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16357 results for: Keyword - Mr William Shakespear
We found 10808 matches on Author, 5343 matches on Event Comments, 2686 matches on Performance Comments, 581 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

551
07 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Receipts: #99 4s. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

552
10 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song:

Dance:

553
06 February 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The [Country] Wedding

554
28 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mrs Laguerre. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #35 5s. 6d.; tickets #127 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: III: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Grand Dance of Momus-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Salle, Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Dance: II: A Dialogue of Ballad@Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright; IV: Chancon a Boire-Leveridge, Laguerre; Black@Ey'd Susan, in the Character of a Sailor,-Laguerre (by Desire)

555
17 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones (Numberer) and Little (Gallery Boxkeeper). At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With the Original Musick, Songs, and Dances, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: As17310427

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

556
18 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers.Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Followers of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

557
18 September 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. [Prince of Wales and the Princesses Amelia and Caroline expected to attend.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

558
13 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams

559
13 November 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #55 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer; With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

560
01 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

561
05 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowman and Paget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

562
28 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play and the Original Musick, Songs, and Dances. Afterpiece: With the Additional Scene representing the Drawing of the Lottery in Guild-Hall. [For a discussion of Wilks as actor-manager and a brief comment on the defects of T. Cibber as Macduff, see Grub St. Journal, 5 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Music: The Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, E. Roberts, Charke

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Davenport

563
22 December 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Song: Master Cuttin

564
12 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #36 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Mrs Pelling; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Saraband-Lesac, Miss LaTour; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

565
30 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera [Author not known. Apparently not published.

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: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

566
17 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Written by Shakespear. Daily Post, 17 Oct.: We hear some Passages in . . . The Livery-Rake ... not being approved by the Audience, the Company ... will not perform it again till proper Alterations are made by the Author; they being desirous to avoid forcing any Entertainment on the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Select Pieces

567
26 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and Delagarde

568
19 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Dance: As17331113

569
24 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Foreign Ministers. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

570
26 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Festival (The Impromptu Revel Masque)

571
27 December 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

572
01 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Second Piece: As 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

573
06 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

574
19 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Music: As17340213

Dance: As17340101 Also The Nassau, as17340311 Pigmalion, as17340114 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

575
10 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann