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4635 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, 402 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1576
05 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #105 1s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Porter received #20 for acting this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Music: For Macbeth, As17400926, but Vocal Parts-_Stoppelaer

Dance: For Macbeth, Dancing, as17400926, but Desse; +Tyrolean Dance-Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Related Works
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

1577
19 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #112 3s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). Mrs Porter received #20 for this performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

1578
01 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southerne. Receipts: money #40 14s. 6d.; seals #71 3s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, tickets for Dan French and the late Farquhar's Daughter were accepted this night; French in box, pit, and gallery had 20, 150, and 85 tickets; Farquhar's Daughter, 15, 118, and 137. Each received half value of the tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: IV: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

1579
16 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Stephens
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

1580
26 November 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Salway; Cephus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Lampe; Mercury-Vincent; Amazons-Mrs James, Mlle Renos, Mlle Moudet, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeFont, Mrs Villeneuve; Infernals-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Davenport, Destrade; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Giant-a Tall Man from Finland; Concluding With the Grand Dance in Momus-; With The other parts as usual. With The other parts as usual.
Cast
Role: Concluding With the Grand Dance in Momus Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1581
28 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: the Villagers Actor: Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Miss Davis included in the Metamorphoses of Harlequin pantomime

1582
11 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: CComic Dance, as17420510; Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Fabres

1583
21 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece with scenes, machines, and other decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1584
28 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1585
04 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Aerial spirits-Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Dumont; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzitin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Salway

Dance: PPantaloon and his Enamorata, as17421215; Tambourine-Cooke

1586
07 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Salway

1587
09 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Salway

Dance: Cooke, Les Damoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti

1588
10 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Salway

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis

1589
11 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Salway

Dance: As17430210

1590
17 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tragedy of Othello oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: Cooke, the two Aurettis

1591
21 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Salway

Dance: Cooke, the two Aurettis

1592
24 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber, 1st appearance this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17430204, but Chasseur Royale-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Roberts.

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17421108; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

1593
28 February 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Roberts.

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17421108; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

1594
03 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Roberts.

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

1595
10 March 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Roberts.

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

1596
08 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Picq, and Sga Domitilla. Tickets deliver'd out for Benefit of a Gentlewoman who has met with Misfortunes, will be taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217; Musette, as17421209

1597
11 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Roberts.

1598
13 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Distrest Mother Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Tambourine-Cooke; Peasants, as17421230

1599
18 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: I: a Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; II: New Comic Dance-Mr and Mrs Delagarde; III: Peasants, as17421230; IV: Louvre, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

1600
20 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis