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1104 results for: Keyword - Their Majesties
We found 1049 matches on Event Comments, 31 matches on Performance Comments, 30 matches on Performance Title, 9 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

726
20 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #260 12s. (259.17; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

727
26 November 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: As17761116

728
04 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Old Batchelor; afterpiece of Selima and Azor, both announced on playbill of 3 Dec.] Receipts: #253 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Dance: End: Dance-Sga Crespi, Sga Vidini, Sga Ricci

729
11 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Rec'd. of Condell on Acct of Fruit Rent this Season #20. Receipts: #240 1s. (239.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: As17761123

730
18 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Smith Don Felix--very so, so. The Play was very imperfect (+Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #249 12s. 6d. (235.6.0; 12.15.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: End II: The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre, Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci, Mrs Sutton

731
22 January 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #280 2s. 6d. (278.18.0; 1.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: as17761015; End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Song: As17770107

732
29 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #263 6s. (249.5.0; 12.7.6; 1.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17770128

733
05 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Sir Thomas Overbury; afterpiece of Comus, both announced on playbill of 4 Feb.] Receipts: #268 2s. (267.13; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End II: As17761123; End: The Villagers, as17770122

734
14 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage Door of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2nd Gallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Those ladies who have had Boxes for the Oratorios, and intend continuing them, are humbly requested to give notice to Fosbrook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Music: End Part I: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Linley Jun

735
28 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

736
07 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

737
14 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Judas Maccabaeus

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

738
21 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book, 4 Apr.: Received Oratorio Acc't. #335 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17770214

739
09 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #257 1s. (242.18.0; 13.0.6; 1.2.6) (orders: #6 16s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: End II: The Triumph of Love, as17761107

740
30 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Such Tickets as have been delivered for this Day cannot possibly be admitted this Evening, but will be received on Thursday, the Eighth of May. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #243 9s. 6d. (242.18.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End III: The Serenade, as17770426; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

741
07 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #219 15s. 6d. (204.16.0; 13.17.0; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: As17770110

742
12 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #164 4s. (163.11.6; 0.-0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End II: The Serenade, as17770426; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

743
21 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #273 1s. (269.1.0; 3.7.6; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

744
26 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 2 June: Received for Stage Forfeits this Season #12 14s. 8d.; 5 June: Received of Their Majesties for this Season #80. Receipts: #209 5s. 6d. (208.15.0; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

745
31 May 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orione

Dance: End I: New Serious Ballet, as17770412; End II: La Clochette, as17770315but _Vallouy; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17770524

746
04 November 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the Music by Paisiello [and "other eminent Composers" (libretto)]; under the Direction of Giordani. With magnificent new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations, both for the Opera and Dances. Tickets will be delivered at the Office, Union Court, Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. By Their Majesties' Command no Person can be admitted behind the Scenes. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [same throughout season]. The Coffee Room will be open with Tea, Coffee, Lemonade, Orgeat, Ice, Creams, &c. which will be furished by Weltje, of St. James's Street. To prevent Inconvenience to the Nobility and Gentry in getting to their Carriages, they are respectfully intreated to give positive Orders to their Servants to set down and take up with their Horses Heads towards Pall-mall. The Door in Market Lane for Chairs only. [Public Advertiser, 13 Feb. 1778, prints a letter outlining a scheme-never realized-of having occasional plays at king's on non-opera nights acted by performers from both dl and cg, and by "the young Nobility of both Sexes."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Due Contesse

Dance: WithNew Dances composed by Simonet-; End I: new ballet, demi-caractere Le Devin du Village-Mons and Mlle Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli Colin-Banti; +Colette-Mlle Banti; End II: +New BalletSerious and Demi-caractere-; in which a Pas de Quatre-Mons and Mme Simonet, Mons and Mlle Banti; to conclude with the Chaconne of Froquett-; End Opera: new serious ballet La Polonaise Favourite-Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet

747
03 January 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: End I: La Polonaise Favourite, as17771104; End II: Le Devin du Village, as17771104; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17771209

748
07 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #291 17s. (279.7.0; 12.5.6; 0.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Comus

749
14 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #287 7s. (286.14; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

750
21 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #278 19s. 6d. (269.7.0; 9.12.6; 0.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17771009