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512 results for: Keyword - His Majesty's Comedians
We found 432 matches on Event Comments, 63 matches on Performance Comments, 20 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
14 January 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Encouragement of the Comedians Acting in the Hay-Market, and to enable them to keep the Diversion of Plays under a separate Interest from the Opera. By Subscription. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by the Subscription Tickets. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Cibber (II, 4-5) states that each subscriber received three tickets for the first day of each of three plays offered by subscription for a payment of three guineas.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

127
03 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: A Visiting Scene of 4 Aldermens Ladies

Performance Comment: 4 Men Comedians.

Song: The Mad Dialogue, other songs-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, duBargues, Miss Santlow; particularly the Union Dance, as twas perform'd before Her Majesty at St. James's-Mrs Santlow, duBargues

128
03 June 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cave Underhill the old Comedian. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Tatler, 26 May, Underhill had announced his benefit, stating that he had losses to the value of nearly #2,500. See also Tatler, 31 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

129
12 May 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Underhill [in Daily Courant, 11 May, that Ancient Comedian Cave Underhill." In the same issue Ventoso had been advertised as by a Gentleman for his first appearance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

130
22 November 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #173 3s. [When the comedians on 6 Nov. received a license to act, Collier became director of the opera, an enterprise which he farmed out to Aaron Hill. See Cibber, Apology, II, 101-6.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

131
18 December 1714 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Opening night, under the management of John Rich.] By the Company of Comedians under Letters Patents granted by King Charles the Second. Beginning exactly at Six. No Persons are to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #143. Weekly Packet, 18 Dec.: This Day the New Play-House...is to be open'd...by the Company that act under the Patent; tho' it is said, that some of the Gentlemen who have left the Theatre in Drury-Lane for that Service, are order'd to return to their Colours, upon Pain of not exercising their Lungs anywhere; which may in Time prove of ill Service to the Patentee; that has been at vast Expence to make his Theatre as convenient for the Reception of an Audience as any one can possibly be

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

132
09 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, pp. 103-4; She [Mrs Clayton] and Lady W. Powlett, and I went to the Play together, for the Benefit of Johnson, who is the best Comedian this Day upon the Stage, and I believe as true and good a Player as ever was in any Age, for the Parts that he plays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge Or Love In A Tub

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

133
05 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not acted these Twenty Years. Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. The whole Play being new dress'd. N.B. The Play will begin exactly at Six a-Clock. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 5 Oct., reports a rumor that J. J. Heidegger has sent to France to recruit a set of comedians to act French plays at the king's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline Or The Fatal Wager

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

134
26 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highnesses' Command. By the Company of Comedians from both Theatres. The Pit and Boxes to be laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook Sr, Cook Jr, Pelling, Spiller; An Italian Night Scene between a Harlequin and a Countryman-Cook, Spiller

135
10 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit the French Comedians [Bullock paid #40]. Written by Mons le Noble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Entertainment:

136
19 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit M and Mlle Salle, the two Children who dance in the Company of the French Comedians. By His Royal Highness's Command. Tickets for L'homme a bonne fortune taken this day. [The Prince present. #40 paid to Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Chinois Ou Arlequin Major Ridicule

Afterpiece Title: La Retour de la Foire

Entertainment:

137
23 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

Performances

138
05 September 1719 @ Bullock-Leigh Booth

Event Comment: By the Comedians from the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields. An excellent new Dramatick Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Soldier Or Love In Distress

Dance: Comical Scene-Mr Harper , Mimicking a Drunken Man; Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Willis, Miss Francis

139
04 February 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Post, 4 Feb.: There is upon the Road from Paris, thither, a Company of French Comedians, which, 'tis said, are to perform at the Theatre in the Hay-Market twice every Week the Remainder of this Season; and we hear that 1000l. is already subscribed towards their Encouragement

Performances

140
05 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians, just arrived from France. A Comedy in French after the Italian Manner. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Dead And Revived

Dance:

141
12 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 10 March. N.B. The Noble and Honorable Subscribers to the French Comedians, are humbly intreated to pardon the Omission of sending them Tickets on Thursday last, it having proceeded merely from a Mistake, which shall be prevented for the future, and each one shall have a perpetual Ticket sent to him on Tuesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin In Constantinople

Dance: Dancing After the Italian Manner betwixt Pantaloon and his Wife-

142
04 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By the French Comedians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The School of Lovers

Dance: Entry-Danjeville; Tumbling-

143
29 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the famous Molliere. Daily Courant, 2 May: Monsieur deGrimbergue, Director of the French Comedians, hereby gives Notice, that he is extreamly sorry he could not give on Friday last all the Entertainment he had promised in his Publick Bills, by reason that Signora Violenta unluckily fell sick that very day; and Mons Dangeville refused to Dance, being puft up by the Applause he had the good Fortune to meet with; fancying he hath a Right to do so whenever he pleases

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Entertainment: The Great Turkish Ceremony-; Dancing-Danjeville; Tumbling-; particularly a lame tumbler (who never performed before in England); The Flourishing of the Colors-Signora Violenta

144
06 May 1720 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Joueur

Performance Comment: Wherein an Actress belonging to the King of Shweden's French Company of Comedians will act a Part, the First in England.

Afterpiece Title: Attendez Moy Sous LOrme

Entertainment: Tumbling-; Dancing-Danjeville

145
29 December 1720 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians. Pit and Boxes together by Tickets only at 5s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m. [This is the opening night of the New Theatre in the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille A La Mode Ou Le Badeaut De Paris

Dance:

146
31 January 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. N.B. Whereas it has been reported, that several of the best French Comedians would soon return to Paris: This is to certify, that the said Report is totally groundless, for they will remain here all the Winter Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Tartuffe

Afterpiece Title: Le Tombeau de Maitre Andre

Dance:

147
17 February 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Daily Post, 18 Feb.: The French Company of Comedians do hereby give Notice, That Monsieur Francisque, alias Harlequin, did refuse to perform last Night, which obliged the Master to dismiss the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Major Ridicule

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage Force

148
02 June 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance:

149
20 September 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

150
04 December 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians, just arrived. Mainpiece: Written by Mons Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Invisible Chez le Roy de Luchine

Dance: