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6562 results for: Keyword - the elder George Colman
We found 5310 matches on Author, 892 matches on Performance Comments, 690 matches on Event Comments, 204 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3576
05 January 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Related Works
Related Work: Porus, King of India Author(s): George Frideric Handel

3577
08 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Xeno. Music by Broschi.] Lucy Wentworth, 8 Jan.: My mama has been so good to give me leave to goe to the Opera to night with Lady Anne. 'Tis to be a new one call'd Merophe, but the foolish Buffo's are to be left out which I am very glad of, but am sorry they are to have five hundred pound a piece for acting that silly stuf two nights if one may believe Mr Hamilton.The Opera is to be heard but once for he says 'tis the worst that ever was composed.-Wentworth Papers, p. 528. phay The Defeat of Apollo. Rehearsed. DDaily Advertiser, 11 Jan.: The Prologue to The Defeat of Apollo, which, in Compliment to some Gentlemen, was spoke last Saturday at the Rehearsal, encourages the Town to hope for what is new and entertaining. [For additional puffs, see Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

3578
15 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Afterpiece Title: Il Giocatore

3579
18 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Afterpiece Title: Il Giocatore

3580
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 Shipwreckd

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

3581
20 January 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

3582
22 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Afterpiece Title: Il Giocatore

3583
25 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Afterpiece Title: Pourceaugnac and Grilletta

3584
29 January 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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

Afterpiece Title: Pourceaugnac and Grilletta

3585
01 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Thirty Years. All the Characters New Dress'd. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Pantomime Entertainment. With New Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. An Exact Representation of the Hermitage, as in the Royal Garden at Richmond. And Entire New Musick, compos'd by Mr Jones. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Daily Advertiser, 2 Feb.: When one of the Changes [on 1 Feb.] by Chance miscarried, a second Attempt was generally desir'd, which, when executed, was so pleasing, a general Clap continu'd for more than the Space of a Minute

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

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph or Trick Upon Trick

Performance Comment: Cupid-Master Hamilton; Sylvania-Haughton; Sylvans-Vallois, Delegarde, LeSac, H. Fayting; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Father to Colombine-Norris; Mr Ashley-W. Giffard; Dr Fleet-Wetherilt; Clerk-Snow; Drawer-Edward;Lookout-Miss Wilson; High Priest-Stitchbury; Priests-Kelly, Nichols, Richardson; Priestesses-Mrs Chambers, Miss James, Miss Wilson; Silvio-Yates; His Man-Penkethman; with a Grand Ballet-Haughton, Mlle Roland; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, LeSac, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates, Miss Gerrard.
Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Norris
Role: Dr Fleet Actor: Wetherilt

3586
02 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Norris
Role: Dr Fleet Actor: Wetherilt

3587
03 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Norris
Role: Dr Fleet Actor: Wetherilt

3588
04 February 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

3589
04 February 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

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

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

3590
09 February 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow Burley and her Three Small Children. By the Original Company who performed Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Entertainment:

3591
10 February 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: concluding with the Grand Dance in Momus Actor: Glover
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

3592
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

3593
17 February 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 18 Feb.: The Recruiting Officer...was not play'd on Account of the Actors not being ready

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

3594
05 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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

3595
15 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

Cast
Role: Father to Colombine Actor: Norris
Role: Dr Fleet Actor: Wetherilt

3596
16 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. An Ode, written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floored over, and laid into the Boxes. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: The Prince and Princess of Wales seem'd to be highly entertain'd, insomuch that his Royal Highness commanded Mr Handel's Concerto on the Organ to be repeated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 429, speculates concerning a possible cast. With Concertos on the Organ-, and other Instruments.
Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor: , and other Instruments.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

3597
18 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor: , and other Instruments.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

3598
30 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses. Written by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor: , and other Instruments.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

3599
05 April 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Cast
Role: With Concertos on the Organ Actor: , and other Instruments.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

3600
12 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton