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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.

801
19 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

802
10 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

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 Necromancer

803
02 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts; #126,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411021

804
11 November 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted there. Written by Shakespear. Receipsts: #93

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, A Comedy of Errors Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comedy of Errors Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Song: Between the acts: Beard, Lowe

805
09 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Christopher Perry. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Tickets delivered for 18 Nov. will be taken on this day (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: A new Comic Dance-Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Sga Bonneval; III: Scots Dance-Mathews; IV: Hornpipe-Taylor; V: Matelot-Master Matthews

806
09 December 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Garrick to Peter Garrick (Dec. 1741): You perhaps would be glad to know what parts I have play'd, King Richd-+Jack Smatter in Pamela-Clody fop's fortune-Lothario fair Penitent-Chamont Orphan-Ghost Hamlet-& Shall soon be ready in Bays in ye Rehearsal-and in ye part of Othello-Both of which I believe will do Me and Giffard great Service-I have had great Success in all, & 'tis not yet determin'd whether I play Trajedy or Comedy best-$Old Cibber has spoke with ye Greatest Commendation of my Acting, as to playing a Harlequin 'tis quite false-Yates last Season was taken very ill & was not able to begin ye Entertainment so I put on ye Dress & did 2 or three Scenes for him, but Nobody knew it but him & Giffard; I know it has been Said I play'd Harlequin at Covent Garden but it is quite false.-Little, Pineapples, pp. 28-29

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

807
05 May 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell and Marten. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance, Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

808
11 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear [customary note for all performances of this play this season. It will not be recorded further. Places to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre, indicates the building of a new tickets office for occupancy this season by Hobson, who replaces Bradshaw as Box Book-Keeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

809
22 September 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Play Written by Shakespear. The Principal Characters new dress.d, and the Theatre New Decorated. None will be admitted into the Boxes but by Printed tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office in the Lobby at 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. N.B. For the Better Regulation of the stage, it is desired that no persons will take it ill, that they cannot be admitted behind the scenes. [The notice about time and prices remains constant throughout the season and will not again be noted here. The notice about refusal of admission behind the scenes appears on each bill till the benefits begin. It will not be repeated here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

810
09 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Song: By Desire, Arrah my Judy-Stoppelaer

Dance: Villeneuve, Dumont, Richardson, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, DeVaul

811
11 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Dance: As17421026

812
16 November 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Louise. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Song: II: Song-Beard

Music: Concerto-Piantinada

Dance: IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

813
25 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Play written by Shakespear. Not acted these nine years [but see 6 Feb. 1734.

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: LLes Bourgeoise-Dumont, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Characters of Dancing, as17421025

814
21 September 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. At Common Prices. No person to be admitted behind the scenes. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary notice, not to be included again unless changed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

815
29 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Not acted in six years [but see 15 Oct. 1740]

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 Lying Valet

Dance: V: Dance, as17431123

816
07 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tragedy reviv'd. As written by Shakespear. The Characters new Dress'd. [See G. W. Stone Jr., Garrick's Handling of Macbeth," pp. 609-28.] An Essay on Acting (London, 1744): In which will be Consider'd the Mimical Behaviour of a Certain Fashionable faulty Actor....A short criticism on His Acting Macbeth. [See especially first part, pp. 1-12, on Acting; second, pp. 12-27, on Garrick as Macbeth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

817
24 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical passages. [This elaboration occurs on all Subsequent notices this season, but will not be further recorded.] Thomas Griffith died (Burney Actors MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

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

818
10 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Benefit a Gentleman under misfortunes. Tickets at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, and at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

819
11 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Will be reviv'd a Play Not acted these 100 Years. Written by Shakespear. To begin at 6 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. Daily Advertiser, 12 Sept.: Last night the much-admir'd Play of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was reviv'd....Many Persons of Distinction were in the Pit and Gallery, who could not find room in the Boxes, which were all bespoke. [Note that Cibber has omitted the concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

820
26 September 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

821
20 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical Passages. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

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

822
30 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

823
10 November 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Announced as 1 Nov., but not performed as theatre was closed by order of the Lord Chamberlain. See T. Cibber's letter in the Daily Post, 12 Nov., cited by Hogan, Shakespear in the Theatre, I, 69

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): William Shakespeare

824
20 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Not acted in 50 Years. It is hoped no Gentleman will take it ill, he cannot be admitted behind the scenes, the play being so full of characters, that any company there will be of great prejudice to the performance. [The play advertised as ready on 15 Feb., but held off until after the first performance of Papal Tyranny at cg so as not to detract from Cibber's first night.] The Principal Characters New Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Related Works
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

825
09 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Lady Macbeth-Mrs Carlisle (Hogan, Shakespear in the Theatre, p. 295).
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay