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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "his Highness the Prince"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "his Highness the Prince")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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2691 results for: Keyword - his Highness the Prince
We found 1131 matches on Event Comments, 711 matches on Performance Comments, 511 matches on Performance Title, 418 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2326
07 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

2327
18 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evenings Love Or The Mock Astrologer

2328
23 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busybody

Dance:

2329
22 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; New Dance-Miss Lindar

2330
25 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17171109, but Mary the Buxom-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Thurmond, with the song of I Burn, I Burn

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: A Gentleman who never perform'd but once

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

2331
16 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prince present, it being the first time of his coming to that Playhouse since he removed from the Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

2332
22 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. According to the Original Weekly Journal 26 April the Prince was present, but Edward Harley Jr writing to Abigail Harley on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called the Indian Emperor. The K...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-Portland MS, V, 560

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

2333
25 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. On this evening, according to the Original Weekly Journal, 26 April, [the corpse of Bowen was] put on Board the Prince Frederick Yacht, lately built by his Nephew, an Officer in the Customs, in order to be carried to Leigh in Essex to be Inter'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

2334
06 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. By His Royal Highness's Command. Being the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: As17171003, but Surly-_; Farewell-_; At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Epilogue-Penkethman oblig'dto speak the Epilogue upon an Ass.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Penkethman oblig'dto speak the Epilogue upon an Ass.
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

2335
28 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Her Royal Highness's Command. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [The Prince and Princess present.] St. James's Evening Post, 29 July: And there was a very great Appearance of Quality and Gentry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Epilogue-Penkethman on the Ass.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Penkethman on the Ass.

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook, Pelham

2336
06 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor Or The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

2337
07 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. A Farce of Three acts. All in the Characters of the Italian Theatre. Admission 5s., 3s., 2s. [The Prince present. Receipts: #157 12s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Foire De St

Performance Comment: Germain. Parts-the French Company of Comedians , lately arriv'd from the Theatre Royal in Paris.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: the French Company of Comedians , lately arriv'd from the Theatre Royal in Paris.

2338
20 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

2339
02 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

2340
15 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Bicknell, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

2341
19 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit M and Mlle Salle, the two Children who dance in the Company of the French Comedians. By His Royal Highness's Command. Tickets for L'homme a bonne fortune taken this day. [The Prince present. #40 paid to Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Chinois Ou Arlequin Major Ridicule

Afterpiece Title: La Retour de la Foire

Entertainment:

2342
09 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

2343
22 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock. The Prince present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte St

Entertainment: Vaulting, Tumbling-; A Lesson on the Harp Organnisee to be perform'd-a Person lately arriv'd from Germany, who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17190113

2344
05 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Pierrot. By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Maitre Etourdi

Afterpiece Title: Crapignant or The French Lawyer

Entertainment: The Person who performs Octave in the Farce will Leap over a Man upon a large Coach@Horse-the person whe performs Octave; Pierrot Scene of the Monkey which has never been perform'd in England before-

2345
21 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 21 Feb.: The Prince made a Present of Princess hath made him a present of fifty more

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

2346
26 February 1719 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd

Song: Mrs Aubert, being the first time of her Appearance on this Stage this Season

2347
03 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17181111

2348
05 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Otway. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Dance: Pastoral Dance of Myrtillo-

2349
31 March 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

2350
26 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar