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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the elder George Colman"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the elder George Colman")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

1051
17 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17780624

1052
20 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17780624

1053
22 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17780624

1054
24 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17780615

1055
27 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Brett

Dance: As17780615

1056
29 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17780615

1057
04 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Dance: As17780615

1058
07 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the author of Midas [Kane O'Hara]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: April-Day

Dance: As17780615

1059
13 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: The Gardeners, as17780623 End II afterpiece: As17780624

1060
19 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780623

1061
28 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: As17780615

1062
01 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780615

1063
10 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

1064
12 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Provoked Husband, announced on playbill of 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780624

1065
15 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The last Night this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780624

1066
16 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Miss Farren

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17780624

1067
17 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "This may be called the Coalition Season, the Actors of both Theatres playing at either house indiscriminately" (MS annotation by J. P. Kemble on Kemble playbill). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Fosbrook at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 16 Oct.]. Receipts: #226 8s. 6d. (193.9.0; 32.12.0; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of cg)

1068
22 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End II: As17780919

Song: As17780917

1069
24 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; With the original Music by Matthew Locke with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Chaplin, Fawcett, Carpenter,Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett

1070
26 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Smith 1 night extra playing at Covent Garden [on 21 Sept.] #2 12s. 6d.; Lampmen #4 10s.; Supernumeraries #5 5s. [Afterpiece in place of The Padlock, announced on playbill of 24 Sept.] Receipts: #148 2s. 6d. (111.6.0; 36.12.0; 0.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End I: comic dance, The Cow@keeper-Master Mills, Miss Grimaldi

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; V: song-Miss Abrams

1071
05 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: King Richard the Third

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1072
05 December 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers

Cast
Role: Sir George Boncour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17780917

1073
15 December 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17780917

1074
23 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Griffiths, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Fawcett, Chaplin, Nash, Bannister, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

1075
01 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Commander@in@Chief at the Camp Actor: Farren
Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp