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9715 results for: Keyword - the younger George Colman
We found 5402 matches on Author, 3714 matches on Performance Comments, 1208 matches on Event Comments, 861 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7901
10 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17621208, but Others-_Baker, _Bennet, _Davis, Mrs _Younger, Mrs _White.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Baker, _Bennet, _Davis, Mrs _Younger, Mrs _White.
Role: Dances Incident to the Opera Actor: Maranesi, Miss Twist.

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621129

7902
16 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cros s Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17621211, but The Principal Witches-Miss _Young.
Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Miss _Young.
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

7903
17 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser assigns Angus to Scrase.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Duncan-Bransby; MacDuff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lenox-Parsons; Sayward-Moody; Donalbain-Mas. Cautherly; Fleance-Mas. Burton; Doctor-Stevens; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The vocal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; (playbill) . (playbill) .
Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Mas. Cautherly
Role: The vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

7904
24 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17621018, but Mercutio-Woodward; Juliet-Miss Hallam; minuet-Miss Hallam; Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.
Role: A Masquerade Dance proper to the play Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

7905
14 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 9 years. [See 29 Oct. 1754.] Afterpiece: Never perform'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: III: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

7906
24 February 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Related Works
Related Work: Elvira; or, The Worst Not Always True Author(s): George Digby, Earl of Bristol

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Chaunter-Love; Hunter-Vernon; Justice Quorum-Bransby; Grigg-Parsons; Gage-Moody; Phoebe-Miss Young; Tippet-Mrs Dorman; Tib Tatter-Mrs Bradshaw; Cant-Vaughan; Scrip-Ackman; Swab-Clough; Mump-Fox; Dance incident to the farce-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: Dance incident to the farce Actor: Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

7907
26 March 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Holland. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No building on Stage. Afterpiece not acted these 10 years. [See 19 April 1750.] Last time of company's performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-O'Brien, 1st time; Major Rakish-Love; Young Rakish-Packer; Father Benedick-Blakes; Friendly-Parsons; Lettice-Mrs Lee; Lady Manlove-Mrs Parsons.
Cast
Role: Father Benedick Actor: Blakes

Dance: End: The Camp Alarm'd-Vincent, Miss Baker

7908
06 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1 May 1763 for a critique on the afterpiece (pp. 196-99).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

7909
07 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque, Actor: Vincent, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Miss Young
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

7910
09 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Tickets deliver'd by Blakes wil be taken. Afterpiece, with Music composed by Dr Arne, never perform'd there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: By desire, The Tempest of War-Vernon

Dance: TThe Camp Alarm'd, as17630326

7911
13 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Music: I: A Piece on the Harp-Roberts

Dance: TThe Catalonian Marriage, as17630308

7912
13 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17630317 but Hecate-Vernon; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; In Act V, a Dance of the Furies-Grimaldi; Vocal parts-Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: a Dance of the Furies Actor: Grimaldi
Role: Donalbain Actor: Mas. Cautherly
Role: The vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

7913
20 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: the Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

7914
25 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these ten years. [See 26 April 1755.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

7915
09 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

7916
21 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Tybalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Hallam; Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet. Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the Play

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

7917
03 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set to music by Henry Purcell;-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Miller, Miss Polly Young, Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

7918
10 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Characters dressed in the habits of the Time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Marten; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

7919
12 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17631008, but The Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: The Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: New Grand Comic Dance (Never Perform'd Before) call'd, The Amorous Knife Grinders. The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

Performance Comment: The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.]
Cast
Role: The Knife Grinders">i>The Knife Grinders Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

7920
14 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Clown-Shuter; Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Davies; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

7921
28 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In 4th Act, when Olivia draws her Sword, Mr Obrien ran up to the Centry P S & frighten'd the poor Man, that he fell flat upon the Stage,--which greatly diverted the Audience (Hopkins). In the fourth Act Mr O'Brien run up to the Centry, when Olivia draws her sword, and frightened the poor soldier that he fell down flat upon his back to the great mirth of the Audience (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #81 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: Principal Witches-Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; A Reel, Hornpipe-Aldridge; Misers-Castle, Parsons; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in America-; Cherokees-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Tassoni.
Cast
Role: To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:

7922
31 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With Funeral Procession, the vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; n Act I,a Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker; Playbill, but add Montague-Moody; Benvolio-Packer; Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Clough; Balthasar-Ackman; Gregory-Mozeen; Sampson-Clough; Abram-Marr (1763 edition).
Cast
Role: the vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in A Actor:

7923
03 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: See17631022, but assignment of parts first given here: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Davies; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Hallam; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller; Dances-Granier, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005; II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Music: II: Mr Handel's Water@Music, with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

7924
04 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Smith; Moneses-Dyer; Axalla-White; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Zama-Redman; Hali-Davis; Omar-Gardner; Dervise-Tindal; Stratocles-Perry; Selima-Miss Hallam; Arpasia-Mrs Ward; The Usual Prologue-Dyer; Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: The Usual Prologue Actor: Dyer
Role: Original Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

7925
28 November 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.