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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Event Comment: Receipts: #150. Paid Meares #1 6s.; Mock #1 10s.; Kemp #9 12s.; John Rich #500; Mrs Colman for a purple and silver gown #18 18s

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Event Comment: Receipts: #142 4s. Paid Kemp for 5 nights #8; Mr Dall at work upon scenes of Oratorios, for which his salary is stopp'd from 28 Jan. 60; Paid Meares 6s.; Heaford (plaisterer) #78 10s.; Pearce (bricklayer) #79 18s.; Martin (wardrobe keeper) on acct of his salary #5. [I] was in both the Galleries both before and after the plays, met Mr Ware going into Covent Garden Gallery who said his sisters were there but I did see them (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p.71)

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: By Command, The Prince of Wales. Receipts: #191 9s. Present Prince of Wales at #5 5s. and Prince Edward, Princess of Wales at #5 5s. and Princess Augusta

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Receipts: #146 1s. Paid John Rich on account #10 10s.; Lent Mr Buck #5 5s. and paid him for tambourines #1 4s

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Receipts: #175 13s. in cash, plus #92 7s. from tickets (Boxes 330; Pit 95; Gallery 56). Charges #64 5s. Total income #268. Bought 6 doz. Wax candles #7 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17600211, but Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; 2nd Bacchanal-Lowe [; Nymphs , Shepherds , and Chorusses not listed] as usual.; Nymphs , Shepherds , and Chorusses not listed] as usual.
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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. The Farce a Dramatic novel never acted (Winston MS 9). The Farce supposed to be wrote by Mr Colman, indifferently received, partly oweing to the Fright and Confusion of the Performers, who omitted some speeches on which the plot depended (Hopkins MS Notes)

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Mainpiece Title: Merope

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Role: Dorilas Actor: Holland
Role: With a Procession and Sacrifice Actor: .
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Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Geo Wealthy Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Dance: I: The Colliers, as17601008; II: The Italian Gardiners, as17601203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard, 1st time; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Blakes; Ariel (with proper songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Hymen-Lowe; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral danceproper to the Masque, -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.
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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty. At fifteen Minutes past six, His Majesty went D-L-House, attended by several great Officers of State, to see the Rehearsal, but about ten o'clock a message was sent, signifying his Majesty's pleasure to have the new dramatic novel of Polly Honeycombe added to it; upon which fresh Bills were printed and pasted up...In consequence of a strict order from the managers not a single person was admitted into tne House before the doors were opened; nevertheless the Pit was filled in the space of four minutes (Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser, 13 Dec.)

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Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

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

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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

Dance: II: The Mad Doctor, as17601014; End: The Itahian Gardiners, as17601203

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sheridan, 1st time; Salisbury-Packer; Pembroke-Blakes; Hubert-Havard; Prince Henry-Mas. Cautherly; Essex-Fox; Citizen-Burton; English Herald-Moody; Faulconbridge-Johnston; Gurney-Watkins; Bastard-Garrick; King Philip-Davies; Dauphin-Austin; Pandulph-Bransby; Austria-Mozeen; Chatilion-Scrase; French Herald-Ackman; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Johnston; Prince Arthur-Mas. Kennedy; Queen Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Lady Blanch-Miss Reed; Constance-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy [by Henry Brooke]. New dressed in the habits of the times. This tragedy was wrote by Mr Brooks and performed some years ago at Dublin. The first four Acts went off heavy, the last very well--Miss Mowat made her first appearance in this Piece at Drury Lane--Prologue by Mr Murphy heavy. Epilogue by Mr Garrick, great applause (Hopkins MS Notes)

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Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Actors only: Sheridan, Holland, Davies, Packer, Ackman, a young Gentlewoman (1st appearance); Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Pritchard. With a new Prologue, and Epilogue. Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Holland; Cecil-Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Countess of Rutland-Miss Mowat; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Kennedy; Raleigh-Packer; Lt of Tower-Ackman; New Prologue-Sheridan; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Southampton Actor: Holland
Role: Countess of Rutland Actor: Miss Mowat

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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