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4066 results for: Keyword - his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
We found 1695 matches on Event Comments, 1196 matches on Performance Title, 1009 matches on Performance Comments, 418 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3476
20 August 1735 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Royal Bounty of #1,000 went to the Opera of the Nobility. See Calendar of Treasury Papers, 1735-1738, p. 126

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

3477
04 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday. With the usual Prologue .
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Holliday. With the usual Prologue

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland .

3478
05 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. [Their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17351104 With the usual Prologue .
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Holliday. With the usual Prologue

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Minuet (in Modern Habits) by Denoyer and Miss Anderson. V: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: As17351104

3479
10 November 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park Or The Merry Citizens

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: A New Set of Act Tunes composed by Arne

Dance: IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Danoyer and Mlle Roland

Performance Comment: End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Danoyer and Mlle Roland .

3480
02 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .

3481
06 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-W. Mills; Sir Jasper-Griffin; Harcourt-Mills; Sparkish-Cibber; Dorilant-Este; Quack-Shepard; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace; Mrs Dainty-Miss Mann; Lucy-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Ouverture to Alcina. I: Concerto for Hautbois by Geminiani

Dance: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .

3482
16 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .

3483
17 December 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Forty Years. Written by Mr Dryden. And new Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, particularly An Exact Representation of Merlin's Cave, as in the Royal Gardens at Richmond. Boxes and Balconies on the Stage 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. No After-Money will be taken. [According to edition of 1736, the Prologue and Epilogue were written by Mr Sterling.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

3484
06 February 1736 @ Westminster School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Performance Comment: By the young Gentlemen of the Royal Foundation .

3485
03 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. [Their Majesties and all the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

3486
30 April 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 May: Last Night The Conscious Lovers was perform'd [at GF] in Honour of the Royal Marriage, when there was a very splendid Appearance of Ladies and Gentlemen, to whom Mr Giffard had distributed Tickets. The Stage was decorated in a particular Manner with several Glass Lustres. And the Outside of the House illuminated with a great Number of Candles, a large Quantity of Liquor given to the Populace. [The Prologue is in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 May; in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 April, an announcement had been made that no money would be received on this night.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

3487
04 August 1736 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: At Petty's Old Playhouse, the End of Tottenham Court, leading up to Hampstead Road. With a Representation of Merlin's Cave, and the Hermitage, as in the Royal Gardens at Richmond. Likewise several other Scenes performed by Merlin's Art. 10 A.m. to 9 P.M. [To play from 4 Aug. to 20 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Of Merlin The British Enchanter Or The Child Has Found His Father

3488
28 August 1736 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Her Royal Highness's Command. Tickets for The False Friend taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora

3489
28 September 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields. Written by Mr Dryden. With new Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, particularly an exact Representation of Merlin's Cave, as in the Royal Gardens, Richmond. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s, Middle Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. At 6 p.m.[The Prologue was printed in London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 1 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: Arthur-Johnson; Merlin-Hewitt; Oswald-Giffard; Conon-Havard; Osmond-W. Giffard; Aurelius-Richardson; Albanact-Woodward; Guillamar-Hamilton; Grimbald-Lyon; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Philidel-Mrs Hamilton; Matilda-Miss Tollett; In which will be performed the Original Musick (composed by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcell)-Corf, Hussy, Kelly, Touchbury, Nicholls, Kellnar, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Carter, Mrs Jones, Miss Gerrard; Venus-Miss Wilson; Cupid-Master Hamilton; being the first time of his appearing on this stage. Dancing-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Who never appeared on this stage before. With a New Prologue to the Town-Mr Giffard.
Cast
Role: In which will be performed the Original Musick Actor: Corf, Hussy, Kelly, Touchbury, Nicholls, Kellnar, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Carter, Mrs Jones, Miss Gerrard
Role: With a New Prologue to the Town Actor: Mr Giffard.

3490
10 November 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Queen and all the Royal Family present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alcina

3491
01 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Composed by Signior Hasse. Afterpiece: A Comic Interlude. [Music by Giuseppe Maria Orlandini. Text by A. Salvi. Queen and all the Royal Family present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

Afterpiece Title: Il Giocatore or The Gamester

3492
26 January 1737 @ Loriner's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Precieuses Ridicules

Performance Comment: The Scholars of Mr Fell; Master of the French Academy in Old Broad Street, behind the Royal Exchange.

3493
01 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Thirty Years. All the Characters New Dress'd. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Pantomime Entertainment. With New Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. An Exact Representation of the Hermitage, as in the Royal Garden at Richmond. And Entire New Musick, compos'd by Mr Jones. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Daily Advertiser, 2 Feb.: When one of the Changes [on 1 Feb.] by Chance miscarried, a second Attempt was generally desir'd, which, when executed, was so pleasing, a general Clap continu'd for more than the Space of a Minute

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph or Trick Upon Trick

Performance Comment: Cupid-Master Hamilton; Sylvania-Haughton; Sylvans-Vallois, Delegarde, LeSac, H. Fayting; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Father to Colombine-Norris; Mr Ashley-W. Giffard; Dr Fleet-Wetherilt; Clerk-Snow; Drawer-Edward;Lookout-Miss Wilson; High Priest-Stitchbury; Priests-Kelly, Nichols, Richardson; Priestesses-Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson; Silvio-Yates; His Man-Penkethman; with a Grand Ballet-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, LeSac, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates, Miss Gerrard.
Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Norris
Role: Dr Fleet Actor: Wetherilt
Role: His Man Actor: Penkethman

3494
19 August 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 21 Aug.: On Saturday Morning early died at his house the Buffalo's Head Tavern in Bloomsbury Square, Mr Fielding, formerly belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Performances

3495
12 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For the Relief of Mr Chetwood, late Prompter at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, and now a Prisoner in the King's Bench. Receipts: money #219; seals #15 (Account Book); #250 Rylands MS.). [William Shenstone saw Cibber act on 12, 13, or 14 Jan. See Letters of William Shenstone, pp. 14-15.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

3496
19 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Opera, particularly, An exact Representation of Merlin's Cavev, as in the Royal Gardens at Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Marshall; Oswald-Giffard; Merlin-Paget; Osmond-Crisp; Grimbald-Yates; Conon-Blakes; Aurelius-Crofts; Albanact-Dunstall; Guillamar-Naylor; Philidel-Mrs Dunstall; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Matilda-Miss Hippisley; In which will be performed the Original Musick by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcel-Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina; Venus-Mrs Dunstall; Cupid-Master Nanfan; with the dances-Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: with the dances Actor: Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.

3497
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: TTurbutt (from the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) and Yates (from the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields). At Turbutt's and Yate's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the King's Head and Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. [The Fair runs from 22 through 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan The Persian Hero Or The Distressd Princess With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun And His Adventures On Earth

Performance Comment: Kouli Kan-Crofts; Albufazar-Marten; Firebrass-Harrington; Fribble-Julian; Vizier Mirza-Marr; Solyman-Taylor; Sydrophal-Master Nanfan; Zaida-Miss Bennet; Karanza-Mrs Dunstall; Harlequin-Yates; Jocula-Turbutt; Corporal Bounce-Dunstall; Mons Gasconnade-Blakes; Forge-Vaughan; Bog-Adams; Taffy-Lowder; Chant-Mackenzie; Snip-Arthur; Mrs Snip-Mrs Yates; A Drunken Epilogue in the Character of an English Sailor-Yates.
Cast
Role: A Drunken Epilogue in the Character of an Engli Actor: Yates.

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

3498
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: HHallam from the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, Over-against the Hospital Gate. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. 1 p.m. to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond Representing Her Amours With King Henry And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp or The Doctor Deceivd

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

3499
24 April 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bishop, Dighton, Pattendon, Miss Naylor, Marr. Pattenden's tickets at his house in Throgmorton St., near the Royal Exchange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: the Gentleman who performed King Richard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph; or, the Death of the Wild Goat-the Son and Daughter of David and Winifred apShenkin

3500
12 May 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing it this Season, at the particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Crispin-Phillips; from The Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the second time of his appearing on the Stage in this Kingdom; Beatrice-Mrs E. Giffard.