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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.

4176
23 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-West; Major Oakly-Bowles; Charles-Swindall; Russet-Kenny; Sir Harry Beagle-Everard; Captain O'Cutter-Bailey; Tom-Johnson; Paris-Thompson; Lord Trinket-Creswick; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Lee; Lady Freelove-Mrs Roach; Toilette-Mrs Bailey; Chambermaid-Mrs Everard; Harriet-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Roach
Role: Toilette Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Everard
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs West.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-West; Grumio-Everard; Catherine-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs West.

Entertainment: Monologues. End: [a Parody on Shakespeare's Stages [recte Seven Ages]-Creswick; Between Acts afterpiece: [an Epilogue[, concluding with Marplot's Address,-Creswick

4177
06 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Whitfield; Banquo-Wroughton; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Dunstall, Stevens, Quick; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Jackson [1st appearance in that character].1st appearance in that character].
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Mahon, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Miss Valois, Miss Green

4178
08 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Legg & Blurton. Twelfth Night [announced on playbill of 7 May] is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of 2 principal performers. Tickets delivered for Twelfth Night by the Miss Stageldoirs and Mrs Pulley will be taken. Receipts: #225 5s. 6d. (30.0.0; 10.6.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 184.18.0) (charge: #67 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs; End: Double Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton; 2nd appearance), Miss Stageldoirs; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Blurton, Mrs Sutton [1st appearance this season]

4179
15 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17771226, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Spirits Actor: Mrs Gaudry.
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Gymp Actor: Mrs Colles

Dance: IV: New Dance, as17771125; End I afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111

Song: In: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

4180
15 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Wroughton; Arnold-Whitfield; Lord Audley-Hull; Earl of Salisbury-Mahon; Cardinal Perigort-Fearon; King John-L'Estrange; Dauphin-Robson; Duke of Athens-Booth; Charney-Thompson; Ribemont-Aickin; Mariana-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Characters Actor: Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780511

Song: As17780511

Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Farrell.

4181
16 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Chambers, Fawcett & Mrs Colles. Receipts: #241 18s. (31.13.0; 11.12.6; 0.10.6; tickets: 198.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17770923, but Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Harriet-Mrs Colles (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

4182
21 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: As17780518, but Mrs Poussin. Prologue as17780518.
Cast
Role: Mrs Upstart Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Greville

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors; A Tragedy for Warm Weather

Performance Comment: Warm@Weather Tragedians-Palmer, Parsons, Gardner, R. Palmer, Jackson, Massey, Davis, Walker, Stevens, Peirce, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Jewell. [Probable cast: Flints: Abrahamides (the Chief)-Palmer; Isaacos-Gardner; +Jackides-Jackson; +Barnardo-Davis. +Master Tailors: Francisco-Parsons; +Regniades-R. Palmer; +Campbello-Massey. +Dungs: Zacharydes-Walker; +Timotheus-Stevens; +Christophorides-Peirce; +Tittilinda-Miss Platt; +Dorothea-Mrs Jewell; +Tailors' Ladies-Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs W. Palmer.]
Cast
Role: Warm@Weather Tragedians Actor: Palmer, Parsons, Gardner, R. Palmer, Jackson, Massey, Davis, Walker, Stevens, Peirce, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Jewell.
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Tailors' Ladies Actor: Mrs Love, Mrs Poussin, Mrs W. Palmer.

Dance: As17780518

4183
19 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Cardinal Wolsey-Digges (1st appearance this season); Buckingham-Palmer; Cranmer-Gardner; Surry-Aickin; Cromwell-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Parsons; Lord Sands-Massey; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Chancellor-Blissett; Sir T. Lovell-Stevens; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Lamash; King Henry-Usher; Anne Bullen-Miss Hale; Patience [with a song]-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Finette Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Almadine Actor: Mrs Massey.

4184
30 July 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Machin; Launcelot-Everard; Jessica-Mrs Nost; Portia-Miss Taylor.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Nost

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

4185
22 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Performance Comment: Caractacus-Digges (1st appearance in that character); Arviragus-Lewis; Elidurus-Wroughton; Vellinus-Whitfield; Aulus Didius-Peile; Modred-Aickin; Chief Bard-Hull; Bards-L'Estrange, Fearon; Evelina-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Principal Vocal Parts-Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.[For parts see17800506.]For parts see17800506.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Lings, Miss Valois. [These were the same in all subsequent performances.

4186
09 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17780928, but King Lear-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Rundell]); Cordelia-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green

4187
07 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17781005, but Tressel-Farren; Queen-Mrs Farren (of dl).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Farren
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

4188
22 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Gloster-Aickin; Bastard-Palmer; Kent (1st time)-Hurst; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Wrighten; Burgundy-Norris; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Physician-Wright; Old Peasant-Waldron; Servant to Cornwall-R. Palmer; Curan-Fawcett; Captain of the Guards-Chaplin; Edgar-Webster; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Regan-Mrs Colles; Arante-Miss Kirby; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Johnston

4189
07 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17780924, but Donalbain-Master Benson; Lady Macbeth (for that night)-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Song: original Music , as17780924, but _Legg, _Carpenter

4190
05 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17781104, but Hero-Mrs Lessingham (of cg).
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton.
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: In: Grand Dance, as17781102, but _Henry, Grimaldi, Master +Mills, Miss +Grimaldi

Song: As17790413

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Wrighten

4191
05 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17781024, but Posthumus-Reddish; Imogen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17781024

Song: As17781024

4192
11 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Clown-Grimaldi (1st appearance in that character); Pantaloon-Burn; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Country Girls-Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Wright

Song: As17790503

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Wrighten

4193
14 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17781017, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (of cg).
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Coopers, as17781211

Ballet: End III: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503 at cg Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong

4194
21 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Dagueville (ballet-master), Cushing, Simpkinson, Master Jackson, J. Bates and Mrs Ackman for Tuesday the 25th instant will be admitted this Night. Brunsdon's outstanding Tickets for Cymbeline will also be received

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: End I: La Chasse de Diane-Dagueville's Pupils, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Dagueville, Miss Armstrong, with a new Minuet and Gavot; End IV: The Embarkment for Cytherea=, as17781125, but Master _Dagueville, Master _Holland, Langrish, Miss +Ross; End I afterpiece: +The Burgomaster, as17790216

Song: As17790127

4195
16 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance upon the [recte: this] stage [Henry]); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

4196
29 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17791018, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Witches Actor: Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: As17791018

4197
23 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Robson; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17791204

4198
05 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17791012, but Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Trapland-Waldron; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

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

4199
08 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17791111, but Lorenzo (with songs)-Vernon; Jessica (1st time [song omitted])-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17791204; End IV: Dance-Master Dagueville, Master Holland, Miss Dagueville

4200
08 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The 9th Night [Benefit for the Author (on playbill of 7 Feb.)] of Zoraida is obliged to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Yates's Illness. [The same Benefit was announced on playbill of 11 Mar., but the play was again deferred. See 1 May 1781.] Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (103.17.0; 28.15.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

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