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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.

2576
10 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Booth
Role: Pierre Actor: Mills
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

2577
17 November 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Written by the late Mr Wycherly. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Horner Actor: Wilks
Role: Harcourt Actor: Mills
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Booth
Role: Dorilant Actor: Watson
Role: Sparkish Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Norris
Role: Quack Actor: Shepard
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Dainty Fidget Actor: Miss Seal
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Mrs Young
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker.

2578
21 October 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. N.B. For the better Information of those who do not thoroughly understand the Italian Language, a Book with the Argument and Explanations in English, of what is transacted in every Scenes, may be had...at the usual Places in the Opera-House. Price 6d. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Enchanted Island Of Arcadia; Or, The Magician Doctor, With Harlequin King Of The Woods; Flights, Decorations And Transformations Of Harlequin, Cupid, Pantalon, Venus, And Brighella, Jupiter, And The Sacrifice Of Harlequin

Dance: Furies, Nymphs, Shepherds, Statues-; , the latter performing the Labours of Hercules-Statues , after the Manner of the Venetian Gondaliers at Venice: The whole full of Variety

2579
07 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King and Prince Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pantalon A Broker Broken Merchant And Desperately In Love, Harlequin His Shopkeeper: With A Ridotto After The Venetian Manner, Songs, And A Serenata In A Venetian Gondola

Related Works
Related Work: No Song No Supper Author(s): Prince Hoare

Entertainment: As17261105

2580
12 November 1726 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. With Flyings, Apparitions, &c. [The King, Prince, and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina A Magician, Disguised, Serving Diana, Transformed Into A Gipsie, Armenian, Footman, Fiend, Lady, And Counsellour

Dance: As17260928

2581
06 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [A notice denies the rumor that the company is leaving shortly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Performance Comment: Brighella : With his surprizing Disguises, and counterfeiting the Personages of a Foreign Prince, a Turk, a Petit Maitre, a Merchant, a Gniais, a Swiss, an English Waterman, an Armenian, a Florentine, a Venetian Gondolier, a Scaramouch, a Stuttering Musick-Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.
Cast
Role: a Stuttering Musick Actor: Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

2582
05 March 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #183 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 240 paid and 4 orders; stage, 79 paid; pit, 292 paid and 4 orders; slips, 64 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 433 paid; second gallery, 204 paid. Daily Journal, 5 March: Mrs Barbier, in Compliance to the Town, has wav'd her right to the Beggar's Opera and the Tickets delivered out for Saturday the 16th, will be taken on Monday the 18th to Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, for her Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2583
03 April 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pantalon, Stevens, and Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Carter who never sung in Public before; accompany'd with the Harpsichord-Signor Adamo Schola a Virtuoso of Naples

Dance: Dancing on the Rope-the famous Mynheer Rymon , a High German, who never appear'd on this Stage before

2584
13 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command.Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. The King, Queen, Prince William, and three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Constant Actor: Wilks
Role: Heartfree Actor: W. Mills
Role: Rake Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bully Actor: Harper
Role: Justice Actor: Shepard
Role: Razor Actor: Miller
Role: Taylor Actor: Griffin
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Shireburn.

2585
20 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince William, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Perseus Actor: Lally
Role: Mercury Actor: Essex
Role: Medusa Actor: Thurmond
Role: Gorgons Actor: Houghton, Burney
Role: Followers of Perseus Actor: Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton
Role: Cepheus Actor: Fielding
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Biddy
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Sailors Actor: Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Doctor Actor: Burney
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Ray
Role: Harlequin Actor: Weaver
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Robinson Sr
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Jupiter Actor: Essex.
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2586
11 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. The King, Queen, Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present. Universal Spectator, 14 Dec.: On Wednesday in the Afternoon there was a Riot at Drury-Lane Playhouse. The Mob hearing that their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family were to be at the Play in the Evening, several disorderly People forced into the House pretending to keep Places, broke and did a good deal of Damage before they could be dislodg'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: See17280928, but with the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: with the Coronation Scene Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

2587
12 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Surel
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Perseus Actor: Lally
Role: Mercury Actor: Essex
Role: Medusa Actor: Thurmond
Role: Gorgons Actor: Houghton, Burney
Role: Followers of Perseus Actor: Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton
Role: Cepheus Actor: Fielding
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Biddy
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Sailors Actor: Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Doctor Actor: Burney
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Ray
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Robinson Sr
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Jupiter Actor: Essex.
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2588
19 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince Frederick, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Surel
Role: Attendants on Andromeda Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs Houghton
Role: Hours of Sleep Actor: Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Perseus Actor: Lally
Role: Mercury Actor: Essex
Role: Medusa Actor: Thurmond
Role: Gorgons Actor: Houghton, Burney
Role: Followers of Perseus Actor: Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney
Role: Tritons Actor: Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton
Role: Cepheus Actor: Fielding
Role: Cassiopea Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Biddy
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Smith
Role: Sailors Actor: Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Doctor Actor: Burney
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger
Role: Mezzetin Actor: Ray
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Robinson Sr
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Jupiter Actor: Essex.
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2589
02 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Songs and Dances, and several new Decorations. [Prince Frederick and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Mills
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Wilks
Role: Antonio Actor: W. Mills
Role: Gonzalo Actor: Oates
Role: Alonzo Actor: Roberts
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Stephano Actor: Shepard
Role: Mustacho Actor: Harper
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller
Role: Ventoso Actor: Norris
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.

2590
08 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 11 Jan.: Last Wednesday his Highness the Prince went to...Drury-Lane, to see Mr Cibber's new Pastoral....The Actors were for a while prevented from performing, by the great Disturbance some of the Audience made. But on a Speech from Mr Cibber, with a Promise it should not be acted again, the Catcalls, &c. ceased, and they were suffered to go on and end the same. See also Applebee's, 11 Jan.; Egmont, Diary, III, 325; Whincop, p. 198

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Riddle

2591
11 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. The Prince and three Princesses present. Receipts: #159 16s. Probable attendance: boxes, 175 paid and 26 orders; stage, 17 paid; pit, 294 paid and 5 orders; slips, 24 paid and 31 orders; first gallery, 401 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 138 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

2592
15 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Prince Frederick, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17281121 but Theodosius-Williams; Marcian-Mills; Atticus-Boman; Leontine-Corey; Pulcheria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Williams
Role: Marcian Actor: Mills
Role: Atticus Actor: Boman
Role: Leontine Actor: Corey
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Varanes Actor: Elrington
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Roger.

2593
16 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. [The Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

2594
22 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #74 7s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 66 paid and 31 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 167 paid and 23 orders; slips, 5 paid and 19 orders; first gallery, 218 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 127 paid and 2 orders. Prince and Three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Jupiter Actor: Rochetti
Role: Mercury Actor: Legar
Role: 1st Sylvan Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: 2d Sylvan Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: 3rd Sylvan Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: 4th Sylvan Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: 5th Sylvan Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Gods of the Woods Actor: Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse
Role: Sicilians Actor: Lanyon, Dupre Jr, DelaGarde, Eaton
Role: Pluto Actor: Papillion
Role: Demons Actor: Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse, Lanyon
Role: Yeoman Actor: Pelling
Role: Clodpole Actor: Spiller
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Moreau
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: Lasses Actor: Newhouse, DelaGarde Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Russell, Miss Holiday, Mrs Rice
Role: Savoyard Actor: Salway
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Eaton
Role: Earth Actor: Dupre
Role: Air Actor: Pelling
Role: Fire Actor: Moreau
Role: Water Actor: Salle
Role: Females Actor: Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2595
05 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

2596
06 February 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.] Receipts: #98 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 87 paid; stage, 1 paid; pit, 278 paid; slips, 22 paid; first gallery, 254 paid; second gallery, 137 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin
Role: Armusia Actor: Ryan
Role: Ruidias Actor: Milward
Role: Governor Actor: Walker
Role: Comic Parts Actor: Bullock, Hippisley, Willcocks, H. Bullock
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Song: Mrs Barbier, Mrs Seedo

Music: As17290116

Dance: Salle, DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon, DelaGarde Jr, DuPre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

2597
01 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. [The Prince, accompanied by the Duke of Manchester, Lord Charles Cavendish, and Colonel Schutz, present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2598
11 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #116 16s. [Prince, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: _Harrison, Papillon
Role: Furies Actor:
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Clown Actor: Nivelon
Role: Servant Actor: Ray
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Birdcatchers Actor: Hippisley, Pelling
Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Legar
Role: Italian Actor: Rochetti
Role: Pluto Actor: Leveridge
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Sysiphus Actor: Dupre Jr
Role: Prometheus Actor: Newhouse
Role: Ixion Actor: Lanyon
Role: Clotho Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Lachesis Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Atropos Actor: Miss LaTour
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin a Sorcerer: With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2599
18 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #36 8s. [Prince and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: St.Luce.
Role: Peasants Actor: Mrs Benson, Mrs _Vincent.
Role: Apollo Actor: Salle
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Morpheus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Mystery Actor: Laguerre
Role: Slumber Actor: Salway
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Burgo@master Actor: Nivelon
Role: Boor Servant Actor: Hippisley
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Silenus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Bacchus Actor: Salway
Role: Pan Actor: Laguerre
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Salle
Role: Spaniards Actor: Dupre, Miss LaTour
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling, Mrs Ogden
Role: French Actor: Lafoy, Mrs Hill
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

2600
27 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince, attended by Lord Charles Cavendish and Colonel Townshend, and Princess Caroline, attended by the Countess of Suffolk, present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Sempronius Actor: W. Mills
Role: Portius Actor: Williams
Role: Marcus Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Lucius Actor: Corey
Role: Decius Actor: Boman, .
Role: Cato Actor: Mills
Role: Juba Actor: Wilks
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding