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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.

1151
22 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Julian
Role: Dwarfs Actor: Master Matthews, Master Shawford, Miss Naylor
Role: Hymen Actor: Master Matthews

1152
26 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1153
21 March 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: L'Arlequine deux visages-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; IV: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1154
24 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Nelson and Marr. The Musick Room being too small to contain the additional Number of Hands, several Select Pieces will be performed on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: See17410420 but With the Prologue-Marr; an Epilogue-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: 7410420 but With the Prologue Actor: Marr

1155
05 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, the Golden Ball in May's Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: I: Indian Dance-Maltere; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: L'Allemande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; End Afterpiece: The Dance in The Beggar's Opera-Mrs Clive, Lowe

Song: III: Blow Blow-Lowe; V: See from the Silent Groves-Savage

1156
19 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

1157
09 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Garrick to Peter Garrick (Dec. 1741): You perhaps would be glad to know what parts I have play'd, King Richd-+Jack Smatter in Pamela-Clody fop's fortune-Lothario fair Penitent-Chamont Orphan-Ghost Hamlet-& Shall soon be ready in Bays in ye Rehearsal-and in ye part of Othello-Both of which I believe will do Me and ther I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber">Giffard great Service-I have had great Success in all, & 'tis not yet determin'd whether I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber has spoke with ye Greatest Commendation of my Acting, as to playing a Harlequin 'tis quite false-Yates last Season was taken very ill & was not able to begin ye Entertainment so I put on ye Dress & did 2 or three Scenes for him, but Nobody knew it but him & Giffard; I know it has been Said I play'd Harlequin at Covent Garden but it is quite false.-Little, Pineapples, pp. 28-29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Ghost-Garrick, Being the first Time of his Appearing in that Character; Hamlet-Giffard; King-Paget; Polonius-Julian; Laertes-Marshall; Horatio-W. Giffard; Osrick-Peterson; Rosencrans-Vaughan; Guildenstern-Naylor; Marcellus-Blakes; Queen-Mrs Steel; Ophelia-Miss Hippisley; Gravediggers-Yates, Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Garrick, Being the first Time of his Appearing in that Character

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1158
11 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: As17421026

1159
18 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: II, IV: As17421112

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1160
21 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. At Common Prices. No person to be admitted behind the scenes. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary notice, not to be included again unless changed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

1161
05 November 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: As17431104

1162
14 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: As17431213

1163
01 May 1744 @ May Fair

Event Comment: MMiddleton and Cushing's Booth. Not acted these Twenty Years. [Announced for the entire time of the Fair.] 12:00 m. to 10:00 p.m. [Notice repeated 2 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wandering Prince Of Troy

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage de Pesant

Dance: LLe Badinage de Chaupetre-

1164
29 June 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. 7 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. [New item in Daily Advertiser, 30 June, indicates the play was performed. Daily Advertiser, 3 July, has a letter appraising Goodfellow's rendition of To be or not to be.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Part of Hamlet-a young Gentleman[, his first attempt on any stage [Goodfellow]; Ghost-Macklin; King-Townly; Laertes-Marr; Horatio-Simpson; Polonius-Mallin; Marcellus-Holt; Rosencrans-Nelson; Guildenstern-Jarvis; Ostrick-Pennington; Bernardo-Reeves; Francisca-Smith; Gravediggers-Macklin, Vaughan; Queen-Mrs Macklin; Player Queen-Miss Taylor; Ophelia-a young lady.

1165
22 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: the Goddess Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio

1166
26 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Ladies send their servants by four o'clock. Tickets of Cashell at Mr Elwood's, Staymaker, in Hunt's Court, St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

1167
23 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Places for the boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

1168
27 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

1169
31 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Banberry. Afterpiece a Farce, never acted there before, wrote by Mr Sheridan, the Player. [No prices in Daily Advertiser or General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Captain O'Blunder; or, the Brave Irishman

Performance Comment: Captian O'Blunder-Banberry; Schemewell-L. Hallam; in which will be introduced an Irish Song called Arra my Judy-Barrington at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: in which will be introduced an Irish Song c Actor: Barrington at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane.
Role: Barrington at the Theatre Actor: Royal in Drury Lane.

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Wooden Shoe Dance, Hornpipe-Banberry

1170
29 September 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Fist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money to be taken behind the scenes. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Balance brought over from Day Book F, #411 os. 7d. This balance actually represents a deficit from which the night's receipts are subtracted to indicate the reduction of it. But first, from the night's receipts, were subtracted #37 9s. 10d., an amount which seems to represent standing nightly costs for music, light, heat, taxes, &c.] Receipts: #115 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1171
01 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian; Prince Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

1172
03 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

1173
12 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

Song: Brett

1174
24 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Farce never before acted. Tickets to be had of Macklin at his House in Bow St; and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken for the Boxes.--General Advertiser. [Afterpiece by Charles Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy

1175
22 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: PPrologue omitted. Garrick ill [Genest, IV, 232). We hear the Celebrated Old Comedy call'd Abumazar [sic] from which Johnson is suppos'd to have taken his Alchymist, is now reviving at Drury Lane Theatre, and will be acted some day next week (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 3s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment