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11875 results for: Keyword - Sir George Etherege
We found 6318 matches on Performance Comments, 5414 matches on Author, 1414 matches on Event Comments, 636 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

126
08 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: several Musical Entertainments composed by Henry Purcell. [Monday 10--Saturday 15: PASSION WEEK]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

Dance: New Scotch dances-

127
09 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Mlle delaVal, Mrs Elford

128
09 November 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17051106

129
22 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. And the principal Characters new Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

130
22 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17161027

131
18 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

132
02 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

133
30 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

134
16 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By George Sewell.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Young Raleigh-Leigh; Salisbury-Cory; Gundamor-C. Bullock; Lord Cobham-Boheme; Sir Julius Caesar-Smith; Carew-Egleton; Wade-Ogden; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Seymour; Olympia-Mrs Bullock; Florella-Mrs Robertson; Prologue by Major Pack-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh Author(s): George Sewell

135
April 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By George Farquhar. Date of premiere unknown. Published 13 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Sir Harry Wildair-Wilks; Colonel Standard-Mills; Fireball-Johnson; Marquis-Cibber; Beau Banter-Mrs Rogers; Clincher-Pinkethman; Dicky-Norris; Shark-Fairbank; Ghost-Mrs Rogers; Lord Bellamy-Simpson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Verbruggen; Angelica-Mrs Rogers; Parly-Mrs Lucas; Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

136
27 April 1664 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: [See16640300 The Prologue-; The Epilogue-the Widow?, Wheadle?; Lord Beanford-Betterton?; Colonel Bruce-Smith?; Lovis-Morris?; Sir NicholasCully-Nokes?; Palmer-Underhill?; Wheadle-Saunford?; Graciana-Mrs Betterton?; Aurelia-Mrs Davies?; Widow-Mrs Long?; Sir Frederick Frolick-Harris?; Dufoy-Price?.
Cast
Role: Sir NicholasCully Actor: Nokes?
Role: Sir Frederick Frolick Actor: Harris?
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

137
06 February 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would If She Could

Performance Comment: Edition of 1668: No actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 28): Courtall-Smith; Freeman-Young; Sir Joslin-Harris; Sir Oliver-Nokes; Ariana-Mrs Jenning; Getty-Mrs Davies; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Shadwell.
Cast
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Harris
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Nokes

138
29 May 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would If She Could

Performance Comment: See16680206 Courtall-Smith?; Freeman-Young?; Sir Joslin-Harris?; Sir Oliver-Nokes?; Ariana-Mrs Jenning?; Getty-Mrs Davies?; Lady Cockwood?. Lady Cockwood?.
Cast
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Harris?
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Nokes?

139
06 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: As at queen's, 18 Nov. 1707, but Sir Oliver-Dogget; Sir Joslin-Estcourt; Rakish-_; Sentry-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Dogget
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Estcourt
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

140
27 February 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtall-Ryan; Freeman-Hale; Sir Jocelin-Marten; Rakehell-Chapman; Lady Cockwood-Mrs James; Ariana-Mrs Horton; Gatty-Mrs Vincent; Sir Oliver-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Jocelin Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley.
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17420206; The Peasants, as17420210

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

141
18 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Performance Comment: As17050110, but Sir Nicholas-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Nicholas Actor: Dogget
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Ramondon

142
23 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17210102, but Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Porter; Emilia-Mrs Younger; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

143
16 December 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. Written by Sir Geo. Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Nicholas Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance:

144
16 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: See17330123, but (Daily Post missing), but advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 14 April, lists: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-W. Mills; Loveit-Mrs Heron; Harriet-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; IV: Spanish Dance-Lally; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Grand Dance to The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Price; Yeomen and Wives-Lally, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears

145
02 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17390212, but Sir Fopling-Macklin; Orangewoman-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Macklin
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

146
27 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17420308, but Sir Fopling-Cross; Handy-Raftor; Shoemaker-Neale.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Dutch Dance-Phillips; II: The Swiss, as17410926; IV: Running Footman-Phillips

Song: III: Beard

147
31 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Dorimont-Ross; Medley-Havard; Old Bellair-Philips; Sir Fopling-Woodward; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Emilia-Mrs Cowper; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Havard; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Young Belair-Palmer; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: End II: The Lilliputian Sailors, as17551030

148
13 November 1671 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. lists at Harvard. See VanLennep, "Plays on the English Stage," p. 18: Love in a Tubb. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 32: [After Sir Martin Marall] Next was Acted Love in a Tub, it was perform'd 2 Days together to a full Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

149
17 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Young Raleigh-Walker; Gundamor-Boheme; Cobham-Chapman; Salisbury-Hulett; Sir Julius-Milward; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Berriman; Olympia-Mrs Buchanan; Florella-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Actor: Milward
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh Author(s): George Sewell

150
24 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Milward; Young Raleigh-Mills; Salisbury-Havard; Gundamor-Berry; Cobham-Wright; Sir Julius Caesar-Ridout; Carew-Cashell; Wade-Turbutt; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Butler; Olympia-Mrs Mills; Florella-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh Author(s): George Sewell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd