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22509 results for: Keyword - John Williams
We found 20147 matches on Author, 3212 matches on Performance Comments, 1527 matches on Event Comments, 373 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

19351
20 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Song: Probably at end: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon

Music: Between Acts afterpiece: the favourite air of Moggy Lauder (on the Union Pipes)-the celebrated Courtney

19352
23 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

19353
25 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Chapman, Johnston, Dale & the young D'Egvilles. Receipts: #56 18s. 6d. (40.7.0; 15.0.0; 1.11.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #112 2s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

Dance: End II: La Fete Marine- [see17910520]; End: a new Dance, Cupid Recruiting[; or, The Female Volunteer-; La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the two young D'Egvilles, the two Miss Blanchards, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

19354
30 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John

19355
31 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Dance: As17910507

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Monologue: After Dancing: a Selection of Poetry and Music descriptive of a day. Part I: Morning. Tantivy the welkin resounds (composed by Hook)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon. Thou soft flowing Avon (from Garrick's Ode to Shakespeare)-Incledon; PART III: Evening. Pastoral Duet-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night. The Soldier's Festival, as 16 May How sleep the brave (composed by Dr Cooke)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; How stands the Glass around-Incledon; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees

Performance Comment: Part I: Morning. Tantivy the welkin resounds (composed by Hook)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon. Thou soft flowing Avon (from Garrick's Ode to Shakespeare)-Incledon; PART III: Evening. Pastoral Duet-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night. The Soldier's Festival, as 16 May How sleep the brave (composed by Dr Cooke)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; How stands the Glass around-Incledon; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Duet Actor: Williamson, Mrs Mountain
Role: as 16 May How sleep the brave Actor: Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman
Role: How merrily we live that Soldiers be Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone

19356
17 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement Or An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale or The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: The Mogul-Williamson; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Chapman; Selim-Abbott; Guard-Phillimore; Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Irene-Mrs Whitfield; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Williamson
Role: Johnny Atkins Actor: Parsons

Dance: End I: A Triple Hornpipe-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Miss DeCamp

19357
20 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Williamson
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Palmer
Role: John Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Usher; Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Edwin; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Putty-Rock; Eliza-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone

19358
24 August 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Standen; King Richard-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character, and for that night only); Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Williamson; Norfolk-Usher; Ratcliffe-Evatt; Catesby-Davies; Tressel-Bland; Oxford-Farley; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Stanley-Aickin; Blunt-Lyons; Tyrrel-Rock; Lord Mayor-Chapman; Forest-Ledger; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Dutchess of York-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: End: The Wolf-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Occasional Address-Palmer

19359
10 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Cast
Role: Raymond Actor: Johnstone
Role: Officer Actor: Williamson

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Marshall, Rock, Williamson, Blurton, Letteney, Lee, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Francis, Miss Leserve, Mrs Cross, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Martyr

19360
17 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Cast
Role: Raymond Actor: Johnstone
Role: Officer Actor: Williamson

19361
20 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Indiana-Mrs Esten; Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Isabella-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: Characters in the Ballet-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand (from the Opera House, Paris; 1st appearance on this stage), and the rest of the Performers. Musical Characters by Munden, Darley, Marshall, Cubitt, Gray, Williamson, Linton, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Miss Leserve, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1791): Oscar-Byrne; Carrol-Follett; Morven-Farley; Draco-Cranfield; Fingal-Blurton; Dermoth-King; Malvina-Mlle St.Amand; Pedlar-Munden; Farmer-Cubitt; Bards, Peasantry-Darley, Marshall, Gray, Williamson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr; Linton, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Street, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Miss Leserve. Linton, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Street, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Peasantry Actor: Darley, Marshall, Gray, Williamson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr

Song: II: song-Incledon

19362
22 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

19363
24 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Peasantry Actor: Darley, Marshall, Gray, Williamson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr

Music: In afterpiece: The Harp and Pipes-Myres [recte C. Meyer], Courtney

19364
25 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

19365
31 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Cast
Role: Raymond Actor: Johnstone
Role: Officer Actor: Williamson

19366
04 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

19367
04 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17911024

19368
05 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Song: II: a song-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

19369
08 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Worthy-Benson; Capt. Plume-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Brazen-Dodd; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Bullock-Moody; Coster Pearmain-Hollingsworth; ThomasApple@tree-Burton; Melinda-Mrs Ward; Sylvia (with a song)-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Rose-Miss Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) added: Scale-Fawcett; Scruple-Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

19370
08 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Cast
Role: O'Whack Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Cast
Role: Raymond Actor: Johnstone
Role: Officer Actor: Williamson

19371
09 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: End II: a Negro Dance, as17911102; End: The Irish Lilt, as17911006

19372
10 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

19373
15 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: In V: As17911003

19374
15 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Incledon; Hawthorn-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Hodge-Blanchard; Sir William Meadows-Powel; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Rees; Cook-Rock; Footman-Blurton; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Madge-Mrs Wells; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

19375
16 November 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Cast
Role: O'Whack Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Cast
Role: Raymond Actor: Johnstone
Role: Officer Actor: Williamson