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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.

2051
21 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Moody, Palmer, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Wrighten, Carpenter, Griffiths, Wright, Burton, R. Palmer, Dodd, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket. 1776): Sprightly-King; Phelim-Moody; Catcall-Palmer; Sir Dulcimer Dunder-Parsons; Sailor-Bannister; Mezzetin-Baddeley; Furrow-Wrighten; Dripping-Griffiths; Musician-Wright; Frank Furrow-Burton; Lad-R. Palmer; Crotchet-Dodd; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Furrow-Mrs Love; Doxy-Miss Platt; Miss Dripping-Miss Stageldoir; Miss Quaver-Mrs Wrighten; unassigned-Carpenter; Prologue[, not listed on playbill,-King [; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].
Cast
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates (1st appearance in that character these 1O years); Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Jefferson; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Carpenter; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Curio-Everard; Clown-Vernon; with the original Epilogue song-Vernon; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Hopkins; Viola-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a song in character)-Dodd; Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Davies; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Burton; Tag-Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-Miss Jarratt.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt.

2052
27 September 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Fox; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Catley (1st appearance these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; George Bevil-Whitefield; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford; To conclude with: Country Dance-the characters. [Both these were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

2053
04 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Comerford; Duke of Buckingham-Russell; Lord Stanley-Lewis; Oxford-Thomas; Ractliff-Johnson; Catesby-Smith; Tressel-The Gentleman who performed King Lear [at this theatre, 16 Sept. 1776; unidentified]; Lord Mayor-Massey; Prince of Wales-Mrs Wilks; Duke of York-Master Russell; Lieutenant of the Tower-Smith; Tyrell-Dancer; Earl of Richmond-West; Queen-Mrs Massey; Duchess of York-Mrs Ross; Lady Ann-Miss Taylor; Prologue-Morgan (in character of a Jew).
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Miss Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations.As17760930

2054
16 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Bensley; Tullus Hostilius-Jefferson; Valesius-Brereton; Citizens-Wrighten, Norris, Griffiths; Soldier-Chaplin; Publius Horatius-Smith; Valeria-Miss Hopkins; Horatia-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: As17761022, but Robinette-Mrs Davies; Good and Evil Spirits-Miss _Jarratt.
Cast
Role: Good and Evil Spirits Actor: Miss _Jarratt.
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

2055
20 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17761119, but Vainlove-Vernon; Silvia-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Country Girls Actor: Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett

2056
25 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Reddish; Duncan-Bransby [Public Advertiser: Hurst]; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Banquo-Packer; Lenox-Grist; Donalbain-R. Palmer; Angus-Chaplin; Seward-Hurst [Public Advertiser: Wrighten]; Doctor-Wright; Captain-Farren; Fleance-Master Pulley; Seyton-Griffiths; Hecate (1st time)-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Melmoth (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Flavia Actor: Miss Jarratt

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

Performance Comment: -Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd.
Cast
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd.

2057
18 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); King-Clarke; Heli-L'Estrange; Perez-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Selim-Robson; Gonzales-Hull; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Ward; Almeria-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Thompson
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: As17761015

2058
19 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17761029, but Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Solanio-Booth; Solarino-Davis.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim, as17761009; End IV: Pastoral Dance, as17761123

2059
21 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17761216, but Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Ward; Dorilant-Whitefield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: As17761123

2060
09 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17761231, but Mrs Fainall (1st time)-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Hopkins.
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Dance: As17761212

2061
10 February 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Wilson as The Country Wife, but "Last night Mrs Wilson was taken suddenly ill upon the stage at Covent-garden theatre, and fainted away, in consequence of which Miss Brown read her part in The Country Wife" (Morning Post, 11 Feb.).] Receipts: #246 12s. 6d. (246.1.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17761221, but The Country Wife-read byMiss Brown.
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: read byMiss Brown.
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.

2062
11 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Iago-Reddish; Montano-Davies; Gratiano-Wrighten; Messenger-Chaplin; AEmilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Plattin place of Mrs Davies.
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: As17770124

2063
21 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17761015, but Arabella-Miss P. Hopkins; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17770301but Soldiers-_Holcroft, Griffiths; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Louisa-Miss Collett (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: As17761214

Song: End: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

2064
09 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Carpenter; Skirmish-Parsons; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

2065
30 June 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Graham; Consol-Baker; George Bevil-Vowell; Harry Bevil-Trotter; Frank Bevil-Henry; Chapeau-G. Graham; Robin-Russell; Emily-Mrs Bolingbroke; Maid-Miss Essex; Mrs Grub-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Essex

Song: I: Sweet Passion of Love-Miss Wilson

2066
21 July 1777 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Newton; Cassio-G. Graham; Roderigo-Russell; Brabantio-Graham; Lodovico-Vowell; Duke-Sidney; Montano-Trotter; Iago-Henry; AEmilia-Mrs Graham; Desdemona-Miss Powell.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Powell.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-G. Graham, Graham, Vowell, Newton, Henry, Walters, Trotter, Baker, Mrs Graham, Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: G. Graham, Graham, Vowell, Newton, Henry, Walters, Trotter, Baker, Mrs Graham, Miss Essex.

2067
29 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Digges refused to make use of "the too familiar modern manner of speaking blank verse" (London Chronicle, 30 Aug., which also identifies Fotteral, although misspelling his name as "Fotheril").

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Cardinal Wolsey-Digges; Buckingham-Palmer; Cranmer-Younger; Surry-Davies; Cromwell-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Parsons; Lord Sands-Jackson; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Norfolk-T. Davis; Suffolk-Fearon; King Henry-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in London [Fotteral]); Anne Bullen-Mrs Colles; Patience (with a song)-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Massey (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Twist.

2068
16 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-L'Estrange [Public Advertiser: Davis]; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy MacSarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lee Lewes; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Mahon; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Dunstall; Charlotte-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End III: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17770924; End IV: As17771008

2069
20 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Some of the Audience having objected to the Omission of a Scene on Friday night, that Scene will be restored this Evening. [Public Advertiser, 18 Oct., specifies the scene as that of Diana Trapes in Act III, the exclusion of whom "breaks a principal Link in the Chain of the Plot."] Paid Guard [master carpenter] for Scene-men #19 15s. Receipts: #287 16s. (286.8; 1.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

2070
28 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Tullus Hostilius-Aickin; Valerius-Brereton; Publius Horatius-Smith; Valeria-Miss Hopkins; Horatia-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Liesbia Actor: Miss Abrams

Music: With a Grand Triumphal Entry of Publius, with theoriginal Music by Boyce-

2071
07 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Kirkpatrick]); King Henry-Hull; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Booth; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Prince Edward (1st time)-Miss Morris; Duke of York-Master Jones; Norfolk-Bowles; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Lady Ann-Mrs Jackson; The Queen-Mrs Hartley (their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown

2072
11 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Baddeley as Polly, but she "being indisposed Miss Walpole played the part of Polly on Tuesday night' (London Chronicle, 12 Nov.).] Paid Chettell, timber merchant, #286 13s. Receipts: #135 15s. 6d. (118.10.0; 16.18.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771108, but Polly-Miss Walpole.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Walpole.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771107, but Master _Holland, Henry

2073
13 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio (1st time)-Brereton; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Mrs Colles; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

2074
28 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17771107, but Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End: will be revived Slingsby's ballet, The Provincalle-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

2075
24 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Aickin; Orlando-Lewis; Adam (1st time)-Hull; Duke Senior-L'Estrange; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Whitfield; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Touchstone-Quick (1st appearance in that character); Caelia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Phoebe-Miss Dayes; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End I: As17771222; In V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

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