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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the prince"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the prince")') 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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3659 results for: Keyword - the prince
We found 2597 matches on Roles/Actors, 876 matches on Event Comments, 703 matches on Performance Comments, 508 matches on Performance Title, and 402 matches on Author.

1126
01 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

1127
02 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1128
03 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

1129
06 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Harry Hawser Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Sighs

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: Father Frank Actor: Ledger
Role: the Baron Actor: Caulfield
Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

1130
07 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1131
08 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Agreeable Surprise, advertised on playbill of 7 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1132
09 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

1133
14 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1134
16 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1135
19 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Heir at Law (Ninth time this Season [see 29 Aug.]), but in the hay playbill now at Harvard it is deleted, and a MS annotation substitutes The Battle of Hexham. Afterpiece in place of The Jew and the Doctor, advertised on playbill of 17 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

1136
02 September 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay; or, Sailors on Saturday Night

Performance Comment: Tack and Half Tack (1st time)-Fawcett; Nongtongpaw-Johnstone; Around the Old Oak right Jolly and Gay-Suett, Bannister, Wathen; Ben and Mary-Trueman; Midst of the Sea-Fawcett; Ye Gentlemen of England-Johnstone, Linton, Suett; Rule Britannia-Fawcett, Johnstone, Suett, Bannister, Wathen, Trueman, Davies, Story, Linton, Brown, Caulfield Jun., Aylmer, Dibble, Willoughby, Little, Kenrick.
Cast
Role: Around the Old Oak right Jolly and Gay Actor: Suett, Bannister, Wathen
Role: Midst of the Sea Actor: Fawcett
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Fawcett, Johnstone, Suett, Bannister, Wathen, Trueman, Davies, Story, Linton, Brown, Caulfield Jun., Aylmer, Dibble, Willoughby, Little, Kenrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane (composed by Miss Abrahams [recte Abrams])-Mrs Bland

1137
06 September 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Cast
Role: Lerida Actor: J. Palmer in place of Wathen.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

1138
09 September 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Cast
Role: Around the Old Oak right Jolly and Gay Actor: Suett, Bannister, Wathen
Role: Midst of the Sea Actor: Fawcett
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

1139
12 September 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Related Works
Related Work: Sighs; or, The Daughter Author(s): Prince Hoare

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Cast
Role: Around the Old Oak right Jolly and Gay Actor: Suett, Bannister, Wathen
Role: Midst of the Sea Actor: Fawcett
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Around the Old Oak right Jolly and Gay Actor: Suett, Bannister, Wathen
Role: Midst of the Sea Actor: Fawcett
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1140
02 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Related Works
Related Work: Lock and Key Author(s): Prince Hoare

1141
24 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Clandestine Marriage [advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #146 4s. 6d. (86.12.0; 58.7.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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

1142
13 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [DeCamp was from the Edinburgh theatre. He had previously acted children's parts at dl.] Receipts: #176 3s. (98.19.6; 74.1.6; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-DeCamp (1st appearance on this stage); Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

1143
19 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: Wathen
Role: Lady Esther Dorville Actor: Mrs Powell
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Secret Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

1144
04 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Humourist, advertised on playbill of 3 Dec.] Receipts: #188 18s. (125.16.6; 62.1.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: Palmer
Role: Motley Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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

1145
12 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Related Works
Related Work: Lock and Key Author(s): Prince Hoare

1146
16 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Song: As17991213

1147
28 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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

Song: As17991228

1148
11 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: My Grandmother Author(s): Prince Hoare

Song: As17991228

1149
19 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: Pull away my Hearties-Fawcett; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; United Englishmen; or, every Man a Volunteer-Munden; Song-Johnstone; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Our Laws Constitution and King-Incledon, Linton; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon.
Cast
Role: The Tight Little Island Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Related Works
Related Work: Lock and Key Author(s): Prince Hoare

Entertainment: Monologue End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope

1150
24 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #294 17s. (284.7.6; 10.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Related Works
Related Work: Lock and Key Author(s): Prince Hoare