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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.

2026
05 September 1723 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: With The Comical Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Waspe

Entertainment: Tumbling-. The Company which did so well at bf

Performance Comment: The Company which did so well at bf.

2027
17 March 1724 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Margherita Durastanti. Particular Care will be taken to Place Benches on the Stage for the Accommodation of the Company. [According to Deutsch, Handel, p. 160, her benefit brought her #1,000, in addition to a salary of 1,200 guineas yearly. The Cantata is printed in the Daily Journal, 18 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: With an Addition of an English Cantata in Praise of this Nation- the Words of which will be delivered at the Door.

2028
21 December 1724 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Scene Between Harlequin And Scaramouch

Performance Comment: A French Company.

Entertainment: The curious Sword Dance-, as it was danced in Italy, France, Spain, and Germany; which never was danced in England before

2029
22 January 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #168 4s. Mist's, 22 Jan.: The new Entertainment of Apollo and Daphne...is follow'd by such Crowds every Night that the House is not able to hold all that Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

2030
31 March 1726 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The same as it was acted at the Theatre Royal Italien at Paris. [In Daily Post, 29 March, a company of English actors had announced The Stratagem for this day at hay, but they postponed it to 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Feint Astrologue, Pagode, Ramoneur, Petit Infant, Statue & Perroquet

Dance: As17260328

2031
01 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but with a Prologue-; and a new Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

2032
12 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17270126 With a Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr, at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr, at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Pieces of Musick , selected from the Works of Signor Michael Archangelo Corelli-

2033
25 November 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For difficulties in the opera company, see Delany, Autobiography, I, 149

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The First, King Of England

2034
06 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMist's, 6 Jan.. We hear that in a certain Alley in Wapping during the Holidays the Coronation of Anna Bullenv has been represented by Punch's Company of Actors with very great Applause; and that all that have seen it agree, that they have far excell'd their Brethren of Drury-Lane in the Conduct of that Farce; and, it is the common Opinion, that the wooden Actors have much the best Heads for Theatrical Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2035
08 February 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #153 7s.; tickets #12 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 184 by money and 49 by tickets; stage, 58 by money; balcony, 3 by money; pit, 281 by money; slips, 39 by money; first gallery, 381 by money; second gallery, 180 by money. Daily Journal, 8 Feb.: The Beggars Opera...meets with that universal Applause, that no one third Part of the Company that crowd thither to see it, can get Admittance: Which occasions a new Run to the Provok'd Husband at Drury-Lane; and so proves an equal Advantage to both Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2036
15 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17280314 but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Dorinda-Mrs Heron; With a new Prologue addressed to the Ladies-Miss Robinson Jr; Lilliputian Epilogue spoken at the Head of her Lilliputian Company-.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End I: A Turkish Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; II: Miss Robinson Jr; III: Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Lally, others; IV: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; V: Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson Sr

2037
17 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: As17271006, but Punch-_; Shopkeeper and Wife-_; Doctor's Man-_; Countrymen-reduced to Miller; Diana-Miss Robinson; With an Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.
Cast
Role: With an Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: C$Corelli's Eighth Concerto-

Dance: PPieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Harlequin-Lally, Mrs Brett

2038
24 June 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By a New Company who never appear'd on that Stage before. All the Songs and Dances set to Musick, as it is perform'd at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2039
06 September 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: N.B. This is not the Company that play'd the Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

2040
30 November 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company will continue Acting three Times a Week during the Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2041
24 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit all the Lilliputians. As there will be no Tickets printed on this Occasion, we hope that our Friends will be so kind as to encourage our Endeavours, and favour us with their Companies. Receipts: #85 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 126 paid; stage, 5 paid; pit, 200 paid; slips, 20 paid; first gallery, 135 paid; second gallery, 129 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2042
10 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By Samuel Madden.] Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 146 paid and 16 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 287 paid and 1 order; slips, 62 paid; first gallery, 209 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 170 paid. Preface to 1729 edition: Yet, with all its Faults, I did not think this Piece deserv'd so severe Treatment, as to be peremptorily refused, after the most earnest and early Sollicitations, at the Old House for two Winters together; which however, I have the less Reason to complain of, since Mr Rich's great Civility, and the agreeable Action of most of his Company, have prevailed on all the unprejudiced Part of the Town, to have every Day a better Opinion of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

2043
11 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. N.B. Mr Leveridge hopes that his Friends accept of this Invitation, and favour him with their Companies, since a tedious Indisposition hath rendered him incapable of waiting on them in Person. Receipts: money #39 4s.; tickets #87 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Performance Comment: Young Wealthy-Ryan; Sir William-Bullock; Tom-Walker; Shamtown-Hippisley; Lady Sly-Mrs Berriman; Sophis-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Egleton; Maria-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sophis Actor: Mrs Bullock

Song: Mrs Barbier

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

2044
30 April 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, advertised as a benefit for Miss Petre on this day, was announced without knowledge of the company. She will have a benefit later

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

2045
26 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. N.B. Part of the Company will continue to Act twice a Week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance: End II: Grand Moorish Dance-Essex, others; IV: Spanish Entry-Lally, others; V: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; End Afterpiece: Village Dance-Thurmond, Houghton, Rainton, Burney, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Sr, Mrs Walter, Miss Price

2046
30 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Author of The Lover's Opera and a Family under Misfortune. N.B. The Company being employ'd in reviving several Plays, &c. are oblig'd to defer Acting till farther Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2047
26 July 1729 @ Richmond

Event Comment: The Prince of Wales entertained the Queen and his sisters. See Wentworth Papers, p. 459

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: The lif Company.

2048
29 November 1729 @ Front Long Room

Event Comment: By a Company under the Direction of Mr Aston. At the Front Long Room, next to the Opera-House in the Hay-Market. Price 2s. 6d. At 6 P.M. N.B. We perform henceforward on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Song: Between the Acts: New Comical Songs-; particularly A Dissertation on the Famous Beggar's Opera-

2049
18 May 1730 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. For the Benefit of a Young Man. By a Company of Young Gentlemen. At Lee's Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired. Written by Mr Gibson Jr. Intermix'd with Songs. [Announced only in Craftsman, 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

2050
13 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: The Company will continue playing every Night, Saturdays Excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera