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4800 results for: Keyword - his Royal Highness's Birth-Day
We found 3161 matches on Event Comments, 1224 matches on Performance Title, 637 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3701
03 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [No record of the cast exists, but Deutsch, Handel, p. 658, speculates on a probable one.] This day Publish'd Samson an Oratorio at 1s. as it is performed at Covent Garden. The words taken from Samson Agonistes of Milton. The Music by Handel. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Afterpiece Title: Concerto

3702
21 March 1749 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the Support of Decayed Musicians or their Families. Pit and Boxes to be put together and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the said Office at Half a Guinea each, Gallery 5s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Entertainment Of Music

3703
31 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: A New Musical Drama, never performed, taken from Prior. The Music by Mr Arne. Stage will be formed into an amphitheatre where servants may keep places. This day publish'd at 10s. 6d. Susanna, an Oratorio in score by Handel. Printed for J. Walsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid

3704
04 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Second Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: A new Dance-

3705
05 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Third Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

3706
08 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Company may depend upon having an Additional Treat of Chocolate, but vastly different from that lately distributed by Harry the Smuggler [repeated 12, 15 April 1749]. As the Italian Cats would not do for the Haymarket, he has dispos'd of them to Drury Lane. The Fourth Day. [See 3 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: A new Country Dance-

3707
11 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. As 8 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: New Country Dance-

3708
12 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Sixth Day. As 8 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: New Country Dance-

3709
13 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Bridges. Tickets to be had of Mr Bridges at Mr Courteen's in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Publish'd this day at 1s. Miss in Her Teens; or, the Medley of Lovers, a Farce in Two Acts, as it is performed at Drury Lane. Written by Mr Garrick. Printed for J. and R. Tonson. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe and Jumpedo

Performance Comment: Frenchman-Garrick the only character listed; see17490407. The whole to conclude with an extraordinary and surprising performance of the Original Seignor Capitello Jumpedo, who after entertaining the audience with a Hornpipe-Seignor Capitello Jumpedo; will in a manner entirely new, Jump down his own throat-Seignor Capitello Jumpedo.
Cast
Role: Jump down his own throat Actor: Seignor Capitello Jumpedo.

3710
15 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Seventh Day. [See 8 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: The Auctioneer will dispose of some Originals, particularly A Portrait of Harry the Smuggler- , as he look'd at his Trial.
Cast
Role: particularly A Portrait of Harry the Smuggler Actor: , as he look'd at his Trial.

Dance: NNew Country Dance-

3711
18 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The 8th Day. [12:00 Noon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: particularly A Portrait of Harry the Smuggler Actor: , as he look'd at his Trial.

Dance: As17490415

3712
20 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The 9th Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: particularly A Portrait of Harry the Smuggler Actor: , as he look'd at his Trial.

Dance: NNew Country Dance-

3713
22 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The 10th Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: particularly A Portrait of Harry the Smuggler Actor: , as he look'd at his Trial.

Dance: NNew Country Dance-

3714
25 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: To be performed in the evening instead of at noon it being Thanksgiving Day (General Advertiser, news column). [See 3 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

3715
03 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: At the New Wells, Shepherd's Market. During the time of May Fair. The Unnatural Parents; or, The Fair Maid of the West: Also the Comical Humours and Adventures of Trusty, her Father's Man, and the Three Witches. By Yeates's Company. To begin each day at 2, 5, and 7, and conclude at 9. A good band of music is provided...Scenes and Clothes entirely New; N.B. The Droll the same that was performed by Mrs Lee fifteen years ago with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Dance: Three Wild Cats of the Woods

3716
04 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Third Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Dance: As17490502

3717
09 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Fifth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

3718
11 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Sixth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

3719
13 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Seventh Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

3720
15 May 1749 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Event Comment: By Yeates's Company of Comedians, an Historical Play at the New Wells, Shepherd's Market, Mayfair. To begin at 2, 5, and 7, and end at nine. The Fair ends this day. [See 10 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Fawnia

Dance: Adams

Song: Mrs Dodson, Green

3721
29 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The 8th Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

3722
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate. A new Dramatick Droll...being founded on a Story in Real Life, as related in the Memoirs of the celebrated Mrs Constantia Phillips. In which will be introduc'd a New Scene of Bedlam...Interspers'd witn a Merry Interlude call'd The Jovial Tars...with the Comical Humours of Nurse Prate and Will Bowling the Jovial Tar; as also of Jack Hanspite, Nick Hatchway, and Simon Bucket, Sailors; with Mary the Chambermaid, Susan of the Dairy, Kate of the Kitchen, and Nan the Spinster. To begin each day at noon. An extraordinary band of music is provided. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick; Or, The Generous Sailor

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness; or, A Touch of the Times

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee Ball, a Grand Scene

Monologue: 1749 8 24 bf I+Interlude The Jovial Jack Tars, or All Well Match'd. Nurse Prate-Mrs Cross; Mary-Mrs Daniel; Jack Bridle-Cross; Will Bowling-Clough

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-; the French Peasants-Master Matthews, Mrs Annesley

3723
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Harris and Godwin's Booth, next Duck Lane, West Smithfield. To begin at twelve every day of the Fair. Praces: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d., 3d. Afterpiece: With the Escapes of Harlequin into a Quart Bottlev (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Intriguing Footman; Or, Jack Spaniard Bit

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick

3724
28 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cross and Bridges' Booth. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Lunatick

Afterpiece Title: Modern Madness

Afterpiece Title: JJubilee Ball

Dance: .

Monologue: 1749 8 28 bf JJovial Jack Tars. As 23 Aug

3725
28 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates and Warner's Booth. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whittington