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4350 results for: Keyword - the Two Princes
We found 1792 matches on Event Comments, 1367 matches on Performance Title, 972 matches on Performance Comments, 402 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1776
29 June 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. 7 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. [New item in Daily Advertiser, 30 June, indicates the play was performed. Daily Advertiser, 3 July, has a letter appraising Goodfellow's rendition of To be or not to be.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

1777
22 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: the Goddess Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio

1778
26 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Ladies send their servants by four o'clock. Tickets of Cashell at Mr Elwood's, Staymaker, in Hunt's Court, St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

1779
23 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Places for the boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

1780
27 November 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

1781
29 September 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Fist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money to be taken behind the scenes. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Balance brought over from Day Book F, #411 os. 7d. This balance actually represents a deficit from which the night's receipts are subtracted to indicate the reduction of it. But first, from the night's receipts, were subtracted #37 9s. 10d., an amount which seems to represent standing nightly costs for music, light, heat, taxes, &c.] Receipts: #115 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1782
01 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian; Prince Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

1783
03 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

1784
12 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

Song: Brett

1785
24 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Farce never before acted. Tickets to be had of Macklin at his House in Bow St; and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken for the Boxes.--General Advertiser. [Afterpiece by Charles Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy

1786
22 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: PPrologue omitted. Garrick ill [Genest, IV, 232). We hear the Celebrated Old Comedy call'd Abumazar [sic] from which Johnson is suppos'd to have taken his Alchymist, is now reviving at Drury Lane Theatre, and will be acted some day next week (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 3s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

1787
09 December 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

1788
24 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1789
03 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1790
08 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

1791
09 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Tickets for the Boxes may be had fo Mr Rush, in Porter St, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door (General Advertiser). Paid Blandford (Talow Chandler) #18 8s.; Knight, Lampman #9 1s.; Mrs Reynolds for wax and Brick dust 4s. 7d.; for a Point d'Espagne Hat for Sowdon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

1792
10 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Neale (a good Actor) Dy'd--buried at Brumpton (Cross). Gave a Xmas Box to Princess Amelia's servts #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #127 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

1793
12 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

1794
13 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

1795
15 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

1796
16 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBeard robb'd in his chair at 2 in the Morning in Drury Lane (Winston MS 7). Lent Mr Beard by order #21; Paid Blandford (T: Chandler) #11 19s. 8d.; Bought 36 yds. garter ribbon #4 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #107 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

1797
17 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Author. Tickets as of 9 Jan. Paid Paddick a bill for feathers & sundries #6 11s. 8d.; Shawford's young son ye 5th in the Tempest 5s.; Young Cross 3 times dancing in Tempest 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #90 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

1798
23 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. Tickets deliver'd for the 16th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Falkner; II: Italian Song-Miss Falkner; III: Softly sweet in Lydian Measures, The Prince unable to conceal his Pain out of the Oratorio of Alexander's Feast-Miss Falkner; IV: Cantata set by Arne-Miss Falkner

Dance: As17510117

1799
18 September 1751 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. For One Night Only. For the Benefit of Mr Phillips. At the New Playhouse, Bowling Green, Southwark. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. Sylvius went to see Hamlet but was distracted by a beautiful woman nearby (Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette, 20 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Phillips

Song: Platt, Master Phillips

1800
16 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark