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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Princesses"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Princesses")') 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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1272 results for: Keyword - the Princesses
We found 775 matches on Event Comments, 359 matches on Roles/Actors, 156 matches on Performance Title, 87 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

401
06 January 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Frost Music, as17151006, but Mrs Cross

Dance: As17151126

402
06 February 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Frost Music, as17151006, but Mrs Cross

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: As17151126

403
24 March 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit John Leigh. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #45 9s. and tickets #53 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17151006, but Mrs Cross

Dance: As17151104; Yellow Stockings-Schoolding; A new Spanish Entry-a Person who never yet perform'd on the Stage

404
11 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Afterpiece: [By Richard Leveridge.] A Comic Masque, compos'd in the high Style of Italy. N.B. The Books of the Masque are just printed for W. Mears...and sold by him, and at Mr Leveridge's in Tavistock-street. Receipts: #37 10s. 6d. and tickets #75 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe, Lyon, Moonshine, and Wall

Music: With all New Musick (for that Night) both Vocal and Instrumental Musick-

405
10 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Moreau and Wood (Treasurer). At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #24 8s. and tickets #70 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Frost Music from King Arthur-; Concerto to be perform'd upon the Hautboy-Mr Kytch upon the Stage

Song: As17160206

Dance: A new Grand Dance by Moreau-; Entry-Kellum's Scholar, Miss Schoolding; The What D'Ye Call It-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

406
22 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the Boy. Receipts: money #25 1s. and tickets #29 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Frost Music-from King Arthur

Song:

Dance:

407
25 October 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Compos'd in the High Stile of Italy. Receipts: #49 3s. 6d

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith; A new Spanish Entry-Mlle Salle, Salle; a new Harlequin-Salle, Mlle Salle

408
28 November 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Shaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #58 2s. 6d.; tickets #66 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Frost Music-Leveridge, Pack, Cook, Reading, Mrs Cross

Dance: new Serious Dance by Moreau-Moreau, Kellum's Scholar, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; Moreau, Shaw, Mrs Bullock

409
17 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: As17161128

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith; particularly a new Shepherdess-Mrs Schoolding

410
29 December 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; Likewise an Italian Mimic Scene never perform'd but once, call'd Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed See17161226-

411
31 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; particularly Grand Comic Wedding Dance-

412
26 February 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #33 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; La Folie a new Dance by Moreau-; French Andromache Burlesqued-Salle, Mlle Salle

413
13 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Spiller and Mrs Spiller. The Prologue is printed and will be dispos'd of at the House that Night for the Author. Receipts: money #24 2s.; tickets #71 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Performance Comment: As17161025, but Governor-Keene; Quisara-Mrs Spiller; With a new Comi/Tragi/Mechanical Prologue in the gay Stile by Spiller-Spiller.

Song: Leveridge, Pack

Dance: As17161221; La Folie-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

414
03 June 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Dance: As17170510

415
15 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #46 6s. 6d

Performances

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

Music: With all the Original Music and Dialogues to be sung-Leveridge, Pack, Cook

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Cook, Lully, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

416
21 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: As17171115

Dance: As17171022

417
13 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Music: Leveridge, Pack, Cook

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier

418
28 January 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Related Works
Related Work: Pan and Syrinx Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17180121

419
13 May 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: As17171022

420
02 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Dance: As17181129

421
14 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis (Second Interlude)

Dance: delaGarde, delaGarde's Sons, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Moreau, Miss Schoolding

422
01 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Song: With the Original Dialogues-Leveridge, Pack; Mrs Barbier, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Pulmon

Dance: As17190430

423
03 June 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Price, Browne, and Elizabeth Bewley. The last Time of the Company's playing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: The Original Dialogues-Leveridge, Pack

Dance: Wooden Shoe-Sandham, Newhouse; Scaramouch-a Gentleman for his diversion; Harlequin-delaGarde's Two Sons

Song: Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Barbier

424
06 June 1719 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess (the Comedy in the last Act)

Performance Comment: Original Parts-Penkethman, Norris; Likewise a Prologue-Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.
Cast
Role: Likewise a Prologue Actor: Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

425
05 February 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich, Christopher M. Rich, and Hamilton. By Subscription. Pit and Boxes together at 7s. Gallery Box 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #56 1s.; tickets #102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: In it a new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner-Gordon, Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Aubert

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Signior Mancini-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

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