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We found 2672 matches on Author, 113 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Roles/Actors, 6 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Performance Title.
Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: L'Allemande-Mlle Chateauneuf alone; III: Punch-Master Ferg

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh( and Colley Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat. At Common Prices. 6 p.m. Receipts: #62 13s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

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Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17400919

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #54 16s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

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Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Receipts: #61 18s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

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Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants, Miller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #47 3s. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

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Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Event Comment: By Command of His Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #81 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). Rylands MS.: Barbarini Sick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

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Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland; Miller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

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Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17401205

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #87 9s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

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Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: TTyrolean-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: Benefit Leviez and Desse. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

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Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment, Desse, Mrs Walter; IV: Comic Dance-Leviez, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Desse

Song: II: Blow Blow-Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. At the Tennis Court, James Street. A Concert. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq. Places: 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

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Related Work: The Nonjuror Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

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Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate, performed by Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

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Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Happy Pair, as17411015; III: Non Ch' Amarmi, as17411015

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse; IV: Sailor's Dance, as17411015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17411008, but Sir John-Colley Cibber.
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Role: Sir John Actor: Colley Cibber.

Dance: LaLauze, Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Written by $Colley Cibber, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

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Related Work: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: As17420125

Event Comment: At the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields, this Day,will be presented a Comedy. Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureat. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. 1st Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [prices regularly repeated in the bills]. For the better Decorum of the Stage, no Money will be taken behind the Scenes; and 'tis humbly hop'd no Person will desire Admittance there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Carney, Mrs Roland

Event Comment: Not acted these 25 years. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality for the Benefit of Mrs Giffard. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber Esq., Poet-Laureat. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6d. And the Company will continue to act every Day, Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

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Related Work: The Nonjuror Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17431201, but Fondlewife-Colley Cibber.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Colley Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

Event Comment: Written on a plan of Shakespear by Colley Cibber. The characters new Dress'd. With New Scenes and Decorations. No persons admitted behind the scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny In The Reign Of King John

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Related Work: Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

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Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate. Never acted there before. Characters all New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

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Related Work: The Nonjuror Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: GGenius of England (composed by the late Henry Purcell)-Beard

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: Mainp1ece, a Comedy written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate. Not acted in 30 years [see 18 Oct. 1718. An Epilogue for Mrs Woffington in the Character of Brittania was sent this day to the Licenser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

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Related Work: The Nonjuror Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate. At the desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

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Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

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Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: As17451203

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece alter'd from Dryden by Colley Cibber. Not acted these 30 years [see 27 April 1722]. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which will be inclos'd and form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive, at her House in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers; Or, Marriage A-la-mode

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Related Work: Marriage a la Mode; or, The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

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Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 IV: Shepherds Dance-Muilment, Desse, Miss Scott

Song: V: A New Scotch Dialogue-Lowe, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: Altered from Dryden by Colley Cibber....a Man who was in the Upper Gallery...threw an apple from thence, with an intent, as is suppos'd to hit some person who was looking through the Curtain, but struck a Lady of Quality in the face, who sat in the stage box; upon which the manager order'd the Constable attending the House to make inquiry after the person who did it, and he was immediately apprehended, on the information of several people who sat near him, and was, by the Lady's desire carried before a Justice, who would have committed him for the assault; but on his begging Pardon, and promising never to offend in the like manner, she was pleas'd to forgive him, and he was discharg'd.--As it was a Publick Affront some Gentlemen would have had him brought on the stage to make a Public acknowledgment of his folly;--and tis hop'd that will be the punishment hereafter, for those who offend in the like manner.--General Advertiser, 3 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

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Related Work: Marriage a la Mode; or, The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Lowe