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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Princes George and Edward"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Princes George and Edward")') 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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8637 results for: Keyword - Princes George and Edward
We found 5446 matches on Author, 1780 matches on Performance Comments, 1572 matches on Event Comments, 741 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7901
11 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #116 16s. [Prince, Princess Royal, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

7902
12 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Seven Years. [King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth.

7903
18 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #36 8s. [Prince and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

7904
08 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #93 8s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

7905
18 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #77 16s.; tickets #50 14s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Salle
Role: Highlander's Wife Actor: Mrs Laguerre

7906
27 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince, attended by Lord Charles Cavendish and Colonel Townshend, and Princess Caroline, attended by the Countess of Suffolk, present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

7907
12 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [Prince and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

7908
29 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [T$The Prince of Wales present.] Daily Journal, 29 Jan.: The Tragedy of Timoleon has been received with very great Applause by the Town, notwithstanding the Endeavours of a certain Person (who can give a Preference to none but his own Performances) to depreciate it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

Cast
Role: Lycander Actor: Watson

7909
12 February 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit J. Rich. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #177 7s. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

7910
19 February 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #173 3s. 6d. [King, Queen, Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

7911
26 February 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #167 17s. 6d. [The King, Queen, and Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

7912
09 March 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.] Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ophonisba

7913
17 March 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [K$King, Queen, Prince of Wales (but see lif), and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parthenope

7914
19 March 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By Thier Majesties' Command. Tickets for Sophonisba will be taken. [The King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: Mrs Booth

7915
31 March 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: With an Addition of some New Songs. [Prince, Princess Royal, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

7916
02 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #56 1s.; tickets #98 10s. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Job Baker

Dance:

7917
09 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #138 6s. [Prince, Duke, Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Chambers

7918
22 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. For the Entertainment of two Syrian Princes just arrived from Mount Lebanon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Father

7919
14 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present (his second at the main piece).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Princess Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Mustacha Actor: Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy

7920
19 August 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of the King of the Cherokees, the Prince, the four Generals, and the young Captain, lately arrived from South Carolina. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

7921
20 October 1730 @ Richmond

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 26 Oct.: On Tuesday last...the Prince of Wales and the Princess Caroline, were at the Theatre in Richmond, to see the Busy Body

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

7922
28 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Afterpiece: a new Dramatic Masque. [By Roger.] The Habits, Scenes, Machines, and the other Decorations entirely new. King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia and Princess Mary present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With The Mistakes

Performance Comment: Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Their Followers-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Haughton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Winds-R. Wetherilt, Surel, Peploe, Leigh; Father-Norris; Squire-Cibber Jr; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

7923
01 December 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince of Wales, Princesses Amelia and Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

7924
10 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Princess Emilia, and Princess Caroline present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Gardeners and Wives Actor: Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

7925
15 December 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: TTheir Majesties, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parthenope