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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Mills")') 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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4317 results for: Keyword - W. Mills
We found 3291 matches on Performance Comments, 828 matches on Roles/Actors, 413 matches on Event Comments, 302 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

3676
03 June 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Sir Jealous-Turbutt; Charles-Havard; Butler-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Mrs Horsington; Whisper-Woodburn; Patch-Mrs Macklin; Miranda-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Beard, Lowe

3677
13 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Notices of performances on this date had appeared since 8 Sept., as at common prices and written by the late Sir Richard Steele, yet under the unsettled circumstances Fleetwood may not have assembled the players necessary for the production. Macklin, Garrick, Mills, Pritchard, Havard, Berry, Leigh, Blakes, Woodburn, Mrs Clive, Mrs Pritchard, and Mrs Mills had withdrawn and were attempting to form a company for acting at the New Haymarket. See Drury Lane Management in the Introduction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

3678
12 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Cibber; Sealand-Bridges; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Green; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

Song: II: Song-Morland (his 1st appearance)

Dance: V: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

3679
13 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17431025, but Lear-Garrick; Bastard-Mills; Albany-Turbutt; Old Man-_; Arante-_.
Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

3680
16 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Ananias-Morgan; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Green; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Miss Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Abel Drugger-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer's Feast

Dance: III: Italian Masquerade, as17431126

3681
21 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431114, but Valentine-Havard; Jeremy-Cross; Buckram-Woodburn; Angelica-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: III: Morland

3682
22 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17431011, but Archer-Garrick; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Sir Charles-Blakes; Dorinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: II: As17431123

Song: IV: Morland

3683
29 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17431210, but Monimia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: As17431123

3684
03 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17431018, but Juba-Mills; Marcus-Blakes; Decius-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

3685
21 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Performance Comment: Corvus-Delane; Decius-Havard; Metullus-Mills; Mutius-Bridges; Manlius-Berry; Quintus-Blakes; First Cartheginian Ambassador-Turbutt; 2nd Ambassador-Usher; Attilus Regulus-Taswell; Scaurus-Green; Emilius-Woodburn; Mantia-Mrs Giffard; Clelia-Miss Budgell; Regulus-Garrick; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Miss Woffington. [From 1st edition, but listed in order of actors given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]From 1st edition, but listed in order of actors given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]
Cast
Role: Metullus Actor: Mills

3686
12 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Garrick, 1st time; Manly-Delane; Sir Francis-Yates; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Neale; Squire Richard-Green; John Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

3687
30 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17440328 but Manly-Delane; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

3688
17 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Neale; Bellguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Curly-Berry; Hothead-Morgan; Testimony-Taswell; Merchant-Woodburn; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Farewell Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Song: II: Morland

Dance: IV: Mlle Auguste

3689
01 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington; Atall-Giffard; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Sir Solomon-Morgan; Sir Harry-Collins; Old Wilful-Dunstall; Capt Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Finder-Berry; Lady Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Walter; Wishwell-Mrs Cross; Situp-Mrs King; China Woman-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste; V: Minuet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

3690
14 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Giffard; Petulant-Neale; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; Witwou'd-Cross; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Budgell; Mincing-Miss Cole; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Peg-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

3691
04 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

3692
20 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time in that part; Phoenix-Furnival; Pylades-Mozeen; Cephisa-Mrs Chetwood; Cleone-Miss Houghton.
Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Gardener's Wedding

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Singing-Mrs Hill; III: The Noon Tide Air from Comus-Mrs Hill

3693
19 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin, 1st appearance here in 2 years; Lorenzo-Lowe (with proper songs); Anthonio-Delane; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Mills; Launcelot-Neale; Gobbo-Ray; Tubal-Taswell; Portia-Mrs Woffington; Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Nerissa-Mrs Bennett; Morochius-Woodburn; Salanio-Berry; Solarino-Blakes; Balthazar-Green; With an Occasional Prologue-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Leonardi, Sga Bettini; IV: Grand Dance, as17441217

3694
22 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17441106, but Face-Macklin; Subtle-Mills.
Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: II, IV: Lowe

3695
27 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17441019, but Johnson-Mills; Other-Miss Minors, Mrs _Ridout, Miss +Yates, Miss _Wright.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: V: Grand Dance, as17441217

3696
28 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17441117, but Bevil Jun.-Delane; Tom-Macklin; Myrtle-Mills [playbill reproduced in Genest IV, 142-43].playbill reproduced in Genest IV, 142-43].
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Dance: IV: Grand Dance, as17441217

3697
29 December 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17441107, but Scrub-Garrick; Archer-Giffard; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: IV: A Cantata-Lowe

3698
14 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; 1st Spirit-Mills; Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Arne, 1st Appearance in England for three years; Lady (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Mrs Cibber; Elder Brother-Giffard; Younger Brother-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Woodburn; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Bacchanal-Lowe; The Dance-Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.
Cast
Role: 1st Spirit Actor: Mills

3699
24 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17450114, but Lady-Mrs Mills; Sweet Echo-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: 1st Spirit Actor: Mills

Dance:

3700
25 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17441030, but Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Witches-Macklin, _Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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