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5464 results for: Keyword - the elder George Colman
We found 4195 matches on Author, 892 matches on Performance Comments, 690 matches on Event Comments, 204 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3526
16 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Song and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the French Fleet (General Advertiser). (bad) upon beat F: fleet (Cross). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off Cape Finisterre. Accounts, both French and English, appeared in the General Advertiser by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: to conclude with the last New Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

3527
23 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: With all the Musick, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridges; Kings of Brentfort-Stoppelaer, Paget; Prince Prettyman-Ridout; Gent. Usher-Collins; Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Storer; the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Players, Soldiers (horse and foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeant's at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge
Role: Serjeant's at Arms Actor: the rest of the Comedians
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

3528
24 November 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Scenes of the Drawing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge
Role: Serjeant's at Arms Actor: the rest of the Comedians
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

3529
02 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #155 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: to conclude with the last New Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: II: Grand Ballet, as17471102; IV: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Song: SSailors Rendezvous, as17471117

3530
05 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge
Role: Serjeant's at Arms Actor: the rest of the Comedians
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

3531
13 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: in the character of Harlequin Actor: Lun

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner; viz: End II: Ah Se amanti fasti mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; End IV: O Sleep Why dost thou leave me?, Tis Liberty dear Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

3532
31 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Leveridge. [See his advance notices on 18 and 24 March.] Wednesday Next Hamlet, Towards the Relief of the Unhappy sufferers by the late Fire. The Monies arising by that to be lodg'd with Messrs Ironside and Belchior to be paid by them into the Hands of the Committee (that is or shall be appointed) to be apply'd with the other charitable Collection towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late dreadful calamity. [Miss Faulkner's song "Liberty" was probably the aria from Judas Maccabaeus: Come, ever smiling Liberty [Deutsch, Handel, p. 649).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Song: I: Who'll Buy a Heart a Cantata by Stanley-Beard; II: Cupid's Power I Despise, Liberty-Miss Faulkner; III: a Song in the Anacreontic style- of Leveridge; IV: O Peace, Shepherd what art thou pursuing-Mrs Storer; V: Mirth Gives Courage-Leveridge; Epilogue of Thanks in Music-Leveridge

Dance: Master Granier, Miss Granier

3533
04 April 1748 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: Will be presented a Comedy [no concert formula used.] To begin at 7 p.m. Boxes 3s. Pit and Gallery 2s. There will be no more Plays Acted there but this One, that being upon a particular Occasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance: I: Hornpipe-John Granier; II: Country Wake-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; III: Dutch Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-

Performance Comment: Granier, Miss Granier; IV: Farmer's Dance-Jo. Granier, Miss Granier; End: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Venus-.
Cast
Role: The Temple of Jupiter with the loves of Adonis and Actor: .

3534
23 September 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3535
31 October 1748 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At the Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Yeates, Jun will be perform'd a Comedy. Prices: #2s., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Tickets delivered out by Daniel and Sturgess will be taken. This is the last Time of performing there this Season. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3536
01 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard 1st appearance there in 5 years.

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Ballet: End of Play: Vertumnus and Pomona. As17481027

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Matthews

3537
16 November 1748 @ The New Theatre, Mr Bradley's Distiller, Old Gravel Lane, Wapping

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, at Mr Bradley's, Distiller, in Old Gravel Lane, Wapping. A Concert, etc. Prices: 2s., 1s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked

3538
03 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3539
04 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17481112, but Nell-Mrs Dunstall. The Early Horn not advertised.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall. The Early Horn not advertised.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

3540
27 March 1749 @ James Street

Event Comment: At the Desire of the Loyal Regiment of Hungarian Volunteers, For the Benefit of a Brother Volunteer, M'Kenna, and Daniel. A concert, etc. Prices: 3s., 2s., 1s. (General Advertiser, 25 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

3541
15 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Eumenes-Garrick; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Euricles-Lee; Erox-Bridges; Priest-Winstone; Ismene-Mrs Green; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; From London edition of 1749 but listed in the order as given for the actors in General Advertiser. London edition gives Beard as a Priest, and Dublin edition of 1749 lists Priests-Winstone, Beard.
Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

3542
17 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

3543
18 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

3544
19 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Friday Next at Five O'Clock in the Afternoon will be publish'd Merope; or, The Princely Shepherd, a Tragedy as it is now acting at Drury Lane, with Universal Applause. Printed for A. Millar in the Strand. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #110 9s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

3545
20 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

3546
21 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

3547
22 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Dance: By particular desire, Scotch Dance, as17490118

3548
24 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Dance: As17490422

3549
25 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Thanksgiving for ye Peace-a Jubilee at Renalaugh (Cross). Being the last time of performing the play [Merope] this season. It is oblig'd to be deferr'd till next season on account of the Benefits. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Dance: As17490422

3550
06 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Cooke, Madem Auretti