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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.

826
23 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

827
29 January 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

828
01 April 1662 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

829
10 September 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

830
18 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Cox. Written by Shakespear. This being positively the last time of the Company's Acting this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Powell; Lady Mackbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Hecate-Johnson; 1st Witch-Bullock; 2d Witch-Norris; 3d Witch-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Mackbeth Actor: Mills

Music: With all the Musick by Mr Leveridge-Renton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Mrs Bicknell

831
31 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

832
29 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

833
18 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, The Magick Fire

Performance Comment: Characters by Caulfield, Banks, Boimaison, Master Welsh, Dubois, Fairbrother, Wathen, Russell, Benson, Hollingsworth, Burton, Phillimore, Maddocks, Jones, Webb, Fisher, Wentworth, Evans, Roffey, Keys, Whitmell, Wells, Butler, W. Banks, Nicolini, Garman, Master Gregson, Master DeCamp; Miss DeCamp, Miss Mellon, Mrs Boimaison, Miss Heard, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Hedges, Mrs Heard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brooker, Miss Chatterley, Mrs Jones, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett. Chorus of Knights and Ladies (Vocal Parts)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Trueman, Danby, Cooke, Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Arne, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Miss Menage, Miss Stuart, Miss Wentworth; Cast adjusted from playbill of 9 Nov. 1796: Ormandine-Caulfield; Harlequin-Banks; Ormandine's Servant-Boimaison; Ariel-Master Welsh; Clown-Dubois; Sailor-Fairbrother; Sir Epicure-Hollingsworth; Crop-Burton; Landlord-Phillimore; Countrymen-Maddocks, Jones; Constable-Webb; Prigg-Fisher; Gipsies-Evans, Garman, Mrs Butler, Mrs Jones, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brigg; Furies-Roffey, Wells, Master Gregson; Gardener-Whitmell; Waiter-Butler; Cheesemonger-Nicolini; Postboy-Master DeCamp; Colombine-Miss DeCamp; Minerva-Miss Mellon; Spirit-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Countrywomen-Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Heard; Cook-Mrs Brooker; Chambermaid-Miss Chatterley; unassigned-Wathen, Russell, Benson, Wentworth, Keys, W. Banks, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hedges, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett.
Cast
Role: Gipsies Actor: Evans, Garman, Mrs Butler, Mrs Jones, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brigg

834
07 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick, 1st time; Macduff-Giffard; Witches-Arthur, Neale, Yates; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Giffard; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Mills; Duncan-Mills; Banquo-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Donalbain-Green; Lennox-W. Giffard; Seyward-Winstone; Seyton-Ray; Hecate-Berry; Ross-Bridges; Young Seyward-Cross; Fleance-Miss Cole; Angus-Turbutt; Doctor-Taswell; Lady-Mrs Bennet; With the Songs-; Dances-, other Decorations.
Cast
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Duncan Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

835
09 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, The Magick Fire

Performance Comment: Ormandine-Caulfield; Harlequin-W. Banks; Ariel-Master Welsh; Clown-Dubois; Sailor-Cooke; Ormandine's Servant-Grimaldi; Sir Epicure-Hollingsworth; Landlord-Phillimore; Countrymen-Maddocks, Thompson; Constable-Webb; Prigg-Fisher; Gardener-Whitmell; Furies-Roffey, Wells, Master Gregson; Waiter-Butler; Cheesemonger-Nicolini; Crop-Trueman; Postboy-Master Herron; Colombine-Miss DeCamp; Minerva-Miss Mellon; Spirit-Miss Heard; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Countrywomen-Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Heard; Chambermaid-Miss Chatterley; Cook-Mrs Brooker; Gipsies-Garman, Evans, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills, Miss Granger, Mrs Benson; Chorus of Knights and Ladies-Welsh, Wentworth, Cook, Atkins, Meyers, Caulfield Jun., Denman, Willoughby, Peck, Mrs Arne, Mrs Jackson, Miss Menage, Mrs Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Gipsies Actor: Garman, Evans, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills, Miss Granger, Mrs Benson

836
06 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste; Or, The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts by Mills, Cibber, Griffin, Harper, Miller, Milward, W. Mills, Este, Cross, Turbutt, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Clive, Miss Holliday, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cross, Miss Mann; but edition of 1735 lists: Sir Positive Bubble-Griffin; Freelove-Mills; Valentine-Milward; Sir Humphrey Henpeck-Harper; Harcourt-Mills Jr; Horatio-Este; Martin-Cibber; Reynard-Miller; Lewis-Cross; Almanzor-Master Arne; Justice Diligence-Turbut; Lady Henpeck-Mrs Cross; Maria-Mrs Clive; Dorothea-Mrs Pritchard; Dorinda-Mrs Thurmond; Angelica-Mrs Holiday; Lisetta-Mrs Mann. Prologue spoken by Cibber. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Freelove Actor: Mills
Role: Harcourt Actor: Mills Jr

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

837
21 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

838
04 February 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Booth; King-Mills; Gonsales-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills

839
25 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Medley Actor: Mills
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Thurmond, Lally, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Miss Robinson

840
02 September 1734 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Both by Mills, Cibber, W. Mills, Miller, Harper, Milward .

841
06 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: La Follette s'cest Ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Grand Dance in Stomas, as17340316

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Hush ye little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne

842
12 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: To the Author of the General Advertiser, Sir: Nothing but the Necessity of my Affairs could urge me to an address of this nature but having met with several unexpected and unavoidable misfortunes I beg leave to inform the Publick, through your means, that in order to extricate myself from my present difficulties, I have, by the indulgence of the Manager, obtain'd a Benefit before my Usual Time, which is to be the Careless Husband and the Devil to Pay on Saturday the 1st of March. As I have now put my Affairs into such a situation, that I think I shall never give the like trouble again, but at the proper time, I hope this notice will not be thought impertinent, or lessen those favours I have so often experienced, and which I am desirous of taking every opportunity to acknowledge, I am, Sir, &c W. Mills.--From dl Playhouse 8 Feb

Performances

843
23 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream

844
20 August 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw: Being The Representation Of That Celebrated And Heroick Action Of Sir William Walworth A lord Mayor Of London, Perform'd In The Reign Of king Richard The Second; Shewing How He Stab'd The Insolent Rebel, wat Tyler, At The Head Of His Rout, In smithfield, For Which Reason The Dagger, Which He So Loyally Employ'd, Was Added To The City's Arms, And Loyalty

845
07 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Lethe; or, Aesop in the Shades

Dance: III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Hornpipe-Yates

846
02 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Pasacaille-Mrs Bullock; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

847
15 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

848
17 March 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; Or, The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, Two Pierrots, Turkish Dance-

849
20 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny; Dutch Skipper-Sandham

850
20 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth