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6501 results for: Keyword - Mr Farquhar
We found 4241 matches on Event Comments, 1145 matches on Performance Comments, 1076 matches on Author, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
08 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #94 15s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance:

52
24 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance:

53
01 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Person in Great Distress. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #18 9s.; tickets #55 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

54
25 September 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #50 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

55
28 December 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #47 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

56
29 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Interspers'd with Variety of Songs to Ballad Tunes. [No receipts extant.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: The Gentlewoman who was to have sung, being exceeding ill and not able to perform, in lieu thereof will be the last new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

57
31 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #50 0s. 6d.; tickets #93 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

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

Dance: CComic Dance, as17330328 Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Scottish Dance, as17330328

58
11 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #58 6s. 6d.; tickets #142. Tickets at Leveridge's in Tavistock Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; IV: new Je ne scai quoy (in the Northern Stile)-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; V: The Grand Whisper, with the Resolution of the Two Kings of Brentford,-Leveridge, Laguerre, in the Style of Camilla

59
02 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter (Stead). Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Howard and Miss Horsington taken.] Receipts: money #16 19s.; tickets #83 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

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

Music: V: Water Musick, as17330501; Kettle Drums, as17330501

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright in the Scottish Stile

Dance: I: Swedish Dal Karle-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Footing Dance with Hornpipe, as17330501; End Afterpiece: Scottish Dance, as17330501. IV: Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. As17330501

60
11 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

61
14 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

62
29 September 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Bodle, a Brother [who has been ill for two years]. At the particular Desire of several Free and Accepted Masons. Written by Mr Farquhar. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: I: Running Footman and V: Scot's Dance by Brother Shawford

63
24 October 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Master Oates. Written by Mr Farquhar. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

Music: By Desire, a Concerto of Vivaldi's The Cuckow, attempted on the Violin by Master Oates

Dance: II: Scottish Dance. rv: Irish Trot. V: French Peasant Dance. All by Master and Miss Oates

64
03 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Ten Years. Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. IV: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: A new Comic Dance called The Rover: Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutchwoman-Miss Mann; Peasant Woman-Mrs Anderson; Dutchman-Duke; French Peasant-Davenport; Dutchmen and Wives-Pelling, Janno, Miss Brett, Mrs Davenport

65
05 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. [Prince of Wales present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: The Rover, as17360103

66
06 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. V: The Rover, as17360103

67
07 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: The Rover, as17360103

68
09 January 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. V: The Rover, as17360103

69
14 January 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Mrs Hervey and Miss Pattison. Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Music: I: Handel's Overture of Ariadne. II: Charke's Medley Overture

Dance: II: French Peasant by Shawford. IV: Scot's Dance

Song: III: Cbast Lucretia. V: Roast Beef Song

70
02 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

71
07 February 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

72
19 February 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Biggs. Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Inconstant Author(s): George Farquhar

Music: IV: Solo on Violoncello by Biggs

Dance: I: Scaramouch. III: Scotch Dance. V: Running Footman by Shawford

73
05 April 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr. Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

74
25 May 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Este and Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cross, Raftor, and Arne taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake and Country Lass

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts, composed by Arne, particularly the March in Zara

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Song:

75
15 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton