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1531 results for: Keyword - G. S. Carey
We found 1052 matches on Author, 300 matches on Event Comments, 212 matches on Performance Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1101
13 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

Monologue: 1783 08 13 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue by Wilson, riding on an Ass

1102
19 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

1103
28 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: End of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Gavot by Ansell Jun. and Miss Rowson

1104
26 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or,the Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Wright; End of afterpiece The Drunken Peasant. Clown-Benson; Drunken Peasant-Wright

1105
10 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or, The Parting Lovers

Related Works
Related Work: The Parting Lovers Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: In 2nd piece Dance incident to the piece by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece The Tobacco Box by Mr and Miss Brett

1106
27 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

Song: End III: Four@and@twenty Perriwigs all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners (a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody)-Edwin

1107
09 November 1789 @ White Horse Inn, Parsons Green, Fulham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

Entertainment: Monologue. End: the tale of Edwin and Emma-Jones

1108
17 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

1109
19 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: End II: (By Particular Desire, and for the last time this season) Imitations-Bannister

1110
16 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

1111
11 January 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Matrimonio Segreto

Dance: End of Act I a new Divertisement, composed by Noverre [performers not listed]; End of Act II a new Pantomimic Ballet, composed by Noverre, Adelaide; ou, La Bergere des Alpes, by Aumer, Gentili, Mme Del Caro, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme M. L. Hilligsberg Sen

1112
17 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1113
06 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as 18 Sept

1114
18 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: May Day

1115
09 June 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

1116
18 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-the Widow (see below); After which: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs G. Aickin

1117
31 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Song: In III 1st piece: a song-Incledon

1118
05 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Appius And Virginia

Performance Comment: Edition of ca. 1709 lists: Appius-Booth; Claudius-Keen; Virginius-Betterton; L. Icilius-Wilks; M. Icilius-Bickerstaff; Horatius-Thorman; Valerius-Husbands; P. Numitorius-Carey; C. Numitorius-Smith; Virginia-Mrs Rogers; Cornelia-Mrs Knight; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Numitorius Actor: Carey

1119
07 August 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17160731 but Aeolus-Carey.
Cast
Role: Aeolus Actor: Carey.

Music: All the Musick by Mr Weldon and perform'd Compleat, as at the Revival of the Play-

1120
09 February 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; King-W. Giffard; Polonius-Lyon; Laertes-Richardson; Ostrick-Woodward; Horatio-Havard; Guildenstern-Hamilton; Bernardo-Dove; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Ophelia-Mrs Hamilton; Ghost-Rosco; Gravediggers-Penkethman, Ray. After which will be introduced, The Ceremony of Hamlet's Lying in State, after the Manner of his Grace, the late Duke of Buckingham. With new Musick proper to the Occasion, set by Mr Carey. The Words by Henry Saville, Esq. [but see17351205] .but see17351205] .
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Penkethman, Ray. After which will be introduced, The Ceremony of Hamlet's Lying in State, after the Manner of his Grace, the late Duke of Buckingham. With new Musick proper to the Occasion, set by Mr Carey. The Words by Henry Saville, Esq.

1121
26 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Coffee House

Performance Comment: Harpie-Griffin; Bays-Macklin; Booswell-Harper; Hartly-Havard; Gaylove-Winstone; Puzzle-Ray; Bawble-Beard; Butterfly-Green; Gamesters-Turbutt, Raftor; Coffee Boy-Leigh; Mrs Notable-Mrs Grace; Cibber a Comedian-Cibber; Miss Kitty-Mrs Clive; edition of 1738 adds: Prologue-Cibber; two songs by Henry Burgess Jr-; three songs by Henry Carey-.
Cast
Role: Henry Carey Actor: .

Dance: V: Ballet, as17380120

1122
10 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. N.B. And whereas building Benches, &c. on the Stage obstructs the Performance, and gives great Cause of Complaint, Mr Carey chuses rather to relinquish that Part of his Profit than incommode his Friends, and hopes no Person will take it ill, that they cannot be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Related Works
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: As17381213

1123
17 November 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow and Four Small Children of the late Henry Carey. Tickets at the stage door, or at the Widow Carey's in Cross St., Hatton-Garden; at Langbourn-Ward Coffee House; and of Mrs Suertt, at the Apple Tree in Cold Bath Fields. N.B. The Unfortunate Widow humbly hopes that the Good Nature and Humanity of her Friends will admit her melancholy circumstances, and the shortness of time, as a sufficient excuse for not waiting on them, and continue the favours, formerly shown to her late Husband, to her and her Distress'd Family, being left entirely destitute of any provision

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: n% Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd

1124
11 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Parker; Amith-Metteer; Kings of Brentford-Pleaseaway, Turner; Volscius-Mrs Charke; Prettyman-Miss Barton; Drawcansir-Carr; Cordelio-Venables; Tom-Pittard; Fisherman-Pinner; Usher-Quelch; Physcian-Blakey; Thunder-Pinner; Lighting-Miss Carey; Amarillis-Miss Cowslade; Clovis-Mrs Quelch; Parthenope-Mrs Chetwood; Pallas-Mrs Midnight; Sun-Mrs Price; Moon-Miss Davies; World-Davies.
Cast
Role: Lighting Actor: Miss Carey

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Pinner; Mercury-Miss Davies; Charon-Carr; Gentleman-Parker; Tatoo-Turner; Drunken Man-Quelch; Old Man-Pittard; Frenchman-Blakey; Taylor-Paget; Servant-May; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Barton; Mrs Rist-Miss Carey; Lord MaYor, Cardinals, Judges, Players, Soldiers (Horse and Foot)-the rest of the Comedians.
Cast
Role: Mrs Rist Actor: Miss Carey

Song: Tymms

Dance: PPierots Dance-Settree, Walker, Sga Fiorentina; Hornpipe-small jolly Tar (seven years old); La Dance de Village-Settree, Sga Fiorentina

1125
15 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Parker; Smith-Metteer; Kings of Brentford-Pleaseaway, Turner; Volscius-Mrs Charke; Prettyman-Miss Barton; Drawcansir-Carr; Cordelio-Venables; Tom-Pittard; Fisherman-Pinner; Usher-Quelch; Physician-Blakey; Thunder-Pinner; Lightening-Miss Carey; Armarillis-Miss Cowslade; Clovis-Mrs Quelch; Parthenope-Mrs Chetwood; Pallas-Mrs Midnight; Sun-Mrs Price; Moon-Miss Davies; World-Davies.
Cast
Role: Lightening Actor: Miss Carey

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Pinner; Mercury-Miss Davies; Charon-Carr; Gentleman-Parker; Tatoo-Turner; Drunken Man-Quelch; Old Man-Pittard; Frenchman-Blakey; Taylor-Paget; Servant-May; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Barton; Mrs Rist-Miss Carey; Lord Mayor, Cardinals, Judges, Players, Soldiers (horse and foot)-the rest of the Comedians.
Cast
Role: Mrs Rist Actor: Miss Carey

Dance: PPierrots Dance-Settree, Walker, Sga Fiorentina; Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar, seven years old; La Dance de Village-Settree, Sga Fiorentina