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Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. On Saturday night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at Covent Garden, where his presence gave such Pleasure, that a general Joy diffused itself in the breasts of the Audience, as might be easily discerned in all their countenances (General Advertiser)
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. [The second meeting at the Temple of Taste advertised for the following Wednesday in the General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Yesterday George Frederick Handel, Esq; was couch'd by William Bromfield, Esq; Surgeon to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, when it was thought there was all imaginable hopes of success by the Operation, which must give the greatest pleasure to all lovers of Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Giffard; Omar-Bransby; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Heli-Usher; Bajazet-Barry; Stratocles-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; The Usual Prologue-; With the Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe.
Cast
Role: The Usual Prologue Actor:
Role: To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. We hear their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Princess Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the Siege of Damascus and the Italian Dancers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17521219

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: As17541203

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Guerin, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales, Ed: Aug: & 3 more (Cross). Receipts; #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: PPeasant's Dance-Delatre, as17560108

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: As17551114

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Books of the Opera sold at theatre at 1s. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Opera

Dance: As17560213

Event Comment: Play By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. On Thursday, by Desire, Othello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Dance: TheVillagers, as17560315 Les Statues Animees, as17560302

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Smith
Role: Aranthes Actor: White
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; The Villagers, as17560315

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). Prince of Wales & 6 ye Family (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17561023

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). [Present] Prince of Wales & 7 More (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [see 8 May 1753]. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Afterpiece: Taken from Dryden and Colley Cibber, Poets Laureate. [Lucy was played by Miss Sledge; see 4 Feb. 1757.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: Poitier, Granier, Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places in the Boxes at Half an Hour after Three o'clock. This play will not (after this night) be perform'd till Saturday the 2nd of April, on account of the Actor's Benefits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Account Book: Present Prince and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Edward, Prince Frederick. [See also 25 Nov.] Receipts: #171 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V : With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Gloucester-Bennet; Bedford-Holtom; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmoreland-Buck; Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Arthur; Ely-Wignell; Scroop-R. Smith; Gower-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Pistol-Dyer; Erpingham-Redman; Macmorris-Barrington; Nym-Stoppelaer; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Mullart; France-Gibson; Burgundy-Cushing; Dauphin-White; Mountjoy-Baker; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Catharine-Mrs Hamilton; Chorus-Ryan.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Hamilton; Petruchio-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. This day is publish'd The Male Coquette, or 1757, a Farce in 2 acts, As it is performing at Drury Lane. Printed for Paul Vaillant, faning Southampton St. in the Strand. Price 1s. (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Event Comment: 'TTis reported that her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina is dangerously indisposed (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: others Actor: Beard.
Event Comment: Last Night the Princess Carolina dy'd & this Morning about 8 we receiv'd an order from the Chamberlain not to play 'till farther orders,--we obey'd & order ye Bills posted for this Night, to be pull'd down (Cross). [The Fatal Marriage and The Male Coquette had been scheduled.] Yesterday about 11 o'clock died at her Apartments in St James's Palace, Princess Caroline Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of our most Gracious Sovereign. Her Royal Highness was in her 45th year of her age, being born on the 10th of June 1713, and has been in a bad state of health for several years past. Her burial, it is said, is by her own Desire to be very private (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (playbill). Prince of Wales and 6 more (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross). [Kemble's note in MacMillan suggests that Holland was ill so Garrick gave Moody 5 guineas to play Thyreus, actually his first appearance at dl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Event Comment: N.B. Next Monday being Her Royal Highness The Princess Dowager of Wales's birthday, the Comic Opera Il Mercato will be deferred until Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Event Comment: Tomorrow being the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales is the reason of performing this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore