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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.

2201
09 October 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Knight; Heartwell-Middleton; Freehold-Davenport; Sir John Inglish-Wilde; Shacklefigure-Rees; Constables-Thompson, Cross, Abbot; Flora-Mrs Townsend; Aura-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Sir John Inglish Actor: Wilde

Dance: As17951005

2202
11 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

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

Dance: As17951005

2203
30 May 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

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

Dance: As17951125

2204
06 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): William Reeve

2205
07 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

2206
09 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

2207
11 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): William Reeve

2208
13 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: Bantry Bay Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

2209
18 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): William Reeve

2210
20 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): William Reeve

2211
08 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Munden

2212
24 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Festival

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Dance: End I: The Statute Dance-

2213
25 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Tacet Actor: Powel
Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant

2214
16 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Holman
Role: Sir William Dorrillon Actor: Munden

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

2215
17 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Dance: As17971115

2216
17 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Afterpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Dance: End I 1st piece: The Statute Dance-

Song: In 2nd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

2217
05 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Cast
Role: Sir William Honeywood Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Related Works
Related Work: Paul and Virginia Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: As18000503

2218
08 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Cast
Role: Sir William Honeywood Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Related Works
Related Work: Paul and Virginia Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: As18000503

Song: As18000503

2219
November 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward The Third With The Fall Of Mortimer Earl Of March

Performance Comment: [The author is not certain, but possibly the play was written by John Bancroft and William Mountfort.] Edition of 1691: Prologue-Mr Powell; Epilogue-Mrs Bracegirdle; King Edward the Third-Powell; Mortimer Earl of March-Williams; Lord Mountacute-Mountfort; Sir Tho. Delamore-Kynaston; Sir Robert Holland-Hodgson; Tarleton, Bishop of Hereford-Lee; Serjeant Eitherside-Nokes; Turrington-Bridges; Nevill-Freeman; Sly-Bright; Secret-Trafuse; Earl of Leicester-Bowman; Earl of Exeter-Sandford; Isabella-Mrs Barry; Maria-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Mortimer Earl of March Actor: Williams
Role: Sir Robert Holland Actor: Hodgson
Related Works
Related Work: King Edward the Third: With the Fall of Mortimer, Earl of March Author(s): William Mountfort

2220
05 November 1729 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-W. Williams; Scandal-W. Giffard; Tattle-R. Williams; Foresight-Hallam; Ben-Burney Sr; Jeremy-Collet; Angelica-Mrs Purden; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Clark; Mrs Frail-Mrs Haughton; Prue-Mrs Mountfort; Nurse-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: W. Williams
Role: Tattle Actor: R. Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Dance:

2221
28 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I

Performance Comment: As17280910, but Glendower-Cibber; Douglass-Williams; Sir Walter-Wm. Mills; Sir Richard-Bridgwater; Poins-Watson.
Cast
Role: Douglass Actor: Williams
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

2222
01 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17300216, but Sir Joseph-R. Williams; Belmour-Smith; Laetitia-Mrs Haughton; Araminta-Miss Vaughan , her first on any stage; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: R. Williams
Role: Sharper Actor: W. Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: LLads and Lasses-Burny, Eaton, Miss Sandham, Miss M. Vaughan; Two Pierrots-Burny, Eaton; Dutch Skipper-Sandham

2223
14 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17301123, but Sir Sampson-W. Williams; Ben-Morgan, from lif, being the first Time of his appearing upon this Stage; Prue-Mrs Morgan, from lif, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: W. Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

2224
17 May 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Stevens, first time; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Williams, first time; Shallow-Weston; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Packer; Fenton-Scrase; Slender-O'Brien; Rugby-Marr; Mrs Page-Miss Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs Hippisley; Host-Philips; Simple-Vaughan; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Williams, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Song: Between the Acts: Randall; II: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Entertainment: By Particular Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

2225
08 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Text 1st published in his Posthumous Dramatic Works, Vol. II (G. and W. Nicol, 1813); it assigns no parts, but adds George Ivey and David Duncan, acted by Caulfield and Packer. Genest erroneously assigns Sir Adam to Wewitzer and Beau Tiffany to R. Palmer. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (True Briton, 9 May). Songs by Michael Kelly, in Act I harmonized by Sir William Parsons.] True Briton, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #581 15s. (294.18.6; 72.7.0; 3.17.6; tickets: 210.12.0) (charge: #213 6s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dowton, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., C. Kemble, R. Palmer, Suett, Caulfield, Packer, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan, Miss Tidswell. [Cast from Monthly Visitor, May 1797, p. 450, and suggested by Genest, VII, 293: Sir John Manfred-Dowton; Sir Adam ap Origen-Bannister Jun.; Squire Abel-Wewitzer; Peregrine-C. Kemble; Beau Tiffany-Suett; Ned Flexible-R. Palmer; Lady Manfred-Miss Pope; Letitia Manfred-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Tidswell; unassigned-Caulfield, Packer; [but see below. Address [as Prologue]-Bannister Jun. (in the character of Sheva) [in The Jew]; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Manfred Actor: Dowton
Role: Sir Adam ap Origen Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Song: In I: The Song [Blest were the hours], Song incidental to the Epilogue-Mrs Jordan