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10210 results for: Keyword - Mr Mills and Wife
We found 4651 matches on Event Comments, 3789 matches on Performance Comments, 3082 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3251
14 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: In afterpiece, as17851018

3252
20 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Mills in place of Williamson; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

3253
24 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End of Singing The Sailors' Revels by Mills, &c; In afterpiece Dana incident to the piece by Hamoir, Menage, Mrs Sutton, Miss Stageldoir

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song, as17860920; End of Act II of mainpiece Still the Lark finds repose (composed by Linley [Sen.]); End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, both by Mrs Crouch

3254
28 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420; End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair by Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c

3255
19 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Dance: As17860223, but Mills in place of Mrs Sutton

3256
09 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars

3257
10 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17860609

3258
07 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, at the West-End of Dorville's-Row. Afterpiece: Written by O'KeefFe, set to music by Shield, and performed with greatest applause at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

3259
28 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "A to the dresses [in afterpiece], they almost as nearly resemble the habits of the peasantry of Russia as of Scotland" (Morning Chronicle, 29 Sept.). Receipts: #201 12s. 6d. (160.10.0; 40.11.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Parsons; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Chairman-Chaplin; William-Wilson; Clifford-Smith; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: II: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

3260
26 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Dance: End I: As17870113

3261
10 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: As17870126

3262
22 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Mills

3263
17 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Distressd Baronet

Dance: As17870126

3264
23 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #302 1s. (29.1; 11.6; 1.0; tickets: 260.14) (charge: #105 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Aldobrand Actor: Suett

Dance: End: A Highland Reel, as17860928, but _Mills, Ferrere

3265
05 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs

3266
22 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Jones

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Mills

3267
26 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Jones

Dance: End I: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920

3268
01 February 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Heiress [advertised on playbill of 31 Jan.] is deferred till Monday next. [Afterpiece in place of Selima and Azor, advertised on playbill of 31 Jan. Prologue by James Cobb.] Receipts: #238 6s. 6d. (219.17.0; 18.7.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV: a Scotch dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

3269
06 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Coromandel Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

3270
10 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Smith's last Benefit. The Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Servants, who keep Places, are desired to be at the Theatre by Half past Four o'Clock; and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Seats in the Pit are humbly requested to come early, to prevent Confusion. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Receipts: #363 19s. 6d. (162.4.0; 0.0.0; 5.0.6; tickets: 196.15.0) (charge: #72 13s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: original Music, as17871103; Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17871103, but _Chaplin

Entertainment: Monologue After the Dancing: an Epilogue-Smith on his Intention of retiring from the Stage

3271
18 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End I: As17890107

3272
12 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations and New Music. Receitps: #229 8s. (224.12; 4.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

3273
19 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

3274
05 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

3275
02 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour