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2790 results for: Keyword - The Prince of Wales
We found 913 matches on Event Comments, 716 matches on Performance Comments, 558 matches on Roles/Actors, 514 matches on Performance Title, and 402 matches on Author.

451
25 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: The Children Actor: Master Kemble, Master Chatterley

452
16 September 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Authority of the Most Noble for Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 4, Cross-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Elliston; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Mrs Harlowe; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Floranthe Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen

Dance: End 2nd piece: Pas Russe, as17960907

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

453
02 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

454
30 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Corporal Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Cymon Actor: Wathen

455
05 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Lewis
Role: Prince John of Lancaster Actor: Curties

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

456
13 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years. [Miss Griffiths is identified in European Magazine, June 1798, p. 397, and in playbill of 19 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Kelly (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane); Peachum-Davenport; Lockit-R. Palmer; Mat o'th' Mint-Trueman; Wat Dreary-Chippendale; Harry Paddington-Lyons; Ben Budge-Abbot; Jailor-Ledger; Drawer-Waldron Jun.; Filch-Suett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss DeCamp; Jenny Diver-Mrs Edward; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Benson; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Cuyler; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Hale; Molly Brazen-Mrs Haskey; Polly-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Griffiths]).Miss Griffiths]).
Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Actor: Royal Drury-Lane

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

457
19 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Actor: Royal Drury-Lane
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen

458
27 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

459
02 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Actor: Royal Drury-Lane
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Actor: Royal Drury-Lane
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen

460
03 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17980620 but Muleteers-_; Goatherds-_; Moors-_.
Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

461
14 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Madelon to Mrs Bland, but she, "piqued at the levy of the customary, and very proper fines on account of her non-attendance at rehearsals, stayed away from the theatre on this evening, and Mrs Edwards [sic] was obliged to undertake the part of Madelon" (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 52).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett; Carpenters-Suett, Davenport; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Edward.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Characters Actor: Fawcett, Munden, Wathen, Waldron Jun., Mrs Gibbs.
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

462
23 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Cambro-Britons

Performance Comment: As17980721 but Palmer Jr_; Wathen_.
Cast
Role: Prince David Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Door@Keeper Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

463
16 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Prince David Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Door@Keeper Actor: Wathen
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Mathew Medley Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Song: In course of Evening: The United Englishmen-Munden

464
22 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

465
19 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Officers of the Emperor's Guards Actor: Maddocks, Trueman
Related Works
Related Work: The Captive of Spilburg Author(s): Prince Hoare

Dance: As17981114

466
18 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: The Pavilion

467
18 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By Command of His Royal Highness. To which (By Command) will be added, The Coronation of Anna Bullen, with the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster-Hall, for the Entertainment of . . .the Prince of Orange, who accompanies his Royal Highness to the Play. [Prince of Wales, Prince of Orange, Princess Caroline present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Falstaff-Harper; Pistol-Cibber; Lancaster-A. Hallam; Gloster-Cross; York-Mil ward; Justice-Boman; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn; Doll-Miss Mann. A new Prologue upon the Company's Return to the Theatre Royal, spoken by Mills .
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: W. Mills
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Mann. A new Prologue upon the Company's Return to the Theatre Royal, spoken by Mills

Song:

Dance:

468
02 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By particular Desire...In which will be reviv'd that excellent Scene between Falstaff and the Prince of Wales, which Shakespear himself was so extremely fond of. (Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser). Front Boxes made at the upper end of the Pit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a Gentleman; Henry-Furnival; Prince Hal-Cushing; Hotspur-Lee; Worcester-Wignell; Vernon-Shuter; Northumberland-Hallam Sen; Blunt-Edwards; Francis-L. Hallam; Lady Piercy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Prince Hal Actor: Cushing
Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124

469
07 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Box #43 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Blackmore a Bill for sundries and expenses in taking the inventory of the Men's Wardrobe #26 2s. 6d. Bought three men's outfits #68. Gave the King's footmen and Chairmen #4 4s., and Prince of Wales' Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s. Gave the Porters of the several Inns #3 14s. (Account Book). [The Gentlewoman who played Bertha was Miss Fielding. See notation of payment to her for acting this part, 10 Jan.] Receipts: #176 16s

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Florez-Ross; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Boor-Collins; Sailor-Bennet; Jaqueline-Mrs Dyer; Bertha-A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Prince Prigg Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

470
10 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Juliet by Mrs Robinson--a genteel Figure--a very tolerable first Appearance, and may do in time. [Note added by J. P. Kemble: Mrs Mary Robinson, whose maiden name was Darby, died Dec. 26, 1800 at Englefield Green. See her Life, of which the first part, namely as far as to her Acquaintance with the Prince of Wales, was written by herself] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #170 8s. (133.15; 31.15; 4.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Davies; Tibalt-Grist; Prince-Norris; Paris-Farren; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Mrs Robinson]).Mrs Robinson]).
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Norris
Role: Apothecary Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: In I: Masquerade-; Dance-Giorgi, Blurton, Mrs Sutton. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent perfomances.

Song: Mainpiece: with the Funeral Procession. Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Carpenter, Follett, Chaplin, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt

471
16 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Afterpiece [1st time, MF 2, by Prince Hoare]: The Music chiefly composed by Storace; the Rest selected from Pleyel, Harington, Giordani, Gluck, &c. [text adds Gretry]. Account-Book, 16 Dec. 1790: Paid P. Hoare for the Copyright of No Song No Supper #63. Gazetteer, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 27, James-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #273 5s. (125.19; 38.18, 2.2; tickets: 106.6) (charge: #109 19s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17890924, with the playbill here including the assignments as listed in the edition of 1791, but Robin of Bagshot-Reynoldson; Nimming Ned-Danby; Mrs Vixen-Miss Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Related Works
Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Bourk

472
03 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crouch. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Prince Hoare, based on La Grotta di Trofonio, by Giovanni Battista Casti. Not in Larpent MS; not published]; Written by the Author of No Song No Supper. The Music composed principally by Storace [partly adapted from Salieri, composer of Casti's opera; one song each by Anna Storace, Thomas Attwood, Giovanni Paisiello, Richard Suett]. Oracle, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Crouch, No. 26, Bridges-street. Receipts: #280 2s. (100.12.0; 33.13.6; 4.13.6; tickets: 141.3.0) (charge: #119 9s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Related Works
Related Work: The Cave of Trophonius Author(s): Prince Hoare

473
15 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of No Song No Supper [Prince Hoare]; performed but once [on 3 May 1791]. The Music composed principally by Storace. Receipts: #464 15s. (377.4; 85.15; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Related Works
Related Work: The Cave of Trophonius Author(s): Prince Hoare

474
11 October 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of No Song No Supper [Prince Hoare]; the Music composed principally by Storace. Receipts: #145 14s. 6d. (94.1.6; 49.17.0; 1.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Related Works
Related Work: The Cave of Trophonius Author(s): Prince Hoare

475
16 December 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Prince Hoare, based partly on LE TABLEAU PARLANT, by Louis Anseaume]: The Music by Storace. "The songs are written with taste, and set to very lively and agreeable tunes by Storace's brother...[They are] calculated to afford her a complete opportunity of displaying that mixture of laughable levity, friskiness and merriment which on the stage give her so much attraction" (Public Advertiser, 18 Dec.). Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 36, Howland Street, and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Suett, Wewitzer, Waldron, Sedgwick, Bland, Lyons// Mrs Bland, Sga Storace. [Cast from text (No pub., 1794): Vapour-Bannister Jun.; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Wewitzer; Sir Matthew Medley-Waldron; Woodly-Sedgwick; Tom-Bland; Servant-Lyons// Charlotte-Mrs Bland; Florella-Sga Storace.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Waldron
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare