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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.

1701
18 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. [In 2nd piece the playbill retains Wewitzer as Medium, but "In consequence of Wewitzer's sudden illness Rock read the part of Medium, for which Davies made a genteel apology" (Public Advertiser, 19 June).] Receipts: #156 16s. 6d. (154.16.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony Actor: according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee
Role: The Ceremony Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Delpini.

Dance: End II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17881025; In 3rd piece: Dancing, as17890601

1702
17 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Cast
Role: Irishman in the Pit Actor: Johnson.
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Rees
Role: Lady in the Boxes Actor: Mrs Lefevre.
Related Works
Related Work: Ut Pictura Poesis!; or, The Enraged Musician Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Married Man

Cast
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Family Party

Related Works
Related Work: The Family Party Author(s): George Colman, the younger

1703
04 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Family Party

Related Works
Related Work: The Family Party Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17890716

1704
18 August 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Family Party

Related Works
Related Work: The Family Party Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17890727

1705
16 September 1789 @ King's Head Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark

Event Comment: Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin precisely at 7:00. Tickets to be had at the Eagle, Ram, White Horse, Antelope and King's Head. Geoghegan, printer, No. 3, Kent-Street, Borough, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Entertainment: Vaudeville End Opera: [The Last new Squeeze for St. Paul's [i.e. British Loyalty]-Tunstall; [to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the King-; [that sublime Soliloquy of Cato on Life Death and Immortality-Pope; [As a Gentleman lately asserted no Person in England could restore a Fowl to Life after its head should be cut off, it will be attempted by Pope. With several other of his tricks, particularly the Writing and Copying-Pope; [which for the Satisfaction of the Audience shall be explained how they are performed, and make every Person capable of doing the same. The whole to conclude with Divertisement Spanish and Venetian Speculums [consisting of Spanish Bull-baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope[, Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous

Performance Comment: Paul's [i.e. British Loyalty]-Tunstall; [to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the King-; [that sublime Soliloquy of Cato on Life Death and Immortality-Pope; [As a Gentleman lately asserted no Person in England could restore a Fowl to Life after its head should be cut off, it will be attempted by Pope. With several other of his tricks, particularly the Writing and Copying-Pope; [which for the Satisfaction of the Audience shall be explained how they are performed, and make every Person capable of doing the same. The whole to conclude with Divertisement Spanish and Venetian Speculums [consisting of Spanish Bull-baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope[, Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous., Venetian Processions and several curious Diversions, in beautiful Transparencies, interspersed with a Variety of Strictures, Satiric, Illustrive and Humourous.
Cast
Role: to conclude with a grand Chorus of God save the Actor:
Role: particularly the Writing and Copying Actor: Pope
Role: consisting of Spanish Bull Actor: baiting, and several other Diversions-Pope
Role: and several other Diversions Actor: Pope

1706
13 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Dance: End II: a new Negro Dance-

1707
03 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.
Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

Dance: As17891013

1708
04 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 4 May 1790]. Receipts: #77 9s. 6d. (52.18.0; 20.14.0; 2.15.0; tickets not come in: 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man his Hobby Author(s): George Saville Carey

1709
22 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: As17891221; End II: Negro Dance, as17891013

1710
08 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Dance: End II: As17891013; End: The Guardian Outwitted (1st time at this theatre)-Byrne, Boyce, Ratchford, the two Miss Simonets. [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.

Performance Comment: [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.]

1711
15 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Sprightly-Iliff; Governor Cape-Usher; Robin-Chapman; Printer's Devil-Burton; Young Cape-R. Palmer; Arabella-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years).

Entertainment: Monologue. End: As17900614

1712
18 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 2 years. [3rd piece in place of The Agreeable Surprise, advertised on playbill of 17 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: As17900614

1713
24 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1714
28 June 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Edwin still continuing unable to perform, The Battle of Hexham [advertised on playbill of 26 June] is obliged to be deferred. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance as Trudge was at dl, 28 May 1789.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

1715
01 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: End: Dance-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

1716
02 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17900629

1717
08 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: As17900701

1718
14 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Suicide, advertised on playbill of 13 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Dance: End: As17900625

1719
26 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

1720
28 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

1721
04 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Thimble's Flight from the Shopboard

1722
06 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. 1st piece [1st time; F 1, ascribed to Thomas Ryder. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Taken from Sir Courtly Nice [by John Crowne]. 3rd piece: Never [previously] acted here. [Miss R. Ryder's 1st appearance on the stage was at cg, 16 Apr. 1790.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opposition

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

1723
19 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

1724
25 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Parsons; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Sandford-R. Palmer; Granger-Palmer; Charlotte-Miss Fontenelle; Miss Doiley-Mrs Brooks (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Related Works
Related Work: The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man his Hobby Author(s): George Saville Carey

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900816

Cast
Role: Two Sides of the Water Actor: Bannister Jun.

1725
01 September 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again