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2489 results for: Keyword - Wilks Jr
We found 1884 matches on Performance Comments, 556 matches on Performance Title, 169 matches on Event Comments, 111 matches on Roles/Actors, and 7 matches on Author.

101
11 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Topham, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe; particularly Lads and Lasses-

102
20 February 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Elder Loveless Actor: Wilks
Role: Young Loveless Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger

103
10 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks Jr

Song: Miss Tenoe

104
13 April 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe; particularly Myrtillo-

105
07 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Duart Actor: Wilks Jr

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Song: As17231009

Dance:

106
08 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Elder Loveless Actor: Wilks
Role: Young Loveless Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

107
04 December 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Farewell Actor: Wilks Jr

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shepard

108
16 February 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Rover Actor: Wilks
Role: Antonio Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: As17241230

109
04 March 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Vizard Actor: Wilks Jr.
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

110
11 March 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: As17250304

111
16 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Wilks Jr

Dance: WWhitson Holiday-Boval, Miss Tenoe; Myrtillo-Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter

112
27 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: See17190124, but Sir Charles-Wilks being the first time of his Acting since his late Indisposition.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks being the first time of his Acting since his late Indisposition.

Dance: As17190423

113
30 April 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: See17200314 but Hamlet-Wilks.
Cast
Role: 7200314 but Hamlet Actor: Wilks.

114
15 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks Jr. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Cibber; Voltore-Thurmond; Sir Politick-Norris; Peregrine-Watson; Caelia-Mrs Booth; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Mosca Actor: Wilks

Dance: Mrs Booth, Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

115
22 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Performance Comment: Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Wilks Jr, Norris, Harper, Penkethman, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Younger, Mrs Heron, Mrs Baker, Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, who never appear'd on this Stage before

116
11 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks, the Office Keeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Amphitryon-Mills; Alcmena-Mrs Thurmond; Phaedra-Mrs Bicknell; Jupiter-Wilks.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Wilks.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow; A new Dance-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Younger; English Clown-Weaver; Miss Lindar

117
10 October 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Royal Highness's Command. Written by Ben. Johnson. Daily Journal, 11 Oct.: Wednesday their Royal Highnesses...were very much pleas'd with the inimitable Performance of Mr Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Sir Politic-Norris; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Cibber; Voltore-Thurmond; Celia-Mrs Booth; Lady Woudbe-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Mosca Actor: Wilks

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Teno

118
15 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

119
23 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

120
28 May 1715 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

Performance Comment: ..We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June).
Cast
Role: both Vocal and Instrumental Music Actor: and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting

121
24 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Purcell's Mad Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Thurmond's last new Mad Dance-Thurmond, others; Comic Dance-Thurmond, Miss Smith

122
21 May 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Dance: Newhouse, Sandham, Pelling, Cook Jr, delaGarde's Two Sons, Miss Francis; Four Scaramouches-

123
29 April 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Dance: Rice, Tape a Scholar of Topham Sr, who never appear'd on any Stage before, Topham Jr, Sandham, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis, Sandham's Little Boy

124
31 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Wilks

Song: Mrs Bowman

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

125
13 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vie Est Un Songe

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur de la Lune

Afterpiece Title: Le Francois a Londres

Dance: Pierrot and Pierraite by Le Sage Jr and Miss Verneuil