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633 results for: Keyword - his Highness
We found 610 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Performance Comments, 9 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

251
18 November 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Cast
Role: ; Gallipot Actor: Harper. And the Original Epilogue
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin
Role: Lady Hippish Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Headpiece Actor: Cibber
Role: Mummy Actor: Johnson
Role: Primrose Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Beaumont Actor: W. Mills
Role: Diascordium Actor: Miller
Role: Lawyer Actor: Shepard
Role: Heartly Actor: Hewitt
Role: Opium Actor: Harper
Role: Gallipot Actor: Turbutt
Role: Poet Actor: Oates
Role: Belina Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Cole, the first time of appearing at this theatre

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Cast
Role: Burgomaster's Servant Actor: Laguerre
Role: As17340919 With a Comic Actor: Medley-Overture composed by Mr Charke
Role: Medley Actor: Overture composed by Mr Charke
Role: Burgo Actor: Master-Nivelon
Role: Master Actor: Nivelon
Role: Harlequin Actor: Le Brun
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Janno
Role: Peasants Actor: Pelling, Janno, Davenport
Role: Peasant Women Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Oates

Dance: By Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

252
25 November 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Walker
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Leon Actor: Ryan
Role: Copper Captain Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Duke Actor: Hale
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Mullart
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Old Woman Actor: Hippisley
Role: Juan Actor: Ridout
Role: Sancho Actor: Aston
Role: Alonzo Actor: Wignell
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: Glover's Scot's Dance. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: By Leveridge

253
29 November 1734 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 30 Nov.: Last Night there was a Rehearsal of a new Opera before his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at his House in Pall-Mall, in which Farinelli and Senesino each of them perform'd a Part

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Drury

254
02 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Journal, 2 Dec.: We hear that the Tragedy of Junius Brutus is not to be acted a second Time for the benefit of the Author, till after the Meeting of Parliament

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber Sr

Dance: La Coquette & Les Jaloux (new) by Denoyer, Poitier, and Mlle Roland. With New Habits

255
05 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Amelia and Princess Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'embarras Des Richesses

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance:

256
06 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue, Ramoneur, Statue, Enfant, & Perroquet: With A New Scene Of Arlequin Skelleton

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Hulla

Dance: The Caprice by Miss Chateauneuf

257
12 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Osmyn Actor: Milward
Role: Gonsalez Actor: Quin
Role: Garcia Actor: Cibber
Role: Selim Actor: Cross
Role: Perez Actor: Winstone
Role: Alonzo Actor: Turbutt
Role: Heli Actor: Este
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Laguerre
Role: Spirits Actor: Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive
Role: Ghost of Faustus Actor: Salway
Role: Harlequin Faustulus Actor: Le Brun
Role: Harlequin's Servant Actor: Nivelon
Role: Italian Actor: Lalauze
Role: Fanner Actor: Mechlin
Role: Italian Lady Actor: Cibber
Role: Country Lass Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Italian Lady's Servant Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Shepherds Actor: Pelling, Davenport
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport
Role: Pluto Actor: Denoyer
Role: Furies Actor: Livier, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport
Role: Merlin Actor: Laguerre
Role: Ghost of Faustus Actor: Salway
Role: Spirits Actor: Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive
Role: Mountebank's Zany Actor: Salway
Role: Country Girl Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Time Actor: Salway

Entertainment: [By Lewis Theobald and John Galliard.] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

258
16 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue, Ramoneur, Statue, Enfant, & Negre: With The Scene Of The Skelleton

Cast
Role: . Le Baron Actor: Francisque, unmask'd

Dance:

259
30 December 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Houdart De La Motte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro; Or, Royal Justice

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Francisque
Role: Alphonsus Actor: Verneuil
Role: Don Rodriques Actor: Le Sage Jr
Role: Don Henriquez Actor: Dubuisson
Role: Embassador Actor: Dessessars
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Verneuil
Role: Costantia Actor: Mrs Maker
Role: Ines de Castro Actor: Mrs Fompre

Afterpiece Title: La F1lle Cap1ta1n et Arlequin Son Sergeant: With the Scene of Le Professeur d'Amour

Cast
Role: Woman Captain Actor: Mrs Cochoy
Role: Serjeant Actor: Harlequin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Francisque
Role: Tortillon Actor: Dessessars
Role: Ciel Actor: Dubuisson
Role: Octave Actor: Le Sage Sr
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Cochoy
Role: Pierrot Actor: Maker
Role: Le Professeur Actor: Harlequin unmasked

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Chateauneuf. La Frolick (Daily Advertiser only)

260
02 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Highnesses the Princess Amelia and Princess Caroline. [Daily Advertiser lists Granier instead of the Gentleman in The Frolick.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Francisque
Role: Leandre Actor: Le Sage Sr
Role: Doctor Actor: Dessessars
Role: Geronte Actor: Verneuil
Role: Pierot Actor: Malter
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Cochoy
Role: News Cryer Actor: Dubuisson
Role: Rare Actor: Show Man-De Lisle
Role: Show Man Actor: De Lisle
Role: Marinette or Countess Leonora Actor: Mrs Malter
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mimie
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Francisque

Afterpiece Title: La Serenade

Dance: The Frolick, as17341226. L'Allemande by Miss Chateauneuf

261
13 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of her Royal Highness the Princess Caroline. Written by Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Or, The Citizen Turn'd Gentleman

Cast
Role: Jourdain Actor: Dessessars
Role: Cleontes Actor: Le Sage Jr
Role: Covielle Actor: Verneuil
Role: Dorante Actor: Le Sage Sr
Role: Singing Master Actor: Dubuisson
Role: Madame Jourdain Actor: Mrs Dessessars
Role: Lucille Actor: Mrs Fompre
Role: Nicole Actor: Mrs Le Sage Jr
Role: Dorimene Actor: Mrs Mimi

Dance:

Entertainment: With the Ceremony of Reception, after the Turkish Manner

262
17 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agnes De Challiot: Being A Critick And Paradox Upon Ines De Castro

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Hulla

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin and Scaramouch Deserters

Dance:

263
27 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Not acted these Sixteen Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Dance:

264
03 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Double Inconstance; Or, Harlequin A Courtier Against His Will

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur dans la Lune

Dance:

265
14 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Francisque
Role: Leandre Actor: Le Sage Sr
Role: Doctor Actor: Dessessars
Role: Geronte Actor: Verneuil
Role: Pierot Actor: Malter
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Cochoy
Role: News Cryer Actor: Dubuisson
Role: Rare Actor: Show Man-De Lisle
Role: Show Man Actor: De Lisle
Role: Marinette or Countess Leonora Actor: Mrs Malter
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mimie
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Francisque

Afterpiece Title: The French Cuckolds

Dance:

266
27 February 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Francisque. By Their Majesties' Command. N.B. Places may be taken next the Boxes built on the Stage for their Royal Highness the Princess Amelia and Princess Caroline. [King, Queen, and rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue, Statue, Enfant, Ramoneur, Negre & Skelette: With Two New Scenes, Viz, The Elbow-chair And The Dog

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin always Harlequin

267
15 March 1735 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carlo Broschi Farinello. With several Alterations and Additions. Pit and Boxes, Places on the Stage, at Half a Guinea. N.B. Signor Farinello humbly hopes, that the Subscribers will not make use of their Tickets on this Occasion. The Stage will be in the same Manner as in the Assembly with a great Number of Benches. Mrs Pendarves to Mrs Granville, 15 March: Tonight is Farinelli's benefit; all the polite world will flock there, and go at four o'clock, for fear they should not be time enough. I don't love mobbing, and so I shall leave them to themselves. Daily Advertiser, 13 March: 'Tis expected that Signor Farinelli will have the greatest Appearance on Saturday that has been known. We hear that a Contrivance will be made to accommodate 2000 People. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleas'd to give him 200 Guineas, the Spanish Ambassador 100, the Emperor's Ambassador 50, his Grace the Duke of Leeds 50, the Countess of Portmore 50, Lord Burlington 50, his Grace the Duke of Richmond 50, the Hon. Col. Paget 30, Lady Rich 20, and most of the other Nobility 50, 30 or 20 Guineas each; so that 'tis believ'd his Benefit will be worth to him upwards of 2000l

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

268
17 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The celebrated Monsieur Denoyer and Mademoiselle Salle, by Permission of the Masters of the two Theatres Royal, have agreed to dance together at each other's Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Cast
Role: ; Gallipot Actor: Harper. And the Original Epilogue
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin
Role: Lady Hippish Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Headpiece Actor: Cibber
Role: Mummy Actor: Johnson
Role: Primrose Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Beaumont Actor: W. Mills
Role: Diascordium Actor: Miller
Role: Lawyer Actor: Shepard
Role: Heartly Actor: Hewitt
Role: Opium Actor: Harper
Role: Gallipot Actor: Turbutt
Role: Poet Actor: Oates
Role: Belina Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Cole, the first time of appearing at this theatre

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive, but see17341029

Dance: I: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. II: By Denoyer's Apprentice. III: Shepherd's Mount by Denoyer, Mlle Salle, &c, with a new Scene, and New Habits. V: Minuet (in modern Habits) by Denoyer and Mlle Salle

269
24 March 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Verneuil, Mrs Verneuil, Miss Mimi Verneuil. By Command of his Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue, Ramoneur, Enfant, Statue, Skellete, Negre

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Hulla

Dance:

270
27 March 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, the Princesses Maria and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'heureux Naufrage

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Esprit Folet

Dance:

271
07 April 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Lilliputians. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Cuckold

Cast
Role: Le Professeur Actor: Francisque unmasked

Afterpiece Title: The Intrigues of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: Don Pasquin d'Avalos

Afterpiece Title: Le Carillon Comique & Dame Alison & Maitre Gervase

Dance: The last Lilliputian Scotch Dance. A new Lilliputian Chacone of Characters: Harlequin Man and Woman. Pierot and Pierraite. Punch and Dame Ragondy. Scaramouch

272
10 April 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines Des Castro

Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Francisque
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Fompre, but see17341230

Afterpiece Title: Agnes de Chall1ot

Cast
Role: Bailly de Challiot Actor: Arlequin

273
14 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia. Tickets to be had at Mr Lally's House in Southampton-Row, Bloomsbury. Two Rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: English Maggot by S. Lally, De la Garde, Miss Baston. II: Grand Pastoral Dance by Lally, Mlle Salle, Miss Rogers, S. Lally, Le Sac, Delagarde, Duke, Mrs De l'Orme, Miss Baston, Miss Norsa. III: Glover's Scotch Dance. IV: Minuet by Lally and Mlle Salle. V: Pigmalion by Lally and Mlle Salle

274
24 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Salle. By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Tickets to be had at Madam Salle's Lodgings at Mr Belleur, Jeweller, opposite the Red-Lion, Brownlow-street, DL

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Walker
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: I: Pigmalion by Lally, Mlle Salle &c. II: Fawns by Lally, Mlle Grognet, Miss Rogers, Mrs De l'Orme. III: By Denoyer and Mlle Salle. IV: By Mlle Grognet, Miss Rogers, Mrs De l'Orme. V: Minuet by Denoyer and Mlle Salle

275
01 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit John Hervey, Architect Painter. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Belmour Actor: Walker
Role: Vainlove Actor: Ryan
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sharper Actor: Marshall
Role: Bluff Actor: Mullart
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Neale
Role: Setter Actor: Chapman
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: By Mlle Salle. Scots Dance, as17350311 Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Song: As17350422