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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Princesses Caroline Mary and Louisa"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Princesses Caroline Mary and Louisa")') 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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1760 results for: Keyword - Princesses Caroline, Mary, and Louisa
We found 858 matches on Event Comments, 727 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Performance Title, 29 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1051
02 April 1728 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

1052
07 May 1728 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: TThe King, Queen, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ptolemy

1053
30 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Princess Royal and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth

1054
19 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince Frederick, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth

1055
15 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Prince Frederick, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

1056
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

1057
12 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Princess Royal and Princess Amelia present. Receipts: money #92 19s.; tickets #38 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 117 by money and 154 by tickets; stage, 18 by money; pit, 244 by money; slips, 12 by money; first gallery, 151 by money; second gallery, 127 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

1058
25 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Harper; Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-Wm. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth.

1059
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

1060
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

1061
11 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #116 16s. [Prince, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

1062
22 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; King Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-W. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Bridgwater

1063
31 March 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With an Addition of some New Songs. [Prince, Princess Royal, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

1064
24 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

1065
01 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Marshall; Dr Churchyard-Hallam; Dr Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Martin; Cleora-Mrs Smith; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy; but see also 24 April. but see also 24 April.
Cast
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

1066
04 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

1067
04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

1068
14 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Song: Mrs Nokes

1069
07 January 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Royal. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

1070
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

1071
16 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: 6p.p.m. [Their Majesties, Princess Royal, two eldest Princesses, Duke of Lorrain, and Count Kinski present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

1072
30 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Prince William, Princess Royal, the young Princesses, and Duke of Lorrain present. See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 115.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

1073
23 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-W. Mills; Numpskull-Miller; Wolsey-Barcock; Northumberland-Tenoe; Piercy-Bardin; Rochford-Cross; Clerimont-Aston; Lack Brains-Young Bencroft; Sir Positive Crab-Jones; Anna Bullen-Mrs Clark; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Ann Oates; Lady Diana-Miss L'Homme; Clarinda-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Rogers; Ticklepitcher-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Tenoe

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion

1074
09 December 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: As 5 Dec. [King, Princess Royal, and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

1075
08 January 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Hulett; Anne Bullen-Mrs Thurmond; Piercy-Delane; Wolsey-W. Giffard; Northumberland-Huddy; Rochford-Rosco; Lady Diana-Mrs Purden; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Williamson; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Cole, a Child of four Years of Age, who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Huddy