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22553 results for: Keyword - Miss Williams
We found 14634 matches on Performance Comments, 11031 matches on Author, 4432 matches on Performance Title, 2118 matches on Event Comments, and 467 matches on Roles/Actors.

16926
29 February 1764 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Champnes, Miss Brent, Miss Wright.

Music: FFirst violin, Concerto-Giardini; Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent

16927
24 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640104, but Bacchanals-Mattocks; Comus-Ross; First Spirit-Dyer; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; The Chorusses-Miss _Davis.
Cast
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Miss _Davis.
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Miss Miller
Role: Third Spirit Actor: Miss Polly Young
Role: and the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent
Role: The Dances Actor: M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17640104, but Maid-Miss Cockayne.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cockayne.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller

16928
23 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir Wm Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Stephens; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington; Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; Dances incident to the Opera-Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances incident to the Opera Actor: Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

16929
23 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Gentleman who never appeared on any stage, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. [See17640510.]See17640510.]
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Gentleman who never appeared on any stage, Miss Miller, Miss Brent.

Dance: I: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

16930
26 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Silvio-Baddeley; Clod-Ackman; Maigre-Keen; Puck-Mas. Cape; Maid-Mrs Bradshaw; Queen Mab-Miss Ford; Fairy-Miss Rogers; Colombine-Miss Baker; To conclude with a dance of Fairies-.
Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

16931
28 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650316 but Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Brent.
Role: Dances Actor: Miss _Valois, Sga Manesiere restored.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dances incidental to the opera Actor: Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212

16932
30 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17650318 but Sally-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

16933
15 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Part of the Pit will be railed into the boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen, who have taken Boxes, or Places, before Miss Brent's Benefit was advertised, are requested to send for their tickets, otherwise such Boxes or Places cannot be insured. Tickets deliver'd for the 21st of March will be taken. No Person can be admitted behind the Scenes, Nor any money retuned after the curtain is drawn up. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Tickets to be had of Miss Brent, in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden; and of Mr Sarjant, at the stage-door of the theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

16934
05 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley; To Conclude with a Dance-Sg & Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

16935
06 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Carlos-Smith; Lorenzo-Mattocks; Don Alvarez-Walker; Don Felix-Lewis; Metaphrastus-Gibson; Toledo-Cushing; Sancho-Shuter; Lopez-Woodward; Camillo-Miss Macklin; Isabella-Mrs Burden; Jacinta-Miss Pitt, first appearance as an actress; Leonora-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Pitt, first appearance as an actress
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

16936
15 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Irish Hospitality Or Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard; To Conclude with A Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

16937
15 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Beau Mizen-Woodward; Commodore Flip-Dunstall (in which will be introduc'd the Famous Sea Song of Ninety-Two); Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Hull; Sir Charles Pleasant-Wignel; Cribbidge-Perry; Easy-Gardner; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Mrs Baker; Jenny Private-Mrs Gardner; Jiltup-Mrs Walker; Barmaid-Mrs Evans; Arabella's Maid-Miss Cokayne; The Fair Quaker-Miss Wilford (first time).
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Arabella's Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: The Fair Quaker Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End: (by particular desire) Joe Haines's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

Dance: IV: The Village Romps, as17651019

16938
30 April 1766 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Giordini

16939
03 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Harlow-Davis; Clerimont-Aickin; Cape-Palmer; Mrs Harlow-Mrs M'George; Miss Harlow-Miss Worley, her first appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Miss Worley, her first appearance on this stage.

Dance: As17660620

16940
10 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Beard; Mervin-Baker; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; With Dancing End Act I a Dance [incidental to the Opera-Fishar [sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

16941
17 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Yates, Dodd, Palmer, Love, Baddeley, Hurst, Aickin, Watkins, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive; New Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Powell, Yates, Dodd, Palmer, Love, Baddeley, Hurst, Aickin, Watkins, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011

16942
07 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Felicia Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17661115, but Dancing-Miss _Twist.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Twist.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

16943
09 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Count Basset-King; Manly-Packer; Sir Francis-Yates; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry, 1st time; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

16944
12 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: As17670207, but Nancy-Miss Plym.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Plym.
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Reynolds replacing Miss Plym.
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Music: III: New Concerto on the Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Dance: End of Play: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

16945
28 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17661115, but the Dancing-Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

16946
07 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. House Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to Vernon #52 1s. 6d.] Paid Burney Jr 8 days salary #1 13s. 4d.; Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Fifteen minutes past 4 took my seat in the 4th row of the first Gallery at Drury Lane...Lord Ogleby was excellently played by King. Heidelberg inimitably by Mrs Clive. After the Vintage, King by desire presented the Public again with Linco's Travels, but omitted a few things spoke last night. Cupid in Daphne and Amintor by Miss Rogers...Eleven o'clock when we got out (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Reynolds.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels, as17670406(by Desire)

16947
07 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17670420 but Sailor-Dibdin; and concluding with a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: and concluding with a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: concluding with the original dance in the characte Actor: Arnauld, Miss Poitier as17670411.
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

16948
08 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James-Davis; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Weston; Sir James's Servant-Pynn; Miss Grantham's Servant-Quick; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferys(, from Dublin); Miss Godfrey-Mrs Burden; Kitty-Mrs Gardiner; Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer. Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham's Servant Actor: Quick
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferys
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Burden

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

16949
18 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish, 1st appearance there; Manly-Jefferson; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moddy-Burton; Squire Richard-a young gentleman, [1st appearance [Mr Wingfield]; Lady Grace-Mrs Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington[, 1st time., 1st time.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

16950
09 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17671007, but Harlequin-Miles; Others-Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, R. Smith, Banks, Wignel, Dibdin, Holtom, Weller, Mrs Copin, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Dyer, Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, R. Smith, Banks, Wignel, Dibdin, Holtom, Weller, Mrs Copin, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Dyer, Miss Pitt.
Role: Dances Actor: LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.

Dance: III: A new dance call'd The Merry Sailors-Aldridge