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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Charles Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Charles Williams")') 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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15099 results for: Keyword - Charles Williams
We found 12662 matches on Author, 2676 matches on Performance Comments, 721 matches on Event Comments, 137 matches on Performance Title, and 6 matches on Roles/Actors.

14551
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

14552
18 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-a Young Gentleman [Stokes]

14553
21 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger; Or, The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: II: Bucks have at ye all-a young Gentleman; with other entertainment of Music and Dancing-

14554
13 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Irishman-Moody; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; New Character-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

14555
15 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Related Works
Related Work: The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored Author(s): Charles Dibdin

14556
21 December 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: The Flowers of Edinburgh-

Dance: Hornpipe-Clark

Entertainment: End of Play: The Three Old Women Weatherwise; Description of a Storm-Wooler

14557
06 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Jamy-Dunstall; Dauphin-Lewes; Gower-DuBellamy; Williams-Morris; King of France-Kniveton; Constable-Clarke; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

14558
23 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

14559
01 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17730325

14560
17 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

14561
26 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars

14562
02 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17730526, but Mrs Sneak-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-; End: The Haymakers, as17730526

14563
11 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: I: The Haymakers, as17730526; End: The Medley, as17730517

14564
14 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Parts-Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Revenge

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-; End: A new dance The Italian Peasants-Giorgi's scholars

14565
02 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Hutton; Simon-Moss; Bridoun-Courtney; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Lloyd; La Fleur-Bolton; John-Pierce; Coachman-Jacobs; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams; Mrs Loveit-Moody; Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Dolly-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17730630

14566
16 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17730607 but Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: As17730712

14567
06 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17730728 but Harwood-_; Lord Brilliant-_; Frankly-_; Trickit-_; Williams-_; Maria-_; Melpomene-_.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Osborne
Role: new Character Actor: Mrs Williams

Dance: As17730804

14568
11 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

14569
27 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730813 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Foote, Aickin, Bannister, Hamilton, Fearon, Moody, Davis, Jacobs, LaMash, Lloyd, Bolton, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

14570
03 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Performance Comment: Daniel Drugger(great grandson to Abel Drugger)-Weston; Sir Francis-Ward; Skinflint-Lloyd; Tillwell-Bannister; Frisseau-Jacobs; Dicky Drugger-Miss Francis; Tim Tillwell-Fearon; Anna-Miss Platt; Lissni-Miss Craven; Mrs Drugger-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Drugger Actor: Mrs Williams.

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; Between Play and Farce: Dancing of The Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars; End of Interlude: A New Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: 1773 9 3 Also the Interlude, Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

14571
16 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from the Theatre Royal in York), Fearon, Bolton, Farren, Davis, Williams LeMarch, Lloyd, Jacobs, a Young Lady, first time; Miss Atkinson, Mr Palmer, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Williams; Epilogue-to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

14572
17 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Dance: II: As17730914

Entertainment: A Variety ofImitations-Hutton

14573
20 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-[Fearon]; Ralph-Dibdin; Merwin-J. Aickin; Fairfield-Aickin; Patty-Mrs Hunt; Theodosia-Mrs Scott; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten (from Drury Lane); first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Williams[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Monologue: 1773 9 20 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

14574
08 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Scotchman-Love; Williams-Ackman; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

14575
22 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Genii