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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Mills and Wife"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Mills and Wife")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

2401
18 September 1753 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Great Til'd Booth, Bowling Green, To begin at Twelve noon during the time of the Fair. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper seats 6d. [For security Phillips has erected no Gallery. Presumably the Patent Theatres were demanding more rigid enforcement of the Licensing Act as indicated in the notice from the Daily Advertiser 18 Sept.: Whereas the Fair called Lady Fair...in the Borough of Southwark...any person or persons..who person..(who ) shall act and exhibit any Droll or Shew (after 20 Sept.) shall be prosecuted and punished according to Law.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave Or A Wife For Ye All

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of Endor

2402
24 September 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Bridgewater; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Anderson; Rake-Usher; Justice-Wignell; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Bully (with a song in character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent;. Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Mademoiselle-Miss Morrison; Lady Brute-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

2403
26 October 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2404
02 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2405
07 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Neopolitans, as17531101

2406
08 January 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: and with a New Dance Actor: for the Conclusion

2407
18 April 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Song: Roberts

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

2408
07 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 25 Jan. 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Dunstall, 1st time; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Slender-Bennet; Rugby-C. Smith; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Bencraft; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Les Taileurs, as17531210

2409
20 May 1754 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Box-Keepers Condell and Green. [Care taken about fraudulent tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson

Song: I: No Never-Lowe, Mrs Chambers; III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17531018

2410
03 September 1754 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband Or The Intriguing Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician or Mezzetin Deceived

2411
18 September 1754 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Artful Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber or Mezzetin in the Suds

2412
27 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Sparks; Heartfree-Ryan; Constant-Ridout; Razor-Anderson; Rake-Gibson; Justice-Marten; Taylor-Collins; Cornet-Miss Ferguson; Bully (with a song in character)-Lowe; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Barrington; Mademoiselle-Miss Helm; Lady Brute-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2413
30 September 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Wignell; Statute-Redman; Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Anderson

2414
03 December 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: CComic Entertainment-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

2415
10 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

2416
17 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

2417
08 February 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

2418
02 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Dickenson. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: III: The Song of Robin Hood in character-Mr Green first appearance on any stage

2419
15 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: As17550430

2420
06 September 1755 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bence's Room, Swan Yard, West Smithfield. The Scenes Cloaths, Machinery and other Decorations entirely New. To begin each day at 12 Noon. Pit 2s. 3d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is a back door in Hosier Lane for the Conveniency of those Gentlemen and Ladies who don't chuse to be crouded. Mainpiece: A new Dramatic Piece. [Really the subplot of Betterton's Amorous Widow, 1670.] Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Gallant Or The Modern Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy or Harlequin in the Shades

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-

2421
22 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

2422
23 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

2423
27 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

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

2424
11 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Dance: As17551101

2425
13 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chinese Festival

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mons Delaistre, Sg Baletti, Lauchery, Noverre Jun, Dennison, StLeger, Shawford, Mathews, Pochee, L'Clert, Harrison, Granier, Hust, Sarny, Walker, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre, Morris, Rooker, Sturt, Atkins, Ackman, Walker, Sga Pietro, Mrs Addison, Mrs Noverre, Robinson, Mrs Gibbons, Mlle Charon, Mlle Rousselet, Mrs Preston, Mlle Rouend, Mrs Philips, Mrs Lawson, Little Pietro, Master Simson, Master Pope, Master Blagden, Master Hust, Master Spilsbury, Miss Bride, Miss Popling, Miss Simson, Miss Heath, Scrase, Jefferson, Burton, Marr, Vaughan, Chamness, Bullbrick, Clough, Allen, Gray, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Mathews, Mrs Simson, Miss Mills.