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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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13181 results for: Keyword - J. Williams
We found 10802 matches on Author, 2476 matches on Performance Comments, 866 matches on Event Comments, 145 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

13076
20 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: I: By Desire, a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; V: New Scotch Dance, as17490118

13077
20 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

13078
27 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

13079
16 February 1750 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: Dubutin-Costo; Delateur-Fern; Tourneclef-Smith; Comedian-Johnson; Gueux-Edwards; Mathieu [Dubutin in Daily Advertiser]-Daniel; Laronneau-Jackson [Morgan in earlier notices]; Jaques-Brown; Henry du Chemin-Johnson; Mme Delateur-Mrs Knight; Mlle Manon@Delateur-Miss Davis; Mlle Cajoleuse-Miss Rawlinson [Mrs Jackson in earlier notices]; Dorothee Coureuse-Mrs Anderson; Mlle Grondant-Mrs Butler; Babeau Catin-Miss Stevens; Janneton du Plongeon-Mrs Knight; Mlle Sans Corps-Miss Cotterel [Mrs Williams in earlier notices]; Susanne Pimpante-Mrs Daniel; Manon Effrontee-Mrs Adams; Diane de la Friperie-Mrs Knight; Mlle Lucie-Miss Talbot.

Dance: HHornpipe-Greniere; End: Dance al la Ronde in the French Manner,-the Characters of the Opera

13080
22 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

13081
18 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

13082
20 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Matthews and James. Rec'd Cash #44 9s., plus #116 12s. from tickets. Total #161 1s. Paid Mr Barsanti for music by order of Garrick #1 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Williams 1!2 year's rent K: passage #11 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Mills bury'd at St Marks [Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-McNeil; II: Black Joke-the Little Swiss, Miss Foulcade; III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; End of Play: Minuet-Mathews, Mad DeLaContri

13083
08 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: By Desire.A Hornpipe-The Little Swiss

13084
04 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

13085
30 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521219

13086
08 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028; Il Pastore, as17521219

13087
22 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman depriv'd of Sight (her name is Ann Williams). Mrs Ridout dy'd (Cross). Part of Pit to be laid into Boxes, Amphitheatre to be formed on stage. Tickets of Mrs Sheward, at the Turk's Head in Newport St., Long Acre; Mr Dodsley, in Pall Mall; Mr Millan, at Charing Cross; Mr Millar in the Strand; Mr Newberry in St Paul's Churchyard; Mr Payne in Paternoster Row, Booksellers; and at stage door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

13088
20 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross, Wilford, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Williams, Mislebrook, Elliot, Hacket, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: As17561023

13089
27 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Dance: II: The Market, as17571126

13090
04 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

13091
22 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

13092
16 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Unhappy Sufferers by the late Dreadful Fire in King's Stredt, Covent Garden (playbill). We gave our Night's pay for ye Sufferers by the fire in King's Street Covent Garden Sun: ye 23d. of Dec. (Cross). Sisters diner at Mrs B's. I slept [slipt?] in after the play at Drury Lane & see them in the Gallery, where I had a few words with Mr Williams (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

13093
19 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: [Unspecified]

13094
24 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: As17610907

13095
08 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

13096
21 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

13097
29 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, was advertis'd for this Night, but Miss Williams being Hoarse it was oblig'd to be deferr'd (Hopkins). Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Fortunatus

13098
24 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: Principals by Vernon, Champnes, Mas. Raworth, Miss Young, Miss Wright, Miss Williams, Mrs Dorman, Sga Cremonini. Alexander-Champnes; Amintas-Vernon; Eliza-Signora Cremonini; Thamiris-Miss Young; Camilla-Miss Wright; Agenor-Mrs Dorman (Edition of 1764).

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker

13099
30 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

13100
20 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage