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12348 results for: Keyword - William Ansell
We found 10791 matches on Author, 1664 matches on Performance Comments, 500 matches on Event Comments, 52 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

476
23 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music by Fisher. The whole to conclude with a Capital Scene by Servandoni. Books of the Songs, Chorusses &c. [of the afterpiece] to be had at the Theatre. [Customary note on all succeeding bills advertising the Sylphs this season. Mrs Williams was probably Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewis; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Cushing, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Williams, Mrs Evans, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Quick, King, Cushing, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Williams, Mrs Evans, Mrs White

477
19 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Williams, Mrs Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Weston (first time that part); Sir George Airy-Whitefield; Charles-Lane; Sir Jealous Traffic-Lewes; Whisper-Everard; Butler-Lloyd; Sir Francis's Servant-Thompson; Sir Jealous's Servant-Jackson; Patch-Mrs Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Whitefield; Scentwell-Mrs Weston; Miranda-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: End I of Farce: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Monologue: End: A Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; new character-Mrs Gardner

478
15 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17790924, but _Langrish, Ratchford

479
17 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791115

480
18 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Afterpiece Title: William and Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791115

481
19 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

482
24 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

483
25 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

484
26 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791123

485
27 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: As17791123

486
09 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Voluntary Contribution now open at the Bank, for the Defence of our Country. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets to be had and Places to be taken of Brandon, at the Stage-Door in Hart-street. Tickets also to be had at the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee-House. [Prologue by William Boscawen (Monthly Mirror, Mar. 1798, p. 178. Author of Address unknown.] "A subscription was set on foot behind the scenes," to which most of the performers contributed #10 apiece (Monthly Mirror, ibid). Account-Book, 12 May: Paid into the Bank of England in aid of the Voluntary Contribution #394 15s. Receipts: #518 8s. (280.9; 12.2; tickets: 225.17) [the difference of #123 13s. appears to have been the house charge]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Earl of Surry-Holman; Earl of Pembroke-Pope; Earl William-Betterton; Robert Fitzwalter-Whitfield; Bishop of Winchester-Hull; Earl of Chester-Davenport; English Squire-Clarke; Earl of Lincoln-Waddy; French Prince-Toms; Viscount de Beaumont-Claremont; French Guard-Powel; Count de Nevers-Thompson; Herald-Farley; John de Warrenne-Miss Standen; Lady Surry-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Earl William Actor: Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

487
07 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Furkins, Bishop, Doe, Strahan, Warwhick, Thompson, Berecloth, Williams, Robson (music porter), Creswell, Simmons will be admitted. Receipts: #296 18s. 6d. (44.10.0; 5.3.0; tickets: 247.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Whitfield; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Miss Cox; Miranda-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic

488
20 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bowen
Related Works
Related Work: Greenwich Park Author(s): William Mountfort

489
19 August 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Wood

Cast
Role: Vincent Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Wood; or, St. James's Park Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: Love in a Wood Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: An Adventure in St. James's Park Author(s): William Wycherley

490
04 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

491
05 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

492
06 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

493
08 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

494
09 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

495
17 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

496
27 December 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

497
23 January 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

498
16 January 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Octavius Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

499
29 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Cast
Role: Alcibiades Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe; Myrtillo-; Swedish Dal Karle-

500
19 December 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve