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2569 results for: Keyword - P: of Wales
We found 2157 matches on Event Comments, 477 matches on Performance Comments, 29 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
21 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood; or, Harlequin Forester

877
26 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: A Nicknackatory

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: Highland Festivity, as17951125

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts-Linton, Williamson, Blurton, Street, Abbot, Holland, Rees, Lee, Little, Miss Logan, Miss Ives, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Watts

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Monsieur Tonson (Founded on Fact, and recited at Free-Mason's Hall, last Winter, with universal Applause)-Fawcett

878
28 April 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Carthage

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Afterpiece Title: My Nightgown and Slippers

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

879
01 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Entertainment: Monologue. To conclude with: a Short Notice of Farewells, including her own Farewell for the Present Season-Mrs Siddons

880
24 March 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: Incidental: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak their songs; To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Incidental to mainpiece: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [These were the same in all subsequent performances, except on 5 May.

881
18 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Dignum

882
02 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Afterpiece Title: The Witches Revels; or, The Birth of Harlequin

Song: In III 1st piece: song in character-Mrs Henley; Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: Vaudeville.As17980528; In 2nd piece: new Imitations-Rees

883
05 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June; or, The Daggerwoods at Dunstable

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17980224, but Ms _Leak

884
05 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: a Dance, as17981114, but _Male, W. _Banks, Johnston; +New Hornpipe, as17981114

885
21 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Ring; or, Love Me for Myself

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

886
January 1664 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of performance is uncertain. The play was entered in the Stationers' Register, 15 Feb. 1663@4, and its publication noted in The Newes, 3 March 1663@4. Katherine Philips, writing from Cardigan, Wales to Lady Temple in London, 24 Jan. 1663@4: I beleive er'e this you have seen the new Pompey either acted or written & then will repent your partiallity to ye other, but I wonder much what preparations for it could prejudice Will Davenant when I heare they acted in English habits, & yt so aprope yt Caesar was sent in with his feather & Muff, till he was hiss'd off ye Stage & for ye Scenes I see not where they could place any yt are very extra-ordinary, but if this play hath not diverted ye Cittizens wives enough Sr W: D: will make amends, for they say Harry ye 8th & some later ones are little better then Puppett-plays. I understand ye confederate-translators are now upon Heraclius, & I am contented yt Sr Tho. Clarges (who hath done that last yeare) should adorn their triumph in it, as I have done in Pompey (Harvard Theatre Collection)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pompey The Great

887
23 October 1714 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets...at half a Guinea each. The Number not to exceed 400. Boxes upon the Stage 15s. Gallery 2s. 6d. And whereas by the frequent calling for the Songs again, the Operas have been too tedious; therefore the Singers are forbid to sing any Song but once; and 'tis hoped no body will call for 'em, or take it ill when not obeyed. The Book of the Opera at 1s. By Command, to begin exactly at 5. [Prince and Princess of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminius

888
20 November 1714 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Admission as 26 Oct. Colman's Opera Register: ye Prince & Princess of Wales present, ye House not near full. Ye New Singers...meet with little applause as yet Mrs Robinson not singing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ernelinda

889
22 November 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 19 Nov. Prince and Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

890
03 December 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 25 Nov. Prince and Princess of Wales present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

891
23 April 1715 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Galerati. With several Songs alter'd. Admission as 23 Oct. 1714. By Command. Weekly Journal, 30 April: His Majesty was incognito...at Lucius Verus...as were the Prince and Princess of Wales, who went publickly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Verus

892
03 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Court Gallantry; Or, Marriage A La Mode

Performance Comment: With an Oration [before it, address'd to his Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, on the glorious Advantages of Unity and Amity amongst us; Written-D'Urfey [D'Urfey].D'Urfey].

Song: Several New Songs by D'Urfey-

Dance: Mrs Santlow

893
30 June 1715 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: To all the Nobility, Gentlemen, and Ladies. At 7 p.m. Weekly Journal, 2 July: The Pleasure that our English People of Quality took, in being acquainted, that a Gentleman of ours, the curious Mr Abel, hath brought over hither all the most delicate Entertainments...made them last Thursday, for his Encouragement, flock in abundance to his Concert...among whom were the Princess of Wales, who went Incognito, besides several of the Nobility, and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Consort of Musick in 14 Languages-Mr Abell (lately arriv'd from Italy); Instrumental accompaniment-a great Number of the best English Masters; with Sicilian Illuminationsv; The Songs are as follows: Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Scotch, Irish, French, High-Dutch, Low-Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Lingua Franca, Turkish; The Sea/Compass to be Sung if desired-

894
24 October 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Author unknown. Never Acted before. Afterpiece: By Christopher Bullock. Never Acted before.] The Prince of Wales present. Receipts: #34 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal; Or, Wit At A Pinch

Afterpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; or, A Match in Newgate

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; particularly an Italian Night Scene between a +Scaramouch, a Harlequin, and a Punchanello-

895
20 December 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [The Prince of Wales present. Receipts: #37 19s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

896
09 June 1716 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: Benefit Giorgio Giacomo Beswilleball, Servant to his Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandenburgh Anspach, Brother to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters of the Opera

897
19 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Eight Years. Written by Shakespear. Containing, the Death of the Duke of Buckingham. The Fall of Cardinal Wolsey. The Divorce, and Death of Queen Catherine. The Coronation of Queen Anne Bullen, and the Christning of Queen Elizabeth. With Decorations proper to the Play. [The Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

898
22 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. All the Characters being New Dress'd. [The Prince of Wales present.

Performances

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

Dance: As17161027

899
06 December 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. The Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Dec.: Last Thursday Night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at the Theatre in Drury-Lane, when one Mr Freeman, a mad Gentleman of 2000l. per Ann. offering to go into the Boxes, and being stopt by one of the Centries in the Passage, he shot him above the Shoulder; however the Centry knockt him down, and securing him, 2 or 3 more loaded Pistols were found in his Pockets....The sudden Discharge of Mr Freeman's Pistol put the Ladies and others withinside the Playhouse into some Consternation at first....The Gentlemen about the Prince, and almost throughout the House, drew their Swords upon the Occasion of this Disorder, which was soon over

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

900
04 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. [The Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth