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15939 results for: Keyword - King William
We found 11053 matches on Author, 4080 matches on Performance Comments, 2683 matches on Performance Title, 1977 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2076
17 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Sparks; Duke Sr-Ridout; Frederick-Wignell; Jaques du Bois-Holtom; LeBeau-White; Silvius-Bennet; Corin-Dunstall; Charles-Buck; William-Collins; Orlando-Smith; Oliver-Anderson; Adam-Gibson; Amiens (with songs in character)-Lowe; Touchstone-Shuter; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Phoebe-Miss Mullart; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance, as17560511; III: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; V: Italian Peasants, as17551126

Entertainment: IV: Cries of Dublin-Barrington

2077
22 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Sparks; Orlando-Smith; Frederick-Redman; Oliver-Anderson; Sylvius-Bennet; Charles-Buck; Duke Sr-Ridout; Touchstone-Shuter; Corin-Dunstall; LeBeau-White; Jaques de Bois-Holtom; William-Costollo; Amiens (with the songs in character)-Lowe; Adam-Gibson; Phoebe-Miss Mullart; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Costollo
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

2078
10 October 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Sparks; Orlando-Smith; Frederick-Redman; Oliver-Anderson; Sylvius-Bennet; Charles-Buck; Duke Sr-Ridout; Touchstone-Shuter; Corin-Dunstall; Le Beau-White; Jaques de Bois-Holtom; William-Collins; Amiens (with songs in character)-Lowe; Adam-Gibson; Phebe-Miss Cockayne; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2079
07 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 7s. 6d. Barry's 1!3 of surplus came to #14 15s. 10d. [Three new Renters came in: James Partridge, Abraham Langford, William Williams at 1 share each] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217

2080
21 November 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Sparks; Orlando-Smith; Duke Frederick-Redman; Oliver-Anderson; Sylvius-Bennet; Charles-Buck; Duke Sr-Ridout; Touchstone-Shuter; Corin-Dunstall; Le Beau-Davis; Jaques de Bois-Holtom; William-Collins; Amiens (with songs in character)-Lowe; Adam-Gibson; Phoebe-Miss Mullart; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Collins
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

2081
17 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stevens, first time; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Williams, first time; Shallow-Weston; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Packer; Fenton-Scrase; Slender-O'Brien; Rugby-Marr; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Philips; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Williams, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Performance Comment: As17620327 but Parts-Clough, _King.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Clough, _King.

Song: Between the Acts: Randall; II: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: By Particular Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

2082
03 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith; Jaques-Sparks; Touchstone-Shuter; Duke Senior-Walker; Oliver-White; Duke Frederick-Tindal; Silvius-R. Smith; Charles-Buck; Corin-Dunstall; William-Costollo; LeBeau-Davis; Dennis-Gardner; Jaques de Bois-Perry; Amiens (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Adam-Gibson; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Costollo
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2083
13 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Davis; Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Palmer; Jacques-Lee; Oliver-Johnston; Le Beu-M'George; Amiens-the Gentleman who sung in the Conscious Lovers; Charles-Keen; Corin-Castle; Adam-Hurst; Denis-Mahon; William-Hamilton; Silvius-Quick; Touchstone-Shuter; Celia-Mrs M'George; Phebe-Miss Madden; Audrey-Mrs Worley; Rosalind-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Hamilton
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

2084
01 April 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17701122, but Touchstone-Love; Jaques-Aickin; William-Messink; Jaques de Boys-Fawcett; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisals or The Tars of Old England

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17701025

2085
01 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece [a tragedy by Thomas Hull, based upon the version by William Hawkins, 1749, suggested by William Shenstone, and instigated by the presence of Mrs Hartley among the actresses at cg]: Never acted before. Characters to be dressed in the Habits of the Times (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Hull #50 13s. 6d., plus #75 6s. from Tickets (Box 165; Pit 171; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Receipts: #114 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Second Or The Fall Of Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: After the Epilogue: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

2086
20 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Barry; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Lee, first time for all three these characters; Duke Senior-Hull; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Wroughton; Frederick-Fearon; LeBeau-Booth; Sylvius-Whitefield; Corin-Thompson; Touchstone-Shuter; Charles-Fox; William-Wewitzer; Caelia (with Cockow Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Phoebe-Miss Dayes; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry; In Act V a new Pastoral Dance-Daguville, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

2087
28 March 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17750124, but Oliver-L'Estrange; LeBeau-_; Sylvius-_; Corin-_; Charles-_; William-_; Phoebe-_; Audrey-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: The Frolick, as17741214

Entertainment: End Act III: The Cries of London-Shuter; End: an Epilogue, riding on an Ass-Shuter; After the Farce: (by Particular Desire) Observations in his Post Haste Journey to Paris-Shuter (playbill)

2088
20 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston (Housekeeper and Box-book keeper). Rec'd from Sinking Fund (3rd) #73 10s.; From Mr Clutterbuck (1st) #500; from Stopages #11; Paid Salary list #564 16s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; G. Garrick on acct #100. Receipts: #276 4s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Mr A. Johnston: #192 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17741019, but Orlando-Brereton; William-Burton.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Burton.
Role: Touchstone Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: I: The Pirates, as17750422

2089
24 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Egan, Wilson, Aickin, Jacobs, Griffith, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Counsel-Jones; George Bevil-Lane; Harry-Williams; Francis-Chaplin; Robin-Castevens; Chapeau-Whitefield; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Maid-Miss Platt; Mrs Grub-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

2090
13 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17750807, but Harry-Williams.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Williams.
Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: The Haymakers-

2091
18 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Weston, first time; Belmour-Aickin; Heartwell-Fearon; Vainlove-Baker; Sharper-Lane; Setter-Everard; Nollbluff-Williams; Barnaby-Jacobs; Sir Joseph-Whitefield; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Whitefield; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Nollbluff Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

2092
29 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Lee; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Claudio-Lewis; Balthazar (with a song)-DuBellamy; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Dogberry-Shuter; Borachio-Young; Verges-Cushing; Conrade-Davis; Town Clerk-Quick; Friar-Fearon; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Valois; Ursala-Mrs Williams; Beatrice-Mrs Bulkley; first time. In I a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Ursala Actor: Mrs Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

2093
12 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17751013, but Jaques-Bannister, first time; Oliver-Packer; William-Messink; Rosalind-Miss Younge; LeBeau-; Corin-; Jaques de Bois-.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink
Role: Touchstone Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Entertainment: A Variety of New Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

2094
20 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Cleomines-Hurst; Gentleman-Williams; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Robinson; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King

Dance: II: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, the Miss Stageldoirs, Henry, Sga Crespi

Song: II: Sheep shearing song-Miss Abrams. [This was sung, as here assinged, in all subsequent performances.

2095
13 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by William Hodson. Prologue by William Collier, Poems (1800, 1, 241). Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With new Dresses, and new Scenery and Decorations design'd by DeLoutherbourg and executed under his direction. Public Advertiser, 19 Jan. 1780: This Morning at Ten is published Zoraida (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #147 10s. 6d. (118.1.0; 28.12.0; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zoraida

Related Works
Related Work: Zoraida Author(s): William Hodson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Song: See17791214

2096
17 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17790924, but Jaques-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Amiens (with songs)-Davies (of dl); Touchstone-Quick; Rosalind-Miss Younge; William-W. Bates; Le Beu-Booth.
Cast
Role: William Actor: W. Bates
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End I: The Dockyard, as17791204; V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

2097
24 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Mark Anthony-Smith; Cassius-Henry; Caska-read by Gardner [of hay]; Julius Caesar-Packer; Octavius Caesar-Farren; Trebonius-Chaplin; Decius Brutus-Wrighten; Metellus Cimber-Williams; Cinna-Norris; Pindarus-R. Palmer; Soothsayer-Fawcett; Servant to Anthony-Philimore; Lucius-Master Pulley; Plebians-Baddeley, Waldron, Burton, Holcroft; Brutus-Palmer; Calphurnia-Miss Sherry; Portia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Metellus Cimber Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

2098
02 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17800128, but Adam-Moody; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Philimore; Charles-Wrighten; William-Burton.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Burton.
Role: Touchstone Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown (for that night)-Delpini; Colombine (for that night)-Sga Crespi; the other Characters-Chaplin, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby; Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Gaudry.
Cast
Role: the other Characters Actor: Chaplin, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby

Dance: End I: a new Comic Pantomime Dance, The Savoyards-Delpini, Sga Crespi, Henry, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Minuet, Allemande-Delpini, Sga Crespi

2099
18 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Thompson, W. Bates, Jones, Bates, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Morton, Mrs Whitfield, Mrs Wilson. Cast adjusted from text (J. Bowen, 1780: Meadows-Lee Lewes; Canteen-Whitfield; Young Wrongward-Robson; Groom-Fearon; John-Thompson; Servants-W. Bates, Jones; Sternhold-Bates; William-Stevens; Old Wrongward-Wilson; Sophia-Mrs Morton; Lady-Mrs Whitfield; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: The Deaf Lover Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Device; or, The Deaf Doctor Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End IV: Dance of Sailors-Langrish

2100
01 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Williams; Tibalt-R. Palmer; Prince-Norris; Paris-Phillimore; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Fawcett; Montague-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Benvolio Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King

Dance: I: a Masquerade, Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: Mainpiece: the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Field, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson