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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.

2026
08 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: For the first time here (by permission of the Manager of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market). [Author of Prologue unknown.] Paid Messrs Hammersley & Co.'s Trust Account for Renters, Theatre Rent, Patent Rent, Taxes, Insurance, and other certain Charges for 12 nights Paid each night #100: #1,200. Receipts: #235 9s. 6d. (174.9.0; 59.12.0; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Three And The Deuse [sic]

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

2027
15 October 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the first time here (by permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market). Receipts: #291 11s. (216.19.6; 74.0.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

2028
16 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.] Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. Receipts: #272 17s. (181.9.6; 87.9.6; 3.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

2029
23 November 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble]: With new Scenes, Dresses, Decorations, and Machinery. In Act I, at the opening will be introduced, for the First Time a Battle between the Macedonians and the Persians. In Act IV, the Royal Banquet. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenes designed and painted by Marinari. The Dresses and Decorations by Johnston and Miss Rein. The Machinery by Cabanel. "[In the last scene] the expiring tone with which [Kemble] pronounces 'Cover me'; his shivering, when wrapt round in the imperial robes; his wan and wasted countenance; the manner of his labouriously drawing his legs together, and their aguish knocking when they meet, surpass all description" (Monthly Mirror, Jan. 1796, p. 180). Receipts: #375 2s. 6d. (306.14.6; 67.3.0; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: In II: Alexander's Triumphal Entry into Babylon-; The Grand Chorus of Priests Youths Virgins-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Wathen, Welsh, Wentworth, Trueman, Cooke, Danby, Evans, Fisher, Master Welsh, Master DeCamp, Master Gregson, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Jackson, Miss Granger, Miss Chatterley, Miss Wentworth, Mrs Butler

2030
02 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. Receipts: #191 5s. (113.4.6; 74.1.6; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

2031
05 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Receipts: #179 13s. 6d. (169.5.0; 10.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17951125

2032
07 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Oscar and Malvina, but "The Poor Sailor played" (MS annotation on BM playbill, cg, Vol. ix). "The audience were in a violent uproar, at the change from Oscar and Malvina to The Poor Sailor" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1795, pp. 122-23).] Receipts: #190 7s. (182.17; 7.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

2033
10 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: For this Night only. By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Julia to Mrs Jordan, and as afterpiece announces The Wedding Day, but "Mrs Jordan being suddenly taken ill, the Pubick are respectfully informed that Mrs Powell will, with their permission, attempt the Character of Julia in the Surrender of Calais; to which will be added The Adopted Child [with cast listed as above]" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #238 7s. (166.0.6; 66.19.0; 5.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Danby, Fisher, Maddocks, Trueman, Welsh, Master DeCamp, Master Gregson, Annereau, Atkins, Aylmer, Boyce, Bardoleau, Brown, Cook, Denman, Dixon, Dibble, Caulfield Jun., [J.] Fisher, Gallot, Tett, Walker, Willoughby, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Mellon, Mrs Butler, Miss Stuart

2034
29 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Receipts: #246 2s. (245.13; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

2035
30 December 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: By permission of the proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. Receipts: #198 7s. (126.17.6; 67.8.0; 4.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

2036
13 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; MD 2, by Samuel Birch]: The Musick by Attwood. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, by George Colman, ynger. This was the 1st scene from Colman's New Hay at the Old Market, slightly revised; in subsequent seasons it was acted under the title of Sylvester Daggerwood]: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: With a Sea Fight. [The playbill assigns Sneer to Palmer, but "The Public are most respectfully informed that Palmer being too ill to perform this Evening, the character of Sneer will be attempted by Benson, who humbly hopes for their usual indulgence" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Oracle, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford Square. Receipts: #613 12s. (332.0.6; 45.19.6; 4.3.0; tickets: 231.9.0) (charge: #221 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smugglers

Afterpiece Title: A Favourite Scene from New Hay [Sylvester Daggerwood]

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

2037
26 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett 1st piece: By permission of G. Colman, Esq. Never performed at that Theatre. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with universal Applause. With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Written by the Author of The Way to Get Married [Thomas Morton]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. Oracle, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett at his house, No. 9, Tottenham-Court-Road, opposite Howland-street. Receipts: #507 9s. 6d. (185.7.6; 10.0.0; tickets: 312.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: A Nicknackatory

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: Highland Festivity, as17951125

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts-Linton, Williamson, Blurton, Street, Abbot, Holland, Rees, Lee, Little, Miss Logan, Miss Ives, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Watts

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Monsieur Tonson (Founded on Fact, and recited at Free-Mason's Hall, last Winter, with universal Applause)-Fawcett

2038
02 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julia; Or, Such Things Were

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17951214, but Jobson (for this night only)-Hughes (Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Weymouth).

2039
25 June 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Elliston (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Trueman, Lyons; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Waldron, Burton, Waldron Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-Palmer Jun.; Pacha-R. Palmer; Ali Beg-Abbot; Moors-Ledger, Usher; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Menage.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

2040
08 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

2041
11 July 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

2042
29 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Never acted Here. The Musick composed by Storace. The new Musical Entertainment of The Charity Boy [advertised on every playbill beginning with 25 July] is unavoidably deferred till Wednesday next. [But it was permanently deferred at this theatre; see dl, 5 Nov. 1796.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Iron Chest

2043
17 September 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Incledon; Hawthorn-Bowden; Hodge-Knight; Sir William Meadows-Powel; Eustace-Townsend; Carter-Follett; Footman-Blurton; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Davenport; Madge-Mrs Martyr; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Cook-Mr Simmons; Maid-Mrs Lloyd; Rosetta-Mrs Addison (of the Private Theatre Royal in Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Dance: I: a Dance- incident to the Piece

2044
21 September 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Elliston (of the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Jabel-Knight; Frderic Bertram-Middleton; Sir Stephen Bertram-Hull; Saunders-Powel; Waiter-Curties; Charles Ratcliffe-Holman; Mrs Ratcliffe-Miss Morris; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Platt; Eliza Ratcliffe-Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

2045
28 September 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Wilson, widow of Richard Wilson, lately of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden and Haymarket [whose 1st appearance on the stage was at Manchester, 26 Feb. 1796]. Tickets to be had of Mrs Wilson, No. 239, Piccadilly, near the Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Entertainment: Monologue Mainpiece: The Original Epilogue [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]-Mrs Wilson

2046
30 September 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Murray (from the Theatre Royal Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Antonio-Macready; Bassanio-Pope; Gratiano-Knight; Lorenzo (with songs)-Townsend; Launcelot-Quick; Solarino-Claremont; Salanio-Haymes; Old Gobbo-Powel; Duke-Davenport; Tubal-Thompson; Balthazar-Ledger; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Nerissa-Miss Mansel; Portia-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

2047
03 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill states that Elliston was appearing "by Permission of the Manager of the Theatre Royal Bath, and for the Last Time." But see 12 Oct.] Receipts: #207 18s. 6d. (197.11.6; 10.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

2048
05 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Holman; Torrington-Quick; General Savage-Munden; Capt. Savage-Macready; Leeson-Middleton; Conolly-Waddy (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Spruce-Farley; Leech-Davenport; Crow-Thompson; Wolfe-Wilde; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Leeson-Miss Mansel; Lady Rachael Mildew-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Fawcett; Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

2049
06 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Hargrave (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance); Kilmallock-Johnstone; Lope Tocho-Quick; Sadi-Townsend; Virolet-Middleton; Bulcazin Muley-Macready; Muleteers-Bowden, Townsend?, Haymes; Goatherds-Powel, Simmons, Thompson; Roque-Davenport; Ganem-Toms; Pacha-Farley; Ali Beg-Abbot; Agnes-Mrs Clendining; Floranthe-Miss Mansel; Zorayda-Miss Wallis; Musical Characters-Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Abbot, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, J. Linton, Thomas, Oddwell, Cooke, Everett, Philipps, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

2050
12 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The high degree of Public favor bestowed on Mr Elliston has induced the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal Bath, obligingly to consent that he shall perform at this Theatre once in every Fortnight thro'out the Season (notice on playbill of 10 Oct.). [But, except for 19 May, Elliston did not act at cg after 24 Nov.] Receipts: #249 14s. (229.12; 20.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains