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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.

1601
16 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Characters of Mainpiece Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #110 13s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Obrien, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Three and the Deuce! Author(s): Prince Hoare

1602
18 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Characters in Mainpiece Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Venice Preserv'd is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Receipts: #138 1s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Three and the Deuce! Author(s): Prince Hoare

1603
21 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This night Hymen was in the Bills (Hopkins). Mainpiece: dress'd in the Habits of the times. [The Hymen text printed in Gentleman's Magazine, Jan., p. 38.] Receipts: #191 18s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Prince John Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

1604
25 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: The Graces Actor: Miss Wilford, Miss Valois, Miss Pitt

1605
04 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: HHymen (Hopkins) [not in the bills]. Receipts: #150 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Dawson, Miss _Hilliard.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.
Role: The Dances Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

Afterpiece Title: Hymen

1606
10 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. The Deuce is in Him is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Receipts: #104 18s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Prince John Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1607
20 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: VVenus Reveng'd, as17631222

1608
10 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17630922, but Others-Miss _Dawson.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Miss _Dawson.
Role: To conclude with a Comic Dance call'd the Actor: .

Dance: III: Running Footman, as17640504

Song: End: An old favourite ballad, Too Soon O Gentle Youth-Miss Wright

1609
15 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1610
12 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

1611
21 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Prince John Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: the Dances Actor: Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

1612
21 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

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

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, as17650516; End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

1613
18 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1614
06 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

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

1615
10 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1616
11 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Dauphin Actor: Cautherley
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Plym, Miss Wright, Mrs Clive.

Dance: End I of the Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

1617
21 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown); IV: A Comic Dance-Master King, Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17651019; Between acts of Farce: A Double Hornpipe (for this Night Only)-Walker (From Drury Lane Theatre), Miss Pitt, his scholar

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

1618
07 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Ross
Role: Prince John Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1619
09 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Ross
Role: Prince John Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1620
11 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Ross
Role: Prince John Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1621
13 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Ross
Role: Prince John Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1622
20 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1623
24 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1624
27 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wilford for 10 nights rent money for the renters #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #160 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .

1625
03 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Prince Henry Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Cast
Role: The Procession from the Abbey Actor: at the Coronation
Role: the Ceremony of the Champion Actor: .