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1375 results for: Keyword - Princess Dowager of Wales
We found 971 matches on Event Comments, 261 matches on Performance Comments, 163 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

201
21 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). Prince & Princess of Wales & ye Children (Cross). Paid for wax lights for the Prince 15s. 7d.; Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax & Brickdust 4s. 5d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #176 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: As17491220

202
06 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the young Princes, will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the play of the Merry Wives of Windsor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

203
31 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. This evening their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the young Princes will be at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the tragedy of the Fair Penitent (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

204
30 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. We hear their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Princess Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the Siege of Damascus and the Italian Dancers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521219

205
05 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Account Book: Present Prince and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Edward, Prince Frederick. [See also 25 Nov.] Receipts: #171 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V : With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

206
04 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Present Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, William, Frederick. Lady Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth. Receipts: #180 1s. Bought 3 1!2 dozen Wax Candles, #5 8s. 6d. [The complete payroll was met and a balance carried over of #120 13s. 9d. as profit.] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

207
19 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Majesty. The Comedy Love for Love design'd to be perform'd this day, is deferr'd till further notice. Present His Majesty and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Louisa, Prince William and Prince Frederick. Boxes #94 7s. 6d. [about 384 persons, nearly the capacity of the Boxes, which was about 560]. Paid Macklin one fifth part of #179 being the surplus after #63 allow'd for the charge as per agreement...#35 16s. Gave the Yeomen of the King and Princess's Guard #2 2s., and the King's Footmen and Chairmen #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #242 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: [Unspecified]

208
25 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rape; Or, The Innocent Impostor

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Boheme, Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Hulett, Chapman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, but edition of 1730 lists: King of Spain-Boheme; Alonzo-Quin; Sebastian-Ryan; Ramirez-Walker; Emanuel-Milward; Garcia-Hulett; Octavio-Chapman; Lionel-Ogden; Queen of Spain-Mrs Berriman; Queen Dowager of Portugal-Mrs Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Buchanan; Isabella-Mrs Younger; Merinda-Mrs Cantrel; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Queen Dowager of Portugal Actor: Mrs Bullock

209
13 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Roger; Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; Whitsun Holiday-Boval, Mrs Mills

210
10 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Princess Emilia, and Princess Caroline present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

211
13 March 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Serenata. Being an Essay of several different Sorts of Harmony.[Music by Handel. Done into English by George Oldmixon.] Daily Advertiser, 14 March: Last Night Mr Handell's new Serenata, in Honour of the Princess Royal's Nuptials with the Prince of Orange, was perform'd before their Majesties, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Prince of Orange, and all the Royal Family, and was received with the greatest Applause; the Piece containing the most exquisite Harmony ever furnish'd from the Stage, and the Disposition of the Performers being contriv'd in a very grand and magnificent Manner. [The marriage of the Prince of Orange and Royal Princess occurred on Thursday, 14 March.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa; Or, Apollo And The Muses Celebrating The Nuptials Of Thetis And Peleus

212
03 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Gave Prince of Wales' Chairmen by Humphrey #1 1s.; to Princess of Wales Chairmen by Cotten #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

213
03 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess of Wales, for the first time since the Prince's Death (Cross). [This is the mother of George III, now Prince of Wales. His father Frederick, Prince of Wales, had died 19 March 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

214
26 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #115 18s. 6d. Present Prince of Wales at #5 5s., with Duke of York; Princess of Wales at #5 5s., with Lady Augusta, Lady Caroline, Lady Louisa. Paid Woodfall for printing #46 18s. 6d. and another printing bill #31 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

215
26 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 14 May. To be admitted on the Stage One Guinea. [The Princess of Wales and Princess Anne present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

216
02 September 1723 @ Richmond

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

217
28 December 1725 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: PPrince and Princess of Wales, Princesses Anne, Caroline and Amelia present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rodelinda

218
08 March 1726 @ King's Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

219
15 March 1726 @ King's Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipio

220
31 May 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: TThe King, Prince and Princess of Wales, and Princesses Anne, Carolona, and Amelia present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

221
11 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [T+The Necromancer, not advertised, may have been given as an afterpiece, as the Daily Journal, 12 Feb., states that the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Amelia and Carolina saw it as part of the program.] Receipts: #68 15s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 113 paid and 30 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 164 paid and 17 orders; slips, 7 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 117 paid and 4 orders; second, 123 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

222
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

223
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

224
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

225
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