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779 results for: Author - J.S.
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'JS', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

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03 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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05 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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07 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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12 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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21 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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07 March 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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21 March 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

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21 April 1763 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Calamita Di Cuori

Related Works
Related Work: La Calamita Di Cuori Author(s): Gioacchino CocchiJ.S. Bach

Afterpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Related Works
Related Work: La Serva Padrona Author(s): Giovanbattista PergolesiGennaro Antonio Federico
Related Work: He Would if He Could; or, An Old Fool Worse than Any Author(s): Isaac BickerstaffeCharles Dibdin
Related Work: The Maid's the Mistress Author(s): John O'KeeffeSamuel ArnoldGennaro Antonio Federico

Dance: MMinuet-Gallini, Signora DeAmicis by Desire

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30 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, The Death of Alexander the Great Author(s): Nathaniel Lee
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry FieldingThomas Holcroft
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Nathaniel LeeJohn Philip Kemble
Related Work: Alexander the Great; or, The Conquest of Persia Author(s): James D'Egville Krazinsky Miller
Related Work: The Rival Queans Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston
Related Work: Alexander Author(s): Nathaniel Lee
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Second Thought is Best

Related Works
Related Work: Second Thoughts are Best Author(s): Hannah Cowley
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): J. HoughWilliam Bates

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24 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Second Thoughts Are Best

Related Works
Related Work: Second Thoughts are Best Author(s): Hannah Cowley
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): J. HoughWilliam Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Related Works
Related Work: The Upholsterer Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: As17801107

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23 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Legacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Legacy Author(s): J. Robe

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24 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Legacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Legacy Author(s): J. Robe

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26 April 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Legacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Legacy Author(s): J. Robe

14
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

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30 November 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Related Works
Related Work: Rape Upon Rape; or, The Justice Caught in his own Trap Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Generous Husband; or, The Coffee House Politician Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Coffee House Politician Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza HaywoodWilliam HatchettThomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke

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19 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Related Works
Related Work: The Authors Farce; and, The Pleasures of the Town Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza HaywoodWilliam HatchettThomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Dance: Davenport, Miss Jones

Related Works
Related Work: The City Night-Cap Author(s): Robert Davenport

Song: In third piece: a Humorous New Song, written by Jones, in the Character of a Welsh Taylor-Jones

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03 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John FletcherFrancis BeaumontElkanah Settle
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John FletcherFrancis BeaumontGeorge Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): John FletcherFrancis BeaumontGeorge Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza HaywoodWilliam HatchettThomas Arne

Dance: End II: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews; End III: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927

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24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

Related Works
Related Work: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home Author(s): Walley Chamberlain Oulton

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03 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John ThurmondRichard Jones
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Kane O'HaraCharles Dibdin
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley CibberHenry Jones
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): Essex Hawker

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17 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John ThurmondRichard Jones
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Two Misers Author(s): Kane O'HaraCharles Dibdin
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Muilment; IV: Ballet-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; with music by Martini-; V: Pierrots-Lalauze, Livier

Song: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

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22 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Afterpiece Title: First Course, a substantial Dish from: Henry IV

Afterpiece Title: Second Courae, a Comic Dish, never serv'd up before: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey

Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: Third Course, an Operatic Dish: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: Also by way of Entremet: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act

Related Works
Related Work: The Marriage Act Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Related Work: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act Author(s): Charles Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Desert: Tom Thumb

Song: In Second Course: Auld Robin Gray-Miss Harper

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09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Related Works
Related Work: The Minor Author(s): Samuel Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

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24 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Related Works
Related Work: The Authors Farce; and, The Pleasures of the Town Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza HaywoodWilliam HatchettThomas Arne

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01 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Related Works
Related Work: The Authors Farce; and, The Pleasures of the Town Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza HaywoodWilliam HatchettThomas Arne

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04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza HaywoodWilliam HatchettThomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife