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27679 results for: Keyword - Mrs Williams
We found 23589 matches on Performance Comments, 10798 matches on Author, 4586 matches on Event Comments, 4237 matches on Performance Title, and 137 matches on Roles/Actors.

26676
24 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17781023, but Louisa (1st time)-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy

26677
26 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17781031, but First Constantia-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: First Constantia Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Davies.

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17790521

26678
14 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17790604 but Dungs: Christophorides-Peirce; Tinderella-_; Blousidora-Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Blousidora Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.
Role: Tittilinda Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Tinderella Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.

26679
21 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790716 but Maria-Mrs Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lloyd.

26680
08 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Palmer, Dimond, Aickin, Gardner, Stevens, Kenny, Jackson, Edwin, Parsons, Mrs Webb, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Hale, Miss Twist, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren.
Role: Lady Oldcastle Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss English Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Mrs Frankly Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Lady Didapper Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Fustian Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Mrs Revel Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Jackson; Kecksey-Blissett; The Irish Widow-Mrs Lloyd (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Irish Widow Actor: Mrs Lloyd

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17790818

26681
26 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Vernon; Ali-Dodd; Scander (1st time)-Gaudry; Fatima-Miss Collett; Lesbia-Miss Kirby; Selima-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

26682
08 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Bannister Jun.; Mahomet-Palmer; Pharon-Packer; Mirvan-Hurst; Ali-Chaplin; Alcanor-Bensley; Palmira-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Davenett

26683
08 November 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Announced in Morning Chronicle, 6 Nov., as Benefit for Mrs Webb. A notice in the same newspaper, 8 Nov., states that the benefit was "declined" because of Mrs Webb's engagement at cg [q. v. 12 Nov.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

26684
09 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17790922, but The Duenna-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Lewis; Wingate-Fearon; Gargle-Thompson; Simon-Cushing; Charlotte-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Morton.

Dance: End: new dance, The Coquette Quaker; or, The Husband Deceived-Dagueville, Jackson, Harris, Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

26685
10 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Hull, Whitfield, Peile, L'Estrange, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Miss Younge (1st appearance at this theatre). Cast from Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.: Sforza-Henderson; Cardinal-Hull; Alphonso-Whitfield; Emperor-Peile; Pescara-L'Estrange; Spanish Captains-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Lodovico-Thompson; Francisco-Aickin; Attendant-Miss Platt; Marcelia-Miss Younge; New Prologue-Lee Lewes, Hull (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.); New Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (ibid.).
Cast
Role: New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy

26686
16 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Measure For Measure [announced on playbill of 15 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Yates's Indisposition. Receipts: #76 14s. 6d. (48.4.0; 26.1.0; 2.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Lady Gorget Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

26687
02 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17791011, but Florella-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Poussin.
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

26688
20 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Duke of Gloucester-Gardner; Belmour-Griffith; Ratcliff-Dennis; Catesby-Scott; Earl of Derby-Squire; Dumont-Cresswick; Jane Shore-A Young Lady unidentified]; Alicia-Mrs Lefevre; Epilogue, [including a parody of Shakespeare's Seven Ages-Cresswick.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Lefevre

Afterpiece Title: Wrangling Lovers; or, Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Norris; Sancho-Cresswick; Leonora-A Lady [unidentified]; Jacintha-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Entertainment: Imitations. After the Epilogue: a Variety of new Imitations-Decastro; Monologue. End IV: Address to the Town, in which several Dramatic Characters will be introduced-Master Russell

26689
07 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17791117, but Susan-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett

Dance: End: The Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs

26690
17 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Wroughton; Eumenes-Hull; Abudah-Clarke; Herbis-Fearon; Artamon-Peile; Daran-L'Estrange; Sergius-R. Smith; Officers-Thompson, J. Wilson, Egan; Caled-Aickin; Eudocia-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

26691
21 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17800112, but Principal Characters-Mrs Pulley, Miss _Collett.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mrs Pulley, Miss _Collett.

26692
26 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17791229, but Lucinda-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

26693
05 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury (1st time)-Robson; Venus-Miss Brown; Pallas-Mrs Morton; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno (with a new Scotch air)-Miss Catley (1st appearance these 3 years).
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Morton

26694
11 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode On St

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day. Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss M. Linley, Miss Draper, Mrs Wrighten.

Music: End I Oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

26695
07 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17791109, but Miss Richly-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Medway Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett

26696
24 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillion-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

26697
01 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane (1st time)-Henderson; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Whitfield; Bajazet (1st time)-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Jackson; Arpasia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17800410, but in Scene III Venus-Mrs Morton; added are: Scenes V, VI, VII. The May-Day Garland; or, Harlequin's Trip to Lisson-Green. Harlequin (with the jump through the tub)-W. Bates; Scene VIII originally Scene VI; Scene IX originally Scene VII. Scene VIII originally Scene VI; Scene IX originally Scene VII.
Cast
Role: in Scene III Venus Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson
Role: Miss Louisa Balmer Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: In: To thee O gentle sleep-Leoni

26698
04 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Robinson

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

26699
31 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. [This was Mrs Robinson's last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #93 4s. (53.11; 37.11; 2.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Miniature Picture

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Arabella Loveless Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Eliza Camply Actor: Mrs Robinson

Dance: End II afterpiece: As17791122

26700
24 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Singing Spirit-Du-Bellamy; Brothers-Lamash, Wood; 1st Spirit-R. Palmer; Principal Bacchanal-Bannister; Lady (with the song of Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Sharp)-Miss Harper; Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Twist; Bacchants-Mrs Hitchcock; Eurphosyne, Principal Bacchant-A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Miss Hemet]).Miss Hemet]).
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Music: With a Fandango Overture-. [This was performed in all subsequent performances.