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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.

15276
13 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Song: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Danby [Public Advertiser: Caulfield], Cooke, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Shaw

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

Opera: V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield; Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

15277
29 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

15278
11 January 1794 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Matrimonio Segreto

Dance: End of Act I a new Divertisement, composed by Noverre [performers not listed]; End of Act II a new Pantomimic Ballet, composed by Noverre, Adelaide; ou, La Bergere des Alpes, by Aumer, Gentili, Mme Del Caro, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme M. L. Hilligsberg Sen

Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Shield William Thomas Parke

15279
12 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

15280
09 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

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

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

15281
30 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude And Hibernian Friendship

Related Works
Related Work: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: CYRUS

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

Cast
Role: Corporal Squib Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Sprigs of Laurel Author(s): William Shield

15282
02 June 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: Wits Led by the Nose; or, A Poet's Revenge Author(s): William Chamberlayne
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Afterpiece Title: THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

Music: In the Course of the Evening several Pieces on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp by Courtney and Weippert

Monologue: 1794 06 02 After the Epilogue Jacob Gawkey's Rambles tbrougb Bath by Simpson

15283
30 September 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

15284
19 November 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

Song: As17941112

15285
27 February 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

15286
28 March 1795 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aci E Galatea

Dance: king's As17950324

15287
22 April 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Doggrell In Her Altitudes; Or, The Effects Of A West India Ramble

Afterpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Author

15288
16 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Performance Comment: Act I. Scene I. A View in Laplandv; The Death and Renovation of the Elk-; Harlequin-Farley; Whalebone-Follett; Ulan Shmolinski Czernsdorff [, the Gynosophist-Thompson; Columbine-Mlle St.Amand; Aerial Spirit-Mrs Martyr; [Scene II. Cornhillv-Mr Deputy Gobble's Housev; The False Step-O'Flanagan's Blunders-The Desponding Maiden-The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone; Sailor-Townsend; Polly-Mrs Mountain (with the Duetto, Oh! welcome home, my dearest Jack, composed by Shield); English Amazonians-Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson; [Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev. The Widow Bewitched-How to restore a Deputy Common Council-Man. Scene IV. Outside of Dancing, Shaving and Hair-dressing Academyv; Scene V. Inside of Dancing Academyv; In which The Long Minuet-(Taken from the Caricature Print [see17951109]); Principal Dancers-Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand; Dancing Master-Simmons; [Scene VI. Inside of Hair-dressing Academyv; Shaving made easy to the meanest Capacity. Master of the Academy-Wilde; Irish Song-Johnstone; [To conclude with a Dance of Block Heads-; [Act II. Scene I. Cornhillv; Lord Mayor's Coach returning to Guildhall. I sup with Gobble, My names's O'Flanagan-Johnstone?; [Scene II. A Streetv; A Balcony on each side of the Stage. The Lover's Leap-Harlequin's Flight across the Theatre. Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev; The Power of Harmony. Music hath Charms-O'Flanagan's performance on the Violin-Water parted from the Sea-The Lads of the Village-Come sing round my favorite Tree-and Stoney Batter, all the same to O'Flanagan. Scene IV. A Tavernv; A Meeting of the Council-Men. Most Learned Debates!!-The Magical Nosegay-with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot; [Scene the Last. A View of Londonv; taken from the Surrey Shorev, with an exact Representation of the Lord Mayor's Show on the Water. To conclude with a Dance-; a Finale-[composed by Shield.composed by Shield.
Cast
Role: A Meeting of the Council Actor: Men. Most Learned Debates!!-The Magical Nosegay-with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Role: ! Actor: The Magical Nosegay-with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Role: The Magical Nosegay Actor: with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Role: by Shield Actor: Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Role: Carriage for the Company Actor: Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Role: Running without Horses Actor: and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Role: Common Council@men Actor: Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot
Related Works
Related Work: Lord Mayor’s Day; or, A Flight from Lapland Author(s): William Shield

15289
30 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud; Or, The Prince Of Persia

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

15290
09 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

15291
31 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

15292
07 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend (1st time); [For cast see17960123] Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Glees and Chorusses Actor: Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland.
Role: , Actor: Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes, Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Glees and Chorusses Actor: Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland.
Role: , Actor: Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes, Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Glees and Chorusses Actor: Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland.
Role: , Actor: Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes, Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

15293
09 June 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: End I: Whither my Love, Ah! Whither art thou fled? (from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: a new Occasional Address-Mrs Jordan

15294
12 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961108, but Glaude-Grimaldi

15295
26 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

15296
07 January 1797 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: End I: Divertissement-, as17970103; End Opera: Flore et Zephire, as17961126

15297
09 February 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Address (written for the Occasion)-Mrs Yates

15298
05 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): William Reeve

Entertainment: Vaudeville. In 3rd piece: (for that Night only) a Leap through a Wheel of Fire@Works and a Hoop of Daggers-Simpson

15299
09 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: concerto on violin-Master Pinto; End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Dussek

15300
23 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Related Works
Related Work: Raymond and Agnes; or, The Castle of Lindenbergh Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in Fetters, as17971025; Afterpiece to conclude: Spanish Fandango-; Finale- as17971009