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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.

626
10 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hunt. Receipts: #65 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17150202, but Ben-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: Leveridge, the New Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Also Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

627
08 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Receipts: money #36 17s.; tickets #48 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Performance Comment: See17170302 but Belinda-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: 7170302 but Belinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Song: As17170204

Dance: A new Grand Comic Dance by Thurmond Jr-Thurmond Jr, Cook, Kellom's Scholar, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; A new Spanish Dance by Thurmond Jr-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith; Entry-Kellom's Scholar; Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

628
25 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Receipts: money #35 15s. 6d.; tickets #69 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17170202, but Ophelia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Knight

Song: As17170204

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith; The last new Grand Dance-Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock

629
10 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Mrs Moore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Marius Sr-Mills; Marius Jr-Booth; Granius-Walker; Sylla-Ryan; Metellus-Boman; Sulpitius-Bickerstaff; Cinna-Quin; Comic parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Song: As17170204

630
16 May 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin, Coker, Mrs Robertson. Afterpiece: [By Benjamin Griffin.] A New Farce. Receipts: money #14 9s.; tickets #42 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Performance Comment: Jew-Griffin; Portia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Masquerade; or, An Evening's Intrigue

Performance Comment: Edition of 1717 lists: Reveller-Spiller; Gaymein-Ogden; Ogle-Griffin; Callow-C. Bullock; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Finch; Lady Harriet-Mrs Robertson; Flippant-Mrs Rubridge.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Finch
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Robertson
Role: Flippant Actor: Mrs Rubridge.

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Cook, Newhouse, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; particularly Grand Comic Wedding Dance, Dutch Skipper-Salle, Mlle Salle

631
19 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Boman, Miss Purden, Hilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17190126, but Heartwell-Thurmond; Fondlewife-Norris; Setter-_; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Topham, Mrs Santlow, Miss Tenoe

Song: Mrs Boman

632
07 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By His Royal Highness's Command. Three Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Song: As17200213

Dance: Topham Jr

633
16 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. The Front Boxes and the Pit to be laid together by Tickets at 5s. Gallery Box 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17201231, but King-Thurmond; Queen-Mrs Porter; Laertes-_.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: Hussar and Wife-Shaw, Mrs Booth

634
26 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcox, West, Clarke, Mrs Rice. Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #12 12s. 6d.; tickets #129 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17260504, but Sir Joseph-W. Bullock; Setter-Norris; Sylvia-Mrs Rice.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Rice.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Moffet
Role: Syliva Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: SSaraband-Lally, Mrs Wall; Spanish Entry-Young LeSac, Miss LaTour; Burgomaster and Wife-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

635
15 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti and Mrs Legare. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #24 19s. 6d.; tickets; #114 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 by money and 203 by tickets; stage, 8 by money; pit, 14 by money and 318 by tickets; slips, 8 by money; first gallery, 59 by money and 157 by tickets; second gallery, 91 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17280318 but King-Quin; Ghost-Milward; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Ogden; Fop-Chapman; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Gravediggers-Bullock, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Berriman

Song: End I: Mrs Barbier; III: Rochetti; IV: Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: A new Ball Dance-Glover, Mrs Legare; V: Grand Dance of Lads and Lasses-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson, Miss LaTour

636
26 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman [Mrs Steed] and her Daughter. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #20 16s.; tickets #104 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17290201, but Escalus-Ogden; Lucio-Chapman; Provost-Pitt; Clown-Hippisley; Bernardine-H. Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Berriman; Mariana-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: See17290325 but Kitty-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: 7290325 but Kitty Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: End I: Chacone-Mrs Pelling; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; V: Myrtillo-Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Moreau, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

637
06 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. By Command of his Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17281206, but King-Boman; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-W. Mills; Lenox-Cibber Jr; Seyton-Corey; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Shepard, Norris, Griffin; Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

638
02 December 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Williamson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Williamson; all the Men's Parts-Gentlemen for their Diversion; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance:

639
28 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: See17310405 A new Epilogue-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: See17310405 A new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Heron.

Dance:

640
03 May 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre Jr and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #25 3s.; tickets #117 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17330125, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hallam; Duncan-_; Seyton-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: As17330403 but Rako-_; Margery-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Music: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Sanderson, but see lif, 30 Oct. 1732

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Pelling, LeSac; II: Clown-Nivelon; III: Ball Dance finished with a slow Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Scottish Dance, as17330501

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Amorous Clown; or, The Courtizan. Clowns-Nivelon, Pelling; Wives-Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

Performance Comment: Clowns-Nivelon, Pelling; Wives-Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Wives Actor: Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden
Role: Courtezan Actor: Mrs Pelling.

641
19 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17340101, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Music: As17340213

Dance: As17340101 Also The Nassau, as17340311 Pigmalion, as17340114 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

642
22 April 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: The Nassau, as17340117 III: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. IV: Scotish Dance, as17341004 V: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle

643
26 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle D'Hervigni and Mrs Kilby. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #51 4s.; tickets #87

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17360218, but Banquo-Walker; Lenox-Stephens; King-Bridgwater; Lady Macduff-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Music: As17360121

Dance: As17360121, but Lally omitted. Also Louvre and Rigadoon by Mlle D'Hervigni. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni

644
05 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #105 1s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Porter received #20 for acting this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17400926, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter; Banquo-Hale; Donalbain-Clarke; Seyward-Gibson.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Music: For Macbeth, As17400926, but Vocal Parts-_Stoppelaer

Dance: For Macbeth, Dancing, as17400926, but Desse; +Tyrolean Dance-Haughton, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

645
22 December 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. [Miss Woodman now Mrs Ridout.] Receipts #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17411102, but Jessica-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Woffington

Dance: LLe Genereux Corsaire-Sig and Siga Fausan; only; but see17411214 Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

646
07 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Picq and Reinhold. Tickets deliver'd out by the Widow Dupre and Mrs Mather will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17440313 but Shylock-James; Gobbo-Anderson; Jessica-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: AA Bacchanalian Two Part Song-Beard, Reinhold

Dance: MMinuet-Picq, a scholar of his

647
26 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Law, Mrs Beckham, and the Miss Moreau, Miss Baker, and Miss Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: See17470206, but Richard-Cushing; Lady Anne-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Moreau.

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

648
30 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Letter in the General Advertiser in appreciation of the elegant fireworks displayed at the New Wells, Goodman's Fields, this evening.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17470328 but Antony-Giffard; Portia-Mrs Mills; Soothsayer-I. Sparks.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband Criticised

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Macklin, Mills, Yates, Barrington, Blakes, Taswell, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Bennett, Neale, Winstone

Song: I: Cantata-Sullivan; IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; V: Comic Dance, as17470410

649
29 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Burton. Last time of acting Mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: A farce of my own, call'd the Henpeck'd Captain; or, the Humours of the Militia--damn'd before half over (Cross). [Afterpiece never printed. The Larpent MS lists the following characters: Capt. Teazable, Clermont, Mons Durtete, Brigadier? Sersnet, Capt? Druget, Col? Damask, Capt? Citern, Capt? Oldport, Capt? Patty@pan, Lt? Suet Pestle, Muster Master, Serjeant, Monsieur, Mrs Teazable, Angellica, Gusset. The men are all reserve officers in the Militia who parade occasionally in fine uniforms. See note, 1 May about publication.] Receipts: #139 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17490330 but Dogberry-Taswell; a Masquerade Dance in Act II-_; [Mrs Elmy listed, probably through printer's error, as Amanda.] Friar-_; Borachio-_; Margaret-_.
Cast
Role: add Masquerade Dance Actor: Mrs Addison.
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Musical parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Henpeck'd Captain

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Palmer, King, Blakes, Miss Cole, Mrs Pitt, Usher, Marr, Bransby.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Palmer, King, Blakes, Miss Cole, Mrs Pitt, Usher, Marr, Bransby.

Song: George Burton 1st appearance on that stage

650
17 October 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A concert, etc. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d. Benefit for Bruodin and Mrs Hutton. The Play will be decently conducted, being thoroughly rehears'd, and the Performers exceeding perfect. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Bruodin from T. R. in Smock Alley, Dublin; Emilia-Mrs Hutton.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Hutton.