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5311 results for: Keyword - George Colman ynger
We found 4195 matches on Author, 686 matches on Event Comments, 661 matches on Performance Comments, 194 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5151
20 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Horton, an old Actress, & ye Sub: Treasurer (Cross). Positively the last time of Mr Garrick's performing the character of Fribble this season. Tickets deliver'd out for the Fatal Marriage will be taken. Tickets to be had of Mrs Horton at Mr Havard's in Broad Court, Bow-Street, Covent Garden; and of the Sub-treasurer at Mrs Quaker's in Broad St., Soho, and at the Stage Door (playbill). On Monday next The Recruiting Officer with several entertainments for the Benefit of Mr George Burton, Mr Harvey and Mrs Addison. Receipts: #175 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Master Vernon

5152
04 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Yesterday George Frederick Handel, Esq; was couch'd by William Bromfield, Esq; Surgeon to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, when it was thought there was all imaginable hopes of success by the Operation, which must give the greatest pleasure to all lovers of Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

5153
15 November 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit] for 3 orphan Daughters of a Cit of London (Cross). Tickets to be had at Will's and the Union Coffee House in Cornhill; Grigsby's behind the Royal Exchange; Seagoes in Holborn; the Bedford in Covent Garden; George's in the Haymarket, and at the Stage Door of the Theatre, where places for the Boxes may be taken. Receipts: #264 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II: Beard

5154
12 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: On Friday the 22nd a Benefit for Mrs Allen, Daughter of the late Thomas Allen, Barrister at Law, and Niece to the late Col. James Allen, who has for many years lost the use of her limbs by Palsy,--The Suspicious Husband, with entertainment as will be express'd in the Bill of the Day. Tickets to be had at Searle's Coffee House, Lincoln's Inn; at the Rolls, Chancery Lane; at George's Temple Bar; at Grigsby's behind the Change; at the Southsea Coffee House, Bishopsgate St.; and at the stage door, where places may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: As17521028

5155
19 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow & Children (Cross), who are fallen into great distress (Winston MS 8). Tickets to be had at Mr Gladman's, a Trunk-maker, Charing Cross; at the Amsterdam Coffee House, behind the Exchange; at the Rainbow and Janeways in Cornhill; at Anderton's and the Temple-Exchange, in Fleet St.; at George's, Temple Bar; Somerset Coffee House, Strand and at Stage Door of the Theatre. Receipts: #97 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auguste

5156
22 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Towards a fund for ye Support of a publick Charity-(ye Lock Hospl.). King Lear & Duke & no Duke given out for Wed., 23 & bills put up, but not play'd on account of Mr Havard's illness, at 12 at noon, bills were dispers'd saying--the Play of King Lear, design'd for to Night is oblig'd to be defer'd on Account of Mr Havard's sudden illness. N.B--It was a very hot day (Cross). Tickets to be had at the following Coffee Houses: The St James, in St James's St.; The Mount, in Grosvenor St.; George's the upper end of the Haymarket; the Bedford and Tom's in Covent Garden; Garraway's in Cornhill; and at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Tickets deliver'd out for 16 April will be taken. [Cross lists no Receipts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

Dance: CCountry Amusements-. See17530412

5157
03 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: During the Time of Bartholomew Fair, at the Lower Booth in George Inn Yard. To begin at One p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Sailor; Or, The Merry Humours Of The Ladies Of Pleasure

Entertainment: Wire@Walking-Evans

5158
04 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Lower Booth, George Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Sailor

Entertainment: Wire@Walking-Evans, Vanhout

5159
05 September 1753 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Lower Booth, George Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Sailor

Entertainment: As17530904

5160
12 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: fterpiece considered absolutely beautiful' by Christlob Mylius, German visitor, who was impressed by the skill and rapidity of scene shifting, and by evidence of English freedom which tolerated a scene representing the Equestrian statue of George I with Harlequin mounted instead of the King. See J. A. Kelly, German Visitors, p. 26.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

5161
03 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess of Wales, for the first time since the Prince's Death (Cross). [This is the mother of George III, now Prince of Wales. His father Frederick, Prince of Wales, had died 19 March 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

5162
03 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates Jun's Great Tiled Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 to ten p.m. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband; Or, The Intriguing Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician; or, Mezzetin Deceived

5163
04 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [See 3 Sept.] George Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician

5164
05 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [See 3 Sept.] George Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician

5165
06 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [See 3 Sept.] George Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician

5166
15 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The horror of the piece seemed too much for the sensibilities of Mrs Bellamy, so the part of Eurydice given to Mrs Vincent. See Genest, IV, 420. See also Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, written by herself (4th ed., 1786), III, 30.]. This day publish'd at 2s. 6d. Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron, taken partly from Shakespear and partly from Thomson, as it is now performing at Covent Garden. To which is added the Order of the Ovation. Printed for A. Miller in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Entertainment, as17541203

5167
28 January 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Wilkinson has not only complied with the Vulgar Method of printing Bills, but as more elegant Form of Invitation, has sent complimentary Cards to all the Ladies of Distinction. [A debate on the superiority of the fair sex, after which Miss Wilkinson performed on the wire. A Praemium and peroration were spoken by George Alexander Stevens. Well advertised in advance bills. It began at 7 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. This performance, soon changed to A Short Comic Oratorio and had a run here, almost always advertised as by the particular desire of several ladies of quality.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Inquisition

5168
03 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. Afterpiece: A new Pantomime. By a Company of Comedians from the Theatres. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: A Morning's Frolick; or, A Ramble Through Covent Garden

Music: Kettle Drum-Woodbridge

5169
05 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. By a Company of Comedians from the Theatres. With a Band of Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker

Afterpiece Title: A Morning's Frolick

Entertainment: Bird and Animal Imitator-Cloesong

Music: As17550903

5170
06 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe (in which will be introduced Rule Britannia); True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnought-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; To conclude with the Song and Chorus of God Save Great George our King-.

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: TTo Arms to Arms, Britons Strike Home-Lowe, Howard

5171
03 September 1756 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Room, George Inn Yard. Mrs Charke and King's Company of Comedians. A new Droll. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. 12 noon to ten p.m. during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ngland Triumphant; Or, The British General

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Beggars; with the Comical Humours of his Royal Consort Queen Tatter

Entertainment: Variety of Singing, Dancing, Rope Dancing, Tumbling-eminent performers lately arrived from Italy

5172
05 September 1757 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Scenes, Cloaths, Music, Paintings and all other Acommodations are entirely New. The passage will be illuminated, for the better accommodation of the gentry. To begin each day at twelve o'clock. The Booth is made theatrical and commodious for the reception of Gentlemen and Ladies, and a good band of music provided, consisting of Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, &c. [This note repeated on each subsequent bill.] At the Great Theatrical Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humourous Physician; Or, A Cure For All Ills

Afterpiece Title: The Restoration and Adventures of Harlequin

Song:

Dance:

5173
06 September 1757 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, George Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humourous Physician

Afterpiece Title: The Restoration and Adventures of Harlequin

5174
19 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As any obstruction in the Movements of the Machinery will greatly prejudice the Performance of the Entertainment, it is hop'd no persons will be displeased at their being refused admittance behind the scenes. [This notice occurs regularly this season with this afterpiece.] Receipts: #81 10s. 6d. Expended for 12 months' subscription to St George's Hospital #5 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

5175
25 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [B$Barry's one-third of surplus came to #40 16s. 4d. The fourteen Renters who received payments on 23 Feb. were New Renters (i.e., they had purchased shares only since the beginning of the current season). The Hutchison Mure Esq Account (See cg 1757 Estimate of Constant Expenses) lists forty shares outstanding for Old Renters at 2 shillings per night. Rich, during the next thirty days, sold new shares until by 27 March 1758 he had on his books forty-five New Renters in addition to the 40 old ones. Their names will appear as they bought in. On this night (25 Feb.) George Wolley purchased one share. This was an appropriate time to sell stock in the theatre since Rich could now show a favorable balance on his nightly Account Books of #620 3s. 9d. with all bills paid, including interest to Old Renters.] Receipts: #202 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: A Lover His Own Rival

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107