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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "W Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "W Williams")') 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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13355 results for: Keyword - W. Williams
We found 10791 matches on Author, 2743 matches on Performance Comments, 676 matches on Event Comments, 277 matches on Roles/Actors, and 83 matches on Performance Title.

926
09 April 1714 @ Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , all New; Compos'd by Mr William Turner-

927
28 June 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Rhodes, Part I

928
02 July 1661 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Rhodes, Part Ii

929
01 November 1661 @ Middle Temple

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Honour

930
10 September 1664 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

931
06 January 1665 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

932
09 August 1673 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

933
September 1674 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Honour

934
15 July 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Song: Salway

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Chacone-Mrs Anderson; Two Pierrots-Newhouse, Pelling

935
04 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

936
03 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

937
26 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Performance Comment: Temple Beau-Giffard; other parts by W. Giffard, W. Williams, Penkethman, Burney, W. Bullock, Collett, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Purden, Mrs Seal; but edition of 1730 lists Sir Avarice Pedant-Collet; Sir Harry Wilding-Penkethman; Wilding-Giffard; Veromil-W. Giffard; Valentine-Williams; Pedant-Bullock; Pincet-Bardin; Lady Lucy Pedant-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gravely-Mrs Haughton; Bellaria-Mrs Purden; Clarissa-Mrs Seal; Prologue by James Ralph-Giffard; Epilogue by a Friend-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Williams

938
17 March 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-W. Giffard; Ford-Giffard; Sir Hugh-Penkethman; Shallow-Collet; Page-Huddy; Caius-Bardin; Fenton-Lacy; Host-R. Williams; Pistol-Pearce; Bardolfe-Machen; Slender-Bullock; Mrs Ford-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Page-Mrs Haughton; Ann Page-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Kirk.
Cast
Role: Host Actor: R. Williams

Song: Miss Thornowets

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

939
01 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play

940
20 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.

941
20 December 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris, Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.

942
07 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

943
31 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Brothers and Sisters of Charles Williams, deceas'd. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance:

944
19 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

945
08 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, attributed to Richard Brinsley Sheridan (see G. W. Williams in Studies in Philology, XLVII, 1950, 619-28). Synopsis of action (W. Randall, 1779) lists no parts]: The Overture and Music entirely new. With new Scenes, Machines, Dresses and Decorations. All the Scenery, Machinery, &c. designed by DeLoutherbourg and executed under his direction. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. [For a discussion of this pantomime see Theatre Survey, II, 54-66.] Public Advertiser, 24 Feb. 1779: This Day is published an Account of The Wonders of Derbyshire and the Songs (6d.). Receipts: #225 19s. (223.18.0; 2.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

946
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

947
10 December 1663 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Step Mother

Performance Comment: . Sylvanus-Sandford?; Filamor-Bettertun?; Adolph-Young?; Tetrick-Underhill?; Fromund-Price?; Crispus-Smith?; Capito-Metborn?; Gracchus-Lovell?; Sergius-Rob. Noke?; Pontia-Mrs Williams?; Caesarina-Mrs Bettertun?; Violinda-Mrs Davies?; Brianella-Mrs Long?; The Prologue to the King-; The Prologue to the Stage-; The Epilogue to the House-the Step-Mother?; The Epilogue to the King-; Instrumental Vocal Recitative Musick by Mr Lock-.
Cast
Role: Pontia Actor: Mrs Williams?

948
May 1691 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: King Arthur-Betterton; Oswald, King of Kent-Williams; Conon-Hodgson; Merlin-Kynaston; Osmond-Sandford; Aurelius-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Albanact-Bowen; Guillamar-Harris; Emmeline-Mrs Bracegirdle; Matilda-Mrs Richardson; Philidel-Mrs Butler; Grimbald-Bowman; Prologue to the Opera-Mr Betterton; The Epilogue-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: King of Kent Actor: Williams

949
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

950
25 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: A new Song proper to the Occasion-

Dance: WWhitson Holyday-Boval, Mrs Mills; Dutch Boor and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Sultana-Miss Robinson