SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Prince and Princess Landgrave of Hesse"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Prince and Princess Landgrave of Hesse")') 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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Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Music: I: a Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Daily Advertiser: This evening their Royal Highnesses...will go to the theatre...to see the Comedy of the Committee, or the Faithful Irishman, and Dancing by Signior Brunoro, &c, being the first time of his appearing at that theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Dance: II: a New Comic Dance La Mascarada-Brunoro, Borromeo, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Costanza; V: New Comic Dance Les Matelotes-Brunoro, Borromeo, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Constanza

Song: III: Song-Beard

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421122

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: I: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; III: La Recrue des Houssars, as17421211

Event Comment: BY Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. New Habits and decorations for the dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: II: a New Comic Dance call'd Neopolitan Punch-Checo Torinese, Sga Chiaretta Aquilanti, Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval; IV: A New Comic Dance call'd Italian Gardeners-Checo, Chiaretta

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Carolina, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Song: As17430103

Music: III: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Song: II, IV: Lowe

Music: III: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Event Comment: By Command of the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: As17430120

Event Comment: Godwin's Booth, Tyburn Road in Duke St., near Grosvenor Square. Princess Elizabeth, or Rise of Judge Punch, to which will be added by Persons for their Diversion, a farce call'd the Honest Yorkshireman. Pit 1s. First Gallery 6d. Upper Gallery 3s. [In spite of the wording, the entire performance may be a puppet show.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Event Comment: By Command of their Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17430120

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman in Distress, and by Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe.

Dance: As17430120

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Neopolitan Punch, as17430324

Song: III: Stella and Flaviaa Ballad-Beard

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Song: As17430120

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: IV: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Song: As17430413

Dance: III: La Florana, as17430408

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: As17430413

Dance: III: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

Event Comment: With proper Decorations. Afterpiece, Containing His Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla, and many other Historical Passages. [This notice accompanies subsequent announcements of Tom Thumb this season and will not be further recorded.] General Advertiser: Yesterday it was falsely and injuriously inserted in the Daily Papers, that a great quantity of arms was secreted in Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, which seem'd calculated only to Prejudice the Proprietor of that House, having no other foundation than his having the said Theatre as a Guard Room for the Service of the Government

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several persons of Quality. [Mrs Macklin doubled in Mrs Peachum and Diana Trapes.] Afterpiece: Containing his Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla. And many other Historical Passages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). Present The King, The Duke and The Princess Amelia (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #169 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson
Event Comment: 1 By His Majesty's Command. Present The King and Princess Amelia. Paid Mr Arthur a Bill for glass Lustres &c #7 15s. 2d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Mrs Rowley
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Event Comment: Present the King and Princess Amelia (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #72 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Claudio-Ryan; Angelo-Cashell; Lucio-Chapman; Clown-Hippisley; Escalus-Rosco; Provost-Ridout; Abhorson-Bencraft; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Mariana-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Rowley; Francisca-Mrs Bland; Bawd-Mrs Martin; Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Present the King, Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Hancks a bill for coals expended at Lincolns Inn Fields Theatre while the soldiers kept guard there...#22 18s. Receipts: #173 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Prince Prettyman Actor: Havard
Role: Prince Volscius Actor: Gibson
Role: Chloris Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: Present the King, The Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Mrs Campioni for 16 day's salary at #3 10s. per week #9 5s. 8d. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Present The King, The Duke, The Princess Amelia. Paid Quin on Acct. #42. Receipts: #184 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens