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222 results for: Author - Edward Thompson
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'Edward Thompson', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

1
28 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: St Helena; or, The Isle of Love

Related Works
Related Work: St Helena; or, The Isle of Love Author(s): Edward Thompson

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe, as17770430

2
29 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

3
09 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Dance: End: The Grand Naval Review-; in which a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton

Song: Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett, others

4
21 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: In Naval Review: Dance of Sailors-Aldridge, others

Song: End Dance: the Air [in The Comedy of Errors see17790122]-Mrs Kennedy

5
10 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

Related Works
Related Work: The Usurper Author(s): Edward Howard
Related Work: The Change of Crowns Author(s): Edward Howard
Related Work: The Women's Conquest Author(s): Edward Howard
Related Work: The Six Days' Adventure; or, The New Utopia Author(s): Edward Howard
Related Work: The Man of Newmarket Author(s): Edward Howard
Related Work: Pompey the Great Author(s): Edward Filmer
Related Work: Pompey Author(s): Edward Filmer
Related Work: The Unnatural Brother Author(s): Edward Filmer
Related Work: The Town-Shifts; or, The Suburb-Justice Author(s): Edward Revet
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Related Work: The Careless Lovers Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers; or, The Invisible Mistress Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Related Work: Scaramouch a Philosopher, Harlequin a School-Boy, Bravo, Merchant and Magician Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Related Work: King Edgar and Alfreda Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Related Work: The English Lawyer Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Related Work: Titus Andronicus; or, The Rape of Lavinia Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

6
02 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: In mainpiece The Merry Sailors, with a Double Hornpipe, by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: In mainpiece Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

Monologue: 1783 05 02 End of mainpiece The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at Ye All by Palmer

7
27 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Mainpiece: To finish with a Grand Naval Review, in which a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Staunton, Phillimore, Barrymore

8
06 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: Mainpiece to finish with a Grand Naval Review, with a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

9
09 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

10
07 January 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Dance: DuPre, Tully, Bovil, Sandham, Miss Russell

11
07 December 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Navy; Or, The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

12
16 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

13
07 October 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

14
28 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Song: As17171111

Dance: As17171022; The Indian Dance[composed by Moreau and performed in the last new Tragedy Mangora]-

15
28 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Dance:

16
20 October 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

17
08 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

18
09 November 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

19
19 November 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: n% Old Man Taught Wisdom

20
07 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

21
13 January 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460101

22
13 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

23
28 April 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or,the Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

24
13 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: As17521207

25
16 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: HHornpipe-a sailor on board the Royal Sovereign