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5438 results for: Keyword - George Downing
We found 4195 matches on Author, 770 matches on Event Comments, 668 matches on Performance Comments, 205 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26
25 September 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bannister Jun.; Trueman-Barrymore; Thorowgood-Packer; Uncle-Chaplin; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Millwood-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: I: a song-Dignum

27
20 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Whitfield; Trueman-Barrymore; Thorowgood-Packer; Uncle-Chaplin; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Millwood-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Song: In I: song-Dignum

28
04 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: V: The entertainment A Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

29
06 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

30
20 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of the Turf Author(s): George Downing

Song: V: A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

31
22 June 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Lillo. Puffs of the play appeared in London Evening Post, 15 June, Daily Post, 16 and 21 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The True History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Barnwell-Roberts; George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Trueman-W. Mills; Blunt-R. Wetherilt; Maria-Mrs Cibber; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Charke; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cibber Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

32
07 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Dance: In II: [but postponed until end of Act III (see following note)]a new grand Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre (their 1st appearance upon the English stage), Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; In V: [a new grand serious Ballet, composed by Gallet, The Triumph of Love-Gallet, Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre

Song: In: a Fete Champetre[. The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.

33
25 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Pack, and Spiller. At Penkethman's Booth near St. George's Church, in Southwark. The Boxes and Pit are laid together, and the Booth will be pull'd down on Thursday. At 6 p.m. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 5 Oct.: Wednesday at the Quarter-Sessions for the Borough of Southwark, Mr Penkethman, Mr Leigh, and other Persons taken out their Booths by the Informing Constables during the Time of the Fair, appear'd upon their Recognizances, and were immediately Discharg'd, there being no Prosecution, upon which Occasion the Recorder severely reprimanded the Constables for presuming to molest such as Acted upon a Lawful Patent, whilst they let others pass undisturb'd, who were really under the Censure of the Act against Strolling, or Vagrant Players

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

34
06 September 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17860904

35
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

Related Works
Related Work: Imposture Defeated; or, A Trick to Cheat the Devil Author(s): George Powell

36
01 June 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Coach Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Stage-Coach; or, Inn in an Uproar Author(s): George Farquhar

37
06 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

38
09 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

39
08 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Concluding: Devisse, Mad Auguste

40
08 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

41
20 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

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

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrn

42
26 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

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

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election of Managers Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Entertainment: Monologue End 3rd piece: Address (written on the Occasion)-Mrs Kemble

43
09 January 1749 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Bates; Worthy-Yeates Jun.; Ballance-Malone; Kite-George; Brazen-Murry; Bullock-Sturgess; Recruits-Monk, Smithson; Melinda-Mrs Williamson; Rose-Mrs Morgan; Lucy-Mrs George; Sylvia-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: George
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs George
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

44
17 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17690410 but Maria-Mrs Mattocks; George-Wroughton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Wroughton, 1st time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Madden; End: A Pantomime Dance-Fishar, Miss Capon

45
10 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17690925, but George-Perry, first time; Truman-Lewes; Uncle-Gardner.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Perry, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man with additions and Alterations-Shuter

Dance: TThe Tambourine, as17700501

46
26 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17701001, but George-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Wroughton.
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Bensley, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

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

47
12 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17801109, but George Barnwell-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: As17801109

48
08 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, by George Colman elder; also ascribed to George Keate. Larpent MS 565; not published]: In Three Scenes of Dialogue. 2nd piece: The Music compiled by Dr Pepusch. 3rd piece [1st time; B. BALL I (see king's, 29 Mar.)]: Ballet Tragi-Comique by Signior Novestris [i.e. George Colman, the elder]. The Music by Signior Gluck. With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Machinist and Painter-Signior Rookereschi. Tailor-Signior Walkerino. Morning Chronicle, 9 Aug.: Bannister with great good sense played chastely, and suffered the burlesque to arise out of his serious performance of Polly, not attempting to render the character ridiculous by making it more outre than it was rendered by his voice and figure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

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

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, in girl's clothes (London Chronicle, 9 Aug., and see17810810) This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances

49
28 May 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Barrett, Swords, Baddelcy, Davies, Edwin; Miss George, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1784): Young Townly-Palmer; Captain Dupely-Bannister; Dupely-Wilson; Beaufort-Bannister Jun.; Post-boy-Barrett; Waiter-Swords; Sir ThomasTownly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, and others

50
03 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. [Monologue by Charles Stuart {.European Magazine, Sept. 1786, p. 165).] Morning Chronicle, 31 July: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's, Soho. Afterpiece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Meadows; Captain Sightly-Wright; Old Cockney-Barrett; Barnacle-Booth; Penelope-Miss Burnett; Miss La Blond-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Miss George (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Miss George

Monologue: 1786 08 03 End of mainpiece The News-Papers spoken by Bannister Jun