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2677 results for: Keyword - his Highness the Prince
We found 1131 matches on Event Comments, 711 matches on Performance Comments, 511 matches on Performance Title, 402 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
06 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the young Princes, will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the play of the Merry Wives of Windsor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

52
31 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. This evening their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the young Princes will be at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the tragedy of the Fair Penitent (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

53
08 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We hear that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with Prince Edward will be this night at Covent Garden, to see the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and Harlequin Skeleton. On Tuesday 3 March, will be reviv'd a Tragedy call'd Macbeth (as written by Shakespear) the part of Macbeth by Barry, and Lady Macbeth by Mrs Cibber, being the first time of her appearing in that character. To which will be added the Oracle, a new Dramatic piece (of one act) taken from the French, the Principal Part to be perform'd by Mrs Cibber. Pit and boxes laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: With a Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play
Role: And an Additional Scene representing the Funera Actor:
Role: which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Actor: . The Music composed by Mr Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

54
13 November 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Princess Royal's Marriage, being deferr'd, the Opera will be perform'd that Day as usual. Daily Courant, 14 Nov.: Last Night their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the three eldest Princesses . . . saw . . . Otho; but his Highness the Prince of Orange was not there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1733 lists: Otho-Giovanni Carestino; Theophane-Signora Strada; Gismonda-Signora Margherita Durastante; Adelberto-Carlo Scalzi; Matilda-Signora Maria Catterina Negri; Emireno-Waltz .
Cast
Role: Theophane Actor: Signora Strada

55
16 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. An Ode, written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floored over, and laid into the Boxes. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The Prince and Princess of Wales seem'd to be highly entertain'd, insomuch that his Royal Highness commanded Mr Handel's Concerto on the Organ to be repeated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 429, speculates concerning a possible cast. With Concertos on the Organ-, and other Instruments.
Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor: , and other Instruments.

56
13 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

57
12 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ode: Written in Honour of St. Cecilia, by Dryden, and set to Music by Handel. Among the Instrumental Performers are G. Ashley, leader of the band, Mara, Sarjant, C. Ashley, Boyce, Bridgetower, Harvey, Parkinson, Taylor, Nix, two Flacks, Dresler, Gwilliam, Shutze, Price, I. Sharp, W. Sharp, M. Sharp, J. Sharp, Archer, Cobham, two Munros, Wood, Cornish, Purney, Leffler, Woodham, Cantelo, Skillern, Franki, Simpson, Jenkinson, &c. Organ-J. Ashley. Double Drums (used at Westminster Abbey)-R. Ashley. The Chorusses will be numerous and complete. The Whole under the Direction of Ashley. Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon at the Office in Hart-street. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout oratorio season]. Books of the Performance (with the Imprimatur of H. Macleish) to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast Or, the Power Of Music; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 3

Performance Comment: [i.e. the ode being in 2 parts.] The Music- [by Handel--that was performed by Command of his Majesty, at St. James's on the late Marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (on 8 Apr. 1795); composed by Handel, to celebrate the Nuptials (in Apr. 1736) of his late Royal Highness Frederick, Prince of Wales, with the Princess of Saxe-Gotha; [To conclude with the Coronation Anthem, Zadock the Priest-.
Cast
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: Princess of Saxe Actor: Gotha
Role: Zadock the Priest Actor: .

Music: End Part I: concerto on the harp-Mme Delaval; Beginning Part II: concerto for two violins and violoncello obligato-, as originally composed for this Ode, by Handel and performed in the year 1736; End Part II: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Dussek

58
16 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, and Prince Henry, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princes George, Edward, William, & Henry, with The Lady Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth (Account Book). Receipts: #202 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

59
18 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widows and Orphans of the Brave Men who perished, and for those who were wounded, in the Glorious Action on the 14th of February last [off Cape St. Vincent], under Admiral Sir John Jervis. Patrons: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Stewards: Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Cardigan, Earl Spencer, Lord Kinnaird, Charles Grey Esq., Thomas Tyrwhitt Esq., William Lushington Esq., William Manning Esq., John Thomson Esq., John Julius Angerstein Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

60
27 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quin. Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta, and Lady Elizabeth. In which will be reviv'd a scene not acted these 30 years. Five rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes, and for the better Accomodation of the Ladies the Stage will be enclos'd and formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places at three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Hotspur Actor: Delane who has not appeared that stage these 7 years.

61
30 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. We hear their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Princess Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the Siege of Damascus and the Italian Dancers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

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

Dance: As17521219

62
21 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Flora

63
04 May 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play by Command of their Royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Buckingham-Delane; Norfolk-Sparkes; Cromwell-Ridout; Suffolk-Arthur; Surrey-Gibson; Abergavenny-Oates; Guilford-Cushing; Lord Chancellor-Marten; Campeius-Dunstall; Lord Sands-Collins; Sir T. Lovell-Holtham; Lord Chamberlain-Anderson; Dr Butts-Stoppelaer; Patience-Miss Allen; Archbp. Cranmer-Bridgwater; Gardiner-Cibber; Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Queen Katherine-Mrs Woffington 1st time; With the repersentation of the Coronation of Anne Bulldn. Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Courtney, Roberts, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Young, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris. Also the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. And all other Decorations proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Leveridge, Lowe, Courtney, Roberts, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Young, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris. Also the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. And all other Decorations proper to the play.

64
05 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Account Book: Present Prince and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Edward, Prince Frederick. [See also 25 Nov.] Receipts: #171 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V : With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Gloucester-Bennet; Bedford-Holtom; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmoreland-Buck; Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Arthur; Ely-Wignell; Scroop-R. Smith; Gower-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Pistol-Dyer; Erpingham-Redman; Macmorris-Barrington; Nym-Stoppelaer; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Mullart; France-Gibson; Burgundy-Cushing; Dauphin-White; Mountjoy-Baker; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Catharine-Mrs Hamilton; Chorus-Ryan.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Hamilton; Petruchio-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

65
15 May 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Benefit the last Editor of Shakespear. Written Originally by Shakespear. Revised and adapted to the Stage by Mrs Theobald, with the last new Prologue and the Original Epilogue. Receipts: #100. Rylands MS.: Prince up, but did not come

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Performance Comment: As17401213, but Citizen-Harrington; Violante-Mrs Hale; With the last new Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: With the last new Prologue Actor:
Role: the Original Epilogue Actor: .

Opera: End II and IV: of the Play will be performed an Interlude in two Comick Scenes in Musick. betwixt Signor Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Islands, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuosa; Capoccio-Waltz; Dorinna-Miss Hillier

Performance Comment: betwixt Signor Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Islands, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuosa; Capoccio-Waltz; Dorinna-Miss Hillier.

Dance: I: Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; III: Les Niaise-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

66
26 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Princess Augusta. Mainpiece a Farce of three Acts. Afterpiece also by command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17430308 but into the Entertainment will be introduc'd The Skeleton Scene-.
Cast
Role: into the Entertainment will be introduc'd The Skel Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

67
01 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Sir John VanBrugh. Last night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George and Prince Edward were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Comedy of Aesop and the Rape of Proserpine.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: the Elements Actor: Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

68
10 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward and the Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With a Representation of the Coronation of Actor:
Role: the Military Ceremony of the Champion Actor: in Westminster Hall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

69
11 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta. N.B.: Servants will be permitted to keep places on the stage which will be form'd into an amphitheatre, enclos'd, covered, and kept ward, as at the late Oratorios. Tickets to be had at Quin's House in Bedford St., Covent Garden; and of Page at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

70
28 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta. Tickets of Beard in Red Lyon Square, and of Page at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: Cooke, Lalauze, Picq, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: (BBy Particular Desire) the song made on the Famous Sea Fight at La Hogue-Beard, in the characters of a sailor

71
04 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard A Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullenv, the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv

Dance: Cooke, LaLauze, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Sga Campioni

72
25 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

73
10 November 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, the Lady Augusta and the Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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

74
09 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Lady Elizabeth, and Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale

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

75
21 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). Prince & Princess of Wales & ye Children (Cross). Paid for wax lights for the Prince 15s. 7d.; Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax & Brickdust 4s. 5d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #176 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

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

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: As17491220