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13554 results for: Keyword - G. W. Williams
We found 10846 matches on Author, 2916 matches on Performance Comments, 874 matches on Event Comments, 120 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12851
12 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

12852
08 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; III: A New Scaramouch Dance, as17641013; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

12853
12 December 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Dance: Middlemist

12854
31 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

12855
08 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

12856
24 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

12857
07 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

12858
11 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; End Farce: A Minuet-Sg Giorgi, Miss Pope

12859
16 May 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: The Cries of Edinburgh-Lauder

Dance: McClean, 1st appearance on the stage

12860
04 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

12861
11 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

12862
28 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

12863
12 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

12864
19 May 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Entertainment: Dancing-

12865
18 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: Dancing-

12866
22 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Achbp Canterbury-Walker; Salisbury-Cushing; Westmorland-Morris; Exeter-Hull; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Gower-Anderson; Fluellin-Shuter; Nym, English Herald-Hallam; Boy-Miss Valois; Bardolph-Lewis; French Soldier-Holtom; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Buck; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Governor-Gardner; Montjoy-Baker; Burgdndy-Bennet; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

12867
14 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Paid Thos. Williamson for 4 pounds spermeceti candles 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #133 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Midas

12868
18 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

12869
23 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Garland-Fishar, Miss Wilford. [See17651003.

12870
27 October 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Variety Show

Performance Comment: Singing-; slack rope-. Sg Placido's Company will exhibit. Singing by Keen, Mrs Lampe, vaulting on slack rope by Sg Spinacuta. Dancing by Miss Ferci, and Miss Casaia. Tumbling by Sg Placido, Mr Williams, Sturpesi and Pedro. Dancing on the tight rope by Miss Ferci, Mas Placido, Spinacuta, Sga Placido, Sg Ferci, and Placido. Ferci will jump backwards and forwards over a cane, and put on and take off his hat. With several feats of activity never seen in England before. And Variety of Exhibitions. The most surprising and diverting performance on the tight rope by the Monkey. He walks and dances on the tight rope with a pole; he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia. he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia.
Cast
Role: slack rope Actor: . Sg Placido's Company will exhibit. Singing by Keen, Mrs Lampe, vaulting on slack rope by Sg Spinacuta. Dancing by Miss Ferci, and Miss Casaia. Tumbling by Sg Placido, Mr Williams, Sturpesi and Pedro. Dancing on the tight rope by Miss Ferci, Mas Placido, Spinacuta, Sga Placido, Sg Ferci, and Placido. Ferci will jump backwards and forwards over a cane, and put on and take off his hat. With several feats of activity never seen in England before. And Variety of Exhibitions. The most surprising and diverting performance on the tight rope by the Monkey. He walks and dances on the tight rope with a pole

12871
22 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode; or, Conjugal Douceurs

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

12872
06 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Aickin; Irishman (with the original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-J. Palmer; Maria-Miss Mills; Margery-Mrs Love; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Trickit-Fox.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp composed by Grimaldi, as17670227; III: Hearts of Oak, as17670212; End: The Vintage, as17661011, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

12873
29 May 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

12874
01 June 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer. House charges #84. [Deficit to beneficiaries #50 6s.] Bower's and Veal's deficiency of benefit received #61 5s. 6d. Rec'd from Mr Rowland 1 year's rent to Lady Day last (taxes and bills deducted) #30 6s. 1d. Paid Ridley Dorman for attending practices #10 10s.; Mr Larbor for attending Guidetti #2 2s. Mr Williams for 2 nights in Musical Lady #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #33 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Entertainment: BBucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

12875
21 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: Dance-Miss Froment