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1773 results for: Keyword - Princess Elizabeth
We found 839 matches on Event Comments, 519 matches on Author, 276 matches on Performance Comments, 165 matches on Performance Title, and 38 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
18 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Hale; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Chapman; Fluellen-Hippisley; Pistol-Cibber; English Soldier-Rosco; France-Cashell; Dauphin-Woodward; Constable-Bridgwater; French Soldier-Destrade; Queen of France-Mrs Bland; Princess Katherine-Mrs Hale; Hostess-Mrs James; With the Chorus (after the manner of the ancients)-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Princess Katherine Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

877
31 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece By Command. Present The Duke, Princess Amelia, and the Princess of Hesse (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts:#188 6s. 2d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

878
07 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Present The Duke, Princess Amelia, and Princess of Hesse (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #161 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

879
10 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command. Present the Duke, Princess Amelia, and Princess of Hesse. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #178 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

880
12 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command. Present the Duke, Princess Amelia, The Princess of Hesse. Paid Mr Day for the use of a Turkish Vase 2 nights in Tamerlane for Mr Bencraft #1 1s. Receipts: #144 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

881
02 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales. Gifts to King's Footmen #2, 2s.; Chairmen #2 2s.; Prince of Wales' Footmen #1 1s.; Chairmen #1 1s.; Princess of Wales' Footmen #1 1s.; Chairmen #1 1s.; the Duke's Footmen #1 1s.; Chairman #1 1s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #185 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: [Mentioned in the Account Books, Egerton 2268, but not in the General Advertiser.]

882
12 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #156 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

883
28 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #142 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

884
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

885
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

886
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

887
23 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive. [Emperor-Wilder; Vizir-Vernon; London Prentice-Beard; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Princess Theoraze-Mrs Clive (MacMillan).]
Cast
Role: Princess Theoraze Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

888
27 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Simson; King Arthur-Philips; Grizzle-Burton; Noodle-Walker; Doodle-Scrase; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Bennet; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

889
05 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command, The Prince of Wales. Receipts: #191 9s. Present Prince of Wales at #5 5s. and Prince Edward, Princess of Wales at #5 5s. and Princess Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

890
20 March 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage

Performance Comment: Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage.
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage.

891
03 September 1760 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dramatic Turtle

Performance Comment: Yates, from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, will dress his Dramatic Turtle for the entertainment of the town. This most excellent dish will comprise the essence of every Theatrical Rarity. IN THE CALIPASH will be found the most extraordinary Adventures of Timur Koran; or, The Favourite of the Sun. The Love and Distress of the Princess Karansa; her confinement in the Brazen Tower; the Cruelty of the Emperor Albufazar her Father; Karanza's Trial and Condemnation; the Banishment of Timor Koran; the wicked Machinations of the Vizier, Prime Minister to Albufazar, the Procession of the Princess and Timur Koran to the Funeral Pile; their strange delivery from Death by the spirit Seraphel. IN THE CALIPEE will be the Eighth Wonder of the World; or, The Heroic Taylors, with the Humours of General Trinculo and his pleasant companion Humpkinn Buzz, the merry exploits and miraculous Adventures of Barnaby Bodkin, Tom Thimble, Ben Buckram, Nich. Canvas, all Gentlemen of the Light Horse. THE BLUE FAT AND FINNS will contain the various entertainments of Singing, with the Machinery and Decorations. The whole to be seasoned by the way of Chian Butter, with a most extraordinary band of music.

892
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

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: [Unspecified]

893
30 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The English Tars in America; or, The Good Woman Without a Head

Performance Comment: Oflarty Macfinnan-Shuter; Indian King-Wignel; Capt. Briton-Davis; Beau Bowling-Buck; Jack Ratling-Weller; Black@moor Lady-Miss Sledge; Princess Sachema-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Princess Sachema Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An Epilogue on the Humours of tne Age in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage-Cresswick

894
31 August 1761 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Bride; Or, The Unexpected Event

Afterpiece Title: The British Tar's Triumph over M Soup-Maigre

Performance Comment: Cast:The performance will be highly enlivened with several entertaining Scenes between England, France, Ireland, and Scotland, in the diverting personges of Ben Bowling, an Dnglish Sailor; M Soup-Maigre, a French Captain; O'Flannaghan, an Irish officer; M'Pherson, a Scotch officer. Through which the manners of each nation will be characteristically and humourously depicted. In which will be introduced as singular and curious a procession as was ever exhibited in this nation. The Objects that compose the Pageantry are both Exotic and British. The Principal figure is the glory and delight of Old England, and the envy of our enemies. The Whole to conclude with a Loyal song on the approaching marriage of our great and glorious Sovereign, King George, and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg. An extraordinary band of music is provided: drums, hautboys, violins, French horns, violincellos, bassoons, clarinets. O'Flannaghan, an Irish officer; M'Pherson, a Scotch officer. Through which the manners of each nation will be characteristically and humourously depicted. In which will be introduced as singular and curious a procession as was ever exhibited in this nation. The Objects that compose the Pageantry are both Exotic and British. The Principal figure is the glory and delight of Old England, and the envy of our enemies. The Whole to conclude with a Loyal song on the approaching marriage of our great and glorious Sovereign, King George, and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg. An extraordinary band of music is provided: drums, hautboys, violins, French horns, violincellos, bassoons, clarinets.

Entertainment: of singing and dancing.of singing and dancing

895
21 September 1761 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Whimsical Battle Of The Greybeards; Or, The Humourous History Of A Covent Garden Adventure; Containing The Ridiculous Behaviour Of shela O'flannegan The First Irish Woman Introduced At Any Fair, The Odd Resentment Of col

Performance Comment: Crackcrown and his whimsical Duel with the purblind Major Blinko, the Marriage of Sawney MacGregor, a Scotch Footman, and Shela O'Flannegan; with the fortunate conclusion by a Methodist Cobbler; The whole to conclude with a congratulatory poem; by way of Epithalamium, on the auspicious nuptials of our Illustrious Patriot King, and the Illustrious Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz-.
Cast
Role: Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg Actor: Strelitz-.

Dance: CComic Dance-Signora Florentina, a capital performer from the Opera House at Turin

896
15 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Present their Majesties, the Duke of Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s., and gave Princess Dowager's Footmen #1 1s. and Chairmen #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #232 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17661120; End Afterpiece: The Female Archer, as17661215

897
13 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book).*c1768 05 13 cg [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Afterpiece Title: None

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

898
08 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: About Ten o'clock this Morning Orders came from the Lord Chamberlain to Shut up the House on Account of the Death of the Princess Dowager of Wales who died this Morn[in]g between 6 & 7 o'clock (Hopkins Diary). [Closed through Sat., Feb. 15. No record in Treasurer's Book save "The Princes Dowager of Wales died this Morning."] Theatres clos'd on 8 Feb. and reopen'd on 17th Feb. for Augusta Princess Dowager of Wales (Winston MS 10). Paid salary list, at #83 9s. 9d. per diem, #500 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct, #2; Mr S. French, 1 1!2 days 7s. 6d.; Mr Weston's note to Mr Holman, #8 3s. (Treasurer's Book). [The cast scheduled for mainpiece was that of 4 Feb.; for afterpiece that of 30 Dec. 1771. The dance between was to have been Sailor's Revels of 8 Oct. 1771.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

899
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Russell; King Arthur-Comerford; Lord Grizzle-Massey; Noodle-Russell; Doodle-Johnson; Bailiff-Dancer; Follower-Thomas; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Smith; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Ross; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Wilks; Mustacha (a Maid of Honour)-Miss Taylor; Cleora-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Wilks

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

900
08 February 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bensley, Farren, Packer, Hurst, Wright, Chambers, Wrighten, Fawcett, Philimore, Burghall, Henderson, Mrs Robinson, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779, and London Magazine, Feb. 1779, 73): Paladore-Smith; King-Bensley; Lucio-Farren; Rinaldo-Packer; Ascanio-Hurst; Shepherd-Wright; Senator-Chambers; Foresters-Wrighten, Fawcett; Squire to Paladore-Philimore; Officer-Burghall; Bireno-Henderson; Alinda-Mrs Robinson; Princess-Miss Younge; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs