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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Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present (his second at the main piece).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians From the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: The Celebrated Dance in Momus, to the Black Joke Tune,-Nivelon

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Nov.: We are assured that a Patent for the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is order'd to pass the Seals in Favour of Mr Wilks, Mr Booth, and Mr Cibber, The Patent for the said Theatre was granted to Mrs Oldfield, deceas'd, upon the Death of the late Sir Richard Steele

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Receipts: #63 4s. By Command of His Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia

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

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Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; Shoemaker-Wetherilt; Loveit-Mrs Heron; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Lady Townly-Mrs Grace; Pert-Mrs Mills.
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Role: Shoemaker Actor: Wetherilt
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #76 17s. [The Prince and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: [K$King, Queen, Duke, Princess Royal, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present. For an Epigram on the late Mrs Oldfield, see Grub St. Journal, 17 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.] Receipts: #42 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Event Comment: At the Academy of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, Mr Gates, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal being Director for the Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Abbot Stefani, late President of the Academy-; A Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Sig Faux, Chapel Master to the Emperor-; A Madrigal for 5 Voices by Sig Antonio Lotti, Chapel Master to the Doge of Venice-; Mr Handell's Great Te Deum, J`bilate-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #99 5s. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: [P$Princesses Royal and Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Event Comment: [P$Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Royal and the Princess Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [Their Majesties, the Princesses Royal and Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit Mrs Younger. Receipts: money #73 19s.; tickets #135 3s. [The Prince, Princess Caroline, and Lady Ann Lumley present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Bt Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, [Duke present. The Epilogue is printed in London Evening Post, 24 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: Essex, Rainton, Miss Robinson; Tambourine, Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #42 2s. 6d.; tickets #17 11s. [Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Related Works
Related Work: Orestes Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness, the Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris