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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Sir William"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Sir William")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

1776
28 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

1777
29 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: The Medley, as17641120

1778
31 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

1779
19 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd The Village Romps-Fichar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere

1780
01 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: The Garland?-as17651003

1781
15 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Love-Fischar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

1782
26 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Query: Whether the Dance should not have read "The Sicilian Peasants." See 1 Oct. 1764 and compare 22 Dec. 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants-Man Peasant Sga Manesiere, Woman Peasant Miss Wilford

1783
02 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. N.B. Love in a Village will not be acted after this evening, for a considerable time, on account of a new Musical Comedy which will be performed some Day this week. [See 6 Dec., The Summer's Tale.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

1784
01 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

1785
13 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17650920, but short bill listing Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Lucinda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

1786
22 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1787
03 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

1788
13 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Gibson.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

1789
03 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

1790
17 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

1791
26 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: All in the Right

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: IV: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

1792
20 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Arnauld, Miss Street

1793
24 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17660620

1794
26 June 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17660620

1795
23 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob Jallop-Murden; Heeltap-Shuter; Bruin-Palmer; Roger-M'George; Snuffle-Quick; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jallop Actor: Murden

Entertainment: Dancing-

Related Works
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The Gentleman Dancing Master Author(s): William Wycherley

1796
25 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jallop Actor: Murden

Dance: As17660715

1797
28 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jallop Actor: Murden

Dance: As17660715

1798
06 August 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jallop Actor: Murden

Dance: As17660715

1799
02 September 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Jewell, Treasurer. Afterpiece: By Desire. For the Entertainment of the Indian Chiefs and the Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: Arnaud, Miss Twist

Entertainment: End: (for that Night only) Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter

1800
29 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: The Garland, as17661023