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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.

1101
26 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum [and see17921220]

Dance: In afterpiece: the Burlesque Pas de Russe-Byrn, Miss Smith; Hornpipe-Holland; rest of the Dances-Byrn, Ratchford, Cranfield, Rayner, Platt, Jackson, Wilde, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Bayzand, Mme Rossi

1102
29 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Dance: As17921226

1103
31 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Dance: As17921226

1104
02 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #468 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Dance: As17921226

1105
16 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "God save the King was sung by the audience, standing up, twice before the piece commenced, and twice after it was finished. At the end of the Divertisement, Rule Britannia was sung, the whole Royal Family joining" (London Chronicle, 17 Jan.). Receipts: #477 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End: A New Divertisement, as17921124, but _Byrn; In afterpiece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

1106
04 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #462 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

1107
15 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: With Alterations; Not acted these 6 years [acted 18 May 1792]. [The playbill announces this performance as "By Command of Their Majesties," but they, "who had been expected here last night, did not arrive; the indisposition of two of the Princesses having detained them at Windsor" (Morning Herald, 16 Apr.). "After the Relief of Williamstadt [which is not listed on the playbill, but which on 13 Apr. is called '8th Time,' and on 16 Apr. '10th Time'], the Irishman in London...was attempted to be performed; but after many unsuccessful apologies, the piece was not suffered to proceed, and the farce originally intended for representation, The Lying Valet, not without considerable difficulty, many of the performers having quit the theatre, was gone through with, to the gratification of a part of the audience who appeared determined rather to exercise their power than adhere to propriety" (Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.).] The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #345 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End: The Bouquet-Byrn, Mme Rossi

Song: III: a song in character-Mrs Clendining

1108
29 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #355 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17930525

1109
05 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #295 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17930525

Song: III: song, as17930603

1110
19 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

1111
23 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill announces the performances for this evening as by command of Their Majesties, but "The melancholy tidings of the death of the Queen of France prevented the royal visit" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1793, p. 357).) Receipts: #392 13s. (383/11; 9/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Entertainment: As17931002

1112
06 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #513 18s. 6d. (506/5/6; 7/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Entertainment: As17931002

1113
20 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "God save the King was several times repeated, and other songs suitable to the circumstances of the night" (World, 21 Nov.). " As the taste of the Royal Family is well known to be equal to the delight they take in encouraging genius, it is, we presume, the Lord Chamberlain that so frequently orders, for their entertainment, a hash of old Pantomimes, which even children cannot relish more than once" (Morning Chronicle, 21 Nov.). Receipts: #521 11s. (514/17; 6/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arroganc E

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

1114
04 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #489 12s. 6d. (483/13/6; 5/19/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW

Dance: As17931015

Song: "Incledon twice sung Rule Britannia" [not listed on playbill; see World, 5 Dec.]

1115
18 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "At the conclusion of the Play, there was a division in the Audience about Rule Britannia and Lewis's Epilogue [not listed on playbill; by Miles Peter Andrews], which was, after some time, decided in favour of the latter" (World, 19 Dec.). Receipts: #491 19s. 6d. (479/13/6; 12/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: BARATARIA; or, Sancho Turned Governor

Dance: As17931022

1116
01 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #487 2s. 6d. (475/18/6; 11/4/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

1117
16 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #466 9s. (439/16 \; 26/13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Song: As17931008

1118
22 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #454 2s. (447/10; 6/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

1119
27 January 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #360 (356/17; 3/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: THE MAID OF THE OAKS

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece, Dance, as17931112

1120
10 February 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [In mainpiece the playbill erroneously assigns Miss Ogle to Miss Stuart, and Kitty Willis to Mrs Fawcett.] Paid Advertisements in different Papers #62 9s. Receipts: #511 8s. (503/8; 8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: OSCAR AND MALVINA

Music: As17940206

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a Masquerade, in which Old Towler by Incledon

1121
17 February 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. In addition to other precautions which have been already taken (as stated in former Advertisements), the Publick is most respectfully informed that the Doors will be opened this afternoon at Half an Hour after Four O'Clock; an extra-number of Peace-Officers will attend, to preserve order; and all possible means be adopted to prevent a pressure of Croud, and to insure the ease and accomodation of those Persons who visit the Theatre [and see 3 and 4 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: THE FIRST FLOOR

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

1122
24 February 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #417 4s. (399/12; 17/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

1123
03 March 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Doors will be opened this afternoon at Half an Hour after Four o'Clock, and the performance will begin at Half an Hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Box-lobby Challenge

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

1124
12 April 1794 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Contadini Bizzarri

Dance: As17940401 throughout

1125
05 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Main piece in place of ROBIN HOOD; afterpiece of HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS, both advertised on playbill of 3 May.] Receipts: #304 10s. (300/9/6; 4/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISHMAN IN LONDON

Dance: As17940225