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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "J Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "J 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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13393 results for: Keyword - J. Williams
We found 11042 matches on Author, 2476 matches on Performance Comments, 866 matches on Event Comments, 145 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1101
08 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron or The Widows Tears

Song: I: The Sycamore Shade-Mrs Wrighten; IV: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers, his scholar

1102
23 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

1103
17 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

1104
09 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

1105
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

1106
19 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville's scholars

Entertainment: End: (First time) an Address to the Town-Miss P. Hopkins

1107
18 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Comedy [by Francis Gentleman, first perform'd at Chester, 1760 (Biographia Dramatica)]. By Permission. Benefit for Mrs Williams. Note: For performances at dl and cg 18 and 20 September, see Season of 1773-1774, p. 1745

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife Or Love In A Puzzle

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from York), Follett, Davies, Fearon, Lloyd, Burton, Williams, Mrs Greville (from Theatre Royal in Richmond), a Young Lady, first time; Mrs Roche, Miss Atkins, Mrs Williams; With a Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-Creswick; Old Whittle-Follett; Nephew-Farren; Old Kecksy-Courtney; Bates-Lloyd; Thomas-Williams; Irish Widow (with Epilogue song in character)-Mrs Greville (from Richmond).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Williams

Entertainment: End of Play: A Comic Medley-Cresswick; and a Variety of Imitations-Hutton

1108
17 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1109
23 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music by Fisher. The whole to conclude with a Capital Scene by Servandoni. Books of the Songs, Chorusses &c. [of the afterpiece] to be had at the Theatre. [Customary note on all succeeding bills advertising the Sylphs this season. Mrs Williams was probably Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs or Harlequins Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewis; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Cushing, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Williams, Mrs Evans, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Quick, King, Cushing, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Williams, Mrs Evans, Mrs White

1110
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

1111
01 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: No Ones Enemy but His Own

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; End: The Reel, as17741028

1112
02 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End Opera: The Reel, as17741028

1113
04 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

1114
13 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Dance: I: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741208, but with a view of the Port of Genoa

1115
28 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

1116
24 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: The Reel, as17741028

1117
01 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Enchantress-Aldridge, Miss Valois

1118
18 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

1119
29 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Langrish (pupil to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; III: A New Pantomimical Dance call'd The Enchantress, as17750201; End: The Humours of Blackwall; or, The Indiaman Return'd-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford

1120
13 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Langrish[, as17750429

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) The Shady Blest Retreat-Miss Wilde

1121
02 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Foote; Sir Peter-Whitefield; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Sir Roger Dowlas-Griffith; Rust-Weston; Dactyl-Lloyd; Puff-Wilson; Staytape-Jones; Robin-Jacobs; John-Everard; Juliet-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Williams

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

1122
19 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Williams, Mrs Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Weston (first time that part); Sir George Airy-Whitefield; Charles-Lane; Sir Jealous Traffic-Lewes; Whisper-Everard; Butler-Lloyd; Sir Francis's Servant-Thompson; Sir Jealous's Servant-Jackson; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Whitefield; Scentwell-Mrs Weston; Miranda-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: End I of Farce: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Monologue: End: A Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; new character-Mrs Gardner

1123
18 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I: A New Dance call'd The Merry Peasants-M Fontaine (from the Opera at Paris), Mrs Sutton, Others; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17751003

1124
10 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

1125
25 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: II: the Original Crutch Dance-[This was danced in all subsequent performances.]; End: As17761009