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2711 results for: Keyword - Princesses Royal and Caroline
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2551
05 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by O'Keeffe, Author of The Poor Soldier, &c, and perform'd at the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market, with universal Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-The Young Gentleman who, with great applause, twice recited the Apologue of Parents and Children, &c. [Gibbons (see17860719]; Priuli-Smith; Renault-Sadler (1st appearance on that stage); Bedamer-Hill; Duke-Watts; Officer-Meadows; Elliot-Price; Spinosa-Johnston; Pierre-Yatesmore; Belvidera-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Miss Fenton(see17860719]) .Miss Fenton(see17860719]) .
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: The Young Gentleman who, with great applause, twice recited the Apologue of Parents and Children, &c.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

2552
07 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, at the West-End of Dorville's-Row. Afterpiece: Written by O'KeefFe, set to music by Shield, and performed with greatest applause at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

2553
13 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Williamson; Myrtle-Davies; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Usher; Cimberton-Parsons; Humphrey-Gardner; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Palmer; Phillis-Mrs Smith (from the Theatre Royal, York [on playbill of 12 July: 1st appearance in London]); Lucinda-Miss Brangin; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Burnett

2554
19 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Chambers and Mrs Clarke. Mainpiece: Written by Mrs Cowley, and performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden with universal Applause. Never Acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Performance Comment: Don Julio-Benson; Don Caesar-Waldron; Don Vincentio-Wilson; Don Garcia-Hill; Gaspar-Sadler; Vasquez-Watts; Pedro-Price; Don Carlos-Gibbons (who performed JafHer [on 5 July] and Lord Gayville [on 10 July]); Victoria-Mrs Chambers; Minette-Mrs Clarke; Marcella-Miss Phillips; Inis-Mrs Johnston; Laura-Miss Williams; Donna Olivia-Miss Fenton (who performed Belvidera [on 5 July] and Lady Emily [on 10 July]) .on 5 July] and Lady Emily [on 10 July]) .

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: Between the Acts and after the mainpiece, by Price, Miss Phillips, Mrs Clarke

2555
05 August 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Johnston & Miss Williams. Mainpiece: Written by R. Cumberland, Esq., and perform'd at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, with great Applause. Never acted there. Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Johnston & Miss Williams at the Windsor Castle [Inn], Plough and Harrow, Angel, Cock and Magpie, Salutation; and of Waldron, No. 17, Dorville's Row, where places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Related Works
Related Work: The Natural Son Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers; or, Like Master Like Man

2556
04 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Faddle-Lewis; Sir Charles Raymond-Farren; Colonel Raymond-Pope; Sir Robert Belmont-Fearon; Villiard-Gardner; John-Helme; Young Belmont-Holman; Rossetta-Mrs Mattocks; Fidelia-Miss Wilkinson (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Johnstone; Don Diego-Inchbald (from the Theatre Royal, York [see17860925]); Mungo-Quick; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Johnstone

2557
30 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [and in place of Every Man in his Humour, announced on playbill of 28 Oct.]. Receipts: #184 4s. (148.6; 34.17; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: The Miser-Moss (from the Theatre Royal, Smock Alley, Dublin, 1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Whitfield; Clerimont-Barrymore; Decoy-Fawcett; James-Burton; Ramilie-Palmer; Mariana-Mrs Brereton; Harriet-Miss Collins; Lappet-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

2558
08 January 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Harwood, late prompter of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Harwood's respectful compliments to his Friends in particular, and the publick in general, and assures them every effort in his power shall be exerted to render the Evening's Entertainment agreeable, and humbly hopes for their well-known candour and protection on the above occasion. Tickets and Places to be had of Harwood, next door to Drury-Lane Theatre, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. [Harwood was prompter at dl from 1780 to 1786. Hooke was from cg.] Afterpiece: Written by the late Samuel Foote, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Entertainment: End: a variety of Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations-Kean

2559
26 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. Mainpiece: In Act I Banquetv. [In Act IV] the Procession from the Abbeyv, at the Coronation of Anne Bullen . To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christeningv. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house in Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #289 8s. (202.6; 2.1; tickets: 85.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Cranmer-Hull; Gardiner-Edwin; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Sands-Booth; Surrey-Macready; Lord Chamberlain-Cubitt; Norfolk-Fearon; Suffolk-Gardner; Cardinal Wolsey-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: III: song-Mrs Kennedy

2560
02 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lamash (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Tidswell; Furnish-Mrs Heard; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

2561
03 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Darley; Hodge-Blanchard (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Wewitzer; Footman-Bonville; Cook-Rock; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Madge-Mrs Wells; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; House Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2562
19 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Bernard (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Aimwell-Farren; Father Foigard-Johnstone; Boniface-Booth; Sullen-Fearon; Gibbet-Cubitt; Sir Charles Freeman-Davies; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Platt; Gipsey-Miss Brangin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bernard (1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: Mirth by Moonshine-[see17870928]

2563
19 November 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I The Banquetv. [In Act IV] the Procession from the Abbeyv at the Coronation of Anne Bullenv. To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christeningv. Receipts: #145 13s. 6d. (143.15.0; 1.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Cranmer-Hull; Gardiner-Edwin; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Sands-Wewitzer; Surrey-Macready; Lord Chamberlain-Cubitt; Norfolk-Fearon; Suffolk-Gardner; Cardinal Wolsey-Pope; Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Related Works
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Song: III: song-Mrs Kennedy

2564
26 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Bernard. [Mrs Mountain perhaps did not act Rosa (see 8 May).] Public Advertiser, 24 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bernard, No. 19, Bedford-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #255 2s. (147.19; 5.16; tickets: 101.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Lackland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector Strangeways (for that night only)-Powell (from the Theatre Royal, Bath); Orson Strangeways-Quick; Brownlow-Davies; Colonel Ormsby-Macready; Pillage-Fearon; Bassore-Bernard; Lady Die Strangeways-Mrs Webb; Zelida-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologues. End I: A Dissertation on Macaronyism-Bernard; End: Shuter's Observations in a Post@haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

2565
07 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-R. Palmer; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Oldworth-Aickin; Hurry-Edwin; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lady Bab Lardoon-Miss Prideaux (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearabce on this stage). 1st appearabce on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-Byrn, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin

2566
02 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Palmer; Orlando-Kemble; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Le Beu-Lamash; Silvius-Benson; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Phillimore; Jaques-Wroughton; Caelia-Mrs Wilson; the Cuckoo Song-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Booth; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Mrs Goodall (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance in London). 1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End I: As17880916

Song: In V: song-Mrs Forster

2567
30 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "This degradation of a theatre royal was properly reprobated by the audience in general" (Town and Country Magazine, Jan. 1789, p. 15). Receipts: #264 (252.3; 11.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville In Irish Fair: [scene in afterpiece] [will be introduced (for the 1st time) a Sparring Match-Humphreys, another celebrated Pugilist [Death (London Chronicle 31 Dec.)]

2568
22 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [Follett was from the Royal Circus.] Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 14, East Place, Lambeth. Receipts: #232 19s. (74.17.0; 26.10.6; 1.10.6; tickets: 131.1.0) (charge: #111 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Palmer; Commandant-Phillimore; Don Fernando (with a song)-Dignum; Don Alonzo-Benson; Don Carlos-Fawcett; Pedrillo-Banks; Fisherman-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Jones, Cox, Alfred; Sailor (with a song)-Sedgwick; Landlord-Chaplin; Waiter-Lyons; Scaramouch-Follett Jun. (1st appearance on that stage); Spanish Lady-Miss Romanzini; Attendants-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Heard; Fisherwomen-Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini [i.e. doubled Spanish Lady]; Donna Anna-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Commandant Actor: Phillimore
Role: Don Fernando Actor: Dignum
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Dance: In Afterpiece: a Fandango-Miss DeCamp; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir; conclude with: Dance of Furies-; Shower of Fire-

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: The Lecture on Heads (for this night only)-Palmer

2569
14 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In I a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 2 Nov.]. [No playbill this season lists the various prices of admission; they were probably, as usual: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s.] Receipts: #255 6s. (253.11.6; 1.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman (1st appearance at this theatre these 2 years); Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Peter-C. Powell; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Achmet (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin]; 1st appearance on this stage).; 1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Edwin; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Col. Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Blackberry-Darley; Farmer Stubble-Gardner; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Letteney, Reeve, W. Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr

2570
23 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected, by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Bertoni, Dr Arne, and Carolan. [Afterpiece in place of Animal Magnetism, advertised on playbill of 21 Sept.] Receipts: #199 6s. 6d. (197.5.6; 2.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Blanchard (1st appearance in that character); Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Davies; Don Scipio-Powel; Don Caesar-Bannister; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguino-Thompson; Lopez-Evatt; Alphonso-Duffey (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin]; 1st appearance on this stage); Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabell-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

2571
25 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Harley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Powel; Tressel-Egan; Pr. Edw.-Mrs Byrne; D. of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Macready; Lieut.-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Evatt; Richmond-Holman; Lady Anne-Miss Brunton; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope. [Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

2572
16 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Fennell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Roderigo-Blanchard; Cassio-Macready; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Davies; Montano-Thompson; Duke-Gardner; Gratiano-Powel; Iago-Harley; Emilia-Mrs Bernard; Desdemona-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

2573
13 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ballet: 1st Time [at this theatre. The two Miss Simonets were from the king's.]. With new Scenes and Dresses. Receipts: #119 9s. 6d. (113.6.6; 6.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Cast
Role: Hernandez Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Bernard; Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Quildrive-C. Powell; Dapper-Rock; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Miss Richards (from the Theatre Royal, Margate; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

Dance: End afterpiece: A Grand Ballet of Action, as performed at the King's Opera House in the Hay-market [most recently in season of 1787-88] The Deserter[. Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre])

2574
18 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17891002, but Rosa-Mrs Warrell (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Lackland Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

2575
19 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Among the Instrumental Performers are G. Ashley (leader of the Band), Sperati, Sarjant, Patria, Reinagle, C. Ashley, Boyce, Mahon, Mountain, Holmes, Lyon, Schram, Kaye, the Leanders, &c. Double Drums by J. Ashley. The Organ on Fridays by Knyvett, and on Wednesdays by Greatorex. The whole conducted by Harrison and Ashley. The Band will consist of 150 Performers. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon, at the Stage Door. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. No Money to be returned. Places may be taken in the Theatrical Orchestra at 5s. each [i.e. at the oratorios the instrumentalists sat on the stage]. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Books of the Performances, with the names of the performers to their respective songs, to be had at the Theatre. And to prevent imposition in the Streets, the Managers have directed that they should be sold in the Theatre, at 6d. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah, Preceded By god Save The King(coronation Anthems)

Performance Comment: Principal Singers-Harrison, Sale, Griffiths, Champness, Gore, Webb, Reynoldson, Saville, Miss Poole, Miss Mahon, Miss Dall (1st appearance), Miss Cantelo, with the Choristers of His Majesty's Chapel-Royal and Westminster-Abbey.
Cast
Role: 's Chapel Actor: Royal and Westminster-Abbey.
Role: Royal and Westminster Actor: Abbey.

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot (from Paris)