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We found 3757 matches on Performance Comments, 1393 matches on Event Comments, 1175 matches on Performance Title, 1132 matches on Author, and 21 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Whitefield for cloaths bought #34 7s. (Account Book). All the differences between the managers of Covent Garden Theatre are settled. They met together without the interposition of any other person, shook hands, dined at Mr Colman's, and put a final stop to all the proceedings at law (Gentleman's Magazine, XLI, 520). Receipts: #186 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17711116, but the Original Epilogue in the character of Marplot will, by desire, be spoken-Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Paid Kingswood for feathers as per bill #48 8s.; Paid Stedman & Bewley (linnen drapers) #38 3s.; Paid Nicholls for 26 Georges, #7 16s. (Account Book). [The last item was for stage property insignia equipment for the Institution of the Garter, as St George was the Patron Saint of the order.] Receipts: #163 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 17 Oct. 1769.] Receipts: #185 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performance Comment: As17711112 [but The Gentlewoman identified on playbill as Mrs Woodman.]
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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Gave King's Footmen by Hough #2 2s., his Chairmen, by Roberts, #2 2s.; Queen's Footmen by Ballintine #2 2s., her Chairmen by Price, #2 2s. (Account Book). [Those who actually paid over these gratuities are listed every time. Apparently for accounting purposes?] Receipts: #120 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Gave Princess Dowager's footmen by Mayne #1 1s.; her Chairmen, by Clive, #1 1s.; Gave Duke of Gloucester's Footmen by Berkley #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #164 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Dyer
Role: Matthew Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Gave the Porters of the Several Inns of Court their Christmas Box #3 11s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #187 6d. (Account Book),

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17711031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Books of the Masque, including the words of the additional Scene, to be had at the theatre. Paid Leverton & Co (bricklayers) #32 12s.; Heafford (plaisterer) #12 11s.; Wilford (painter) #15 11s. (Account Book Receipts: #172 10s. (Account Book).)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17711026

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Fisher for composing the music to Zobeide #24 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #117 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 7 Feb. 1770.] Mrs Lessingham in the pay accounts this evening receiv'd her regular salary of #2 10s. for five previous days, plus a lump sum in addition amounting to #74 13s. 4d. (Account Book). A subsequent raise in salary on the books indicates her receiving now #1 3s. 3d. per day instead of the 10s. with which she began the season. Receipts: #149 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

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Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilettante

Entertainment: Ode Arnold composed in honor of the Prince of Wales's birthday sung by-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Forbes, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Entertainment: Odeby Arnold for Prince's Birthday,-Bannister, Culver, Mrs Forbes, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: A Tragedy altered from Dryden [Aureng-Zebe] by Mr W. Addington, never performed before. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 16 May 1770.] Charges #71 2s. Profit to Mrs Lessingham #38 7s. 6d., plus #92 12s. from tickets (Box 186; Pit 146; Gallery 242). Paid Cooper (printer) #36 2s.; Paid Mrs Witaker for a woman's white & silver flower'd suit #10 10s.; Paid John Doe for sticking black bills #6 6s. Receipts: #109 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Fearon & L'Estrange. Mainpiece: Never perform'd here.[Afterpiece in place of The Englishman in Paris, announced on playbill of 14 May.] Receipts: !173 16s. 6d. (60.14.6; tickets: 113.2.0) [charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Wroughton; Arnold-Whitfield; Lord Audley-Hull; Earl of Salisbury-Mahon; Cardinal Perigort-Fearon; King John-L'Estrange; Dauphin-Robson; Duke of Athens-Booth; Charney-Thompson; Ribemont-Aickin; Mariana-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Duke of Athens Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780511

Song: As17780511

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Performance Comment: Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Ballad-Mahon; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Robson; The Country Mad@Cap-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End II: The Arts and Sciences, as17780509; in which an Assault-Master Dagueville, Master Holland; with a Minuet-Master Dagueville, Miss Bullock; Prince of Wales's New Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Simonet

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Dagueville, Simpkinson, the widow of the late Jones, and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted. Receipts: #182 15s. (34.15; 1.3; tickets: 146.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Young Wrongward Actor: Robson

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cythera- (see17791022); with a new Minuet-Master and Miss Dagueville, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Cupid Recruiting- (see17800417); in which The Prince of Wales's New Minuet (composed by Dagueville)-Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet (of the Opera-House);

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508, but Jockies-Master Holland, _Holloway, _Holland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811128, to finish with a new minuet (composed by Noverre and the music by Le Brun), The Prince of Wales's Minuet, by Gardel and Mme Simonet; End of Act II Divertisement Dance, as17811117; End of Act III Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 17 Jan. 1750]. With new Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #193 11s. (169/7/0; 23/14/0; 0/2/6; tickets not come in: 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: English: Edward-Kemble; Lord Audley-Farren; Earl of Warwick-Barrymore; Earl of Chandos-Williames; Salisbury-Fawcett; Arnold-Brereton. French: King John-Staunton; Dauphin-Phillimore; Duke of Athens-R. Palmer; Charney-Packer; Archbishop of Sens-Chaplin; Cardinal Perigort-Aickin; Ribemont-Palmer; Mariana-Miss E. Kemble .
Cast
Role: Duke of Athens Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17831018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Cast
Role: Duke of Athens Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

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Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber