SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Princess Royal of England"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Princess Royal of England")') 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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Event Comment: For the Entertainment of their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Landgrave of Hesse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: As17031019

Music: A piece of Musick for the Violin and Flute-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible, it being the most Masterly perform'd of any Musick that was ever heard upon the English Stage

Dance: As17031102

Event Comment: Receipts: #147 3s. 6d. Signora Schiavonetti is announced as in the Service of her Highness the Princess Sophia of Hanover

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Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

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.

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Mainpiece Title: Arminius

Event Comment: Admission as 26 Oct. Colman's Opera Register: ye Prince & Princess of Wales present, ye House not near full. Ye New Singers...meet with little applause as yet Mrs Robinson not singing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

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: By Command. Admission as 26 Oct. Colman's Opera Register: Ye Prince & Princess present, ye House extraordinary full

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius

Dance: As17141204

Event Comment: Admission as 26 Oct. Colman's Opera Register: Ye Prince & Princess went to ye Play this Night--ye Opera had but a thin House with Dancing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

Dance:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With New Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations, proper to the Play. At Common Prices. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperour Of The Moon

Event Comment: King, Prince, and Princess present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

Event Comment: Prince and Princess present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: With all the proper Decorations as Originally. Prince and Princess expected [Weekly Packet, 8 Jan., but see dl]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Event Comment: By Command. The two young Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Bonniface-Evans; Sullen-Bickerstaff; Scrub-Norris; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Oldfield; Dorinda-Mrs Mountfort; Cherry-Mrs Bicknell; With a Prologue-the Child that acted the Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: A Dialogue-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Wade, Prince, others

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos, Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: King-Bowman's Son; Don Carlos-Mills' Son; Don John-Young Ray; Roi Gomez-Young Frisbe; Queen-Miss Younger; Eboli-Miss Willis; And the Original Epilogue-the Child that Acted Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.

Song: Miss Booth

Event Comment: To all the Nobility, Gentlemen, and Ladies. At 7 p.m. Weekly Journal, 2 July: The Pleasure that our English People of Quality took, in being acquainted, that a Gentleman of ours, the curious Mr Abel, hath brought over hither all the most delicate Entertainments...made them last Thursday, for his Encouragement, flock in abundance to his Concert...among whom were the Princess of Wales, who went Incognito, besides several of the Nobility, and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: With the Epilogue to the Play-the Child that acted Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.

Music: With the Addition of that Celebrated Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Randal, Renton, Teno, Burkhead, Mrs Willis, Mrs Mills, Miss Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre. The Princesses Anna and Amelia present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: As17151028

Dance: As17151122

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre. By Command. For the Entertainment of the Young Princesses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Song: As17161004

Dance: As17161009

Event Comment: Benefit the Orphan Children of the late Mr Farquhar the Author. By Command. For the Entertainment of the Young Princesses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: As17170204

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Miss Younger, Mrs Willis

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [The Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Song: As17180414

Dance: Fairbank's Maggot-Topham, Miss Tenoe; Spanish Entry-Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Steele wrote a Prologue for the opening, but the Lord Chamberlain had already engaged one by Tickell. For Steele's Prologue, see Blanchard, Occasional Verse of Richard Steele, p. 49: for Tickell's, see R. E. Tickell, pp. 231-32. Original Weekly Journal, 27 Sept.: His Majesty beheld the Performance with much Satisfaction. The young Princesses were present, and a very great Concourse of Nobility and Gentry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Oct.: His Majesty, and their Highnesses the Young Princesses were at the Play...the House being very full

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 21 Feb.: The Prince made a Present of Princess hath made him a present of fifty more

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat