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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.

4051
28 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): George Nugent Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Waddy.

4052
07 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): George Nugent Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

4053
09 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): George Nugent Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

4054
14 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: As17970307but Sir George Evelyn-Holman in place of Pope; Oliver-Simmons in place of Fawcett.
Cast
Role: 970307but Sir George Evelyn Actor: Holman in place of Pope
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): George Nugent Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

4055
06 April 1797 @ 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 Prize

4056
06 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. 1st piece: In 3 Acts. [In 1st piece the playbill assigns Welford to Holman, and in 3rd piece Don Carlos to the same. But "An uncle of Holman expired suddenly on Saturday morning. An apology was made for Holman in the evening, and Macready took the Parts he was to have performed in the Play and Farce" (True Briton, 8 May). In 1st piece Cheaterly is assigned to Macready; who took his place is not stated.] True Briton, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russell-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #223 12s. 6d. (118.10.0; 4.2.0; tickets: 101.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): George Nugent Reynolds

4057
10 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New, Grand, Serious Opera, with Chorusses [1st time; SER 2, by Lorenzo DaPonte]. The Music by Bianchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: As17961220

4058
13 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: As17961220

4059
15 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Didelot. Tickets to be had of Didelot, No. 8, Hay-market. 2nd ballet: 1st time, composed by Didelot, the Music entirely new by Cesare Bossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous, as17970513; Minuet de la Cour, as17970406; End Opera: Acis et Galatie- [see17970617

4060
16 June 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmund-Davies; Count Fripon-Waldron Jun.; Trap-Caulfield; Touch-Ledger; Father Frank-Abbot; Phelim-Lyons; Landlord-Usher; Jack Connor-Wathen; Dowdle-Munden; Rachel-Mrs Harlowe; Adelaide-Miss DeCamp; Landlady-Mrs Hale; Mary-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Abbot
Role: Jack Connor Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performance Comment: Captain Macgallagher-Johnstone; Bobby Notice-Suett; Jack Hawser-Wathen; Mr Goodwill-Davies; Lieut. Goodwill-Trueman; Batch-Fawcett; Polly-Mrs Bland; Maid-Mrs Jones; Mrs Goodwill-Miss Andrews.
Cast
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Bannian Day Author(s): George Brewer

4061
17 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-, as17961220; End Opera: Acis et Galatie-Mme Rose, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Gentili

4062
24 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: As17970615

4063
27 June 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-, as17961220; End Opera: Acis et Galatie-, as17970615

4064
01 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: As17970221

4065
03 July 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. [Philipps was from cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-C. Kemble; Captain Brazen-Palmer; Ballance-Aickin; Worthy-Caulfield; Serjeant Kite-R. Palmer; Welch Collier-Waldron Jun.; Constable-Ledger; Scale-Abbot; Scruple-Usher; Steward-Lyons; Servant-Chippendale; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Suett, Wathen; Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Harlowe; Melinda-Miss Heard; Mob Women-Mrs Booth, Mrs Gaudry; Sylvia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Suett, Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

4066
04 July 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Lazarillo Actor: Wathen
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Fawcett, Suett, Wathen, Trueman, Miss Andrews, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Abbot
Role: Jack Connor Actor: Wathen
Role: Jack Hawser Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Bannian Day Author(s): George Brewer

4067
15 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: End I: Les Delassements Militaires-, as17970124; End Opera: Acis et Galatie, as17970617 but _Gentili

4068
25 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love, as17961220; End Opera: Acis et Galatie, as17970617

4069
29 July 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Last night of the Performance for this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: As17970722

4070
31 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): George Lillo

4071
02 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Lopez-Aickin; Don Felix-Kemble; Frederick-Caulfield; Don Pedro-Suett; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Gibby-Walthen; Lissardo-Bannister Jun.; Alguazile-Maddocks; Vasquez-Trueman; Soldier-Wentworth; Servant-Webb; Donna Violante-Miss Biggs; Donna Isabella-Miss DeCamp; Inis-Miss Mellon; Flora-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Walthen

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): George Lillo

4072
29 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 11 years. III the Procession and Ceremony at the Tomb of Cresphontes. "Since Mrs Crawford's meridian another species of acting has arisen, that adds the graces of demeanour to the ebullitions of passion" (True Briton, 30 Nov.). Receipts: #175 5s. (164.19; 10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

4073
01 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): George Lillo

4074
20 December 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Serious Opera; the music by Bianchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore, as17971202

Ballet: End Opera: an entirely new allegorical Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Le Triomphe de Themis[-Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Laborie, Didelot, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg. [Cast from Morning Herald, 25 Dec.: America-Mme Rose, Didelot; Europe-Mme Laborie; Africa-Mlle Hilligsberg; Asia-Mme Hilligsberg[. Ibid, 26 Dec., also lists, unassigned: Themis-; Neptune-; Eolus-; Hope-; Genius of Britain-; Thames-; Genius of France-; Genius of Spain-; Genius of Holland-; Arts and Commerce-; Discord-; Jacobinism-; The Eumenides-; The Crimes-[and has synopsis of action]

Performance Comment: [Cast from Morning Herald, 25 Dec.: America-Mme Rose, Didelot; Europe-Mme Laborie; Africa-Mlle Hilligsberg; Asia-Mme Hilligsberg[. Ibid, 26 Dec., also lists, unassigned: Themis-; Neptune-; Eolus-; Hope-; Genius of Britain-; Thames-; Genius of France-; Genius of Spain-; Genius of Holland-; Arts and Commerce-; Discord-; Jacobinism-; The Eumenides-; The Crimes-[and has synopsis of action].and has synopsis of action].
Cast
Role: Themis Actor:
Role: The Eumenides Actor:
Role: The Crimes Actor:

4075
23 December 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Dance: As17971220

Ballet: Le Triomphe de Themis. As17971220

Cast
Role: Themis Actor:
Role: The Eumenides Actor:
Role: The Crimes Actor: