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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.

2926
11 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17550403 but Romeo-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Mercutio-Shuter first time.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

2927
01 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17550213, but Millamant-Mrs Woffington; Waitwell-Collins; Mincing-_; Peg-_.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Millament Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: As17550430

2928
08 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17550123, but Fainall-Davies; Mincing-Mrs Toogood.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Toogood.
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Music: III: (By Desire) A Piece upon the Harp-Parry

Dance: A Hornpipe-Walker

2929
18 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Berry; Duke Senior-Blakes; Oliver-Burton; Adam-Havard; Silvius-Jefferson; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Amiens (with song)-Beard; Corin-Taswell; Celia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Hippisley; Rosalind-Miss Macklin; Touchstone-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

2930
20 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Murphy first appearance there; King-Berry; Gonzales-Havard; Garcia-Palmer; Selim-Simson; Perez-Mozeen; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Heli-Blakes; Alonzo-Burton.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Beard; Jobson-Berry; Nell-Mrs Clive; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

2931
27 September 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Myrtle-Palmer; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Minors; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; in ActII, Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Vernon; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude with a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

2932
10 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Ross; Donalbaine-Master Simson; Lady Macduff-Mrs Cowper; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Witches-Burton, Blakes, Yates; Duncan-Berry; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Usher; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Sayward-Bransby; Hecate-Beard; the Vocal Parts-Beard, Champness, others; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Dance of the Furies-.*a1755 10 10 dl The Lying Valet. As17550916*c1755 10 10 dl [Mainpiece] Written by Shakespear. This day ye News paper (thro some carelessness of the Servants put in Mr Mossop's Name instead of Mr Garrick's for Macbeth, the Master printer disocver'd it about eight in the Morning, & had the paper reprinted & sent & changed it all over the Town-it was all he cou'd do, but I believe it hurt the House (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross).
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.

2933
18 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell; With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle by Children

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

2934
24 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17551230, but Nurse-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: Granier, Miss Hilliard

2935
20 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17560224, but Nurse-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17551227, but Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs +Granier.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Granier, Mrs +Granier.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

2936
05 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Miss Young, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helm, and Mr Jona. Tickets deliver'd by Redman, R. Smith, and Jarvis will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

2937
19 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Claudio-Palmer; Don John-Bransby; Dogberry-Taswell; Antonio-Simson; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Balthasar (with Song)-Beard; Hero-Mrs Davies; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Palemon-Rooker; Laura-Mrs Vernon; Damon-Beard; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude a Rural Dance-.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

2938
01 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. This Night when Brisk (Mr Woodward) was reading the Verses with Lady Froth (Mrs Clive) instead of observing, with the Author, that her Ladyship's Coachman, John, had a red Face, said because Yr. Ladyship has a red face, & as Mrs Clive is of that Complexion the Audience burst into a loud roar, to her no small Mortification; but she behav'd well & took no Notice of it--Mr Foote brings sad houses (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: Gardiner, Mrs Vernon.,As17561021

2939
17 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Mossop, 1st time; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Garcia-Usher; Perez-Mozeen; Selim-Simson; King-Berry; Gonzales-Havard; Heli-Blakes; Alonzo-Burton; Leonora-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

2940
18 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The young Gentlewoman was Mrs Stot afterwards Mrs Lessingham. (Genest, IV, 496).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: As17561023

2941
19 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Mossop; Angelo-Havard; Escalus-Bransby; Claudio-Davies; Provost-Blakes; Lucio-Woodward; Elbow-Taswell; Bernardine-Clough; Abhorson-Vaughan; Friar Peter-Walker; Clown-Yates; Mariana-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; . .
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Mathews, Granier, Mrs Vernon, Mrs Preston.

2942
19 November 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17561021, but Trapland-Bennet; Miss Prue-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17561108, but Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17561023

2943
20 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17561119, but Trapland-Collins; Miss Prue-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2944
12 February 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17561230, but Nurse-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Woffington.

2945
18 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Catherine (by Desire)-Mrs Pritchard; With a new Dialogue Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard; With a Grand Masquerade Dance-; in which Minuet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: With a new Dialogue Epilogue Actor: Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard

2946
20 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Vernon & Young. Tickets (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 15 May 1754.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Palmer; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Beard; Morochius-Burton; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; With Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Woodward, Blakes, Beard, Bransby, Ackman, Walker, Atkins, Clough, Miss Barton, Miss Haughton, Mrs Vernon.

2947
30 April 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Performance Comment: Aletes-Mossop, 1st time; Phorbas-Davies; Lycea-Mrs Bennet; Xuthus-Berry; Ilyssus-Miss Macklin; Pythia-Miss Haughton; Creusa-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lycea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Creusa Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tam'd

Performance Comment: Palmer, Yates, Miss Pritchard, Burton, Usher, Mrs Bennet. [No assignment to characters available.]

Song: Beard

2948
05 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17570212, but Nurse-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

2949
11 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17561001, but Millamant-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Mrs Chambers

Dance: V: As17561023

2950
17 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Jefferson; Benvolio-Usher; Montague-Burton; Tibalt-Balkes; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; With an Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-to the Monument of the Capuletsv; The Vocal Parts-Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance- Proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Champness, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield