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3000 results for: Keyword - two eldest Princesses
We found 1696 matches on Event Comments, 1017 matches on Performance Title, 377 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

476
04 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: I: Since Times are so bad (by Purcell)-Stitchbury, Miss Jones; II: A Purcell Dialogue-Masters Hamilton

Music: Between Play and Entertainment: Handel Concerto on the Welsh Harp-Jones

Dance: III: The Princess of Wales (a new Ball Dance), concluding with a Minuet-Vallois, Miss Oates; IV: French Peasant-Mlle Roland

477
07 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: The Princess of Wales-Vallois, Miss Oates; V: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Miss Jones

478
10 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

479
11 December 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

480
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, The Persian Hero; Or, The Distress'd Princess: With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun, And His Adventures On Earth

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

481
19 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No One's Enemy But His Own

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Song: A Pastoral Dialogue From The Arcadian Nuptials, and New Masque [see17640120]-Beard, Miss Hallam[, before Their Majesties, the Prince and Princess of Brunswick, and other Members of the Royal Family (Gentleman's Magazine, Jan., p. 38)

482
02 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice, Princess Of Bithynia

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

483
01 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-; in which The Princess of Wales's New Minuet and Gavot-J. and Miss D'Egville; and to conclude with a New Reel-Miss and Master Menage, Miss Phillips, Mrs Fialon, Miss S. and G. D'Egville

484
06 June 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

485
19 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia

486
24 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

487
March 1689 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune-hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

488
21 October 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

489
01 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen (one Act)

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode (made into two acts)

Song: Singing in Italian and French-Signora Joanna Maria; accompanied-Gasperini, Saioni

Dance: As17030123

490
03 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Song: A New Song written by Mr Durfey, Set and-Mr Leveridge

Dance: Irish Dance-Claxton; five dances (two new)-Devonshire Girl

491
08 June 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Song: Four new songs, the Nightingale Song-Francisca Margarita del'Epine, with music composed by Jacomo Greber

Dance: As17030601 Also Mezzetin a Clown and two Chair/men-; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Elford

492
21 August 1703 @ Hampstead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music with several single songs and two-part songs-Cook, Davis

493
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifice; With The Comical Humours Of Nurse And Her Two Sons, Toby And Ezekiel; Together With The Pleasant Manner Of Didimo, Toby's Son

Entertainment: Singing and dancing-

494
22 December 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd [don John]

Music: Italian sonatas for violin composed by Archangelo Corelli-Gasperini, others

Song: As17031102

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Laferry, Mrs Bicknell; two new Entries-DuRuel

495
19 February 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Three songs (two being new)-Mrs del'Epine, the accompanying music composed by Greber

Music: As17031109

Dance: As17040124

496
29 March 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly a Sonata for a Flute and a Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisable; And likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisable, Mr Banister; the whole being entirely New. Margaretta Gallia mention'd in my former Bills, has since got a Cold, and is very much indispos'd, therefore will not venture to Sing; but in her room Several Pieces of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Mr Hughes, Mr Laroone

497
30 March 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Music: Italian Sonatas on the Violin-Gasperini; An extraordinary piece of Musick compos'd for a Flute and a Violin-Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Song: Good

Dance: Indian Tambour-the two Devonshire Girls, a little Boy

498
20 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

499
18 May 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; the Vocal Part,several Italian songs-Signior Gioseppe Olzi, who sings several Italian Songs with the Trumpet and other Instruments; accompany'd-Mr Dupare; Likewise several Sonatas for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible; Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; With variety of other Sonatas for the Violin, compos'd by Mr Corbett.

500
27 May 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine Destroy'd

Music: With the two Masques of Musick which were originally perform'd in the Play compos'd by the late famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040525