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4828 results for: Keyword - his Royal Highness's Birth-Day
We found 3186 matches on Event Comments, 1226 matches on Performance Title, 640 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

726
17 January 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play, By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage

Dance: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Gondoliers-Cooke, Miss Hilliard, Jardin, Villeneuve, Desse

727
22 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince & Pss of Wales (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

728
14 January 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty. We hear that His Majesty will be this night at Covent Garden, as also His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

729
10 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. On Saturday night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at Covent Garden, where his presence gave such Pleasure, that a general Joy diffused itself in the breasts of the Audience, as might be easily discerned in all their countenances (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

730
24 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. [The second meeting at the Temple of Taste advertised for the following Wednesday in the General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

731
04 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Yesterday George Frederick Handel, Esq; was couch'd by William Bromfield, Esq; Surgeon to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, when it was thought there was all imaginable hopes of success by the Operation, which must give the greatest pleasure to all lovers of Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

732
30 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. We hear their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Princess Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the Siege of Damascus and the Italian Dancers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521219

733
31 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

734
02 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by command of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: As17541203

735
17 December 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: Guerin, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

736
29 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales, Ed: Aug: & 3 more (Cross). Receipts; #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: PPeasant's Dance-Delatre, as17560108

737
04 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: As17551114

738
26 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Books of the Opera sold at theatre at 1s. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Opera

Dance: As17560213

739
16 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. On Thursday, by Desire, Othello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Dance: TheVillagers, as17560315 Les Statues Animees, as17560302

740
30 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; The Villagers, as17560315

741
26 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). Prince of Wales & 6 ye Family (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

742
06 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17561023

743
10 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: A Comedy reviv'd (never acted there) by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Lucas, Miss Hilliard

744
30 December 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). [Present] Prince of Wales & 7 More (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

745
28 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [see 8 May 1753]. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Afterpiece: Taken from Dryden and Colley Cibber, Poets Laureate. [Lucy was played by Miss Sledge; see 4 Feb. 1757.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: Poitier, Granier, Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard

746
19 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places in the Boxes at Half an Hour after Three o'clock. This play will not (after this night) be perform'd till Saturday the 2nd of April, on account of the Actor's Benefits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

747
20 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

748
05 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Account Book: Present Prince and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Edward, Prince Frederick. [See also 25 Nov.] Receipts: #171 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

749
28 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 'TTis reported that her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina is dangerously indisposed (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17571223

750
29 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last Night the Princess Carolina dy'd & this Morning about 8 we receiv'd an order from the Chamberlain not to play 'till farther orders,--we obey'd & order ye Bills posted for this Night, to be pull'd down (Cross). [The Fatal Marriage and The Male Coquette had been scheduled.] Yesterday about 11 o'clock died at her Apartments in St James's Palace, Princess Caroline Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of our most Gracious Sovereign. Her Royal Highness was in her 45th year of her age, being born on the 10th of June 1713, and has been in a bad state of health for several years past. Her burial, it is said, is by her own Desire to be very private (Public Advertiser)

Performances