The People - George Colman, the elder

Gender
Man
Start
18 Apr 1732 (bap.)
End
14 Aug 1794 (d.)
Country of Birth
Italy
Locality
Florence

Bio
BD Vol. 3: 404-20

Works (30 Results)

Title Year Type Role
King Lear 1608 Mainpiece Author
Epicœne; or The Silent Woman 1609 Mainpiece Author
Bonduca 1613 Mainpiece Author
Philaster; or, Love Lies a-Bleeding 1620 Mainpiece Author
Fatal Curiosity 1736 Mainpiece Author
Polly Honeycombe 1760 Afterpiece Author
The Jealous Wife 1761 Mainpiece Author
The Musical Lady 1762 Afterpiece Author
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1763 Mainpiece Author
The Deuce is in Him 1763 Afterpiece Author
The Fairy Tale 1763 Afterpiece Author
The Clandestine Marriage 1766 Mainpiece Author
The Oxonian in Town 1767 Afterpiece Author
The English Merchant 1767 Mainpiece Author
Man and Wife; or, The Shakespeare Jubilee 1769 Afterpiece Author
The Portrait 1770 Afterpiece Author
Mother Shipton 1770 Afterpiece Author
The Fairy Prince, with Installation of the Knights of the Garter 1771 Afterpiece Author
Comus (1772) 1772 Afterpiece Author
A New Occasional Prelude (1772) 1772 Afterpiece Author
Achilles in Petticoats 1773 Afterpiece Author
The Man of Business 1774 Mainpiece Author
The Spleen; or Islington Spa 1776 Afterpiece Author
New Brooms 1776 Afterpiece Author
The Spanish Barber; or The Fruitless Precaution 1777 Mainpiece Author
The Suicide 1778 Mainpiece Author
The Manager in Distress 1780 Afterpiece Author
The Young Actor 1781 Afterpiece Author
Tit for Tat 1786 Afterpiece Author
The Blade Bone 1788 Afterpiece Author

Activities (1 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Proprietor

Benefits (Author) (17 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
31 Dec 1760 Drury Lane Every Man In His Humour Polly Honeycombe Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
16 Feb 1761 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife The Cuckoo Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
21 Feb 1761 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife The Cuckoo Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
28 Feb 1761 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife The Enchanted Peasant Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
16 Mar 1762 Drury Lane The Provokd Wife The Musical Lady Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
18 Oct 1763 Drury Lane Philaster; or, Love Lies a-Bleeding Love at First Sight £172 10s Unknown £172 10s N/A Unknown
21 Nov 1763 Drury Lane Philaster; or, Love Lies a-Bleeding The Deuce is in Him, The Provencalle £64 4s Unknown £64 4s N/A Unknown
24 Feb 1766 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
01 Mar 1766 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage Unknown Unknown Unknown N/A Unknown
24 Feb 1767 Drury Lane The English Merchant Concerto on harpsichord, The Vintage £161 9s 6d Unknown £161 9s 6d £64 Unknown
27 Feb 1767 Drury Lane The English Merchant Pantomime Dance, Concerto on harpsichord, The Lilliputian Camp £157 2s 6d Unknown £157 2s 6d £64 Unknown
03 Mar 1767 Drury Lane The English Merchant High Life Below Stairs, Comic Dance, The Lilliputian Camp £215 18s Unknown £215 18s £64 Unknown
10 Oct 1769 Covent Garden Man and Wife; or, The Shakespeare Jubilee Thomas and Sally; or, The Sailor's Return, Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare, Concerto on hautboy, Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford upon Avon, with Masquerade, Allemande £173 8s 6d Unknown £173 8s 6d £63 Unknown
13 Oct 1769 Covent Garden Man and Wife; or, The Shakespeare Jubilee The Dragon of Wantley, Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare, Concerto on hautboy, Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford upon Avon, with Masquerade, Allemande £133 13s Unknown £133 13s £63 Unknown
02 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Man of Business The Upholsterer; or, What News?, Highland Reel £160 4s Unknown £160 4s £64 Unknown
17 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Man of Business The Portrait, The Recruits £161 1s 6d Unknown £161 1s 6d £64 Unknown
22 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Man of Business The Portrait, The Lamplighters £101 17s Unknown £101 17s £64 Unknown

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (2 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
27 Jan 1772 Covent Garden Macbeth The Fairy Prince, with Installation of the Knights of the Garter £209 15s 6d Unknown £209 15s 6d £84 Unknown
11 Jan 1773 Covent Garden Elfrida Harlequin a Sorcerer: With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine £254 15s 6d Unknown £254 15s 6d N/A Unknown

Money received (from theatre) (0 Results)

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