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2790 results for: Keyword - the Prince of Wales
We found 913 matches on Event Comments, 716 matches on Performance Comments, 558 matches on Roles/Actors, 514 matches on Performance Title, and 402 matches on Author.

2501
15 May 1716 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. With Magnificent New Scenes, Particularly one in Perspective of a Royal Palacev, which exceeds any that has been seen in England, containing about One Thousand Yards of Painting by Sig Roberto Clerici, and to be seen again this Year. Admission as 1 Feb. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Cavaliero Nicolini Grimaldi
Role: Demetrius Actor: Antonio Bernacchi
Role: Marius Actor: Signora Diana Vico
Role: Climene Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Deidamia Actor: Signora Elena Croce Viviani.

Music: As17160502

2502
18 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

2503
07 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. With all the Decorations proper to the Play. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

2504
07 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By Their Royal Highness's Command. The tickets given out for The Orphan taken this day. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Santlow

2505
20 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Post Boy, 26 Sept.: On Friday last, his Royal Highness the Prince came incognito to Southwark-Fair, and saw the Droll at Penkethman's, and after at Bullock and Leigh's Booth

Performances

2506
07 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: .

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

2507
18 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

2508
23 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busybody

Dance:

2509
22 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; New Dance-Miss Lindar

2510
25 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17171109, but Mary the Buxom-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Thurmond, with the song of I Burn, I Burn

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: A Gentleman who never perform'd but once

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

2511
16 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prince present, it being the first time of his coming to that Playhouse since he removed from the Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

2512
22 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. According to the Original Weekly Journal 26 April the Prince was present, but Edward Harley Jr writing to Abigail Harley on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called the Indian Emperor. The K...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-Portland MS, V, 560

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

2513
25 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. On this evening, according to the Original Weekly Journal, 26 April, [the corpse of Bowen was] put on Board the Prince Frederick Yacht, lately built by his Nephew, an Officer in the Customs, in order to be carried to Leigh in Essex to be Inter'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Cato Actor: Booth
Role: Juba Actor: Wilks
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber
Role: Sempronius Actor: Mills
Role: Portius Actor: Walker
Role: Marcus Actor: Williams
Role: Lucius Actor: Thurnond
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Lindar

2514
31 May 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: We hear the famous Mr Pinkethman is building a handsome Playhouse at Richmond, for the Diversion of the Nobility and Quality that attend the Court of their Royal Highnesses; and will begin to play there soon after Whitsuntide, and shew the fine musical Picture he has prepar'd of the Royal Family, the like of which has never been seen in England.-Read's Weekly Journal, 31 May. Mr Prince the famous Dancing-Master is lately Deceas'd.-Original Weekly Journal, 31 May

Performances

2515
06 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. By His Royal Highness's Command. Being the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: As17171003, but Surly-_; Farewell-_; At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Epilogue-Penkethman oblig'dto speak the Epilogue upon an Ass.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Penkethman oblig'dto speak the Epilogue upon an Ass.
Role: Belguard Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Farewell Actor: Wilks Jr
Role: Testimony Actor: Johnson
Role: Crack Actor: Penkethman
Role: Hothead Actor: Miller
Role: Surly Actor: Bickerstaff
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

2516
28 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Her Royal Highness's Command. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [The Prince and Princess present.] St. James's Evening Post, 29 July: And there was a very great Appearance of Quality and Gentry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Cast
Role: Busie Body Actor: Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Epilogue-Penkethman on the Ass.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Penkethman on the Ass.

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook, Pelham

2517
23 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17180802

2518
06 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

2519
07 November 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. A Farce of Three acts. All in the Characters of the Italian Theatre. Admission 5s., 3s., 2s. [The Prince present. Receipts: #157 12s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Foire De St

Performance Comment: Germain. Parts-the French Company of Comedians , lately arriv'd from the Theatre Royal in Paris.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: the French Company of Comedians , lately arriv'd from the Theatre Royal in Paris.

2520
20 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Booth
Role: Edgar Actor: Wilks
Role: Edmund Actor: Mills
Role: Gloster Actor: Cibber
Role: Kent Actor: Thurmond
Role: Albany Actor: Boman
Role: Cornwall Actor: Walker
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Penkethman
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Santlow.

2521
02 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Wilks
Role: Chamont Actor: Elrington
Role: Polydore Actor: Booth
Role: Acasto Actor: Boman
Role: Chaplain Actor: Cibber
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Page Actor: Miss Lindar.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

2522
15 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Santlow.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Bicknell, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

2523
19 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit M and Mlle Salle, the two Children who dance in the Company of the French Comedians. By His Royal Highness's Command. Tickets for L'homme a bonne fortune taken this day. [The Prince present. #40 paid to Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Chinois; Ou, Arlequin Major Ridicule

Related Works
Related Work: The Captive of Spilburg Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: La Retour de la Foire

Entertainment:

2524
09 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Booth
Role: King Actor: Elrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

2525
22 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ch. Bullock. The Prince present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L S Bains De La Porte St

Entertainment: Vaulting, Tumbling-; A Lesson on the Harp Organnisee to be perform'd-a Person lately arriv'd from Germany, who never appear'd on the Stage before

Dance: As17190113