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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Royal Highness"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Royal Highness")') 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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2123 results for: Keyword - Royal Highness
We found 1227 matches on Event Comments, 689 matches on Performance Title, 323 matches on Performance Comments, 3 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1526
04 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. [The Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

1527
07 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By Their Royal Highness's Command. The tickets given out for The Orphan taken this day. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Santlow

1528
03 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Gift

1529
05 August 1717 @ Tottenham Court

Event Comment: From the Theatre Royal, Leigh and Jubilee Dicky, alias Norris, At the great Theatrical Booth at Tottenham Court, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

1530
07 October 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

1531
18 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

1532
23 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busybody

Dance:

1533
22 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; New Dance-Miss Lindar

1534
25 November 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: A Gentleman who never perform'd but once

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

1535
29 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Dance:

1536
03 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: By His Royal Highness's Command [Rich's Register]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: As17180310

1537
18 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turned Judge

1538
22 April 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. According to the Original Weekly Journal 26 April the Prince was present, but Edward Harley Jr writing to Abigail Harley on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called the Indian Emperor. The K...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-Portland MS, V, 560

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Serious and Comic Dancing-

1539
06 June 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. By His Royal Highness's Command. Being the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

1540
28 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By Her Royal Highness's Command. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [The Prince and Princess present.] St. James's Evening Post, 29 July: And there was a very great Appearance of Quality and Gentry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook, Pelham

1541
30 August 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers will be taken at this Play, or on Monday Night, which is the last time of Acting till after Southwark Fair. Original Weekly Journal, 30 Aug.: The King hath order'd the Comedians gf the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane to perform at Hampton-Court, during his Majesty's stay there, for which Service they are to be allow'd 100l. extraordinary each Night they Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: As17180802

Entertainment: The diverting Entertainment of the Dancing Dogs, newly arriv'd from France, who had been shewn at Court with much success

1542
06 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

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

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Wade, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

1543
14 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

1544
20 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

1545
25 November 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

1546
02 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

1547
12 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mons le Noble. Receipts: #86 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Deux Arlequins

Dance: Drunken Dance-; Proper Entertainments-

1548
15 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Bicknell, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

1549
19 December 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit M and Mlle Salle, the two Children who dance in the Company of the French Comedians. By His Royal Highness's Command. Tickets for L'homme a bonne fortune taken this day. [The Prince present. #40 paid to Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Chinois; Ou, Arlequin Major Ridicule

Afterpiece Title: La Retour de la Foire

Entertainment:

1550
05 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia, Son Of Pope Alexander The Sixth