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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.

3776
29 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17431203, but The Vocal Parts-Mrs _Vincent, Miss _Hillyard.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs _Vincent, Miss _Hillyard.
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs _LeFont.

3777
03 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17431208, but Calphurnia-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17431029, but Loverule-Beard; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

3778
12 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17431128, but Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

3779
10 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Performance After the manner of an Oratorio Set by Mr Handel. Tickets will be deliver'd to subscribers on paying their subscription money, this day and every day following at Mr Handel's House in Brook Street, near Hanover Square, where attendance will be given from nine o'clock in the Morning till three in the afternoon. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office in the theatre at Half a Guinea each, First Gallery 5s.; Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. [Customary notice which will not be repeated.] Gallery opened at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six. Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes: There is a four-part song that is delightfully pretty...there was no disturbance at the playhouse. -Delany, Autobiography, II, 262. [Libretto by Congreve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semele

3780
13 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17431216, but Lucy-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Hillyard

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17431227, but Apollo-Villeneuve; Aerial Spirits-Mrs _Delagarde.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Mrs _Delagarde.
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Kilby.

3781
28 March 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Noll Bluff-Marten; Belinda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Phillida-Mrs Clive; in which characters will be introduced the Favourite Duetto in Solomon, Composed by Mr Boyce-Beard, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive.

Song: II: New Song by Handel-Beard; IV: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: III: Scotch Dance, as17431124; V: Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

3782
02 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom; or The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft; Favourite Duette My Faith and Truth, from oratorio Sampson,-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

3783
04 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17440114, but Francisca-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Bawd Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mr Boyce Actor: Beard, Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: New Dance-Cooke; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla; IV: New Serious Dance-Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; V: Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Cooke, Mrs Domitilla

3784
09 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Oliver-Mills; Springlove-Cross; Old Rents-Turbutt; Hearty-Dunstall; Randal-Morgan; Patrico-Woodburn; Martin-Ray; Justice Clack-Taswell; Vincent-Blakes; Hillyard-Moreland; Rachel-Mrs Chetwood; Meriel-Miss Budgell; Amice-Miss Bradshaw; Beggars-Collins, Gray, Miss Scotts.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Moreland

Dance: Muilment, Mlle Auguste; A Dance-Desse, Mrs Walter

3785
12 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Mrs Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: Cantata-Beard; To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: NNew Serious Dance, as17440404

3786
18 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17440103, but Brutus-Sheridan (being the last time of his performing this season); Portia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: See17440402 but Lucy-Mrs Clive only Lucy listed.
Cast
Role: 7440402 but Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive only Lucy listed.

3787
28 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Harrington, Anderson, Raftor, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve

Song: Duet My Faith and Truth from Samson-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

3788
25 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17431128, but Desdemona-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Cooke, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve

3789
31 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17431217, but Lady Ann-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: King Edward V Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann.
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, The Miss Scotts, Mlle Auguste.
Role: Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio

3790
29 June 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Part of Hamlet-a young Gentleman[, his first attempt on any stage [Goodfellow]; Ghost-Macklin; King-Townly; Laertes-Marr; Horatio-Simpson; Polonius-Mallin; Marcellus-Holt; Rosencrans-Nelson; Guildenstern-Jarvis; Ostrick-Pennington; Bernardo-Reeves; Francisca-Smith; Gravediggers-Macklin, Vaughan; Queen-Mrs Macklin; Player Queen-Miss Taylor; Ophelia-a young lady.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Macklin

3791
22 September 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Cibber; Iago-Paget; Roderigo-Charles; Brabantio-Furnival; Cassio-Mozeen; Emilia-Mrs Chetwood; Desdemona-Miss Jenny Cibber; Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Chetwood

Music:

3792
05 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Goodfellow; Queen-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bambridge.

3793
19 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17441102, but Celia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Followers of Proserpine Actor: Sga Campioni, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozane
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Mrs Delagarde
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Delagarde
Role: Lasses Actor: Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Jackson, Mrs Vaughan
Role: Earth Actor: LaLauze, Mrs Duval
Role: Air Actor: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde
Role: Fire Actor: Picq, Mrs LeBrun

3794
25 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17441030, but Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Witches-Macklin, _Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

3795
04 March 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17450204, but Jessica-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennett

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Sibelli

Dance: IV: Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

3796
09 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Lady Macbeth-Mrs Carlisle (Hogan, Shakespear in the Theatre, p. 295).
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Carlisle

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

3797
21 March 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Townly; Desdemona-Mrs Carlisle.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Carlisle.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3798
06 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17441101, but Francisca-Mrs Rowley.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Rowley.
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Bawd Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Duval, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozane

3799
22 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17441024, but Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Stanley-_; Norfolk-_; Catesby-_; Tyrrel-_; Lord Mayor-_; Ratcliff-_; Lieutenant-_; Oxford-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs James
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17441124, but Kitty-Mrs Clive; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: With the Song Twas When the Seas were Roaring Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

3800
21 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17450118, but Brisk-Chapman; Lady Plyant-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Duval, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozane