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10157 results for: Keyword - Mr George Farquhar
We found 4742 matches on Event Comments, 4213 matches on Author, 1743 matches on Performance Comments, 701 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

101
19 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: II: La Caprice (new)-Mons Granier, the first time of his appearing on this stage, Miss Oates

102
16 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland

103
02 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Poitier. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Muilment; III: Grand Dance of Sailors-Mlle Roland; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier; End Afterpiece: Harlequin-Mlle Roland

Music: II: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

104
26 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Daughter of General Nugent, whose Father was kill'd in the Defense of Gibraltar. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

105
31 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Tyldesley, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cooper, Gillibrand also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice

106
15 June 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oates. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. 6 p.m. Tickets [for Demagny, a Widow in Distress, Leigh, Nosom, and Legard taken at this play. For another comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 15 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: A new Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: Irish Trot-Master and Miss Oates; V: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates

107
18 October 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

108
18 November 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

109
21 December 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

110
09 January 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

111
07 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

112
06 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #161 8s. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call it

Dance: As17401027

113
08 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #130 16s. 6d. (Account Book); #190 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17401027

114
10 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #96 6s. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.). See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 10 Nov., for a poem on Mrs Woffington as Sylvia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: As17401027

115
11 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #73 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17401027

116
19 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #74 5s.; tickets #46 14s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, the individual for whom it was a benefit received half the value of the ticekts.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel; Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Le Bergeres Fidelle (new)-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

117
29 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: As17401127

118
30 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #82 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance: TTyrolean Dancebetween Hungarian and Two Tyrolese-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

119
14 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Signora Barberini. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. The Stage will be formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #174 6s.; seals #65 15s. (Account Book); #270 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

120
10 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts; money #37 14s.; seals #110 (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [Leveridge was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

121
13 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Note, for the better Decorum of the Stage, no money will be taken behind the Scenes; and it is humbly hoped no Persons will desire Admittance there. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Customary notice.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; III: The Welch Buffon-two Masters Granier; V: A Comic Ballet-Carney, Mlle Roland, Lapierre, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Saintquient, Mrs Vallois, Miss Story

122
26 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Written by the late Mr Farquhar

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
Related Work: The Inconstant Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Madam Camargo

123
15 October 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

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
Related Work: The Inconstant Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

124
28 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #79 19s. (Account Book). [At this point Account Book, Egerton 2270, showed a deficit of #27 19s. 7d., which was wiped out by bringing over a balance of #290 5s. 6d., form the Journal, &c. No 21, Folio 186, a record which seems not now to be extant. This transfer of funds allowed Rich to meet the payroll of #251 17s. the following day.

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
Related Work: The Inconstant Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Merlin (Harlequin Skeleton)

125
15 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Beard; IV: Lowe

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