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643 results for: Keyword - their Royall highnesses
We found 621 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Performance Comments, 9 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
09 May 1716 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

102
06 December 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. The Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Dec.: Last Thursday Night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at the Theatre in Drury-Lane, when one Mr Freeman, a mad Gentleman of 2000l. per Ann. offering to go into the Boxes, and being stopt by one of the Centries in the Passage, he shot him above the Shoulder; however the Centry knockt him down, and securing him, 2 or 3 more loaded Pistols were found in his Pockets....The sudden Discharge of Mr Freeman's Pistol put the Ladies and others withinside the Playhouse into some Consternation at first....The Gentlemen about the Prince, and almost throughout the House, drew their Swords upon the Occasion of this Disorder, which was soon over

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

103
11 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. By Command, to begin at half an Hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: As17170307

104
14 March 1717 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.] A new Opera. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Admission as 5 Jan. N.B. Servants will be allow'd to keep Places. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

105
18 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. by Seal'd Tickets. Galleries: 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

106
28 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Booth By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Tickets given out for The Orphan taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

107
20 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

108
31 May 1718 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: We hear the famous Mr Pinkethman is building a handsome Playhouse at Richmond, for the Diversion of the Nobility and Quality that attend the Court of their Royal Highnesses; and will begin to play there soon after Whitsuntide, and shew the fine musical Picture he has prepar'd of the Royal Family, the like of which has never been seen in England.-Read's Weekly Journal, 31 May. Mr Prince the famous Dancing-Master is lately Deceas'd.-Original Weekly Journal, 31 May

Performances

109
26 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: By His Royal Highnesses' Command. By the Company of Comedians from both Theatres. The Pit and Boxes to be laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook Sr, Cook Jr, Pelling, Spiller; An Italian Night Scene between a Harlequin and a Countryman-Cook, Spiller

110
23 August 1718 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17180802

111
01 October 1718 @ Hampton Court

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Oct.: His Majesty, and their Highnesses the Young Princesses were at the Play...the House being very full

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

112
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Egbert, King Of Kent And Monarch Of England; Or, The Union Of The Seven Kingdoms

113
19 December 1719 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several Solos, Concertos-Castrucci; Trumpet Piece-the famous Signior Mantelli; Solo on the Hautboy-Ketch

114
24 March 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For The Entertainment of their Royal Highnesses the Young Princesses. [The Princesses present.] For comment on the current theatrical scene, see The Letters of the Late Thomas Rundle, pp. 18-22

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin A Sham Astrologer, A Parrot, A Child, A Statue, And A Chimney Sweeper

Dance: Danjeville

115
05 April 1720 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 9 April: His Majesty was present; as were also their Highnesses the young Princesses, all in Black Velvet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Numitor

116
29 August 1720 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatre, before their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing the Famous-Signor Beneditte

117
10 November 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Dance:

118
08 January 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Mainpiece: Written by Monsieur de Racine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phedra & Hippolite

Afterpiece Title: Les Funerailles de la Foire & Son Rapel a la Vie

119
02 February 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Cartouche

Afterpiece Title: L'Usurier Gentilhomme et les Vendanges de Suresne

120
05 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By their Royal Highnesses' Command. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance:

121
12 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. [Theodosius advertized, but Booth's illness deferred it. Daily Courant lists The Man of Mode, but Rich's Register lists The Earl of Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode or The Earl Of Essex

122
20 August 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [Author unknown.] A new Dramatick Entertainment. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Benefit Penkethman. N.B. The Boxes will be illuminated with Wax Candles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Dance: Dutch Dance between a Dutch Boor and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Willis; French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Francis; Drunken Man-Harper

Song: The Dame of Honour, Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis; Mrs Boman

123
19 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

124
02 November 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. For a Prologue designed for this occasion, see St. James's Journal, No. 28, p. 166

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: As17221015

125
26 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Constancy