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Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. [Prince and Princess present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: Miller and his Wife by Poitier and Mlle Roland. Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .
Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Prince and Princess present. For a discussion of the raising of admission charges at pantomimes, see Grub St. Journal, 1 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales . Mainpiece: Not Acted [there] these Nine Years. Written by Shadwell. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Double Jealousy, as17360907; V: Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. An Ode, written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floored over, and laid into the Boxes. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The Prince and Princess of Wales seem'd to be highly entertain'd, insomuch that his Royal Highness commanded Mr Handel's Concerto on the Organ to be repeated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 429, speculates concerning a possible cast. With Concertos on the Organ-, and other Instruments.
Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke, and two eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sabrina

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #178. P & Princess greatly hollow'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: PPrince and Princesses of Wales, Duke, and Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Beard; Galatea-Signora Francescina; Polyphemus-Reinhold; Damon-The Boy (Deutsch, Handel, p. 492; Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p.177); With two new Concertos for several Instruments-never perform'd before; The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's-; And a Concerto on the Organ-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

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

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; IV: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-; V: Pierrots-Lalauze, Livier

Song: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Play [king Charles I]

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; D: Muilment

Song: I: The Noon Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and Princess Augusta. Receipts: #158 15s. (Account Book); #170 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

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

Performance Comment: Perseus-Salway; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Reinhold; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Miss Davis, Miss Burgess, Miss Dodson, Miss Horsington, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, DuPre, Richardson, Haughton, Delagarde, Destrade; Harlequin-Lun; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; with the Grand Dance in Momus: A Fawn-Haughton; Fawns-Richardson, Dupre, Oates, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington, Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; with Sailors-Villeneuve, Miss Oates.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Prince and Princess of Wales attended. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Taswell.
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills

Dance: I: Les Masons et Les Sabotiers, as17411103; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411102

Song: III: a Duet-Beard, Lowe

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Princess Augusta. Mainpiece a Farce of three Acts. Afterpiece also by command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Mrs Vincent. Mainpiece: an Historical Play reviv'd as written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Hale; Exeter-Ridout; Achb. Canterbury-Chapman; Fluellin-Hippisley; King of France-Cashell; Dauphin-Woodward; Constable-Bridgwater; French Soldier-Destrade; Pistol-Cibber; Queen of France-Mrs Bland; Princess Katherine-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs James; Chorus (after the manner of the ancients)-Ryan; Epilogue (on Somebody in the character of Nobody)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As written by Shakespear, Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total Overthrow of the French Armyv, and many other historical passages

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: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

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.]

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Hob-Dunstall; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
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

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Sparks; Banquo-Delane; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lenox-Ridout; Seyton-Gibson; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; The Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Wilder, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With Dances- and Decorations incident to the play.
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

Cast
Role: Trebonius Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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

Dance: As17491220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 30 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. For the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclosed and formed into Front and Side Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep Places. Ladies are desired to send Servants by 3 o'clock. Charges: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Piercy-Delane; Rochford-Ridout; Northumberland-Sparks; Lady Diana Talbot-Mrs Vincent; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Horton; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Mullart; Anna Bullen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith; Isabella-Miss Minors; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Capt Basil Actor: Anderson
Role: Landlord Actor: Stoppelaer
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

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

Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson
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

Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521219