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3510 results for: Keyword - Miller
We found 3782 matches on Roles/Actors, 1098 matches on Performance Comments, 405 matches on Performance Title, 126 matches on Event Comments, and 63 matches on Author.

1
29 January 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lord Lurewell-Este; Richard-Berry; Joe-Stoppelaer; Peggy-Mrs Pritchard; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Kate-Mrs Cross; Courtiers-Winstone, Cross, Hill; Foresters-Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer

2
22 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17370214, but King-Cibber; Miller-Miller.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller.

Music: Select Pieces-; II: Solo on the Violin-Riggs

Dance: III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

3
19 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Milward; Antony-Wright; Julius Caesar-Mills; Caska-Cibber; Octavius Caesar-Hill; Citizens-Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin; Portia-Mrs Furnival; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lurewell-Hill; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brett; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Kate-Miss Tollet; Attendants-Winstone, Cross, Raftor; Forresters-Turbutt, Leigh; Green. Green.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: A new Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Mrs Thompson, Pelling, Rector, Mrs Woodward, Miss Brett

Music: Select Pieces-

4
13 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miller (The Miller of Mansfield). At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Lilliputian Punch-Master Ferg; II: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Turkish Dance, as17380412 V: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

5
01 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17380413 but King-Hill; Miller-Miller.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller.

Dance: I: La Pieraite-Livier, Mrs Thompson; II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Turkish-Muilment; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

6
02 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Benefit the Author of the King and the Miller of Mansfield [Dodsley]. N.B. The Boxes not being equal to the Demand for Places, for the better Accommodation of the Ladies, Side Boxes will be made on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Wilful Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

7
16 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The King and the Miller of Mansfield. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice

8
12 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comedy [By James Miller.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor The Disease

Performance Comment: Parts by Johnson, Cibber, Miller, Harper, Griffin, W. Mills, Milward, Shepard, Oates, Winstone, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, Mrs Pritchard, Miss Robinson; but edition of 1734 lists: Sir Credulous Hippish-Griffin; Heartwell-Mills Sr; Beaumont-W. Mills; Dr Mummy-Johnson; Dr Diascordium-Miller; Looby Headpiece-Cibber; Galleypot-Harper; Cranny-Sheppard; Joseph-H. Tench; Poet-Oates; Constable-Hallam Sr; Lady Hippish-Mrs Butler; Belina-Mrs Pritchatd; Agnes-Mrs Robinson; Primrose-Mrs Heron. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue spoken by Cibber, Griffin, Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Dr Diascordium Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Mother-in-Law; or, The Doctor the Disease Author(s): James Miller

9
06 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [By James Miller.] Daily Advertiser, 6 March: We hear that Sir John Barnard has offerM a Proposal limiting the Number of Playhouses, and for putting them under the Regulation of Parliament

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste; Or, The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts by Mills, Cibber, Griffin, Harper, Miller, Milward, W. Mills, Este, Cross, Turbutt, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Clive, Miss Holliday, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cross, Miss Mann; but edition of 1735 lists: Sir Positive Bubble-Griffin; Freelove-Mills; Valentine-Milward; Sir Humphrey Henpeck-Harper; Harcourt-Mills Jr; Horatio-Este; Martin-Cibber; Reynard-Miller; Lewis-Cross; Almanzor-Master Arne; Justice Diligence-Turbut; Lady Henpeck-Mrs Cross; Maria-Mrs Clive; Dorothea-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Thurmond; Angelica-Mrs Holiday; Lisetta-Mrs Mann. Prologue spoken by Cibber. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Reynard Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

10
16 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By James Miller.] Preface to edition of 1738: Ill-fated Scenes....It was said...by a Gentleman at the Time of this Comedy's being Represented, That he never knew a Play Destroy'd with so much Art; its Enemies suffering those Things to pass without Disturbance which were of an indifferent Nature...but giving no Quarter to the Parts which they thought would entertain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Art And Nature

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, Mills, Miller, Mrs Clive, Mrs Mills; but edition of 1738 lists: Sir Simon Dupe-Griffin; Truemore-Mills; Outside [Courtly]-Quin; Julio-Cibber; Alphabet-Turbutt; Lord Gewgaw-Raftor; Jeffery-Miller; Jeremy-Cross; Constable-Winstone; Flaminia-Mrs Mills; Violetta-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jeffery Actor: Miller
Related Works
Related Work: Art and Nature Author(s): James Miller

11
03 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Collings for painting the Flies #8 15s. Mainpiece: The Music composed by Starace. Powell: Miller of Mansfield rehearsed at 11; Siege of Belgrade at 12. Receipts: #473 4s. 6d. (404/3/6; 68/10/0; 0/8/o; ticket not come in: 0/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: THE MILLER OF MANSFIELD

Performance Comment: King-Whitfield; Miller-Moody; Richard-C. Kemble; Lord Lurewell-Benson; Courtiers-Trueman, Lyons; Joe (with a song)-Dignum; Keepers-Caulfield, Phillimore, Jones//Peggy-Miss Collins; Margery-Mrs Hopkins; Kate-Miss Heard; Phebe-Mrs Jones .
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Moody

12
01 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Music: In II: Solo on the Violin-Riggs

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

13
03 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Caius Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: III: Muilment; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

14
05 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Baldwin-Rosco; Villeroy-Mills; Biron-Quin; Carlos-Cibber; Fernando-Griffin; Sampson-Harper; Jaqueline-Miller; Frederick-Este; Belfort-Winstone; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond; Julia-Mrs Pritchard; Nurse-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; In III: Muilment; V: Denoyer

15
07 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Miller, Griffin, Shepard.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

16
08 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Muilment; V: Tambourine-Mlle Roland

17
10 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Este; Caliban-Johnson; Hippolito-Miss Holliday; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Ariel-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Clive; Trincalo-Miller; Sailors-Mechlin, Cross, Ray; [with] Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive; dances-Mlle Roland, Thurmond, Muilment, Liviez, Pelling, Dukes, LeSac, Rector, Peters, Harper.
Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

18
14 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

19
15 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Trincalo Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

20
17 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

21
18 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Muilment; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

22
21 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: Isander Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

23
22 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; In III: Muilment; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

24
26 February 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Sands Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

25
14 March 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Miller

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne