Toggle Sphinx Query
SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "George Chapman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "George Chapman")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

Result Options

Download:
JSON XML CSV

Search Filters

Event

Date Range
Start
End

Performance

?
Filter by Performance Type










Cast

?
+
+

Keyword

?
New Search
6309 results for: Keyword - George Chapman
We found 4195 matches on Author, 1889 matches on Performance Comments, 653 matches on Event Comments, 190 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
24 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Rakehell Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

377
16 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

378
25 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Rakehell Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass, and Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Scotch Dance, as17331004

379
17 April 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Malter. By Command of His Royal Highness. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Rakehell Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: I: Peasant by Malter. II: Les Charactres de P'Amour by Mlle Salle. III: Harlequin by Malter. IV: Pigmalion, as17340114 V: Bacchus and Ariadne, with Additions, by Mlle Salle

380
01 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by Sir George Etheridge.{Daily Journal lists: II: Les cbaracteres de PAmour by Mlle Salle. III: Nassau.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Rakehell Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: I: Harlequin by Maker. II: The Nassau, as17340117 III: French Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. V: Pigmalion: Pigmalion-Maker; Statue-Mlle Salle; others by Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde

Song: I: English Cantata by Mrs Wright. IV: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

381
27 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance:

382
10 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Rakehell Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

383
22 May 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer, Laurence, Warriner, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. IV: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Iv: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: As17350422

384
21 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A new Punch Dance-Master Ferg; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: (BBy Desire) Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Instead of an Overture to the Farce, will be performed a Grand Piece of Musick with Trumpets (being the Chorus...by Mr Handel)-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

385
24 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Ballet-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

386
03 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Muilment

387
06 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: Muilment

388
12 February 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: Muilment

389
10 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; The Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

390
12 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: IV: As17391110

391
16 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

392
22 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

393
08 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; III: The celebrated Irish Ballad Elin a Roon-Mrs Clive in Irish, as she perform'd it at the Theatre Royal in Dublin; IV: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Edwards

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; IV: A Ballet-Desse, Baudouin, Leviez

394
21 December 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Sir George Etheredge. Not acted these 10 years. [See 5 Apr. 1742.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

395
05 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Sir George Collier, based on Zemire et Azor, by Jean Francois Marmontel]: The Music [by Thomas Linley Sen., adapted from Gretry], Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely New. The Scenes, &c., designed by DeLoutherbourg. The Words of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. The Entertainment is splendidly got up--The Music by Thomas Linley Jun. [sic] was very well received (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 7 Dec. 1776: This Day is published the Songs in Selima and Azor (6d). [Text 1st published by J. Bell, 1784.] Receipts: #218 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Related Works
Related Work: Selima and Azor Author(s): Sir George Collier

396
16 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; ball. P 3, adapted by Sir George Collier from La Mort du Capitaine Cook a son Troisieme Voyage au Nouveau Monde, by Jean Francois Mussot, dit Arnould. For a detailed synopsis of the action, see 13 Apr.]: As now representing in Paris with uncommon Applause. With the original French Music. New Dresses, Scenery, Machinery and Decorations. Books, containing a description of the Ballet [by James Byrne (World, 23 Mar.)], to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #257 16s. 6d. (247.16.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

397
16 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. Afterpiece [1st time: F 2, by Stephen George Kemble, altered from The Fair Maid of the West, by Thomas Heywood. Larpent MS 914; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Morning Chronicle, 15 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, next door to the Old Slaughter's Coffee-house, St. Martin's Lane. "Miss Kemble, though only four years of age, drew forth much applause" (Diary, 17 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17910608 but Marquis of Montague-Cubitt; La Varenne-Evatt; Prince of Wales-Miss Kemble (1st appearance on any stage); Drummer-Chapman; Adeline-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character); Goodman Hobbs-Rock; Rasher-Burton; Robbers-Bannister, +Davies; Villagers-Mrs +Bland, Mrs +Powell, Miss +Hale, Mrs +Edwin.
Cast
Role: Drummer Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess

Related Works
Related Work: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess Author(s): Stephen George Kemble

398
21 August 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; MD 5, by George Holman, based on Die Rauber, by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller. Prologue by John Taylor (Poems, I, 65)]: With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. The Musick composed by Attwood, and selected from Dr Arnold, Callcott, and Mozart. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 4 Sept. 1799;: This day is published The Red Cross Knights (2s.). Ibid, 22 Aug.: It was remarked from its extreme length and the frequent fall of the drop scene that it was a play in ten acts instead of five--indeed this method of preparing for a new scene disjoints the business, and of course tends greatly to injure the effect

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Red-Cross Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Joseph George Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

399
20 August 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: In L. C. 5@139, p. 373, is a list of plays allowed to the Duke's Company: The Poetaster [by Ben Jonson]. Cupids Reuenge [by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. See 17 Aug. 1668]. Timon of Athens [by William Shakespeare]. Troyolus and Grisseida [by William Shakespeare]. Three parts of H. ye 6 [by William Shakespeare]. The honest mans fortune [by John Fletcher and others]. Woemen pleas'd [by John Fletcher]. Witt at Seuerall Weapons [by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher]. The Woemen Hater or The hungry Courtier [by Francis Beaumont]. All fooles [by George Chapman]. Birons Conspiracy [by George Chapman]. Broken heart [by John Ford]. Bird in a Cage [by James Shirley]. Chabot Admirall of ffranse [by James Shirley, with George Chapman]. ffaithful Shepherd [possibly Guarini's Il Pastor Fido]. Herod and Antipater [by Gervase Markham with William Sampson]. Humor out of breath [by John Day]. Jealous Louers [by Thomas Randolph]. Loues Melancholy [Lover's Melancholy, by John Ford]. Muliasses the Turke [by John Mason]. Queene of Arragon [by William Habington]. Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois [by George Chapman]. Revenge for Honor [or The Parricide, by Henry Glapthorne]

Performances

400
16 May 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not performed these 5 years. In 3 acts; altered from Dryden. [Both Kemble and Moss were from the Edinburgh theatre. Address by George Colman elder (European Magazine, ibid).] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Charles Dibdin. London Chronicle, 17 May, refers to it as "from the French"]: The Musick composed by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser. 7 July: This Day is published Harvest Home (1s.). Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Performance Comment: Dominick-Kemble; Gomez-Moss (Their 1st appearance on this stage); Alphonso-Johnson; Pedro-Chapman; Lorenzo-Williamson; Elvira-Mrs Brooks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Meadows, Chapman, Usher, Mathews, Johnson, Young Sestini, Mrs Bannister, Mrs Edwards, Miss George. Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1787): Glanville-Meadows; Trim-Chapman; Scandaroon-Usher; Muzzy-Mathews; Congo-Johnson; Pickle-Young Sestini; Cleora-Mrs Bannister; Goody Muzzy-Mrs Edwards; Unah-Miss George; Signora Estella-Mrs Poussin (see17870521).
Cast
Role: Trim Actor: Chapman
Role: Unah Actor: Miss George

Entertainment: Monologue End: Occasional Address (in character)-Young Sestini (European Magazine, July 1787, p. 63)