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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "His Majestys Comedians"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "His Majestys Comedians")') 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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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.

176
07 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Faustina. With several New Additions. By his Majesty's Command, for the better Convenience of the Audience, the Stage will be laid quite Open. N.B. The Court of Directors have resolved not to make use of their Tickets as Subscribers this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Admetus

177
09 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlechino Pittor Alla Moda: Viz, Harlequin A New Fashion'd Painter: With His Love For Argentina And The Comical Fears Of Pantalon At The Supposed Spirits

Song: Singing-

Dance: As usual; Also a curious Entertainment of Dancing-Persons lately arrived from Italy and France

178
16 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit +Harlequin and Signora Constantini. By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: il Proteo Novello: Viz, The New Proteus

Entertainment: The Comical Scene of the Stuttering Master of Musick-Brighella

Dance: End I: +Hornpipe-Cornet, Mrs Anderson; II: Peasant's Dance-Welman, Mrs Anderson; III: The Character of Signora Cattina Venetiana-; IV: Niais and Niaise-; Foolish Man and Woman-; V: Twelve Grotesque Character, viz. Punchanello, Dame Ragonde, Pierrots, Harlequins, Scaramouches, Peasants, Mad Men and Women-

179
23 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Victoria and the Doctor. By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Being a particular Fatigue of Argentina, with her Comical Affectation of her New Title; wherein the Doctor will perform by the Name of Tabarin , a New Character, very Comical and Jocose, never yet seen on the Stage, which has been reserved for that Day, and may be continued hereafter, if he has the Happiness of pleasing his most Noble Spectators better than by his former

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

180
06 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [A notice denies the rumor that the company is leaving shortly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Performance Comment: Brighella : With his surprizing Disguises, and counterfeiting the Personages of a Foreign Prince, a Turk, a Petit Maitre, a Merchant, a Gniais, a Swiss, an English Waterman, an Armenian, a Florentine, a Venetian Gondolier, a Scaramouch, a Stuttering Musick-Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

181
08 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brighella. By His Majesty's Command. [The opera had to be postponed because of the indisposition of a performer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Dama Demonio, E La Serva Diavolo: Viz, The Mistress Demon By Diana, And The Maid Devil By Argentina: With The Comical Frights Of Pantalon And Harlequin

Dance: Dancing In Serious and Grotesque Characters-

182
25 April 1727 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. The usual Concert of Instrumental Musick will be augmented, and the Characters new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Parodia Del Pastor Fido

Dance: Shepherds, Nymphs, Peasants: Myrtillo-Pantalon; Ergastus-Harlequin; Satyr-Brighella; Silvio-Mrs Casanova; Corisea-Mrs Constantine; Amarillis [Daily Courant, Daily Post] or Asparillis [Daily Journal]-Argentina; Dorinda-Miss Rutti

183
28 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Present: King and Queen. [In Daily Post, 27 Sept., Macbeth had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

184
13 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command.Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. The King, Queen, Prince William, and three Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

185
20 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince William, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

186
30 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Princess Royal and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

187
11 December 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. The King, Queen, Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present. Universal Spectator, 14 Dec.: On Wednesday in the Afternoon there was a Riot at Drury-Lane Playhouse. The Mob hearing that their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family were to be at the Play in the Evening, several disorderly People forced into the House pretending to keep Places, broke and did a good deal of Damage before they could be dislodg'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

188
28 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

189
05 February 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

190
28 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

191
12 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Seven Years. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

192
19 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [King and Queen present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aureng-zebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

193
26 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir George Etheridge. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

194
21 March 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora StradadelPo. By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

195
25 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Salle. The Boxes being all taken, and many Places more demanded, the Pit and Boxes, at the Request of several Ladies of Quality, will be put together. Receipts: money #119 12s.; tickets #74 17s. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Les Charactere de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Scottish Dance-Salle, Mrs Legar; III: New French Tambourin-Mlle Salle; After I Farce: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; II: French Peasant A@la@Mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

196
17 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 17 June: His Majesty's Servants [of dl] are getting every Thing in Readiness to Act at Hampton-Court twice a Week...and We hear they are to act there the first Time on Monday next

Performances

197
20 August 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Courant, 25 Aug.: On Friday Night last the Constables of Middlesex and Westminster went to [hay] in order to apprehend the Actors and Players there, upon a Warrant signed by several of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, against them as Rogues and Vagabonds, but they all made their Escapes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

198
11 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Bambridge, who never appear'd on this Stage before; Standard-Rosco; Smugler-Collett; Clincher Sr-W. Giffard; Clincher Jr-Bullock; Vizard-Havard; Tom-Williams; Lady Darling-Mrs Palmer; Parly-Mrs Moss; Dicky-Eaton.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bambridge, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Mrs Palmer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts; Cymon-Rosco; Mopsus-Bardin; This being the Anniversary of his Majesty's Coronation, a new Prologue will be spoke on the Occasion-Giffard.

199
30 October 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. Written by Ben Johnson. Daily Advertiser, 1 Nov.: On Saturday Night a great Number of Wax Candles were lighted in the Windows of Mr Cibber's, Mr Booth's, and Mr Wilks's Houses...on account of his Majesty's Birthday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

200
08 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Mrs Booth, others; particularly Myrtillo-