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1. On Saturday April 30, 1803. Their Majesties' servants will perform the last new much-admir'd comedy, called John Bull; or, The Englishman's fire side. ... : after which, the favourite farce, (in two acts,) call'd Two strings to your bow ...

Creator:: Theatre Royal (York, England)
Published / Created:: [1803]
Call Number:: Folio 767 P69B Y82
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text
Alternative Title:: Theatre-Royal, York
Description:: A playbill.
Publisher:: W. Storry, printer, York
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and York.
Subject (Name):: Colman, George, 1762-1836. and Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803.
Subject (Topic):: Playbills
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > On Saturday April 30, 1803. Their Majesties' servants will perform the last new much-admir'd comedy, called John Bull; or, The Englishman's fire side. ... : after which, the favourite farce, (in two acts,) call'd Two strings to your bow ...

2. On Saturday evening, April 25, 1801, their Majesties' servants will perform the comedy of The deserted daughter ... : after which, the favourite farce, in two acts, called Two strings to your bow ...

Creator:: Theatre Royal (York, England)
Published / Created:: [1801]
Call Number:: Folio 767 P69B Y82
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text
Alternative Title:: Benefit of Miss Errington. Theatre-Royal, York
Description:: Caption title.
Publisher:: W. Blanchard, printer, York
Subject (Name):: Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809. and Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803.
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > On Saturday evening, April 25, 1801, their Majesties' servants will perform the comedy of The deserted daughter ... : after which, the favourite farce, in two acts, called Two strings to your bow ...

3. A tour to Celbridge, by Dr. S. Johnson, [ca. 1776]

Creator:: Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803
Call Number:: LWL Mss Vol. 169
Image Count:: 16
Resource Type:: unspecified
Abstract:: Manuscript, in Jephson's hand, of a parody of Johnson's A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Using florid language throughout, the author explains his satiety with Dublin and determines to explore the countryside. Traveling with Dean Marlay...
Description:: Robert Jephson (1736-1803), playwright and parodist, was born in Dublin. His first play, Braganza, was performed in 1775, with an epilogue by Horace Walpole. His most commercially successful play, performed 37 times between 1781 and 1798, was The Co...
Subject (Geographic):: Ireland., Celbridge (Ireland), and Great Britain
Subject (Name):: Gay, John, 1685-1732., Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Marlay, Richard, d. 1802., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):: English wit and humor, Parodies, English, Poverty, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A tour to Celbridge, by Dr. S. Johnson, [ca. 1776]

4. At the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Saturday, Nov. 17, 1798 will be preformed a new play, (in five acts) called Lover's vows : the principal characters by Mr. Pope, Mr. Munden, Mr. H. Johnston ... After which will be performed a farce, called Two strings to your bow. ... To which will be added, 11th time, a news musical piece, in one act, called The mouth of the Nile ... in which will be introduced a representation of the battle of the glorious first of August. The overture and music composed by Mr. Attwood ...

Creator:: Covent Garden Theatre
Published / Created:: [1796]
Call Number:: File 767 P69B C838 1798
Image Count:: 1
Description:: At head of title: Twentieth time.
Publisher:: Covent Garden Theatre
Subject (Geographic):: England and London.
Subject (Name):: Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821., Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803., Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841., and Covent Garden Theatre.
Subject (Topic):: Theater
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > At the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Saturday, Nov. 17, 1798 will be preformed a new play, (in five acts) called Lover's vows : the principal characters by Mr. Pope, Mr. Munden, Mr. H. Johnston ... After which will be performed a farce, called Two strings to your bow. ... To which will be added, 11th time, a news musical piece, in one act, called The mouth of the Nile ... in which will be introduced a representation of the battle of the glorious first of August. The overture and music composed by Mr. Attwood ...

5. Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Thursday, April 30, 1807, will be acted Shakspeare's tragedy of Macbeth : the overture and symphonies between the acts by Mr. W. Ware. ... After which will be produced (for the 9th time), a new grand serio-comick ballet of action, called The ogre and little thumb, or, The seven league boots ... In the course of the pantomime (among others) the following new scenes will be introduced ... with a real cataract. And a sylvan bower ...

Creator:: Covent Garden Theatre
Published / Created:: [1807]
Call Number:: File 767 P69B C838 1807 4/30
Image Count:: 1
Description:: A playbill.
Publisher:: E. Macleish, printer, 2 Bow-Street
Subject (Geographic):: England and London.
Subject (Name):: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803., Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841., and Covent Garden Theatre.
Subject (Topic):: Dramatic production, Pantomimes, and Theater
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, this present Thursday, April 30, 1807, will be acted Shakspeare's tragedy of Macbeth : the overture and symphonies between the acts by Mr. W. Ware. ... After which will be produced (for the 9th time), a new grand serio-comick ballet of action, called The ogre and little thumb, or, The seven league boots ... In the course of the pantomime (among others) the following new scenes will be introduced ... with a real cataract. And a sylvan bower ...