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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The Prince of Wales"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The Prince of Wales")') 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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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.

1176
02 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Bossi DelCaro. 2nd ballet: 1st time; composed for the occasion by Dupret; the music by Bossi, composer and leader of the Band at the Opera House. Of Age To-morrow [advertised on playbill of 30 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of the indisposition of Bannister Jun. Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Sga Bossi DelCaro, No. 1, Great Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. Receipts: #327 5s. (212.10.0; 61.13.6; 2.18.0; tickets: 50.3.6) (charge: #215 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: Palmer
Role: Motley Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17991024, but Robin-Wathen; William-_; Servant-_.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare

Dance: End II: New Divertisement Ballet-Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mme D'Egville, Gheri; a Pas Seul-Sga Bossi DelCaro; accompanied on the tamborine-Sga Bossi DelCaro; End: The Lucky Escape Principal Performers-St.Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet

Performance Comment: Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet.

1177
09 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Indiscretion Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Song: End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202

1178
18 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs; Or, The Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Song: [not listed on playbill]in II: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

1179
23 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

1180
25 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

1181
27 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs King was from the Stamford theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-Farley; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Atkins; Charlotte-Miss Gaudry; Florella-Mrs King (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

1182
04 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Obi

1183
11 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Obi

1184
21 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Obi

Afterpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

1185
01 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Obi

1186
02 September 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Review

Related Works
Related Work: The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1187
01 May 1736 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Prince and Princess of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus

1188
18 May 1736 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Prince and Princess of Wales expected to attend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano

1189
24 July 1736 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [Prince and Princess of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

1190
31 July 1736 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [Prince and Princess of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

1191
11 February 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Performance Comment: Prince Germanicus-Mrs Thurmond; Britannia-Mrs Roberts; Royal Attendants on Germanicus-W. Giffard, Rosco, Bardin, West, Moore, Presgrove; Royal Attendants on Britannia-Mrs Haughton, Miss Norman, Mrs M. Giffard, Mrs Wetherilt, Mrs Dove, Miss Tollet; Priests of Hymen-Lyon, Dove, Ayres, Wetherilt Sr, Monlass, Morris; Watermen-Bardin, Stoppelaer, Jenkins, Harbin, Rosco, Sandham, Delagarde, Dove; Grenadiers-Huddy, Excell, Moore, Wetherilt, Evans, West, Monlass, Morris; Serjeant-Hulett; Cupid-Miss Cole; Deities-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham; Graces-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois; First Swain-Thurmond; First Nymph-Mrs Bullock; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham; Nymphs-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois .
Cast
Role: Prince Germanicus Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Royal Attendants on Britannia Actor: Mrs Haughton, Miss Norman, Mrs M. Giffard, Mrs Wetherilt, Mrs Dove, Miss Tollet
Role: Priests of Hymen Actor: Lyon, Dove, Ayres, Wetherilt Sr, Monlass, Morris
Role: Grenadiers Actor: Huddy, Excell, Moore, Wetherilt, Evans, West, Monlass, Morris

Entertainment: [Author unknown.] The House will be adorned with the Portraits of the Royal Family, and his Highness the Prince of Orange; and a new Ceiling-piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performance Comment: ] The House will be adorned with the Portraits of the Royal Family, and his Highness the Prince of Orange; and a new Ceiling-piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d .
Cast
Role: ; and a new Ceiling Actor: piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

1192
04 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce, and Miss Burgess. Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespear. Supervised, Read over, Revised, and Unalter'd. [For a puff (signed by W. Shakespear), see Daily Advertiser, 4 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays
Role: concluding with an Address to the Ladies Actor: of the Shakespear's Club.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

1193
01 August 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Prince Volscius-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Tom Thimble-Quin; Thunder-Johnson; Smith-Lewis; Prettyman-Death; The Sun-Blakey; Amaryllis-Mrs Osborne; Chloris-Miss Platt; two Kings of Brentford-Hayes, Jackson; Parthenope, Moon-Mrs Daly; Bayes-Wilkinson (with a variety of imitations); Johnson-Kennedy; with an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Prince Volscius Actor: Davies
Role: The Sun Actor: Blakey
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: to conclude with a Dance Actor: the characters of the piece.
Role: Matthew Mug Actor: Foote

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Street (scholar to Ghendi); V: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Rogier, Miss Street

1194
07 January 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Prince and Princess present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

1195
09 March 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Prince of Orange expected this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne [in Creta]

1196
16 March 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Prince and Princess of Orange present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa

1197
19 March 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Prince and Princess of Orange expected to attend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa

1198
April 1701 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Victim; Or, The Queen Of Wales

1199
31 December 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Sea Actor: God-Mountier. The Double Dealer. Double Dealer-Quin
Role: God Actor: Mountier. The Double Dealer. Double Dealer-Quin

Music: By Desire of several Persons of Quality, the 5th of Vivaldi's Concertos and the 7th of Corelli's Solos on the Welsh Harp by Mr Petry, from Wales

Dance: A new Scotch Sword Dance by Baker in a Highland Character. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

1200
18 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco, Vallois. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: I: Italian Song-Miss Jones

Dance: II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, a new Ball Dance, Dedicated to the Princess of Wales, concluding with a Minuet-Vallois, Miss Oates; III: Clown-Vallois; IV: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: French Peasant-Vallois, Miss Oates