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3659 results for: Keyword - The prince
We found 2597 matches on Roles/Actors, 876 matches on Event Comments, 703 matches on Performance Comments, 508 matches on Performance Title, and 402 matches on Author.

1951
05 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister, being her Last Appearance on the Stage. [Address by George Colman, ynger (Thespian Magazine, Oct. 1792, p. 102.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: The Mogul-Williamson; Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Evatt; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Irene-Mrs Whitfield; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: The little farthing rushlight Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: a Serio, Comic, Poetic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages-King; End 3rd piece: Occasional Farewell Address-Mrs Bannister

1952
08 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Partners

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: The little farthing rushlight Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage.

1953
10 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: The little farthing rushlight Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage.

1954
12 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: The little farthing rushlight Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage.

1955
15 September 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Last Night of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: The little farthing rushlight Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage.

1956
22 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Macbeth [advertised on playbill of 19 Oct.] on account of the indisposition of a principal Performer is obliged to be deferr'd till Monday next. Mainpiece: Masquerade as 8 Oct. Receipts: #364 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, Letteney
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17921015

Song: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; the Solemn Dirge, as17921008, but Mrs Martyr

1957
12 November 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: ["Mara pretended illness and ruin'd herself with the Town" (Kemble Mem.). To what this refers is not clear; she performed, as announced, on 10 Nov., and there is no indication that she was supposed to appear on this present night.] Receipts: #173 10s. 6d. (122.7.6; 49.0.0; 2.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Master DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

1958
26 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Principal Characters in the Ballet Actor: Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mme Rossi

Song: the Solemn Dirge, as17921022, but Mrs _Arnold

Music: As17921025

1959
26 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum [and see17921220]

Performance Comment: Pantomimic Characters Harlequin-Boyce; Clodpole-Follett; Squire Foxchase-Farley; Paddy Rooney O'Gaffey-Rock; Sir Gregory Whimsey-Hawtin; Father Paul-Powel; Pudding Boy-Master Hodgins; Cook-Gaurion; Smuggler-King ; Cooper-Blurton; Jew-Wilde; Alderman-Rowson; Captain-Thompson; Starved Friar-Griffiths; Lover's Servant-Simmons; Waterman-Platt; Baker-Thompson [i.e. doubled Captain]; Fishwoman-Mrs Cross; Mother-Mrs Powell; Maid-Miss Leserve; Ladies at the Ship Launch[, Apollo Garden Scenes-Miss Paye, Mrs Masters, Miss Barnett, Mrs Rock; Colombine-Mme Rossi; [Principal Vocal Characters: Lieutenant-Incledon; Old England Forever!-Incledon; Shipwrights-Gray, Street, Linton; +God preserve his Majesty-Gray, Street, Linton; Cobler-Fawcett; Song-Fawcett; Punch-Munden; Punch's Song-Munden (each Song new and in Character); Skaiters-Gray, Linton; This bleak and frosty Morning-Gray, Linton; Mother Shipton (with songs)-Mr Darley.
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Powel
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Darley.

Dance: In afterpiece: the Burlesque Pas de Russe-Byrn, Miss Smith; Hornpipe-Holland; rest of the Dances-Byrn, Ratchford, Cranfield, Rayner, Platt, Jackson, Wilde, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Bayzand, Mme Rossi

1960
07 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Cast
Role: God save the King Actor: _Spofforth.
Role: God save the King Actor: Marshall, Gray, Linton, Street, Spofforth, Kenrick, Little, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Blanchard, Mrs Davis, Miss Barnett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Cross
Role: Father Paul Actor: Powel
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Darley.

Song: As17921126

1961
22 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: The Mogul-Barrymore; Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Evatt; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Irene-Mrs Whitfield; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Barrymore

1962
03 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

1963
17 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Barrymore

1964
22 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Inkle and Yarico; afterpiece of Who's the Dupe?, both advertised on playbill of 20 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthin Actor: Bannister Jun.

1965
27 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthin Actor: Bannister Jun.

1966
20 August 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Wathen had 1st appeared in London at Lord Barrymore's private theatre, Savile Row, 22 July 1790.] Morning Herald, 16 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Mungo-Captain Wathen (1st public appearance in London); Leander-Davies; Scholars-Waldron Jun., Fisher; Diego-Bannister; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mungo Actor: Captain Wathen

1967
07 September 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

1968
11 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Masquerade as 7 Oct. [Afterpiece in place of THE MIDNIGHT WANDERERS, advertised on playbill of 9 Nov.] The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 for the remainder of the Winter [see 22 Feb. 1794]. Receipts: #249 16s. 6d. (244/1/6; 5/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW

Song: As17931007, but added: Miss Hopkins, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton; omitted: Williamson, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Masters

Entertainment: End of mainpiece, as17931012

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.

1969
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

1970
13 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #164 12s. (146.6; 18.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

1971
14 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Berwick

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready
Role: Ethelberta Actor: Mrs Pope. Powel, Thompson, Evatt, Abbot, Blurton are unassigned.

Afterpiece Title: ROBIN HOOD

Performance Comment: As17930920, but Robin Hood-Townsend (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage) . 1st appearance on this stage) .

Dance: As17931015

1972
16 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #274 1s. (270.0.6; 4.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Performance Comment: Lubin-Mrs Martyr; Bailiff-Cubitt; Lord of the Manor-Evatt; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Evatt

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: As17931106 PART I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony, according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of a 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 Honour, observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Captain 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.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford

1973
18 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #144 16s. (128.16.6; 15.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

1974
20 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

1975
22 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 30 Apr. 1791). Receipts: #191 17s. 6d. (186/5/6; 5/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Song: Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings, as17931118, but Mrs Clendining in place of Miss Barnett

Performance Comment: the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings, as17931118, but Mrs Clendining in place of Miss Barnett .