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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "The Royal Family"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "The Royal Family")') 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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2269 results for: Keyword - The Royal Family
We found 1354 matches on Event Comments, 711 matches on Performance Title, 327 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1276
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Spiller and Lee Booth. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 20 Aug.: On Tuesday Night about Ten [25 Aug.]...His Royal Highness came thither incognito, with only one Nobleman and a Footman attending; he was well pleased with the Performance, and was very liberal to the Actors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Egbert, King Of Kent And Monarch Of England; Or, The Union Of The Seven Kingdoms

1277
23 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

1278
26 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

1279
29 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. An ancient Story, written by Mr Phillip Massinger, and Acted but twice since the Reign of King Charles the First; now revis'd with Alterations. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman; Or, Love And Liberty

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell

1280
02 November 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker's Wedding

Dance: As17191022

1281
20 November 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Dance:

1282
27 November 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A meeting of the Court of Directors of the Royal Academy of Music initiated arrangements for a new season. For details, see Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3, Nicoll, p. 286, and Deutsch, p. 97

Performances

1283
30 November 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For further deliberations of the Court of Directors of the Royal Academy of Music, see Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3 or Deutsch, p. 97

Performances

1284
02 December 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For further deliberations of the Royal Academy of Music, see Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3 or Deutsch, Handel, p. 97

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

1285
08 January 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance:

1286
18 January 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Dance:

1287
22 January 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17191007

1288
16 February 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Lord Chamberlain's Office, 5@157, p. 287: I do hereby Order and direct that Mr Gay s Pastorall Tragedy be imediately Acted after Mr Hugh's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: As17200210

1289
07 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By His Royal Highness's Command. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Song: As17200213

Dance: Topham Jr

1290
22 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Follies

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Man of Good Fortune

Dance:

1291
24 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For The Entertainment of their Royal Highnesses the Young Princesses. [The Princesses present.] For comment on the current theatrical scene, see The Letters of the Late Thomas Rundle, pp. 18-22

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

1292
02 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Paolo Antonio Rolli. The Scenes by Roberto Clerici, Engineer to the Royal Academy.] A New Opera. Pit and Boxes by tickets only at half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

1293
04 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A new Farce of three Acts. Benefit Ryan. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mississippi

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

1294
31 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Francisque. By Their Royal Highness's Command. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 172: In the Afternoon the Prince and Princess went to the French Play. A most dismal Performance. No Wonder People are Slaves who can entertain themselves with such Stuff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Afterpiece Title: La Baron de la Crasse

Dance: Dangeville

Entertainment: Tumbling=-Francisque

1295
09 June 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, who acted the Part of Piero. By their Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Docteur Chinois

Afterpiece Title: Letourdy

Afterpiece Title: The Reasonable Animals

Dance: As17200531

1296
29 August 1720 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatre, before their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing the Famous-Signor Beneditte

1297
24 October 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #92. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 29 Oct.: Where was acted...The Merry Wives of Windsor, with universal Applause; that Company having improved themselves so much, during the long Vacation, they now equal, if not exceed their Brethren of Drury-Lane in their Theatrical Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

1298
02 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

1299
23 November 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 19 Nov. Whereas Offence was taken last Saturday at the Opera, to the Misbehaviour of the Upper Gallery: This is to advertise, that unless they behave themselves more quietly and decently for the future, the Director of the Royal Academy of Musick will order that Gallery to be taken away

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Astartus

1300
10 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Her Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne