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8638 results for: Keyword - George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
We found 5392 matches on Author, 1914 matches on Performance Comments, 1597 matches on Event Comments, 505 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

476
April 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By George Farquhar. Date of premiere unknown. Published 13 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Related Works
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

477
February 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By George Farquhar. Date of premiere unknown. Published 5 March.] Preface: As to the Success of it...the French were prepossess'd, and the charms of Gallick Heels were too hard for an English Brain....There were some Gentlemen in the Pit the first Night, that took the Hint from the Prologue to damn the Play; but they made such a noise in the execution, that the People took the outcry for a reprieve....There is a Gentleman of the first Understanding, and a very good Critick, who said of Mr Wilks, that in this Part he out-acted himself, and all Men that he ever saw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

478
14 December 1702 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By George Farquhar. Premiere.] On Monday Night a Rencounter happen'd on the Stage...between Mr Fielding and Mr Goodyar, in which the former was Wounded

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

479
02 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Afterpiece by George Farquhar. Advertised as "the last new Farce," it probably had its premiere in Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Coach Author(s): George Farquhar

480
08 April 1706 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Farquhar. The preface is a semi-serious, semi-humorous apology for having the play open on the night of D'Urfey's benefit at the Queen's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

481
08 March 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Author of the Recruiting Officer [George Farquhar]. Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

482
22 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years. Written by the late Mr George Farquer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

483
25 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by late Mr George Farquer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

484
25 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Pack, and Spiller. At Penkethman's Booth near St. George's Church, in Southwark. The Boxes and Pit are laid together, and the Booth will be pull'd down on Thursday. At 6 p.m. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 5 Oct.: Wednesday at the Quarter-Sessions for the Borough of Southwark, Mr Penkethman, Mr Leigh, and other Persons taken out their Booths by the Informing Constables during the Time of the Fair, appear'd upon their Recognizances, and were immediately Discharg'd, there being no Prosecution, upon which Occasion the Recorder severely reprimanded the Constables for presuming to molest such as Acted upon a Lawful Patent, whilst they let others pass undisturb'd, who were really under the Censure of the Act against Strolling, or Vagrant Players

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

485
16 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By George Sewell.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh Author(s): George Sewell

486
24 February 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By George Jeffreys.] With all new Habits. Receipts: money #91 6s. 6d.; tickets #2 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edwin

Related Works
Related Work: Edwin Author(s): George Jeffreys

487
27 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Jeffreys.] Receipts: #44 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Related Works
Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

488
30 March 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, Written by Mr George Farquhar. Receipts: money #72 17s.; tickets #60 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Related Works
Related Work: Love and a Bottle Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: II: Since Times are so Bad by Henry Purcell-Leveridge, Salway

Music: The celebrated Water@Musick by Mr Handel, in which-; Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker, accompany'd with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: III: Scottish Dance, as17330329 IV: Running Footman-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

489
16 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Comani, Glover, Dupre, Lesac, Newhouse, Delagarde, Duke
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): George Downing

490
13 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Lillo.] Prompter, 18 Feb.: And, indeed, the Pulpit seems the properest Theatre for such Representations, and the Clergy, the properest Actors in the Religious Drama. This then, of itself, sufficiently justified the Town in its Reception of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Christian Hero

Related Works
Related Work: The Christian Hero Author(s): George Lillo

491
10 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Infernals Actor: Leveridge, Lally, S. Lally, Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): George Downing

492
04 August 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Pericles Prince of Tyre, By the Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marina

Related Works
Related Work: Marina Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

493
22 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): George Downing

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

494
23 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

495
26 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author's Poor Relations. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

496
28 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

497
03 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author's Poor Relations. Written by the late Mr Lillo, Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elmerick

Related Works
Related Work: Elmerick Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

498
24 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Berkley, Bride, Pritchard, Saunders, and Keisher. Tickets for Lawley, Lathbury, George will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: II: Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

499
25 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: ctually no play. Death of George II closed theatres three weeks.] Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 28 April 1759. There was no income this night, but the play list had to be met. The house carried a profitable balance of #318 16s. 5d. The payroll plus other expenses came to #284 12s. 9d., leaving a thin balance of #34 3s. 8d. (Account Book). Other bills included #14 17s. to Luppino for making dancing dresses; Robertson 10s. for attendance four nights in The Rape; Miss Ibbott #5 5s. for performing the part of Queen Elizabeth in the Earl of Essex; Marenesi and wife advanced weekly #2 2s. till the Theatre opened again (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601015; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd The Colliers-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle

500
14 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By command of their Majesties. Did not go to see Garrick play Archer that I might avoid the abhorred sight of George and his family (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: IV: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202