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5888 results for: Keyword - the Kings Mate
We found 2650 matches on Performance Comments, 2635 matches on Performance Title, 1596 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5251
04 March 1699 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 4 March 1698@9: This Day is playd a reviv'd Comedy of Mr Congreve's called the Double Dealer, which was never very takeing; in the play bill was printed, Written by Mr Congreve; with Severall Expressions omitted: What kind of Expressions those were you may easily ghess; if you have seen the Monday's Gazette, wherein is the King s Order, for the reformation of the Stage: but the printing an Authours name, in a Play bill, is a new manner of proceeding, at least in England (Letters of John Dryden, 112-13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

5252
15 November 1699 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: According to the London Post, 24-27 Nov. 1699, William Joye, a strong man showing dexterities of strength, performed before The King at Kensington

Performances

5253
30 May 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, 28-30 May 1700: This Day at the King's Play-house, will be Acted the Tempest, or the Enchanted Island, with some Additional Entertainments, at the Request of several Seafaring Men

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

5254
14 June 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Flying Post, 13-15 June 1700: We are credibly informed, That Yesterday a Trial brought on in the Court of Common-Pleas, against one of the players, for Prophanely using the name of God upon the Stage, contrary to an Act of Parliament made in King James the First's time; and that the Verdict was given against the Player; according to the Tenor of the said Act, &c

Performances

5255
25 March 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Post Boy, 22-25 March: There is great Expectation from the Boy that this Day Dances at the King's Play-House, he being reputed to perform equal to Monsieur Ballon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

5256
23 August 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not acted these 25 years. As it was several times presented at court by persons of Quality, for the Entertainment of his late Majesty King Charles the 2d. The Company will continue Acting three times a week, during the term of Bartholomew Fair. [No further performances at Drury Lane during the summer are known.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Music: With the original Mask set to new Musick-

5257
18 September 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the desire of some Persons of Quality. For the Entertainment of an African Prince lately arrived here, being Nephew to the King of Bauday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Penkethman , without a Masque; And the last new Epilogue never spoken but once-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: the last new Epilogue never spoken but once Actor: Penkethman.

Song:

Dance:

5258
26 October 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Pinkeman. Common Prices. All Persons that come behind the Scenes are desired to pay their Money to none but Mr Pinkeman. [This benefit had originally been advertised for 24 Oct. but deferred, the offerings for that day being a medley of The Death of King Henry VI, a Tragical Interlude of one Act only; Aesop, "several select Scenes" only; and The School-Boy; or, The Comical Rivals.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Don Cholerick-Pinkeman; Don Dismallo-Cibber; And a new cunning Epilogue to the Town,-Pinkeman.
Cast
Role: And a new cunning Epilogue to the Town, Actor: Pinkeman.

Entertainment: Several pretty Entertainments-

5259
19 April 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the entertainment of His Excellency Hodgha Bawhoon, Envoy to Her Majesty from the great King of Persia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Music: Sonatas-Gasperini; A New Entertainment-the whole Band; in which some extraordinary Parts upon the Flute Violin and Hautboy-Paisible, Banister, Latour

Song: Leveridge

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion; with a new dance-the Devonshire Girl in imitation of Mlle Subligne

5260
14 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Contrivance

Music: As17030525

Song: As17030612

Dance: DuRuel, others, as express'd in the Bills at large

5261
14 June 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Don Luiz da Cunha, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Portugal. At 5:30 p.m. All which will be preformed without omission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Related Works
Related Work: The Persian Princess: or, The Royal Villain Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Song: Henry Purcell's celebrated Trumpet Song, The Fife and Harmony of War-; The Mad Song in Don Quixote-Boman, by request

Dance: Chacone-Mrs Elford; a new Entry-Fairbank; Venetian, a new Whim-Godwin

Music: New Italian Trumpet Sonatas-

5262
22 June 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Campion. For the Entertainment of his Excellency the Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Denmark and several other Foreign Ministers, and Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Contrivance

Music: Instrumental Music-Gasperini, DuRuel; accompanied-Mrs Campion on the harpsichord

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Campion; particularly Purcell's Mad Dialogue, and another from The World in the Moon-; Several other new songs composed by Weldon-

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion

5263
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.

5264
10 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Originally Acted before King James the First with great Applause at the University of Cambridge. [Layfield performs] at the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus

Dance: A new Italian Scaramouch-Layfield, his first on the stage; other dances-Layfield, Miss Evans

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis, Miss Baldwin; A comical dialogue-Short, Mrs Willis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman-Mrs Willis

5265
02 August 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As it was perform'd several times at court, by Persons of Great Quality, before his late Majesty King Charles II. With all the Scenes Which were originally Presented in it when acted at the Theatre, particularly the Fleet of Shipsv and the Hell Scenev, in which the Masquerade was perform'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Performance Comment: Hametalhaz-the young gentleman who played Chamont on 7 July (Phillips); who speaks a new Epilogue-the young gentleman.
Cast
Role: Hametalhaz Actor: the young gentleman who played Chamont on 7 July
Role: who speaks a new Epilogue Actor: the young gentleman.

Song:

Dance:

5266
08 June 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted by that Company these Nine Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: The Principal Parts to be perform'd by those who play'd them when 'twas reviv'd in King Charles the Second's time.

5267
16 April 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and King. Written by the famous Mr Shakespear. With the Original Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, and the Witches' Musick, both Vocal and Instrumental

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

5268
04 June 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

5269
10 July 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Which was Acted several Times At Court in the Reign of King Charles the 2d by People of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

5270
24 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Four Indian Kings lately arriv'd in this Kingdom. Benefit Bowen. [For the Prologue see Bond, pp. 4, 99. See also Genest, II, 451.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

5271
25 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: With an entire new Scene, consisting of Four Songs Compos'd by Signior Scarlatti, and Sung by Signior Cavaliero Nicolini Grimaldi. For the Entertainment of the Four Indian Kings [but see dl]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almahide

5272
25 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Four Indian Kings [but see queen's]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe

Dance: Italian Night Scene, Miller's Dance, Bairam Feast Dance-

5273
27 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Powell and Hall. For the Entertainment of the Four Kings lately arriv'd from America

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song:

Dance:

5274
28 April 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Four Indian Kings lately arriv'd from Northern America, being the last Time of their appearing at a Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Brainless

5275
01 May 1710 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elizabeth Hemmings. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality and for the Entertainment of the Mohocks and the 3 Indian Kings (Being the last Time of their Appearance in Publick). At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Masters; Wherein in English and Italian several new Cantatas, other Pieces of Musick-Mrs Hemmings, others; She also accompanies to her own Voice in the Harpsicord, being the first Time of her Appearance in Publick-Mrs Hemmings