machines, and the other Decorations entirely new. King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia and Princess Mary present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With The Mistakes

288
26 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

289
28 November 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

290
17 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [K$King, Queen, Duke, Princess Royal, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present. For an Epigram on the late Mrs Oldfield, see Grub St. Journal, 17 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

291
07 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Royal. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

292
21 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Amelia and the Princess Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

293
25 February 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Royal and the Princess Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

294
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Young Verhuyck; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Lacy; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Merline-Hallam; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathan; Foodle-Ayres; Bailiff-Peterson; Follower-Hicks; Parson-Watson; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Glumdalca-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

295
30 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot, who composed the Entertainment. By Command of their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Royal and Princess Caroline. [Prince also present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

296
16 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: 6p.p.m. [Their Majesties, Princess Royal, two eldest Princesses, Duke of Lorrain, and Count Kinski present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

297
30 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Prince William, Princess Royal, the young Princesses, and Duke of Lorrain present. See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 115.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

298
16 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others; III: Comic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; V: Serious Dance-Denoyer

299
23 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-W. Mills; Numpskull-Miller; Wolsey-Barcock; Northumberland-Tenoe; Piercy-Bardin; Rochford-Cross; Clerimont-Aston; Lack Brains-Young Bencroft; Sir Positive Crab-Jones; Anna Bullen-Mrs Clark; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Ann Oates; Lady Diana-Miss L'Homme; Clarinda-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Rogers; Ticklepitcher-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Ann Oates

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion

300
02 December 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: TTheir Majesties, Princess Royal, and Princesses Caroline and Mary present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander