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18160 results for: Keyword - Sir William
We found 11784 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

2926
27 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Playbill of 2 Dec. states, correctly, that mainpiece was "2nd time these 16 years." In it the playbill assigns Sir John Melvil to Farren, but "Macready was the substitute for Farren" (World, 28 Nov.).] Receipts: #192 8s. 6d. (189.12.6; 2.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Lovewell-Holman; Sir John Melvil-Macready; Canton-C. Powell; Brush-Bernard; Serjeant Flower-Powel; Traverse-Thompson; Trueman-Evatt; Sterling-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Mattocks; Fanny-Miss Brunton; Betty-Mrs Wells; Chambermaid-Mrs Rock; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): William Shield

2927
13 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Sir Richard Steel. Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (112.3.6; 10.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Fawcett; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wilson; Pounce-Powel; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Miss Chapman; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

2928
06 March 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [Mrs Worthington is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Ballet: 1st time; composed by Giacomo? Gentili. Afterpiece [1st time: ENT 1, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; acted in place of The Prize, advertised on playbill of 4 Mar. Text (C. Lowndes, 1797)]: Altered from a Dramatick Entertainment performed 1794 [The Glorious First of June]. In the course of which will be introduced a representation of the late Glorious Engagement between the British and Spanish Fleets on the Fourteenth of February [1797, under Sir John Jervis, off Cape St. Vincent]. Receipts: #253 9s. (151.2.6; 100.17.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Performance Comment: Vincent; or, British Valour Triumphant. Commodore Broadside-Palmer; Splicem-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Barrymore; Tom Oakum-Bannister; William-C. Kemble; Ben-Sedgwick; Busy-Caulfield; Boys-Master Welsh, Master Chatterley; Mary-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Miss Leak; Old Woman-Mrs Booth; Nancy-Miss Menage. [Text adds Cottager-Maddocks, and specifies Tom-Master Welsh; Bill-Master Chatterley.]
Cast
Role: William Actor: C. Kemble

Song: III: a Masquerade Scene-; with Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Master Welsh

Ballet: End: The Labyrinth; or, The Country Madcap. Joseph-Gentili; Robert-Grimaldi; Philip-Master Menage; Rosina-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Countess-Mrs Wild; Lauretta-Miss S. DeCamp

2929
18 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit the Widow of a Baronet [Sir Richard Perrott] and a large Infant Family. [Address by John Taylor (True Briton, 21 Sept.).] Tickets to be had of the Widow, No. 28, Spring-street, Portman-square [and see 28 Jan. 1799]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-the Widow (see below); After which: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs G. Aickin

2930
23 April 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for the Widow of a Baronet [Sir Richard Perrott], and a large Infant Family. Tickets to be had of Lady Perrott, No. 28, Spring-street, Portman-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London or The Happy African

Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready

Entertainment: Monologue An Occasional Address-a Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentifield])

2931
15 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Holman; Cromwell-Lewis; Bishop of Winchester-Munden; Lord Sands-Fawcett; Duke of Buckingham-H. Johnston; Earl of Surry-Knight; Cranmer-Murray; Doctor Butts-Emery (1st and positively the Only Time of the above Performers appearing in those Characters); Duke of Norfolk-Whitfield; Duke of Suffolk-Waddy; Campeius-Davenport; Brandon, Usher-Claremont; Lord Chamberlain-Clarke; Sir George [recte Thomas] Lovel-Farley; Surveyor-Thompson; Chancellor-Whitmore; Porter-Rees; Capucius-Abbot; Porter's Man-Wilde; Cryer-Street; Serjeant-Lee; Abergavenny-Curties; Cardinal Wolsey-Pope; Anne Bullen-Miss Chapman; Patience (with a song, composed by Attwood)-Mrs Atkins; Queen Catherine (1st time)-Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Emery; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Farley; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Emery
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

Song: In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Tomorrow-Incledon

Music: Preceding: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte-Master Parker; with a new Rondo-Master Parker (Haydn); End I: a celebrated Lesson of Nicolai-Master Parker

Entertainment: Monologues End II: Alexander's Feast-Master Parker; End: Grand Address to the Audience-Master Parker

2932
27 April 1664 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: [See16640300 The Prologue-; The Epilogue-the Widow?, Wheadle?; Lord Beanford-Betterton?; Colonel Bruce-Smith?; Lovis-Morris?; Sir NicholasCully-Nokes?; Palmer-Underhill?; Wheadle-Saunford?; Graciana-Mrs Betterton?; Aurelia-Mrs Davies?; Widow-Mrs Long?; Sir Frederick Frolick-Harris?; Dufoy-Price?.
Cast
Role: Sir NicholasCully Actor: Nokes?
Role: Sir Frederick Frolick Actor: Harris?
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

2933
06 February 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would If She Could

Performance Comment: Edition of 1668: No actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 28): Courtall-Smith; Freeman-Young; Sir Joslin-Harris; Sir Oliver-Nokes; Ariana-Mrs Jenning; Getty-Mrs Davies; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Shadwell.
Cast
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Harris
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Nokes

2934
29 May 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would If She Could

Performance Comment: See16680206 Courtall-Smith?; Freeman-Young?; Sir Joslin-Harris?; Sir Oliver-Nokes?; Ariana-Mrs Jenning?; Getty-Mrs Davies?; Lady Cockwood?. Lady Cockwood?.
Cast
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Harris?
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Nokes?

2935
April 1670 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Salomon Or The Cautious Coxcomb

Performance Comment: Edition of 1671: Prologue. No actors' names. Epilogue. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 29-30): Sir Solomon-Betterton; Peregrine Woodland-Harris; Single-Smith; Wary-Sandford; Timothy-Underhill; Betty-Mrs Johnson; Julia-Mrs Betterton.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Betterton

2936
14 November 1671 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This play is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. It is uncertain, however, just when this performance occurred. The L. C. lists at Harvard (see VanLennep, Plays on the English Stage, p. 19) suggest that the three performances at the head of this list belong to the spring of 1672 rather than the spring of 1671. If this is correct, this performance of Sir Solomon is out of place in the list, for it can hardly be placed at 14 Nov. 1672, yet it is surprising that, so soon after the opening of dg, the Duke's Company should act at court, especially when the King and Queen attended dg on the following day, 15 Nov. 1671. This performance of Sir Solomon should be judged as an uncertain one

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Or The Cautious Coxcomb

2937
17 November 1677 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The play was not printed. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@145, p. 120. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 349. Andrew Marvell to Sir Edw. Harley, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician, where my Lord Shaftesbury and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the King will be there (HMC, 14th Report, Appendix, Part II, 1894, Portland MSS., Volume III, p. 357)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Popular Wisdom Or The Politician

2938
April 1701 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Sir Harry Wildair-Wilks; Colonel Standard-Mills; Fireball-Johnson; Marquis-Cibber; Beau Banter-Mrs Rogers; Clincher-Pinkethman; Dicky-Norris; Shark-Fairbank; Ghost-Mrs Rogers; Lord Bellamy-Simpson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Verbruggen; Angelica-Mrs Rogers; Parly-Mrs Lucas; Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Wilks

2939
23 October 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Booth; Surly-Keene; Crack-Bowen; Hothead-Bullock; Testimony-Johnson; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

2940
06 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Performance Comment: As at queen's, 18 Nov. 1707, but Sir Oliver-Dogget; Sir Joslin-Estcourt; Rakish-_; Sentry-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Dogget
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Estcourt

2941
03 October 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Wilks Jr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Hothead-Miller; Surly-Bickerstaff; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

2942
15 September 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: Topham, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

2943
31 October 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Lady Raleigh-Mrs Gifford; Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Gundamore-C. Bullock; Salisbury-Leigh; Young Raleigh-Egleton; Olympia-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin

Dance: As17191005

2944
13 October 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Surly-Thurmond; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Miss Tenoe

2945
14 June 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury Who Was Poisond In The Tower In The Reign Of King James The First

Performance Comment: As17230612 but Sir George Elloways-_; Cleora-_; With the Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Savage
Role: Sir George Elloways Actor: Keith

2946
02 October 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Somerset-Th. Cibber; Sir Thomas-Savage, the Author; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Savage, the Author
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Thomas Overbury Author(s): William Woodfall

2947
29 December 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle. Scottish Dance, as17331004 French Sailor and his Lass by Maker and Mlle Salle

2948
15 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Performance Comment: Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Wright; Fireball-W. Giffard; Marquis-Bardin; Clincher-Penkethman; Dicky-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Parley-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Hymens Triumph

2949
29 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: See17380223, but Sir John-Miller; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Miller

Music: III: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter; IV: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

2950
25 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Egmont, Diary, III, 83: I went with my wife to the play entitled 'Sir Walter Raleigh,' revived by the comedians on occasion of the now differences with Spain. They choose one to represent Count Gundemar, who in all things is like Mr Giraldini, the Spanish minister at our Court lately recalled, and whenever any severe things were said which bore a resemblance to our ministry's transactions, or our backwardness to resent the insults of Spain, the audience clapped all over the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf