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7935 results for: Keyword - George Frederick Handel
We found 5876 matches on Author, 1368 matches on Performance Comments, 947 matches on Event Comments, 374 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7176
12 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season. Paid Mr Frederick for Men's cloaths #3 3s.; Mrs Garwood's Bill #7 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 3s. Charges: #65. Profits to F. Aickin: #93 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

7177
09 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: This farce was wrote by Mr Cumberland & receiv'd with Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Larpent MS 365, suggests Sapling was written for Weston.] Paid Mr Lacy Frederick for sattin #15 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #205 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand or Trip to Newmarket

7178
25 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd 1 years rent from Mrs Groath #3. Paid Mr Wallis on note #2 2s.; Frederick (Jew) bill for silks #17 8s. 6d.; 3 extra trumpets #6 15s. Receipts: #181 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

7179
21 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, probably by Richard Wilson, altered from Illumination, by Frederick Pilin. Author of Epilogue unknown]. 2nd piece: Not acted these 28 years [acted 9 May 1763]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Henry Man. Text 1st published in his Miscellaneous Works, 1802, Vol. II, which does not assign the parts, and also lists Mr Carlton, Ralph, Butler. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 3 May)]. Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wilson, at Stars Acres, upper end of Bow Street. Receipts: #277 19s. 6d. (13.4.6; tickets: 140.15.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary Or The Illumination

Related Works
Related Work: Illumination; or, The Glaziers Conspiracy Author(s): Frederick Pilon
Related Work: Illumination Author(s): Frederick Pilon

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

7180
24 June 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The Characters all new dressed. [Prologue by Frederick Pilon (London Chronicle, 2 Aug.). The Lecture, as here altered, was published by G. Kearsley, 1785.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17800527; End II: La Fete Pastorale, as17800520; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800527; Grand Chaconne, as17800527; To conclude with: New Allemande-

7181
08 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Frederick Pilon. Larpent MS 549; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #230 4s. 6d. (226.4.0; 4.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora or More Wives than One

Related Works
Related Work: Thelypthora; or, More Wives than One Author(s): Frederick Pilon

7182
10 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Charles Macklin, a re-writing of his The True-Born Scotsman, based partly on Nanine, by Voltaire, 1st acted at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 10 July 1764. Author of prologue unknown. Epilogue by Frederick Pilon (Public Advertiser, 28 May 1781). Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1785]: The Characters new dressed. Receipts: #173 14s. 6d. (172.12.0; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

7183
09 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue by Frederick Pilon. Epilogue by Edward Topham (see text)]: With Music High and Low Dutch [ascribed to Dr Arnold]. New Dresses and Decorations. The new Scenes painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 July 1781: This Day is published The Baron....(price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17810612

7184
05 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by Frederick Pilon (see 10 May 1781).] Receipts: #199 14s. 6d. (198/12/6; 1/2/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

7185
13 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft; in 1796 altered by the author and acted as The Mask'd Friend. Prologue by William Nicholson (see text). Epilogue attributed to Frederick Pilon (Public Advertiser, 15 Oct.)]: With New Dresses, Scenery, &c. Public Advertiser, 12 Nov. 1781: This Day will lie published Duplicity (price not listed). Paid Music #8 4s. 8d.; Chorus Singers #3 15s. Receipts: #204 16s. (202/7/6; 2/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

7186
23 February 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patriot

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilkinson, Parker, Cross, Hunter, Miller, Powell, Shatford, Smith; Miss Watson Sen., Miss Forde, Miss Watson Jun., Miss Frederick, Miss Hemet. Cast not known. New Prologue [spoken by T. Davis] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Hemet] .

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

7187
15 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widow and three youngest Children of the late Dr Glover. [Dr William Frederick Glover, a surgeon, had died on 25 Feb. in straitened circumstances. A subscription--in behalf of which this Benefit was organized--had been set on foot for the relief of his family (see Gentleman's Magazine, Mar. 1787, p. 276). In the 1760's he was for some years an actor on the Dublin stage (see Tate Wilkinson, Memoirs, III, 198).] Tickets to be had at the Thatched-House Tavern, St. James's Street; at Free-Mason's Tavern, Great Queen Street; the Antigallican Coffee House, Royal Exchange; the Globe Tavern, Fleet Street; at Messrs Robinsons, booksellers, Paternoster Row; and of the Printer of the Morning Chronicle, Dorset Street, Salisbury Square. Received from Their Majesties for Box [for season] #70; from the Princess Royal for Box #35. Receipts: #127 11s. (125.5; 2.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Cast
Role: George Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

7188
15 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Larpent MS 789; not published. Prologue by Henry Sampson Woodfall Jun. (London Chronicle, 17 Dec.); Epilogue by Frederick Pilon (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.)]. [Miss Blower had 1st appeared at dl, 27 Apr. 1782, and thereafter in Dublin.] Receipts: #180 7s. 6d. (169.19.0; 10.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All On A Summers Day

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

7189
06 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Ridicule

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Barrymore, Suett, R. Palmer, C. Kemble; Bannister Jun., Evans, Miss Farren, Miss DeCamp, Miss Mellon; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Lord Dorville, Lord Melford, Lord Annandale, Marquis, Sir Frederick, Humphrey, Lady Dorville, Lady Annhe, Tiffany.] Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: As17961019

7190
13 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by John Rose. Larpent MS 1167; not published]: A Mask, in honour of the approaching Royal Nuptials [the Marriage of Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of Great@Britain to Frederick William, Prince of Wurttemberg, on 18 May]. The Musick entirely new by Attwood. The Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new. Books of the Interlude to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #254 15s. (166.15.0; 84.6.6; 3.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dances incidental to the Piece, composed by Gentili. Principal Dancers-Gentili, Master Menage, Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mrs Wild

7191
02 January 1749 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yeates Jun; Peachum-Sturgess; Lockit-Morgan; Mat-George; Filch-Coleman; Jack-Jones; Ned-Wilson; Budge-Pearson; Jenny Diver-Mrs Pearson; Sukey-Mrs Wilson; Moll Brazen-Mrs Johnson; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Morgan; Diana-Mrs Williamson; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs George; Lucy-Mrs Daniel; Polly-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Mat Actor: George
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs George

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

7192
19 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Druids Masque

Performance Comment: Characters-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; The Dances-Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini; Bridegroom-Mattocks; 1st Druid-Reinhold; 1st Shepherd-DuBellamy; 2nd Shepherd-Fox; Hymen-Mas. George; Cupid-Mas. Loader; Speaking Druid-Booth; Bride-Miss Dayes; Venus and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Graces-Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems; Chorus of Druids-(1774 libretto).
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: Hymen Actor: Mas. George

7193
22 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17780119, but Dick-_. [Sir George Wealthy here called The Minor.]Sir George Wealthy here called The Minor.]
Cast
Role: Sir George Wealthy Actor: Whitfield

Dance: As17780121

7194
05 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Suett, Williames, Chapman, Packer, Barrymore; Miss George, Mrs Wrightcn, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Phillips. [Cast from Songs (T. Evans, 1783): Toupee-Dodd; Sir Charles Freeman-Suett; Neville-Williames; Simon-Chapman; Mr Marlow-Packer; Freeman-Barrymore; Charlotte-Miss George; Mary-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Neville-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Miss Phillips.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; End of mainpiece, as17831204

7195
20 August 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Performance Comment: Characters are as follows: King Charles II, James Duke of York, Earl of Bedford, Lord Russel, Algernon Sidney, Lord Howard, Sir George Jefferies, Father Peters, Hubert, Lieutenant of the Tower; Lady Russel. Which are kindly undertaken to be represented by Ladies and Gentlemen, who never performed on any Stage. [Cast from text (no pub. [c. 1794]): King Charles II-Capt. Harriett (of the Navy); James Duke of York-Hyanson (a Yorkshire Attorney, Brother to Mrs McNally); Earl of Bedford-Laurence [sic] (Father to the celebrated Painter); Lord Russel-Horne (of the Temple); Algernon Sidney-another Laurence (not the Painter); Lord Howard of Eserick-Supple; Sir George Jefferies-A Young Lawyer of the Temple; Father Peters-Major Sykes; Hubert, Preceptor to Lord Russel-Henry Lucas, Esq. (Son of the late celebrated Dr Lucas) (who also wrote and spoke the Prologue); Kirk, Lieutenant of the Tower-Elliot; Lady Russel-Mrs Batiere (who also wrote and spoke the Epilogue).] Before the Play an occasional Address, written and to be spoken in Character, by a Gentleman who performs a principal Part [Lucas]. A Prologue, written by the Author [speaker unknown]. An Epilogue, written and to be spoken by the Lady who performs the Character of Lady Russel [Mrs Batiere]. No afterpiece performed on this night, or on 25, 27, 28 Aug . Before the Play an occasional Address, written and to be spoken in Character, by a Gentleman who performs a principal Part [Lucas]. A Prologue, written by the Author [speaker unknown]. An Epilogue, written and to be spoken by the Lady who performs the Character of Lady Russel [Mrs Batiere]. No afterpiece performed on this night, or on 25, 27, 28 Aug .
Cast
Role: Sir George Jefferies Actor: A Young Lawyer of the Temple

7196
04 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17851026, but Philidel-Mrs Forster [i.e. formerly Miss Field]; added to Vocal Parts: Miss George. [Text (R. Baldwin [et al], 1786) adds: Guillamar-Spencer; Spirit of Light-Miss George] . .
Cast
Role: Spirit of Light Actor: Miss George

7197
07 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Redemption 0

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts, Violin As17870223, but Public Advertiser, 9 Mar., notes Hush ye pretty warbling choir, Love in her eyes sits playing, Must I my Acis still Bemoan?-Mme Mara; Love sound's th' alarm-Dignum; O ruddier than the cherry-Reinhold; As when the dove-Mrs Crouch; Consider fond shepherd-Miss George; Happy happy we-Dignum, Miss George; The flocks shall leave the mountains-Dignum, Reinhold, Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Consider fond shepherd Actor: Miss George
Role: Happy happy we Actor: Dignum, Miss George
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, Dignum, Miss George, Mrs Crouch, Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: A New Symphony

Performance Comment: In which Where the bee sucks-Miss George, Mrs Crouch, Dignum, Reinhold; Air-Mme Mara; Concerto violin-Shaw; Air-Mme Mara; My heart is inditing-.
Cast
Role: In which Where the bee sucks Actor: Miss George, Mrs Crouch, Dignum, Reinhold

7198
02 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Curzola

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Moss, Davies, Meadows, Gardner, Burton, Lyons, Bannister Jun., Miss George, Mrs Forster, Mrs Webb, Sga Sestini. Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1786): Cricolo-Edwin; Podesto-Moss; Weatherbang-Davies; Junk-Meadows; Governor-Gardner; Giacomo-Burton; Morosini-Lyons; Pompeio-Bannister Jun.; Teresa-Miss George; Stella-Mrs Forster; Antonietta-Mrs Webb; Baba-Sga Sestini.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss George

Dance: In afterpiece: Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

7199
17 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Test of Love

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Davies, Barret, Johnson, Chapman, Swords, Lyons, Parsons, Miss George, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Brangin, Mrs Bannister. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1787): Curgy-Edwin; Usbeck-Davies; Nathan-Barret; Osmin-Johnson; Mustapha-Swords; Cadi-Parsons; Fanny-Miss George; Circassian-Mrs Cuyler; Venetian-Miss Brangin; Nadina-Mrs Bannister; unassigned-Chapman, Lyons; Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss George

Dance: In II: a Masquerade Dance-Byrn, the two Simonets, young D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

7200
December 1681 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ingratitude Of A Common wealth Or The Fall Of Caius Martius Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: Prologue by Sir George Raynsford-; Epilogue-Valeria.
Cast
Role: Sir George Raynsford Actor: