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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr William Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr William Mills")') 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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17798 results for: Keyword - Mr William Mills
We found 10808 matches on Author, 4705 matches on Performance Comments, 4673 matches on Event Comments, 841 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2526
14 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Somebody-Miller; Macahone-Williams; Isabella-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Macahone Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

2527
20 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit W. Williams. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before [but see 26 April 1728]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Colonel Fainwell Actor: Williams
Role: Sackbut Actor: R. Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera; or, The Humours of Billingsgate

Performance Comment: Melton-Stoppelaer; Pyfleet-Rosco; Harry Pyfleet-Bardin; Lieutenant-R. Williams; Cobler-Morgan; Player-Havard; Peggy Welfleet-Mrs Palmer; Jenny Pyfleet-Mrs Thomas; Apleek-Pearce.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: R. Williams

2528
14 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Giles and Williams. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Giles's Coffee House in Pall Mall.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17330330 but Foppington-Giles; Taylor-Williams.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Williamson; Epilogue-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; III: Masquerade Dance-; IV: Shepherd's Dance-Young Weeks

Song: a G Gentleman for his Diversion; A song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre address'd to the Merchants of the City of London-Excell , written by the Author of Bacchus one day gaily striding

2529
18 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Comedy [by Francis Gentleman, first perform'd at Chester, 1760 (Biographia Dramatica)]. By Permission. Benefit for Mrs Williams. Note: For performances at dl and cg 18 and 20 September, see Season of 1773-1774, p. 1745

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife; Or, Love In A Puzzle

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from York), Follett, Davies, Fearon, Lloyd, Burton, Williams, Mrs Greville (from Theatre Royal in Richmond), a Young Lady, first time; Mrs Roche, Miss Atkins, Mrs Williams; With a Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-Creswick; Old Whittle-Follett; Nephew-Farren; Old Kecksy-Courtney; Bates-Lloyd; Thomas-Williams; Irish Widow (with Epilogue song in character)-Mrs Greville (from Richmond).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Williams

Entertainment: End of Play: A Comic Medley-Cresswick; and a Variety of Imitations-Hutton

2530
19 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Williams, Mrs Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Weston (first time that part); Sir George Airy-Whitefield; Charles-Lane; Sir Jealous Traffic-Lewes; Whisper-Everard; Butler-Lloyd; Sir Francis's Servant-Thompson; Sir Jealous's Servant-Jackson; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Whitefield; Scentwell-Mrs Weston; Miranda-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: End I of Farce: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Monologue: End: A Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; new character-Mrs Gardner

2531
15 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17790924, but _Langrish, Ratchford

2532
17 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791115

2533
18 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Afterpiece Title: William and Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791115

2534
19 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

2535
24 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

2536
25 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

2537
26 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791123

2538
27 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791123

2539
09 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Voluntary Contribution now open at the Bank, for the Defence of our Country. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets to be had and Places to be taken of Brandon, at the Stage-Door in Hart-street. Tickets also to be had at the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee-House. [Prologue by William Boscawen (Monthly Mirror, Mar. 1798, p. 178. Author of Address unknown.] "A subscription was set on foot behind the scenes," to which most of the performers contributed #10 apiece (Monthly Mirror, ibid). Account-Book, 12 May: Paid into the Bank of England in aid of the Voluntary Contribution #394 15s. Receipts: #518 8s. (280.9; 12.2; tickets: 225.17) [the difference of #123 13s. appears to have been the house charge]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Earl of Surry-Holman; Earl of Pembroke-Pope; Earl William-Betterton; Robert Fitzwalter-Whitfield; Bishop of Winchester-Hull; Earl of Chester-Davenport; English Squire-Clarke; Earl of Lincoln-Waddy; French Prince-Toms; Viscount de Beaumont-Claremont; French Guard-Powel; Count de Nevers-Thompson; Herald-Farley; John de Warrenne-Miss Standen; Lady Surry-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Earl William Actor: Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

2540
07 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Furkins, Bishop, Doe, Strahan, Warwhick, Thompson, Berecloth, Williams, Robson (music porter), Creswell, Simmons will be admitted. Receipts: #296 18s. 6d. (44.10.0; 5.3.0; tickets: 247.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Whitfield; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Miss Cox; Miranda-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic

Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Mills.

2541
07 March 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Happiness

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts

Dance: As17040222

2542
13 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette

2543
20 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette

Dance: A new Italian Night Scene-Sorin, Baxter; La Caprice, as17160411

2544
23 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette

Dance: As17160420

2545
30 April 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: La Guinquette

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

2546
02 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: TThe Faggot Binders, as17640301 Dance, as17640301

2547
05 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: TThe Faggot Binders, as17640301 Dance, as17640301

2548
08 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: New Dance call'd The Sheep Shearers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker; II: The Faggot Binders, as17640224; End Opera: A Dance, as17640224

2549
12 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: The Sheep Shearers, as17640308 The Faggot Binders, as17640308 Dance, as17640308

2550
19 March 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers, as17640308 but _Grimaldi, Lauchery; II: The +Shepherdesses, as17640113; End Opera: A Dance, as17640301 but _Grimaldi, Tassoni

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