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1209 results for: Keyword - Their Sacred Majesties
We found 1082 matches on Event Comments, 105 matches on Performance Title, 54 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
11 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Hamlet, announced on playbill of 9 Jan.] Paid Brady, house barber for Wigs #10 10s. Receipts: #285 5s. (284.9; 0.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End I: The Coopers, as17781211

877
09 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: The Villagers, as17781127

878
20 April 1779 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azore

Dance: As17790302

879
23 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #243 7s. 6d. (229.16.0; 11.8.0; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: As17790417

880
30 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Double Deception [announced on playbill of 29 Apr.], on account of the Benefits, is obliged to be deferred till Thursday next. Receipts: #240 2s. (222.9.0; 17.9.6; 0.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Song: As17781006

881
07 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Sports of the Green-Aldridge

882
14 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Every Man in his Humour and The Irish Widow [both announced on playbill of 13 May], which were to have been performed this Evening, for the Benefit of Fawcett and Sga Crespi, are obliged to be deferred till Monday next. Receipts: #216 2s. 6d. (193.7.0; 22.7.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Coopers, as17781211

Ballet: End III: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503 at cg Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong

883
27 November 1779 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, by Pietro Metastasio; a pasticcio]. The Music by various eminent Composers [Anfossi, Myslivecek and Piccinni]. Amongst them several airs by Handel. Under the Direction of Bertoni. With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations, both for the Opera and Dances. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. and 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 at 7:00 [same throughtout season]. To prevent inconvenience to the Nobility and Gentry in getting to their carriages, they are most 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. To prevent mistakes, Ladies who have not sent the names of the Subscribers to their Boxes are particularly requested to send them as early as possible to Johnson, at the office of the Theatre, in order to [permit] their Tickets being engraved. Subscriptions are received by Johnson in Union Court, Hay Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nelle Indie

Dance: End I: Indian Ballet (composed by Zuchelli), adapted to the Opera-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Simonet; End II: new Pastoral Ballet (composed by Zuchelli and Slingsby)-Slingsby, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini (1st appearance in England); End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet connected with the Opera (composed by Favre Guiardele, ballet master), in which the celebrated Chaconne of Jomelli's-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Favre Guiardele (1st appearance in England)

884
03 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #251 11s. (231.10.0; 19.19.6; 0.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: As17791120

885
10 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #268 1s. (266.15; 1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

886
17 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #258 15s. 6d. (242.11.0: 15.18.0; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: As17791210Delpini, Menage, the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi

887
14 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid one-half Year's Land Tax #52 10s.Paid Church and Militia Rate for Theatre, 1779, #17 10s. Receipts: #292 13s. (291.17; 0.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End II: As17790922

888
07 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Times, announced on playbill of 5 Feb.] Receipts: #262 18s. 6d. (252.13.0; 9.5.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

889
11 February 1780 @ 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]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode On St

Music: End I Oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

890
14 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Widow Of Delphi, announced on playbill of 12 Feb.] Receipts: #262 3s. 6d. (260.7.0; 1.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17791022

891
18 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. 2nd piece: By the late Henry Purcell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Music In Bonduca; Alexander's Feast

Music: As17800211

892
25 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Penseroso Ed Il Moderato; Alexander's Feast

Music: End of Part I: concerto on the violin, as17800211; End of Part II: concerto on the hautboy, as17800216

893
28 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #285 5s. (283.11.6; 1.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

894
03 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Music In Bonduca; Alexander's Feast

Music: End of Part I: concerto on the violin, as17800211; End of Part II: concerto on the organ, as17800211

895
10 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Penseroso; Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode On St

Music: As17800211

896
17 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book: Received Oratorio Acct. from Stanley #338 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17800211

897
17 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Macbeth, for Mattocks' Benefit, is necessarily postponed to Monday next 24th Instant. Receipts: #273 11s. 6d. (270.4.6; 3.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

898
24 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Macbeth, for Mattocks's benefit, is obliged to be deferred to Thursday next. Receipts:270 (267.5; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

899
29 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last Time of performing this Season. [This was Mrs Hartley's last appearance on the tstage.] Account-Book, 29 May: Paid Foulis for writing Music #101 17s.; 31 May: Received of Their Majesties for this Season #60, of Prince of Wales #30; 16 June: Paid Pattinson, tallow chandler, #332 8s. Paid Cooper, printer, #335 11s. Paid Harris, manager, #500. Paid Enderby, oil merchant, #1,061 17s. Paid Hull, salary as Acting Manager #150. Paid Mrs Hartley in lieu of a Benefit #105; 6 July: Received Stage Forfeits this season #42 3s. 6d. Receipts: #63 8s. (61.14.6; 1.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Gibraltar

Dance: As17800417

900
06 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #287 (284.14; 2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford