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3420 results for: Keyword - Princesses Royal, Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa
We found 1632 matches on Event Comments, 1094 matches on Performance Comments, 927 matches on Performance Title, 29 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
31 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. This evening their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the young Princes will be at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the tragedy of the Fair Penitent (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

1227
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.

1228
29 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jessamy-Wood; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Bowles [From the Theatre Royal in Norwich]; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Lionel-Du-Bellamy; Diana (for that night only)-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Comus

1229
26 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jenkins-Bannister; Lionel-Wood; Harman-Marshall; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-Wilks (From the Theatre Royal, Crow Street, Dublin); Diana-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Author

1230
02 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Johnstone (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in this Kingdom); Col. Oldboy-Wilson; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character); Diana-Miss Wheeler (of DL); Jenny-Mrs Chalmers; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

1231
16 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, and Prince Henry, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princes George, Edward, William, & Henry, with The Lady Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth (Account Book). Receipts: #202 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

1232
06 February 1697 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Post Boy, 2-4 Feb. 1696@7: On Monday the King visited the Princess of Denmark and invited her to Whitehall on Saturday next, it being her Royal Highnesses Birth Day, and his Majesty has been pleased to give the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine Orders to have the Play called Love for Love, written by Mr Congreve, Acted there the better to Celebrate the Day. Post Boy, 6-9 Feb. 1696@7: Last Saturday being the Anniversary of her Royal Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark's birth...at night the King was pleased to Entertain her with a fine Comedy, call'd Love for Love, Written by Mr Congreve, Acted by his Majesty's servants at Whitehall, where the Court appeared very gay and splendid, suitable to the occasion. [Somewhat similar references appear also in Luttrell, A Brief Relation, IV, 180, and The Flying Post, 6-9 Feb. 1696@7.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

1233
16 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. An Ode, written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floored over, and laid into the Boxes. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The Prince and Princess of Wales seem'd to be highly entertain'd, insomuch that his Royal Highness commanded Mr Handel's Concerto on the Organ to be repeated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

1234
06 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the young Princes, will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the play of the Merry Wives of Windsor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1235
19 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Majesty. The Comedy Love for Love design'd to be perform'd this day, is deferr'd till further notice. Present His Majesty and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Louisa, Prince William and Prince Frederick. Boxes #94 7s. 6d. [about 384 persons, nearly the capacity of the Boxes, which was about 560]. Paid Macklin one fifth part of #179 being the surplus after #63 allow'd for the charge as per agreement...#35 16s. Gave the Yeomen of the King and Princess's Guard #2 2s., and the King's Footmen and Chairmen #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #242 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: [Unspecified]

1236
03 March 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-; The Anthem perform'd at the Chapel Royal for the Victory obtained at Dettingen-; Solo on Violin-Agus Jr; Part II Miserere Me Deus (the 51st Psalm) compos'd for the Duke of Chandos-; Concerto on Clarinet-Mahoon; Part III Anthem perform'd at the Chapel Royal for the nuptials of their late Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales-.
Cast
Role: The Anthem perform'd at the Chapel Royal Actor:

1237
22 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

1238
22 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 13s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention; or, Love and Jealousy

1239
23 May 1730 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [P$Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ptolemy

1240
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

1241
20 February 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Duke and Princess Caroline present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariodante

1242
12 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As 5 March. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 March: Last Night their Majesties and the Princess Caroline . . . heard Esther, an Oratorio; and Mr Handel's two new inimitable Concertos on the Organ. [Egmont also present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cast Not Listed, But See 5 March

1243
28 December 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #92 17s. Mem: Princess Caroline died this day in the afternoon, and the two theatres &c. were silenc'd to Friday the 6th of January following, seven nights. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1244
10 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre. The Princesses Anna and Amelia present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: As17151028

Dance: As17151122

1245
19 March 1728 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: KKing, Queen, Princesses Amelia and Carolina present. (Delany, Autobiography, I, 165-66): Operas are somewhat mended within this fortnight; they are much fuller than they have been any time this Winter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siroe

1246
02 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With all the Original Songs and Dances, and several new Decorations. [Prince Frederick and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

1247
08 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #94 15s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

1248
04 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #138 2s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

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

1249
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

1250
03 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Receipts: #163 2s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Their Majesties, the Duke, and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend; or, The Fate of Disobedience Author(s): Mary Pix

Afterpiece Title: The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin (Comic Part of The Rape of Proserpine)

Dance: Salle, Poitier, Mlle Salle; particularly a New Ballad, with New Habits-; In afterpiece (by Command): the Grand Dance of Momus-