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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.

851
25 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Penseroso Ed Il Moderato; Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts As17800211, but 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.

Music: End of Part I: concerto on the violin, as17800211; End of Part II: concerto on the hautboy, as17800216

852
29 February 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Jerrold; Stockwell-Jones; Capt. Dudley-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Fulmer-Willis; Varland-Creswell; Stukely-Wortley; Major O'Flaherty-Price; Lady Rusport-Mrs Weeks; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kingham; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Jerrold; Prologue-Master Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Fulmer Actor: Willis

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Entertainment: Monologue.End: A Sea Fight.Frenchman-Jerrold

853
01 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph; Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts As17800211, but 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.
Related Works
Related Work: Have at All; or, The Midnight Adventure Author(s): Joseph Williams

Music: As17800216

854
03 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Music In Bonduca; Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Singers Same As17800211, but 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.

Music: End of Part I: concerto on the violin, as17800211; End of Part II: concerto on the organ, as17800211

855
08 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus; Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts As17800211, but 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.

Music: As17800216

856
10 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Penseroso; Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode On St

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day; Alexander's Feast. Singers Same. As17800211, but 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.

Music: As17800211

857
15 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts As17800211, but 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.

Music: End of Part I: concerto on the organ, as17800211

858
17 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts As17800211, but _Webster, Reinhold (who obligingly takes $Webster's part, he being extremely ill); 1st Violin-Richards as17800216.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards as17800216.

Music: As17800211

859
16 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Bannister Jun.; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williams; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Phillimore; Gravediggers-Persons, Burton; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Mock@minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was included, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

860
19 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Delpini; Colombine-Miss Collett; The other Characters - Chaplin, Fawcett, Spencer, Burton, Norris, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Holcroft, Miss Kirby, Mrs Pulley; Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Gaudry.
Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: Chaplin, Fawcett, Spencer, Burton, Norris, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Holcroft, Miss Kirby, Mrs Pulley

Dance: End IV 2nd piece: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs

861
02 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom; 1st Violin-Richards.
Cast
Role: 1st Violin Actor: Richards.

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode for St

Music: End Part I oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

862
28 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Whitfield, Wewitzer, Cubitt, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Webb; [Partial cast adjusted from hay playbill of 7 July 1781: Strap-Wilson; Ishmael-Wewitzer; Broadhem-Mrs Wilson; Caroline-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Strap-Mrs Webb; Larpent MS lists the other parts: Hawser, Spangle, Lord George Willmore, Clinker, Clod, Box, Frank, Pillage.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.

863
03 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Fawcett, Williames; Mrs Love, Miss Collett. [Cast adjusted from DL playbill of 16 Sept. 1780: John-Bannister; Trusty-Fawcett; Richard-Williames; Wife-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Collett.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

864
20 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

865
13 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; prel I (?)]: A Tragical Tragedy, altered [probably by Richard Wilson] from Fielding's Pasquin. In the Tragedy will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of the Queen of Ignorance. 2nd piece: In 3 acts. [This play is by Thomas Baker; it is not TUNBRIDGE Wells; or, A Day's Courtship, by Thomas Rawlins, the younger.] 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT I, author unknown. Words printed complete in Public Advertiser 19 Aug. 1782]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Tunbridge Wells [recte Walks]; or, The Yeoman of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Pledge of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

866
03 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: The Wishes

867
08 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Love Without Interest; or, The Man Too Hard for the Master Author(s): William Penkethman
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance (composed by Harris) Pastoral Sports by Harris, Second, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): William Hawkins
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): William Bates
Related Work: Richard the Second Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Sicilian Usurper Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

868
25 November 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Sparks; Francisco-Essex; Uncle-Wheeler; Merchant-Lyon; Hairbrain-Horwell; Fountain-Stephens; Bellatnore-Bailey; Roger-Middleton; Humphrey-Richards; Lance-Marks; Shorthose-Ryder (1st appearance); Isabella-Miss Fitzherbert; Lucy (with a song)-Mrs Coxe; Lady Hartwell-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Humphrey Actor: Richards

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Related Works
Related Work: Buxom Joan Author(s): Thomas Willet

Dance: End of mainpiece a Hornpipe (over 12 eggs blindfold) by Middleton

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Coxe; End of Act IV a favourite song by Miss Hemet

Monologue: 1782 11 25 After the Hornpipe John Bull, Half Seas Over (a new Scene) by Ryder

869
28 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Cumberland. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by the author (Public Advertiser, 30 Jan. In 1796 this was acted at CG altered by the author in 4 acts]: With new Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 10 Feb. 1783: This Day at Noon will be published The Mysterious Husband (18d.). [Afterpiece in place of Barnaby Brittle, announced on playbill of 27 Jan.] Receipts: #275 9s. (269/14/6; 5/14/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: As17820927

870
26 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830319st Violin-Richards .
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts as17830319st Violin Actor: Richards

Music: End of Part I concerto, as17830314athi

871
22 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): William Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: As17830610

872
20 September 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Miss M. Stageldoir; Roger-Barrymorc; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

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

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece song by Williames

873
16 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Love Without Interest; or, The Man Too Hard for the Master Author(s): William Penkethman
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield

874
10 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: A Peep into Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Related Works
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Monologue: 1784 08 10 End of interlude Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

Related Works
Related Work: The Union; or, St. Andrew's Day Author(s): William Reeve

875
02 December 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals