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

1
19 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or Taylors To Arms

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little

Dance: End IV: As17791013

2
25 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Dance: End: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

3
04 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: V: The entertainment A Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

4
06 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

5
20 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Song: V: A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

6
March 1678 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Newmarket

7
23 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: HHorse and away to Newmarket (in the Character of a Jockey)-Adams

8
09 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

9
26 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

10
02 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

11
03 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

12
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

13
14 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man his Hobby Author(s): George Saville Carey

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Coopers, as17781211

Ballet: End III: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503 at cg Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong

14
01 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

15
26 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket by Harris, Ratchford, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally bo!, as17830516; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen by Master Bartheiemon

16
November 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or, The Stock-jobbers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

17
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

18
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

19
27 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or, The Stock Jobbers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

20
31 July 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

21
10 August 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

22
22 October 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or, The Stock Jobbers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

23
14 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: II: Mechel; IV: Mlle Mechel

Song: V: a Chorus song- [set by Handel, for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London, Stand around, my brave boys written by John Lockman (Deutsch, Handel, p. 624)]

24
08 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

25
09 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing