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5464 results for: Keyword - the elder George Colman
We found 4195 matches on Author, 892 matches on Performance Comments, 690 matches on Event Comments, 204 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

226
15 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Cross.
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechel, Mlle +Mechel.
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dances Actor: M Mechell, Mlle Mechell, Desse, Mrs Walter, Dumont, Leviez, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Rayner, Miss Story.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; III: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Entertainment: AA Lesson on the Welch Harp-Mr Jones

227
12 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: WWhittingham's Benefit oblig'd to be deferr'd till further notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17430211, but with the Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with the Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Cross
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

228
08 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, will then be form'd into an Amphitheatre. Ladies are desir'd to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets and Places to be had of Mrs Clive, at her house in Great Queen St, Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Cross
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430303 Epilogue-specified as in the character of the Lying Valet.
Cast
Role: As17430303 Epilogue Actor: specified as in the character of the Lying Valet.

Dance: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval

229
14 April 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Cross
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

230
05 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17440303 but with a New Grand Scene of the Palace of Comus-.
Cast
Role: a New Grand Scene of the Palace of Comus Actor: .
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: Dancesproper to the masque Actor: Cooke, Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Domitilla, Mrs Delagarde, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeFont.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

231
06 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: a New Grand Scene of the Palace of Comus Actor: .
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: Dancesproper to the masque Actor: Cooke, Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Domitilla, Mrs Delagarde, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs LeFont.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

232
15 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Giffard
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dance Actor: Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

233
16 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: The Dance proper to the masque Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Sga Campioni, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

234
17 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: The Dance proper to the masque Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Sga Campioni, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

235
24 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Giffard
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Havard
Role: The Dance Actor: Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance:

236
26 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: The Dance proper to the masque Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Sga Campioni, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

237
06 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: The Dance proper to the masque Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Sga Campioni, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

238
25 March 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17450114, but with the Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with the Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Young Brother Actor: Cashell
Role: The Dance proper to the masque Actor: Cooke, LaLauze, Picq, Sga Campioni, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

239
19 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Havard
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Stevens
Role: The Dances Actor: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel, Desse, Leviez, Pelling, Roger, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mills, Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

240
15 January 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Havard
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Stevens
Role: The Dances Actor: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel, Desse, Leviez, Pelling, Roger, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mills, Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage-Coach Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Stage-Coach; or, Inn in an Uproar Author(s): George Farquhar

241
17 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Havard
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Stevens
Role: The Dances Actor: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel, Desse, Leviez, Pelling, Roger, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mills, Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

242
29 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17470326 but Dances proper to the masque-_Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Dances proper to the masque Actor: _Villeneuve.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Cashell
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

243
12 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Ridout
Role: With Dances proper to the mask Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

244
13 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Ridout
Role: With Dances proper to the mask Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

245
15 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To the Printer of the General Advertiser, &c Sir: Imagine a heart satisfy'd beyond its wishes, and overflowing with gratitude; conceive this to be your situation, and then help me to words to empress my feeling. [Tom Harbin inserted a long letter of thanks to the numerous audience wnich appeared at his benefit the night before.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Ridout
Role: With Dances proper to the mask Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

246
16 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Ridout
Role: With Dances proper to the mask Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

247
12 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17491011, but The Dances-G. Yates, _Yates.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: G. Yates, _Yates.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Usher
Role: Younger Brother Actor: King
Role: The Dances Actor: Matthews, Mlle Contri
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

248
19 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Farce, taken from Beaumont and Fletcher, damn'd (Cross). Acted but once, and not printed (Genest, IV, 290). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: G. Yates, _Yates.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Usher
Role: Younger Brother Actor: King
Role: The Dances Actor: Matthews, Mlle Contri
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

249
24 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17491012, but The Dances-Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Usher
Role: Younger Brother Actor: King
Role: The Dances Actor: Matthews, Mlle Contri
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

250
03 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17501013, but Comus-Bridges; Younger Brother-Simpson; First Spirit-Scrase; The Dances-Harvey, _Mathews.
Cast
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Simpson
Role: The Dances Actor: Harvey, _Mathews.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Sowdon
Role: The Dances Actor: Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17510319, but the only principals listed are Mrs Clive, Beard, Miss Norris, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pitt%.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive
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