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3341 results for: Keyword - Mills' Son
We found 2495 matches on Performance Comments, 668 matches on Performance Title, 306 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

1301
10 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: 1 As17430120

Music: 1 As17430205

1302
11 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Elder Brother-Cross; Younger Brother-Havard; 1st Spirit-Mills; 2nd Spirit-Woodman; Lady-Mrs Mills; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Bacchanal-Beard; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; The Dances-Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Boromeo, Desse, Mlle Bonneval, Froment, Liviez, Boudouin, Mrs Walter, Miss Thomson, Mlle Fabres, Mlle Gondeau.

1303
24 March 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 III: Neopolitan Punch-Checo, Signora Chiaretta

1304
17 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

1305
20 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Dance: II: As17431123

Song: IV: A Song-Morland

1306
07 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick, 1st time; Macduff-Giffard; Witches-Arthur, Neale, Yates; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Giffard; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Mills; Duncan-Mills; Banquo-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Donalbain-Green; Lennox-W. Giffard; Seyward-Winstone; Seyton-Ray; Hecate-Berry; Ross-Bridges; Young Seyward-Cross; Fleance-Miss Cole; Angus-Turbutt; Doctor-Taswell; Lady-Mrs Bennet; With the Songs-; Dances-, other Decorations.
Cast
Role: With the Songs Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

1307
13 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

1308
25 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

1309
02 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Dr Clancy. "The Day returns, but not to me returns," Milton. This Gentleman being deprived of the Advantages of following his profession; and as the writing he had produced for the stage could not be brought out this season, the Master of the Playhouse has been so kind as to favour him with a Benefit Night: It is therefore hoped, that as this will be the first instance of any person laboring under so heavy a deprivation, performing on the stage, the Novelty, as well as the Unhappyness of his case, will engage the favour and protection of a British Audience. Note: Tickets to be had at the Temple-Exchange Coffee House in Fleet Street; Tom's Coffee House in Cornhill; St. James Coffee House, St. James's Street; Child's Coffee House, St. Paul's Churchyard and the Chapter Coffee House in Paternoster Row. Places for Boxes to be Taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [General Advertiser, 4 April, publish'd a fifty-six Prologue (licensed) Intended for Oedipus, acted for the Benefit of the Very Ingenious Dr Clancy, written by Mr Lockman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

1310
11 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Or Recruits For The Queen Of Hungary

1311
11 December 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. A Concert both Serious and Comic; Consisting of the most favourite Airs, taken from the most favourite Operas and Oratorios, by the best Masters. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. To the Publick. Gentlemen and Ladies: I humbly beg Pardon for troubling you in this Manner, but being Unfortunately excluded (I don't know for what Reason) from both the Theatres, and consequently deprived of getting my Living by my Profession, the Favour of your Company at a Concert which I take for my Benefit on Tuesday the 11th instant, at the Little House in the Haymarket, will be a very great Obligation to Your most faithful and devoted humble Servant, William Mills. Tickets to be had of Mr Mills at his House in Nassau St., near Soho. Note: After the Concert will be perform'd (gratis) a Comedy call'd The Careless Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Lowe, Miss Edwards

1312
04 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: II, IV: Lowe

1313
26 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Turbutt.

Dance: II: Serious Dance-Signora Bettina; IV: a New Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

1314
11 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Giffard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Elmy; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Sir Solomon-Taswell; Old Willful-Turbutt; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Mills; Wishwell-Mrs Cross; Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Simpson; Finder-Blakes; Sir Harry Atall-Collins; Situp-Mrs King; China Woman-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Dr Bolus Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Picture or Cuckold in Conceit

Performance Comment: Dotterel-Collins; Per/cent-Taswell; Heartly-Lowe; John Broad-Turbutt; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Bennet; Celia-Miss Budgell; Phillis-Miss Bradshaw; Intermixed with Songs by Mr Arne-; Prologue-Havard [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: Intermixed with Songs by Mr Arne Actor:

Dance: IV: Peasant's Dance-Muilment

1315
13 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; III: Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

1316
14 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Joseph Addison

Dance: III: Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

1317
19 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Places for Boxes to be taken of Hobson, at the Stage Door of the Theatre. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Lowe, Mrs Arne

1318
21 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or A Journey To London

Song: II: Lowe; V: Dialogue call'd Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Muilment

1319
24 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: II: Muilment

Song: III: Lowe; V: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

1320
03 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: II and IV: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

1321
08 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: With proper Decorations. Afterpiece, Containing His Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla, and many other Historical Passages. [This notice accompanies subsequent announcements of Tom Thumb this season and will not be further recorded.] General Advertiser: Yesterday it was falsely and injuriously inserted in the Daily Papers, that a great quantity of arms was secreted in Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, which seem'd calculated only to Prejudice the Proprietor of that House, having no other foundation than his having the said Theatre as a Guard Room for the Service of the Government

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: III: Grand Dance-Muilment

1322
15 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Atall-Giffard; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Sir Soloman-Taswell; Old Willful-Turbutt; Subtle-Ray; Sylvia-Mrs Mills; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Wishwell-Mrs Macklin; Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Simpson; Finder-Blakes; Sir Harry Atall-Collins; Situp-Mrs Ridout; China Woman-Mrs Bridges; Lady Sadlife- Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Dr Bolus Actor: Simpson

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: V: as17451012

1323
25 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Related Works
Related Work: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House Author(s): Joseph Addison
Related Work: The Drummer Author(s): Joseph Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Butler-Raftor; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Jobson-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Turbutt.

Dance: II: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

1324
28 November 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

1325
10 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: II: Song-; IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: V: Italian Peasants, as17460206