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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the elder George Colman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the elder George Colman")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

4301
08 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

4302
04 April 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17150319

4303
19 November 1715 @ 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: Dupre, Mrs Santlow, others

4304
05 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield; The Epilogue was printed by Lintott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: See17151119, but With a New Epilogue recommending the Cause of Liberty to the Beauties of Great Britain:-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: With a New Epilogue recommending the Cause of Libe Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17151119

4305
09 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, pp. 103-4; She [Mrs Clayton] and Lady W. Powlett, and I went to the Play together, for the Benefit of Johnson, who is the best Comedian this Day upon the Stage, and I believe as true and good a Player as ever was in any Age, for the Parts that he plays

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

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne

4306
22 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. All the Characters being New Dress'd. [The Prince of Wales present.

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

4307
26 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance: As17161112

4308
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

4309
25 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Santlow. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Admission as 18 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance: A new Swedish Dal Karle-Shaw, Mrs Santlow

4310
13 December 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

4311
06 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

4312
25 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Advertised as a benefit for the Widow Bowen, to make up the Deficiency of her last Benefit, but dismissed.
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

4313
03 October 1719 @ 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

Song: Mrs Robinson

4314
03 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

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

4315
05 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Tenoe, Lallie's Scholar, Miss Lindar

4316
30 September 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

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

4317
02 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 7 Jan.: Last Monday Night the Celebrated Mrs Oldfield performed at the Theatre in Drury Lane, for the first Time since her Indisposition

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

4318
23 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

4319
25 April 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Shaw. Front Boxes and Pit by Tickets only at 5s. None but the gallery doors open until 5:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance: Shaw, Lally, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

4320
08 December 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance:

4321
16 November 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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:

4322
25 January 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance:

4323
23 March 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. No Person to be admitted behind the Scenes, or into the Boxes, but by printed Tickets at 5s. Two Benches of the Pit to be rail'd in at the same Price. N.B. To prevent the Ladies from coming too early, Servants will be admitted to keep Places open on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Dance:

4324
29 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Campbell. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Harlequin and Two Punches-Shaw, Thurmond, Boval; Saraband-Mrs Younger

4325
22 March 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber