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4080 results for: Keyword - Will Richards
We found 1991 matches on Author, 1812 matches on Roles/Actors, 696 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, and 470 matches on Event Comments.

376
19 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

377
04 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations.As17760930

378
11 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: As17761109

379
24 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

380
08 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Legg & Blurton. Twelfth Night [announced on playbill of 7 May] is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of 2 principal performers. Tickets delivered for Twelfth Night by the Miss Stageldoirs and Mrs Pulley will be taken. Receipts: #225 5s. 6d. (30.0.0; 10.6.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 184.18.0) (charge: #67 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End II: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs; End: Double Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton; 2nd appearance), Miss Stageldoirs; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Blurton, Mrs Sutton [1st appearance this season]

381
26 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

382
05 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: King Richard the Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

383
26 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: later called William] Actor: Webster
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

384
25 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

385
01 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

386
01 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Comus

387
09 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17800925, but Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems.

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

388
23 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: William Actor: Du-Bellamy
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

389
18 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Burton; Watchman-Fawcett; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Spouters Actor: R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c

390
07 January 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

391
14 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

392
10 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

393
23 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wright, Grimaldi, Suett, R. Palmer, Spencer, Phillimore, Williames, Waldron, Fawcett, Alfred, Chaplin; Miss M. Stageldoir. Cast not known .

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office Author(s): C. RichardsWilliam Bates

394
13 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Doors will be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 22 Apr. 1784]. Receipts: #189 14s. 6d. (188/11/6; 1/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II) The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy

395
15 December 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Fotunatus

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir. The other Characters by Chaplin, Burton, Spencer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Wilson, Williamson, Kenny, Newbold

396
17 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by a Gentleman [unidentified]; End of afterpiece a Mad Song in character by Lyons. imitations. End of mainpiece George Saville Carey has voluntarily offered to go through the following Imitations: The Examination of a Stage Candidate (in the manner of the immortal Garrick), Juno in her Cups, Etiquette, No Flower that blows, Widow Lovett, The Roundelay (in the manner of a late much-lamented Syren [probably Mrs Cargill, who, on her return from India, was drowned on 26 Feb. 1784], The Serenade in The Jubilee (after the manner of Vernon, Bannister and Kear.) To conclude with his celebrated Dialogue, in the manner of Foote and Weston. After the Imitations the Prologue to Barbarossa by Kippling, in the character of a Country Boy, in which he will introduce a Yorkshire Jig in Wooden Shoes

Performance Comment: imitations. End of mainpiece George Saville Carey has voluntarily offered to go through the following Imitations: The Examination of a Stage Candidate (in the manner of the immortal Garrick), Juno in her Cups, Etiquette, No Flower that blows, Widow Lovett, The Roundelay (in the manner of a late much-lamented Syren [probably Mrs Cargill, who, on her return from India, was drowned on 26 Feb. 1784], The Serenade in The Jubilee (after the manner of Vernon, Bannister and Kear.) To conclude with his celebrated Dialogue, in the manner of Foote and Weston. After the Imitations the Prologue to Barbarossa by Kippling, in the character of a Country Boy, in which he will introduce a Yorkshire Jig in Wooden Shoes .probably Mrs Cargill, who, on her return from India, was drowned on 26 Feb. 1784], The Serenade in The Jubilee (after the manner of Vernon, Bannister and Kear.) To conclude with his celebrated Dialogue, in the manner of Foote and Weston. After the Imitations the Prologue to Barbarossa by Kippling, in the character of a Country Boy, in which he will introduce a Yorkshire Jig in Wooden Shoes .

397
11 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Rambler; or, The Convent in an Uproar Author(s): William Shield

398
05 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

399
12 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Related Works
Related Work: The Magic Cavern; or Virtue's Triumph Author(s): William Shield

400
07 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: In afterpiece, as17851018