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1531 results for: Keyword - G. S. Carey
We found 1052 matches on Author, 300 matches on Event Comments, 212 matches on Performance Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1
21 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roger and Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17300428 but Rovewell-Carey (for that Night only); Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Carey
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Clown's Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Clown's Stratagem; or, A New Way to get a Wife Author(s): Henry Carey

Song: TThe Tragical Cantata of the Mare that Lost Her Shoe-; Comic Songs-Carey

Dance:

Music: Select Pieces-

2
13 April 1736 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Honorius

3
21 January 1749 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Calascione

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

4
02 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: End: (for that night only) a Variety of Imitations-G. Saville Carey

Performance Comment: Saville Carey.

5
29 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Entertainment: Vaudeville In course Evening: an entire New Song, The Seaman's Lamentation for the Loss of the Royal Charlotte (The Words by G. S. Carey, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance)

Performance Comment: S. Carey=, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance). 1st appearance).

6
19 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: New entertainments-Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's son

7
11 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana

8
03 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled Did You Ever See The Like? was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n Fog's, 28 Nov.] Daily Post, 3 Dec.: Our Friend Harry Carey having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the Hay-market, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at Temple-Bar, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the Bedford-Arms, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: A Dialogue of Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of Mr Carey's-Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

9
28 January 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. The Words of the whole Entertainment are Printed, and will be given Gratis to each Person at their Entrance. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The Vocal Part-Mr Carey, a Gentleman, a Boy Mr Carey's Scholars; The Instrumental Part-best Hands of the Opera All the Pieces for Instruments are New and composed by Dr Pepusch

10
15 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey. Being the last of that kind he intends ever to compose. At Common Prices. 6:30 P.M. No one admitted into the Boxes but by Silver Tickets or printed Tickets from the Office. [Preface points out that DL had the copy nine months, promising to perform it and returning it at the end of the season. Then Cibber Jr requested it for his summer company; it was rehearsed and then the company forced to close.] The Airs by Porpora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: Concerto for Two Hautboys by Woodbridge and Neale. A fine Piece of Mr Handel's on the little Flute by a Friend of Carey

Performance Comment: A fine Piece of Mr Handel's on the little Flute by a Friend of Carey .

Dance: houvre and Minuet by Vallois and Mrs Anderson. V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and his Scholar

Song: By a Scholar of Carey's

11
12 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Daily Advertiser, 12 Jan.: Mr Carey depends entirely on the Favour of his Friends, hoping they will accept of this General Invitation, and honour him with their Presence as much as if he had attended them with Tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

12
18 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. The Bartholomew-Fair Song, sung by Mr Este in the Farce, will be deliver'd gratis at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: As17350715

Dance: Louvre and Minuet by Vallois and Mrs Anderson. Two Pierrots by Vallois and Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Song: English Cantata by a Scholar of Carey's

13
21 August 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey. N.B. There is a select Band of Musick engaged for this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: A New Medley Overture, never yet performed, composed by Arne. A new Set of Act Tunes, never yet performed, composed by Arne

Song: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond, sung by Master Osborne, a Scholar of Carey. Se l'Arco, a French Horn Song out of the Opera of Admetus, sung by Master Osborne

14
06 November 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Chambers; Germanicus-Miss Jones; Cupid-Miss Roberts; Victory-Vallois; Dancing by Haughton; Serjeant-Lyon; Grenadiers by Comedians; Watermen-Bardin, Norris, Vallois, Le Sac, Ray, Topham, Delagarde, Dove: With New Songs by Mr Carey, and Harlequin in the City. Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Colombine's Husband-Rosco; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Clown-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Watermen Actor: Bardin, Norris, Vallois, Le Sac, Ray, Topham, Delagarde, Dove: With New Songs by Mr Carey, and Harlequin in the City. Colombine-Mrs Hamilton
Related Works
Related Work: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers Author(s): Henry Carey

15
05 May 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Carey. Afterpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, who went to see it at DL, but were disappointed. Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

16
24 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Carey, Author of the Dragon of Wantley. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Tickets at Carey's, Cold-Bath Fields.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Related Works
Related Work: The Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey
Related Work: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: As17380121

17
19 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah; Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Music: End Part I: 3rd concerto of Giardini on the violin-G. Ashley; End Part II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Dussek

18
09 August 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher, and since Revis'd. Afterpiece: [By Henry Carey.] A New Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: Mainpiece: by Henry Purcell

19
20 June 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. First Piece. [By Henry Carey.] Not play'd these Fourteen Years. Second Piece: Not play'd these Six Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances; Or, More Ways Than One

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: HHarlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr

20
27 October 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Carey, Author of The Contrivances. [An additional song was printed in Universal Spectator, 25 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One Author(s): Henry Carey

Song: With Additional Songs-; a Dialogue proper to the Farce-

21
20 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A New English Opera after the Italian Manner. [Text by Henry Carey. Set to Musick by John Christopher Smith.] Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Receipts: For Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

Related Works
Related Work: Teraminta Author(s): Henry Carey

22
01 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Henry Carey. Not printed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Betty; or, The Country Bumpkins

Related Works
Related Work: Betty; or, The Country Bumpkins Author(s): Henry Carey

23
22 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Music: As17350715

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward. Two Pierrots by Vallois and Davenport. Le Gout Anglois by Mr and Mrs Davenport

Song: As17350718

24
29 July 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

25
01 August 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatom1st; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Dance: Pierrot by Vallois