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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

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17180802

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Foire De St

Performance Comment: Germain. Parts-the French Company of Comedians , lately arriv'd from the Theatre Royal in Paris.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Angelina-Miss Purdon; Louiza-Miss Seal; Elvira-Miss Ben; other Parts-Persons from Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.

Dance: A Gentleman for his Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Parts-Actors from the Theatre Royal.

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Event Comment: By Their Royal Highness's Command. Written by Ben. Johnson. Daily Journal, 11 Oct.: Wednesday their Royal Highnesses...were very much pleas'd with the inimitable Performance of Mr Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Teno

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. [The Prince, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, and Princess Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m.; Damon and Phillida, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; The Humours of Harlequin added to each one. Daily Post, 25 Aug.: This Day his Royal Highness the Duke and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary and Louisa intend to honour Mr Reynolds with their Presence at his Great Theatrical Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Giffard; Acasto-W. Williams; Polydore-Collet; Chamont-W. Giffard; Chaplain-R. Williams; Serina-Mrs Thomas; Page-Mrs Mountfort; Monimia-Mrs Giffard from the Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on the English Stage.
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

Event Comment: Benefit Griffith, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin. By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Royal. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot, who composed the Entertainment. By Command of their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Royal and Princess Caroline. [Prince also present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal [who was present]

Performances

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

Dance:

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: a new Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson; III: English Maggot-

Ballet: V: Ballad D'Amour. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mrs Booth; Attendants on Adonis-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton; Attendants on Venus-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. Benefit Mills. Daily Post, 5 March: Colley Cibber...is so ill of a Cold he is not able to Act. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Monday Night last a great Disorder happen'd amongst the Footmen at [dl], occasion'd by one of the Orange Women, who meeting with some Affront, as she was passing from the Theatre to the Coffeehouse, drew out her Penknife, and stabb'd a Chairman and two Gentlemen's Servants therewith, before it could be wrench'd from her, and then took Sanctuary in the Coffee-house; but the same was immediately beset, and the People refusing either to produce the Woman, or acquaint the Footmen who she was, they forc'd themselves into the Room, broke all the Glasses and China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Nuptials: With The Amorous Sportsman

Performance Comment: Sportsman-Thurmond; Nymph-Mrs Bullock; Four Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham, Evans; 2d Nymph-Mrs Haughton; 3rd-Miss Wherrit; 4th-Miss Sandham; 5th-Mrs Vallois, but Daily Post lists Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Haughton 2d, 3rd, 4th Nymphs, no 5th Nymph. With a new Prologue to be spoke by Giffard on the Royal Marriage .
Event Comment: The Princess Royal's Marriage, being deferr'd, the Opera will be perform'd that Day as usual. Daily Courant, 14 Nov.: Last Night their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the three eldest Princesses . . . saw . . . Otho; but his Highness the Prince of Orange was not there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gardener's Wedd1ng; Or, The Waterman Defeated

Performance Comment: Peartree-Julian; Rako-Warner; Ply-Yeates Jr; Bridemen-Williams, Bird; Razor (French Barber)-Dodson; Margery-Mrs Martin; Margery's Mother-Mrs Choca; Bridemaids-Miss Yeates, Miss Nancy Yeates. Concluding with the Entertainment of Britannia; or the Royal Nuptials of the Prince of Orange . or the Royal Nuptials of the Prince of Orange .
Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Caroline

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Double Inconstance

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Sauvage

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The celebrated Monsieur Denoyer and Mademoiselle Salle, by Permission of the Masters of the two Theatres Royal, have agreed to dance together at each other's Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. II: By Denoyer's Apprentice. III: Shepherd's Mount by Denoyer, Mlle Salle, &c, with a new Scene, and New Habits. V: Minuet (in modern Habits) by Denoyer and Mlle Salle

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe

Afterpiece Title: Attendez Moy Sous l'Orme

Dance:

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Duke, their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Carolina, Maria and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Astrologer, Infant, Ch1mney-sweeper, Statue, Parrot, & Skeleton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hulla

Music: Select Pieces. Solo on the German Flute by Burk Thumoth

Dance:

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Carolina, Amelia, Louisa, and Maria

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Balourd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Scaramouch Deserteurs

Dance: