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1881 results for: Keyword - the three Princesses
We found 1257 matches on Event Comments, 483 matches on Performance Title, 166 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
28 April 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority, for that night only. Benefit for a Widow and three small children in distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: End: Charles Gondorff, a Hungarian. He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time-Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet (the latter has the sound of a small organ) all which is performed without the least movement of the lips

Performance Comment: He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time-Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet (the latter has the sound of a small organ) all which is performed without the least movement of the lips.
Cast
Role: He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time Actor: Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet

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07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton, and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth on the Bowling Green, Southwark, (with a company from the theatres) during the short time of the Fair will be presented an Historical Drama (lately acted in Bartholemew Fair with universal applause) the Northern Heroes with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General, and the fair Ellimira a Russian Princess, containing the most remarkable events of that time; and concluding with the memorable battle of Putlowav, and Charles's retreat into the Turkish dominionsv. Interspersed with a comic interlude, The Volunteers. Also the comical humours and amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's widow, the merry pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. As the Fair will be of so short continuance, we shall begin very early each day (General Advertiser). [See 24 Aug. 1748, bf]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

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07 September 1750 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates and Warner's Great Til'd Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Interspers'd with the Comical Humours of the Nurse to the Princess Miriam, and her foolish son Zekel, as likewise the Humourous Scene between Captain Bluster, his Man Didymo, and the Witches. [Jeptha-Morrel, instead of Jeptha-$Carr, according to the Daily Advertiser.] To begin each day at Twelve o'clock, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrific'd

Music: The Original Musick- as performed by Mrs Lee, with universal applause, about 15 years since

29
22 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Second Course [1st time; M. INT I, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 567; not published]: With Songs and a New Overture. Entrement [1st time: INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 566; not published]. Desert: Never acted here; by Permission of Harris [proprietor of cg. The playbill assigns Princess Huncamunca to Mrs Kennedy, but "Huncamunca was very well performed by a Lady who resembled Mrs Kennedy in her voice" (Public Advertiser, 23 Aug.; and see 24 Aug.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Performance Comment: [Bill of Fare, in which every Dish belonging to the Drama will be served up: Prelude, Tragedy, Comedy, Opera, Interlude, and Burlesque. By way of Relish: The Manager in Distress. [Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, R. Palmer, Egan, Bannister Jun., Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Miss Hale, Mrs Webb. [Cast from text (T. Cadell [1780]): Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Actresses-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Miss Hale; Lady in Balcony-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Irishman in the Pit Actor: Egan
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: First Course, a substantial Dish from: Henry IV

Afterpiece Title: Second Courae, a Comic Dish, never serv'd up before: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey

Afterpiece Title: Third Course, an Operatic Dish: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: Also by way of Entremet: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act

Afterpiece Title: Desert: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Mr Noodle-Bannister; Mr Doodle-Bannister Jun.; Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Simpkinson; King Arthur-Wilson; Princess Huncamunca-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Plumante-Mrs Lefevre; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Cargill. [As no Supper will be provided, the Cloth will be removed by Eleven o'Clock.As no Supper will be provided, the Cloth will be removed by Eleven o'Clock.

Song: In Second Course: Auld Robin Gray-Miss Harper

30
12 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Song: Three new Entertainments of Singing in Italian-Signiora Francisca Margaretta del'Epine, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber

Dance: As17040204

31
19 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Three songs (two being new)-Mrs del'Epine, the accompanying music composed by Greber

Music: As17031109

Dance: As17040124

32
26 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three new songs-Mrs del'Epine, with the accompanying music composed by Greber

33
22 April 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not Acted these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier, Devonshire Girl

Song: Three Entertainments ofSinging in Italian one of which is entirely new, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-Signiora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

34
17 October 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Three dances-Miss Bruce

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook; A new Dialogue between a Town Miss and a Drunken Soldier-Pack, Cook

35
29 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a comical Tragedy [a burlesque of Lee's The Rival Queens by Cibber]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queen's; With The Humours of Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Cibber; Clytus-Estcourt; Roxana-Bullock Sr; Statira-Bullock Jr; and all the rest to the most Ridiculous Advantage. and all the rest to the most Ridiculous Advantage.

Song: Three select Entertainments in Italian-Mr Holcombe. Being the first time of his performance on that Stage

Performance Comment: Being the first time of his performance on that Stage.

36
16 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By John Gay and others.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

37
17 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

38
18 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

39
19 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

40
21 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

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22 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

42
23 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

43
27 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: Three Pieces-; End I: particularly a Piece with French Horns-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: French Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-Glover, Mrs Wall; V: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

44
18 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Three different Characters-Miss Robinson (who never appear'd upon any Stage before), young Rainton, both Scholars of Mr Fairbank

45
05 August 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

46
09 August 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

47
29 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gentleman with a large Famil y, under Misfortunes. Tickets 4s., 2s. 6d., to be had of Alexander Burges, Hardwareman, near Finch Lane, Cornhill; Tickets deliver'd out for the Tender Husband, which was to have been perform'd at Covent-Garden on Friday the 8th Instant, will be taken at this concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17420126, but the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: the Original Epilogue Actor: .

Dance: Three Graniers

48
03 February 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Tickets delivered out for the Benefit of Devoto for last Wednesday will be taken tonight. [Prices as 24 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Barlow

Dance: Three Graniers

49
13 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Mainpiece written by the late Lord Lansdown. With the Original Songs, new set by Mr Arne, and to be sung by Mr Lowe and Mrs Clive. Never acted there before. Afterpiece wirtten by the late Mr Pope, Mr Gay, and Dr Arbuthnot. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage; and those ladies who have taken places are humbly desired to send for tickets to prevent mistakes. Tickets to be had of Macklin at his house in Bow St., and of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The She Gallant; Or, Once A Lover And Always A Lover

Performance Comment: Sir John Airy-Macklin; Sir Toby Tickle-Yates; Vaunter-Neale; Monsieur-Blakes; Lady Dorimen-Mrs Macklin; Lucinda-Mrs Clive; Constantia with a New occasional Epilogue, in men's Clothes-Mrs Woffington; Miranda-Miss Edwards; Bellamour-Havard; Philabel-Mills; Frederick-Winstone; Courtall-Usher; Mons. Frisure-Blakes; Angelica-Mrs Bennet; Diana-Miss Minors; Melissa-Miss Pitt; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Placket-Mrs Cross; Mrs Japan-Mrs King; Mrs Lawn-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: in men's Clothes Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Dance: Muilment, the Mechels

50
15 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Song: III: Lowe