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2302 results for: Keyword - his Majesty's Company of Comedians
We found 2133 matches on Event Comments, 146 matches on Performance Comments, 43 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
10 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Preamble beat on Kettle Drums-Mr Job Baker of His Majesty's Second Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards

Dance: PPierrot-Nivelon, Salle; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Salway

127
22 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Dance: PPrince's Saraband by L'Abbe for her Majesty's Birthday,-Essex, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

128
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphant Queen Of Hungary; Or, The French Defeated; With A Lively Representation Of His Britannick Majesty's Conquest At Dettingen

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Maid; or, Lover Outwitted; with Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

129
19 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Conjuror; Or, Pantaloon Disected

Performance Comment: The Facetious Mr Punch and his Merry Family-.
Cast
Role: The Facetious Mr Punch and his Merry Family Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Grand Assembly of Lilliputians

Entertainment: IItalian Fireworks-Benjamin Clitherow who has permission from his Majesty's Officer of Ordinance and was the real Engineer to Cuper's and Marybone Gardens

130
06 June 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Song: God Save our Noble King- (in Honor of His Majesty's Birthday)

131
23 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Dance: As17900308

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious: his being the Anniversary of His Majesty's Happy Recovery, British Loyalty; or, a Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun

Song: After which: the Stage being decorated and illuminated in the same Superb Stile which it was for the Reception of his Majesty on Dec. the 16 last, God save the King-Dignum, Sedgwick, Alfred, Danby, Fawcett, Haymes, Hollingsworth, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore

132
04 June 1793 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teodolinda

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17930216, but _Nivelon; Pas de Trois-; a new Allegorical Scene-, in honour of his Majesty's Birth Day; End Opera: Le Jaloux Puni, as17930601 but Master Menage

133
04 June 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A LOYAL EFFUSION

Afterpiece Title: THE HIGHLAND REEL

Dance: In 2nd piece Hornpipe by Bayzand

Song: 2nd piece: To conclude with a Song and Chorus [Come ye who from your souls (BUC, 281)], in Honor of His Majesty's Birth-Day

134
06 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Afterpiece Title: St

Song: End: the following songs illustrative of the Whims and Sports of Bartholomew Fair: Raro Raro-Delpini; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend; By the gaily circling Glass-Linton; a New Song (composed by Walsh, and written in Commemoration of His Majesty's Providential Escape [from assassination; see dl, 15 May])-Incledon

135
01 May 1701 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: four of the most Famous Companies; as ever were in England (being the very same that were opposite to the Cross-Daggers in Smithfield last Bartholomew-Fair) who perform such variety of Curiosities both in Dancing, Walking on the Slack Rope, Tumbling, as far surpass any ever yet seen-

Music: You will likewise be entertain'd with that variety of Musick as was never in this Fair before-

136
25 August 1701 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: [By] 6 Companies of Rope Dancers; who] [are joyned in one, they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women, and Children, that could be found beyond the Seas, where will be performed such wonderful variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack Rope, the Sloaping Rope-; [you will see a wonderful Girl of 10 years of Age, who walk backward up the sloaping Rope-Girl of 10 years[, driving a Wheel-barrow behind her; [also you will see the Great Italian Master, who not only passes all that has yet been seen upon the low Rope, [but he Dances[ without a Pole upon the Head of a Mast [as high as the Booth will permit, and afterwards stands upon his Head on the same-Great Italian Master; [You will also be entertained with the many Conceits of an Italian Scaramouch, who Dances on the Rope [with 2 Children and a Dog in a Wheel-barrow, and a Duck on his Head-Italian Scaramouch

Dance: Such variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack/Rope, Tumbling, as has never been seen in this Fair before-

137
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: Dancing on the Ropes , after the French and Italian Fashion-a Company of the finest Performers that ever yet have been seen in the whole World; For in the same Booth will be seen the two Famous French Maidens , so much admir'd in all Places and Countries where ever they come, (especially in May-Fair last) where they gain'd the highest Applause from all the Nobility and Gentry, for their wonderful Performance on the Rope, both with and without a Pole....To which is added; Vaulting on the High/Rope-; Tumbling on the Stage-; As also Vaulting on two Horses, on the great Stage, at once-

138
28 May 1715 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

139
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

140
11 May 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Misantrope

Entertainment: The Company

141
16 February 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Entertainment: Rope Dancing and Tumbling by a Company from Germany, Italy, France, Holland-

142
18 July 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Roratory

Dance: As17540716 but Entertainment of Music and Dancing-_; The Old Woman's Whim-a company of Lilliputians

143
20 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Theatre open at half past five. Play to begin half past six. Paid Supernumeraries & Kettle Drum 2 nights #1 7s. (Treasurer's Book). [This payment averaged #2 10s. per night throughout the season, or #470 total for the season. No further notation will be made of the item.] Receipts: #152 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

144
22 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mr Smith from Covent Garden Theatre made his first appearance upon this Stage in K. Richd the 3d & was receiv'd with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording. Kemble also refers to borrowing Smith from cg 29 May 1759, which was actually his first appearance at dl.] Paid a Tow Bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This is the customary monthly charge for tow for wicks. It came to #4 10s. for the whole season. No further itemizing of it will be made.] Receipts: #239 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

145
24 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid 3 day's salary list at #76 14s. 1s. per diem, #230 2d. 3d.; Mrs Greville on note #21; Tallow chandler's 1st bill #24 8s. 5d.; Lampmen #2; Bill stickers #3 12s.; Handbills 8s.; Carpenter's Bill #13 3s. 10d.; Taylor's Bill #6 13s. 6d.; Mantua maker's Bill #4 6s. 2d.; J. Stevens 18s.; Mr King's extra salary #1 10s.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths #1; Painters salaries #14 2s.; Mr J. French on Acct #15 5s.; Hire of Violin &c. 7s.; candlemen #1 13s. (Treasurer's Book). [The following items of those listed among the above Saturday expenditures were constant. The averages and total payments for them will be given in the following table, and no further itemization of them will be made]: @Item: Weekly Average Total Season Payment@Lampmen #4 8s. #162 16s.@Billstickersers #2 14s. #99 18s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Carpenters #9 10s. #351 10s.@Taylors #9 5s. #342 10s.@Mantua Makers #3 #111@J. Stevens 18s. #33 6s.@Mr King (extra as a deputy Manager?) #3 #111@Mrs Abingtons Clothes #1 12s. 4d. #60@Painter's Bills #10 10s. #388 10s.@Candlemen & extras #8 14s. #313 4s.@ Neither Carver or Royee is listed this season, but the amount customarily paid them for the two preceding seasons is made this season as a constant outlay, but "To Painters." DeLoutherbourg receives his first payment 14 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

146
27 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

147
29 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a New Medley Overture of Favourite Sea-Tunes. Paid Housekeeper's Bill #3 10s. 5d.; Properties #1 8s. 11d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 6s.; Printer's Bill #18 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [These four items are weekly constants with averages and totals as follows. No further mention of them will be made except in unusual cases.] Receipts: #228 6s. (Treasurer's Book). @Item Weekly Average Total Season Payment@Housekeeper's Bill #5 10s. #203 10s.@Properties #1 5s. #55 10s.@Chorus #4 10s. #203 10s.@Printing #9 6s. #347 4s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

148
04 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

149
06 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 May 1773.] Introductory Interlude played 9th time By Particular Desire. Paid Bassoons & German Flutes in Xmas Tale 2 nights this and last season #3 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #174 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

150
12 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement