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6286 results for: Keyword - George Colman Jun.
We found 4195 matches on Author, 2115 matches on Performance Comments, 836 matches on Event Comments, 270 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2076
18 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Sylvester Daggerwood Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Justice Mittimus-Maddocks; Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Suett; Charles-Surmont; Sheepface-Wathen; Mrs Scout-Mrs Walcot; Kate-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Scout Actor: Bannister Jun.

2077
09 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Sylvester Daggerwood Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Scout Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Song: In IV 1st piece: Masquerade Scene-; Orphan Bess the Beggar Girl (the Musick by Hook)-; End 1st piece: A Musical Address (accompanied on the harp by Weippert, the Musick by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak; In 2nd piece: The Country Club-Bannister Jun

2078
13 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: An Egeirophadron

Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Actor: Lane Theatre-Bannister Jun.
Role: Bowkit Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bologna Jun.; Lover-Simmons; Pantaloon-Hawtin; Farmer (with a song in character)-Street; Shepherd and Shepherdess (with duet, Cast my Love thine eyes around)-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Atkins; Bricklayers-Thompson, Jones; Carpenter-Lee; Sportsmen-Klanert, Claremont; Gardner-Wilkins; Serjeant-Whitmore; Recruits-Abbot, Findlay; Woodcutter-Dyke; Mandarine-Wilde; Lover's Servant-Rees; Monkey-Rayner; Clown-Farley; Principal Witches-Linton, Street [i.e. doubled Farmer]; Miss Mitchell, Mrs Chapman; Columbine-Mrs Wybrow.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Bologna Jun.

Dance: II: Negro Dance-Bologna Jun., Platt, King

Song: End I: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

2079
18 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Mrs Johnson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 1, by William Dunlap]: Performed with distinguished Applause at the John St.? Theatre, New York [on 9 Jan. 1797]; compressed into one act [from two], and adapted for the English Stage by a Gentleman [perhaps the author]. "Commencing at half past eleven o'clock, and after a tiresome variety of other entertainments, the audience thought they had had enough for their money, and demanded the fall of the curtain before the conclusion of [Tell Truth and Shame the Devil]" (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367). Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 9, Leicester-place. [Mrs Johnson not listed.] Receipts: #442 17s. 6d. (108.1.0; 1.11.0; tickets: 333.5.6, of which Townsend sold 218.2.0; Mrs Johnson 115.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-H. Johnston, Murray, Johnson, Mrs Litchfield. [Probable cast: Tom Holton-H. Johnston; +Whitely-Murray; +Semblance-Johnson (see George C. D. Odell, Annals of the New York Stage, 1927, I, 429); Susan-Mrs Litchfield. Text $T. and J. Swords, New York, 1797) lists the American cast.]

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

2080
01 June 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Sylvester Daggerwood Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17990529

2081
05 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Actor: Lane Theatre-Bannister Jun.
Role: Bowkit Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Bologna Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

2082
07 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hill, Rees and Miss Sims. Morning Chronicle, 6 June: Tickets to be had of Hill, No. 24, Bow-street, opposite the Pit Door. [Others not listed.] 2nd piece [1st time: M. INT 1]. Receipts: #287 7s. (50.17.6; 4.0.6; tickets: 232.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

2083
20 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Family Distress, advertised on playbill of 19 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

2084
22 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue pourtraying Characteristick Jealousies of the Spaniard the Italian the Dutchman the Frenchman and the Englishman [by Garrick]-Mrs Mattocks [see cg, 1 May 1798]

2085
25 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

2086
26 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

2087
27 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Monologue As17990622

2088
01 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

2089
02 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

2090
05 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Entertainment: Monologue. As17990622

2091
08 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

2092
11 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

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

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2093
12 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

2094
15 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Chorus Actor: Lyons, Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer, Brown, Caulfield Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2095
17 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Cast
Role: of Assassins and Nuns] Actor: Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Gawdry, Ms Leserve.

Afterpiece Title: All in Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Chorus Actor: _Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2096
18 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

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

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Chorus Actor: _Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2097
19 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Chorus Actor: _Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2098
20 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Chorus Actor: _Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2099
22 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Cast
Role: of Assassins and Nuns] Actor: Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Gawdry, Ms Leserve.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

2100
23 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Chorus Actor: _Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger