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2724 results for: Keyword - Princess Royal and Amelia
We found 1553 matches on Event Comments, 857 matches on Performance Title, 464 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
15 April 1664 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This play apparently was not printed. Pepys, Diary: and then with my wife by coach to the Duke's house, and there saw The German Princess acted, by the woman herself; but never was any thing so well done in earnest, worse performed in jest upon the stage; and indeed the whole play, abating the drollery of him that acts her husband, is very simple, unless here and there a witty sprinkle or two

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Princess

Performance Comment: Princess-Mary Carleton?.
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Mary Carleton?.

2
18 December 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Amelia-Miss Cecilia Young.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Cecilia Young.
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

3
26 December 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Afterpiece had been advertised on two previous days to be the Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter, in the character of Harlequin-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Granier; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Vandersluys; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Desse; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard
Role: Pan Actor: Vandersluys

4
12 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [W+Winston MS 8 lists Harlequin Skeleton; or, The Royal Chace.] Receipts: #42 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Arthur; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Collins; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Trapland Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, The Royal Chase

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-Miles; Doctor-Arthur; Anatomist-Stoppelaer; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Howard; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Lowe

5
19 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Raftor. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Princesses Royal and Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: RRosy Bowers (Henry Purcell)-Miss Raftor

Dance: TThe Lorrain-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

6
02 May 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

7
13 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A New English Opera (after the Italian Method). [Text by Henry Carey. Music by John Frederick Lampe.] Subscribers' Tickets will not be taken after the first four Nights. Pit and Boxes 6s. Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: By a Set of Performers who never yet appeared in Publick, but edition of 1732 lists: Osmyn-Waltz; Casimir-Kelly; Rodulpho-Snider; Amelia-Miss Arne; Augusta-Mrs Mason.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Arne
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

8
24 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: See17320313 but Amelia-Miss Arne.
Cast
Role: 7320313 but Amelia Actor: Miss Arne.
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

9
24 March 1743 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Casimir-Sullivan; Osmyn-Messing; Amelia-Mrs Lampe; Augusta-Miss Young; Rodolpho-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Lampe
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

10
12 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Tickets for the Wonder will be taken. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [The afterpiece a musical entertainment by Richard Cumberland taken from his The Summer's Tale. See 6 Dec. 1765; 28 April 1768.] Charges #64 15s. Balance to Dyer #10 5s. plus #160 5s. in tickets (Box 471; Pit 198; Gallery 128). (Account Book). Receipts: #75 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Peter-Bates; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

11
14 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: An alteration by Cumberland from his Summer's Tale (Genest, V, 321). Theatrical Review, 14 Dec.: We confess we pitied the situation of the performers, who all exerted their utmost efforts to support it in the representation; but it is not the eminent abilities of a Vernon, a Parsons, a Hunt, or a Fitzgerald, that can render a piece worthy of notice, which has nothing interesting in it, and is absolutely devoid of merit. Paid Salary list, #501 3s. 6d.; Mr S. French 6 days #1 10s.; Mrs Abington for cloaths #2; Rec'd stopages #13 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipt2: #128 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: will be introduced a Grand Dance Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Rogers.
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Parsons, Davies, J. Burton, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Hunt. Henry-Vernon; Sir Anthony Withers-Parsons; Frederick-Davies; Peter-J. Burton; Patty-Mrs Fitzgerald; Amelia-Miss Hunt (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Hunt
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland

12
02 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Milward; Hubert-Walker; Vandunck-Bullock; Hemskirk-Paget; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunck Actor: Bullock

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Honest Welshman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Pelling; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; (by Desire) Hippisley's Medley; or, Drunken Man-

13
13 February 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Walker; Hubert-A. Hallam; Vandunck-Morgan; Hemskirk-Hale; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunck Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Stoppelaer; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Vincent; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Miss Norsa; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Thompson; Euryale-Howard; Ethiopians-Thompson, Howard; Amazons-Miss Bincks, Mrs De l'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby; Infernals-Leveridge, Lally, S. Lally, Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke; Hussar-Boval; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Mlle Grognet; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Colombine-Mlle Quinault; Grand Dance of Momus . Grand Dance of Momus .
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Norsa

14
06 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Woolfort-Walker; Vandunck-Mullart; Hemskirk-Hale; Boor-James; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunck Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380103

15
03 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #52 14s. 6d. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Hale; Hubert-Hallam; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Higgen-Hippisley; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunck Actor: Mullart
Role: Boors Actor: James, Smith, Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Hallam

Dance: TThe Swiss, Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

16
29 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Milward; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Wright; Hemskirk-Havard; Hubert-Mills; Vandunck-Shepard; Prigg-Chapman; Higgen-Macklin; Frighted Boor-Woodward; Jaculine-Mrs Bennet; Bertha-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Milward
Role: Vandunck Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Rural Sports

17
16 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Hubert-Hale; Hemskirk-Cashell; Prigg-Chapman; Woolfort-Rosco; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; 1st Merchant-Carr; 2nd Merchant-Gibson; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Boor-James; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Vaughan; Higgen-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunk Actor: Marten
Role: 3rd Merchant Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Song: As17451014

18
27 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Rosco; Van Dunk-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Bland; Hubert-Bridges; 1st Merchant-Kennedy; 2nd Merchant-Storer; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Prince Prigg-Dunstall; Higgen-James; Clause-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: 3rd Merchant Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17471228, but Royal Chasseur-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Royal Chasseur Actor: Roberts.
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard
Role: Pan Actor: Vandersluys

19
16 November 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; VanDunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prigg-Dunstall; Merchants-Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Paget; Higgen-Arthur; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Clause-Quin.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: VanDunk Actor: Marten
Role: Merchants Actor: Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Paget

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Oates; Mercury-Wilder; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Lowe

20
09 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Sparkes; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prigg-Dunstall; Merchants-Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Redman; Higgen-Arthur; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Bennet; Clause-Quin.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunk Actor: Marten
Role: Merchants Actor: Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Redman

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

21
14 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prince Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunk Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

22
27 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Bransby; VanDunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: VanDunk Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Cooke, Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo.

Dance: As17521028

23
26 December 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Prig-Shuter; Higgen-Arthur; Jaqueline-Miss Mullart; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Vandunk Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

24
18 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #36 8s. [Prince and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

25
11 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [The King, Duke, Princess Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Jan.: Being the first time of his Majesty's being at any Publick Diversion since the Death of the late Queen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Roberts
Role: Cambridge Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.