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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.

3626
11 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman, who hath a large Family in great Distress, being kept out of a good Fortune (Cross). Tickets to be had at Mrs Brown's, Milliner, in Martin's-Church-Yard; Mr Leeson, Haberdasher, near the New Church in the Strand; Mrs Kelly's, the Rainbow Coffee House, Ludgate Hill; Mr Walker's, an Oilman in Catherine St., and of Varney at the Stage Door (playbill). Receipts: #30 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: her 1st appearance there she went to Ireland Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore- see17531123; IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: New Dutch Dance, as17531117

Song: III: Beard

3627
01 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

3628
04 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Dance: HHornpipe, as17540201

3629
05 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire and for the last time this season (Public Advertiser). For Miss Macklin's benefit. Ye farce of ye two Knights was to have done, but Mr Yates not being perfect it was chang'd (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17531009, but Brazen-Foote; Sylvia-Miss Macklin, being their first appearance in those characters; Bullock-Philips; Appletree-W. Vaughan; Pearmain-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin, being their first appearance in those characters
Role: her 1st appearance there she went to Ireland Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Lacey.

Dance: HHornpipe-the Little Swiss

3630
07 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance-Morris, Mrs Preston

3631
13 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin, being their first appearance in those characters
Role: her 1st appearance there she went to Ireland Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Joseph George Holman
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

3632
16 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: Others Actor: Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance-Morris, Mrs Preston

3633
14 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17540107, but Others-Johnson, _Phillips, Mlle _Lussant.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Johnson, _Phillips, Mlle _Lussant.
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion
Role: The Dances Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Dennison, Mlle Lussant, others.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Granier

3634
17 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: With a Procession and Sacrifice Actor: after the manner of the Ancients.
Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: The Minuet Actor: Devisse, Mlle Auguste.
Role: Other characters Actor: Lacey.

Song: Beard, Miss Thomas

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

Dance: Devisse, Mlles Auretti, Auguste

3635
04 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Miss Cockayne, Crudge (Housekeeper), Miss Young, and others. Tickets deliver'd for Jervais, Mrs Gwinn, and Madam Huette will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: MMinuet, Louvre-Settree, Mlle Huette; Italian Peasants-Granier, Mlle Camargo

3636
13 May 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: III: Miss Thomas

Dance: II: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; IV: A Hornpipe to the tune of Ali Croaker-Walker

3637
17 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

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

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: Beard

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

3638
26 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3639
28 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

3640
07 October 1754 @ Kingston, The Playhouse by the Hand

Event Comment: Benefit for the Poor by Mr Philips Company of Comedians. At the Playhouse by the Hand. Deferr'd from the 30th (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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

3641
15 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

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

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

3642
17 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

3643
01 November 1754 @ 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 Virgin Unmask'd

3644
05 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, the Little Swiss, Mad Mariet; The Dances-Campioni, Mlle Auretti.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Clough, Miss Minors, Mas. Simson, the Little Swiss, Mad Mariet
Role: The Dances Actor: Campioni, Mlle Auretti.

3645
10 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Miss Haughton, Mad _Mariet in the bills.
Role: The Dances Actor: Campioni, Mlle Auretti.

Song: Beard

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

3646
13 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the request of several persons of Distinction, for the Benefit of a gentleman who served as an Officer in Flanders with Reputation during the late war, now under misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

3647
30 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ridout; Smith-Sparks; Two King of Brentford-Costollo, Stoppelaer; Drawcansir-Dunstall; General-Wignell; Thunder-Barrington; Lightening-Miss Mullart; Prince Volscius-Dyer; Prince Prettyman-Gibson; Player-White; Tom Thimble-Collins; Gentleman Usher; Physician-Arthur; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Howard; Earth-Baker; Pallas-Cushing; Armarillis-Mrs Baker; Cloris-Mrs Griffiths; Two Sing@song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Soldiers horse, foot, Cardinals, Judges, Lord Mayor, Lords, Ladies, Mourners-the rest of the Comedians; With all the Music-; Songs-; Dances-, Scenes, Machines, other Decorations proper to the Play; Also an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@Rais'd troops-.
Cast
Role: Mourners Actor: the rest of the Comedians
Role: With all the Music Actor:
Role: Dances Actor: , Scenes, Machines, other Decorations proper to the Play
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 Schoolboy

Dance: As17541203

3648
31 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Mourners Actor: the rest of the Comedians
Role: With all the Music Actor:
Role: Dances Actor: , Scenes, Machines, other Decorations proper to the Play
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: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Jupiter in the character of Harlequin Actor: Miles

3649
01 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Mourners Actor: the rest of the Comedians
Role: With all the Music Actor:
Role: Dances Actor: , Scenes, Machines, other Decorations proper to the Play
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: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Jupiter in the character of Harlequin Actor: Miles

3650
07 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Afterpiece Title: Proteus