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158 results for: Author - George Brewer
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'George Brewer', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

126
20 July 1747 @ Shepherd's Market, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy; or, The Frenchman Bit

127
14 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: I: Lothario-Miss Falkner; II: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; IV: Mirth Gives Courage-Leveridge

Dance: V: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

128
29 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: I: O Lovely Peace (a duetto from Judas Macchabaeus)-Lowe, Miss Falkner; II: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; III: Spara il Pastor contente (from the opera Phaeton)-Miss Falkner; IV: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; End of Play: Epilogue to Music-Leveridge

Dance: V: Cooke, Miss Hillyard

129
20 August 1750 @ New Wells, Shepherd's Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: TThe Happy Bride-Miss Agnetta

130
24 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Song: I: a Cantata call'd The Lover's Lesson-Miss Falkner; II: an Anacreontic-Leveridge; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion set by Baildon-Lowe; IV: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; End: Epilogue of Thanks-Leveridge

Dance: As17510117

131
18 September 1752 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rake Reformed; Or, The Happy Lovers

132
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Gallant; Or, The Modern Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy; or, Harlequin in the Shades

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

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-

133
31 October 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Impromptu

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Trick'd; or, Harlequin Happy

134
18 May 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolick

Dance: Miss Dulisse; Joly; especially The Italian Peasant and the Happy Slave-Miss Dulisse, Joly; End Afterpiece: Fingalian Dance-Miss Dulisse

Song: -LLauder

135
08 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: The Happy Bride-Miss Polly Young; III: A Cantata call'd The Kind Appointment-Miss Brent; IV: Vain is Beauty's gaudy Flower-Miss Polly Young

Dance: TThe Judgment of Paris, as17640503

136
15 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Happy Villagers-M LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere; II: The Female Archer-M LaRiviere, Miss Wilford. [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.

137
18 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Dance: I: The Happy Villagers, as17661215; II: Rural Love, as17661120; End Opera: The Female Archer, as17661215

138
09 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: I: The Happy Villagers-; II: The Female Archer, as17661215

139
14 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: TThe Happy Villagers-; The Female Archer, as17670109

140
16 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: TThe Happy Villagers-; The Female Archer, as17670109

141
19 April 1774 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nitteti

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: The Tempest; or, The Happy Shipwreck, an Heroic Ballet with a Grand Chaconne-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, other parts-Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini; End Opera: Ballet, Chaconne-Fierville

142
28 December 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni Adventurer; Or, Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: Fashionable Love; or, The Happy British Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Dance: Entertainments ofDancing-

Entertainment: Monologue.End III: Imitations [Vocal and Rhetorical, never attempted, a Trumpet-a Choice Spirit [who will (to his vocal performances) accompany himself with the Symphonies (his 1st appearance on the stage [unidentified])

143
16 March 1786 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici; Or, The Happy Travellers

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17860311but omitted: Mlle Mozon, Fabiani; End of Opera Divertissement Villageois, as17860218, but omitted: Mlle Mozon

Song: Sga Sestini will introduce some favourite songs

144
27 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude, On The Happy Recovery Of His Majesty

Related Works
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Young Actor Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Truth 0

145
19 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

146
08 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Happy Sisters-Menage, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

147
23 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Dance: As17900308

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious: his being the Anniversary of His Majesty's Happy Recovery, British Loyalty; or, a Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun

Song: After which: the Stage being decorated and illuminated in the same Superb Stile which it was for the Reception of his Majesty on Dec. the 16 last, God save the King-Dignum, Sedgwick, Alfred, Danby, Fawcett, Haymes, Hollingsworth, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore

148
21 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

149
09 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: HOW TO BE HAPPY

Related Works
Related Work: How to be Happy Author(s): George Brewer

150
11 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Be Happy

Related Works
Related Work: How to be Happy Author(s): George Brewer

Afterpiece Title: THE MAYOR OF GARRATT