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4636 results for: Keyword - His Royal Highness the Duke
We found 2115 matches on Event Comments, 1466 matches on Performance Comments, 1017 matches on Performance Title, 403 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2701
20 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17421028, but Duke of York-Miss Macklin in her first appearance on any stage; Stanley-_; Tressel-_; Norfolk-_; Catesby-_; Lieutenant-_; Forest-_; Dighton-_; Blunt-_.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Macklin in her first appearance on any stage

Song: As17421204

Music: III: Concerto-Piantanida

2702
03 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. [Winston MS. from Dyer MS.: A prodigious audience] Farce never acted there. Seven rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Stage to be form'd into side boxes where servants may keep places. Tickets of Mr Valliant, Bookseller, Strand; or at Garrick's, Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick, 1st time; Dumont-Delane; Belmour-Mills; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Woffington (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Roberts (London Daily Post and General Advertiser); Duke of Gloster-Macklin; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Duke of Gloster Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: IV: Beard

2703
14 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Tickets to be had at Delane's Lodgings, in Queen's Court, King St., Covent Garden; Places to be taken for Boxes of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Garrick; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Berry; Bedamar-Mills; Duke-Taswell; Spinoza-Turbutt; Eliot-Woodburn; Officer-Ray.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

2704
04 August 1743 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary Or The British Troops Triumphant With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman tom Thimble The Taylor And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Malone; Prince-Lawrence; Count Kevenhuller-Williams; Tim Guzzle-Daniel; Duke Chartres-Littleton; Paddy-Richardson; Tom Thimble-Rudyard; Noailles-Malone; Dragoon-Watkins; Landlady-Mrs Cross; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Rudyard; Irishwoman-Mrs Kelly; Jenny-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Duke Chartres Actor: Littleton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

2705
23 August 1743 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: TTurbutt and Dove's Booth, end of Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, during the Time of the Fair. [London Daily Post and General Advertiser gives Kevenhuller-$Woodward. Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.] Ballance Master, just arriv'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Glorious Queen Of Hungary

Performance Comment: As17430804, at Tottenham Court Fair, but Queen-Mrs Bambridge; Kevenhuller-Woodhouse; Duke-Pattendon; Tom Thimble-Smith; Landlady-Mrs Smith; Tim Guzzle-Dove; Jenny-Miss Ferguson; Doublescore-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Pattendon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dissected or The Biter Bit

2706
28 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Containing the Distresses and death of King Henry the Sixth; the Artful acquisition of the Crownv by King Richard; the Murder of Young King Edward V and his Brother in the Tower. The Landing of the Earl of Richmond, and the death of King Richard in the memorable battle of Bosworth Field, being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster. [This notice accompanies subsequent performances of Richard III, but will not be recorded here further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duchess of York-Mrs Woodward; Lady Anne-Mrs Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Stevens; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieut-Ridout; Oxford-Bencraft; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Morrison

2707
30 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Leon-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Marten; Old Woman-Hippisley; Duke-Rosco; Don Juan-Cashell; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Margaritta-Mrs Stevens; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

2708
08 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleased

Performance Comment: Silvio-Delane; Penurio-Neale; Soto (servant)-Yates; Lopez-Taswell; Claudio-W. Giffard; Bartello-Bridges; Duke of Sienna-Winstone; Captain-Blakes; Belvedere-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Florence-Mrs Bennett; Rodope-Mrs Cross; Jaquenet-Mrs Horsington; Councellor-Usher; Clerk-Green; Farmer-Wright; Isabella-Mrs Ridout; Lady-Mrs Egerton; With a Dance proper to the play-.
Cast
Role: Duke of Sienna Actor: Winstone
Role: With a Dance proper to the play Actor: .

Song: As17431029

Dance: V: A Grand Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

2709
18 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Bridges; Priuli-Winstone; Renault-Cross; Bedamar-Blakes; Duke-Taswell; Spinoza-Turbutt; Eliot-Green; Officer-Ray; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

2710
30 November 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Revived Comedy. Never acted there before. Written by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation Or Love In A Nunnery

Performance Comment: Benito-Chapman; Duke of Mantua-Bridgwater; Prince Frederick-Ryan; Camillo-Cashell; Ascanio-Miss Hippisley; Lucretia-Mrs Horton; Aurelian-Hale; Mario-Rosco; Valerio-Anderson; Hippolita-Mrs Hale; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Violetta-Mrs Dunstall; Sophronia-Mrs James; Frontona-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Duke of Mantua Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: LLes Paisans Moisonneurs, as17431026

2711
17 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Giffard; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Havard; King Edward V-Mrs Ridout; Duke of York-Miss Wright; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Duchess of York-Miss Bennet; Ratcliff-Woodburn; Tyrrel-Arthur; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Oxford-Green; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Turbutt; Lieutenant-Ray.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Wright

2712
27 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff Justice Shallow Ancient Pistol

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; King-Delane; Justice Shallow-Cibber Sen.; Prince of Wales-Mills; Duke of Lancaster-Havard; Bishop of York-Turbutt; Canterbury-Woodburn; Chief@Justice-Bridges; Hastings-Blakes; Gower-Usher; Silence-Neale; Pistol-Yates; Poins-W. Giffard; Bardolph-Ray; Scroop-Arthur; Westmorland-Winstone; Cambridge-Taswell; Gray-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke of Lancaster Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

Cast
Role: The Petit Maitre Actor: Blakes

2713
10 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Benefit a Gentleman under misfortunes. Tickets at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, and at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-the Gentleman who lately performed it in the Haymarket [Foote]; Iago-Giffard[, 1st time; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Cassio-Winstone; Roderigo-Neale; Brabantio-Berry; Duke-Taswell; Lodovico-Turbutt; Montano-Woodburn; Emilia-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: the Gentleman who lately performed it in the Haymarket
Role: Duke Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

2714
03 May 1744 @ May Fair

Event Comment: HHallam's New Theatre. A new Droll. One to ten p.m. [Notice repeated 4, 5, 7 (with Jockey Dance by Adams, just arriv'd from Epsom), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (with singing Blogg) May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captive Prince Or Love And Loyalty With The Comical Humours Of Falstaff And Antient Pistol

Performance Comment: Prince-Miss Charke; Gloriana-Mrs Smith; Periander-Bowman; Gonzales-Dukes; Philotas-Edwards; Anglaura-Mrs Godwin; Falstaff-Smith; Hostess Quickly-Godwin; Justice Shallow-Adams; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Freeman; Antient Pistol-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Gonzales Actor: Dukes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: the celebrated Mrs Careless.

2715
24 September 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Bedamar-Hale; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Rosco; Eliot-Cashell; Spinoza-Anderson; Belivdera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

2716
23 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: WWilliam Hint in letter (Daily Gazetteer, 31 Oct.): Here again we find Mr Delane ill cast for the sake of casting Mr Sheridan?; Still worse, Need I say how much better this play would have been acted had Mr Delane? play'd Pierre, and Mr Garrick? Jaffier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Sheridan; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Renault-Berry; Duke-Winstone; Bedamour-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: the Goddess Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio

2717
24 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play containing the distresses and death of King Henry the Sixth; the Artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richard; the cruel murder of Young King Edward the fifth and his brother in the Tower; the landing of the Earl of Richmond; and the death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, being the last that was fought between the houses of York & Lancaster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Duchess of York-Mrs James; Lady Anne-Mrs Hale; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Ridout; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieutenant-Arthur; Oxford-Bencraft; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Morrison

2718
03 November 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [P$Peter Promptwell writes a letter (Daily Gazetteer) commenting on William Hint's two letters. (See 13, 20, 23 Oct. He discourses on the history of the English stage, emphasizing that theatres were better directed heretofore than they are at present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington; King Henry-Giffard; Buckingham-Bridges; Stanley-Winstone; King Edward V-Miss Budgell; Duke of York-Miss Wright; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Turbutt; Lieutenant-Ray; Ratcliff-Woodburn; Tyrrell-Simpson; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Oxford-Green; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

2719
11 December 1744 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Galliard. Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Special Care will be taken to have the Theatre well aired. [Last performance known at this theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Folly

Afterpiece Title: Serenata

Performance Comment: consisting of the choruses in the tragedy Julius Caesar-; by the late Duke of Buckingham. by the late Duke of Buckingham.
Cast
Role: onsisting of the choruses in the tragedy Julius C Actor:

Music: New concerto grosso-; 24 Bassoons-; accompanied- violincello-Caporale

2720
15 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17441103, but Duke of York-Miss Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Sig Leonardi, Siga Bettini

2721
20 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17441219, but Duke-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: As17441219; IV: Grand Dance, as17441217

2722
07 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Principal characters New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Garrick (1st time); Iago-Macklin; Cassio-Havard; Brabantio-Berry; Roderigo-Yates; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Macklin; Duke-Winstone; Lodovico-Blakes; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Woodburn; Senator-Simpson; Officer-Green.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Garrick
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

2723
23 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit LaLauze. Mainpiece not acted this season. By particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Tickets of LaLauze, at Widow Gwinn's, near the Castle Tavern in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (by Desire)-LaLauze; with a New Prologue-LaLauzeon that occasion; Antonio-Cashell; Bassanio-Hale; Gratiano-Ryan; Jessica-Mrs Vincent; Launcelot-Chapman; Lorenzo-Hayman; Morochius-Carr; Gobbo-Arthur; Balthazar-Anderson; Solarino-Ridout; Salanio-Gibson; Duke-Marten; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Nerissa-Mrs Pritchard; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Cooke, Sga Campioni; IV: La Gondalier-Cooke; V: Minuet-LaLauze, Sga Campioni; followed by a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-a Boy (scholar to LaLauze), Sga Campioni

2724
01 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Delane; Iago-Macklin; Brabantio-Berry; Cassio-Havard; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Winstone; Lodovico-Blakes; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Woodburn; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Miss Copin.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Song: I: Lowe; III: Mrs Arne; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-the Mechels; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

2725
14 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffeir-Ryan; Pierre-Cashell; Renault-Chapman; Bedamar-Hale; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Rosco; Officer-Gibson; Eliot-Ridout; Spinoza-Anderson; Theodore-Carr; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco
Role: Theodore Actor: Carr

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: V: The New Occasional Song by Lampe-Beard [see17451011]

Dance: Cooke