SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "his R Highnesses"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "his R Highnesses")') 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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We found 1743 matches on Performance Comments, 833 matches on Event Comments, 30 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece, as17860706

Monologue: 1786 07 28 Before mainpiece an Introductory Address, on the 1st appearance of the Young Lady, spoken by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lawyers Panic Or Westminster Hall In An Uproar

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17860706

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague or The Giants Causeway

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Master Degville, Miss De Camp

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 14 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. In drinking health to the King at the supper table in the farce, Baddeley introduced very appositely an allusion to his Majesty's late fortunate escape [on 2 Aug., when Margaret Nicholson attempted to assassinate him], which was received with three plaudits" (London Chronicle, 19 Sept.). Receipts: #260 13s. (224.2; 36.6; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Song: III: Song-Williames [This was sung, as here assigned,in all subsequent performances, except on 19 Jan. 1787, q.v.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist or Whos Who

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: II: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: In: Singing-Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Barrymore, Williames, Wilson, Fawcett, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Forster, Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Song: III: an Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Stageldoir. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]
Event Comment: Paid Harwood [former prompter] Gratuity on his Dismission #25. Receipts: #195 16s. (168.9; 27.2; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Hannah Cowley, based on The Lucky Chance, by Aphra Behn. Prologue and Epilogue by James Cobb (see text)]: With Variety of new Scenes, Dresses, &c. Morning Chronicle, 28 Dec. 1786: This Day is published A School for Grey-Beards (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #220 8s. (206.14; 13.4; 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey beards Or The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: III: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Song: I: a song-Williames

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: End IV: As17870113