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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.

11676
10 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Performance Comment: Parts-Brereton, Inchbald, Parsons, Hurst, Waldron, Watkins, Miss Rogers, Mrs Love, Miss Pope. [The Characters: Major Sumner, Sir William Woodley, Trapley, Woodley, A pedlar, Lady Waver, Louisa, and Plaitwell (Larpent MS).]The Characters: Major Sumner, Sir William Woodley, Trapley, Woodley, A pedlar, Lady Waver, Louisa, and Plaitwell (Larpent MS).]
Related Works
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

Song: V: By Desire, The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

11677
15 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17701023, but Sir William-Wright; Blandford-Keen.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Wright
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

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

Dance: V: A Clown's Dance, in which will be introduc'd a mock Minuet-Philips

Ballet: II: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Philips (The Original); Clown-Wright

11678
16 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Vandermere; Young Meadows-Robson; Hawthorn-Fearon; Sir William Meadows-F. Gentleman; Eustace-Dancer; Hodge-Griffiths; Rosetta-Mrs Didier; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Madge-Mrs Collet; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: F. Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

11679
08 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Parsons; Hodge-King; Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Hartry; Eustace-Fawcett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Margery-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Scott, 1st time; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman[, 1st time [Mrs Hunt]; [In Act I: a Dance- [incidental to the Opera.incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

11680
15 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Margery Moorput-Mrs Love; New Character [Mrs Doggerel]-Miss Pope; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

11681
28 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir William Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Col. Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Morland; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored

11682
31 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Reddish, 1st time; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Young, 1st time; Lady Constant-Mrs Reddish; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington, (with song in character); Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

11683
19 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

11684
18 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17711008, but Sir William-Ackman; Rosetta-Mrs Wrighten (both for 1st time); Eustace-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Ackman
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720326

Song: III: By Particular Desire, O What a charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

11685
22 May 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Sir Richard-F. Gentleman; Loader-Davis; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Smith; Shift-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17720518

11686
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17720225, but Sideboard-Jacobs; William-Griffith; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

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

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

11687
18 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Y. Meadows-Payne (from the Theatre Royal in Norwich); Hawthorn-Fearon; Hodge-Griffiths; Eustace-Dancer; Sir William-Farrel; Footman-Smith; Carter-Lloyd; Woodcock-Parsons; Lucinda-Mrs Payne; Madge-Mrs Fearon; Deborah-Mrs Parsons; Housemaid-Mrs Smith; Cook-Mrs White; Rosetta-Mrs Greville; With Dances- incidental to the piece.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Farrel

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-a Young Gentleman [Stokes]

11688
21 September 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger; Or, The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Bauldy-Walker; Symond-Millemist; Glaud-Boyack (who will introduce the Cries of Edinburgh); Peggy-Miss Stuart; Jenny-Miss Sterling; Mage-Wilson; Mause-Blair; Sir William-Blendel; Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Blendel

Entertainment: II: Bucks have at ye all-a young Gentleman; with other entertainment of Music and Dancing-

11689
13 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Irishman-Moody; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; New Character-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

11690
15 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Lady Constant-Mrs Robinson, 5th appearance on any stage; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with a Song in Character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

11691
21 December 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-Wooler; Patie-Richardson; Roger-White; Symon-M'Clean; Glaud-Cross; Bauldy-Murray; Peggy-Mrs Burnett; Jenny-Miss Miller; Madge-Donaldson; Mause-Burnett; Prologue-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Wooler

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: The Flowers of Edinburgh-

Dance: Hornpipe-Clark

Entertainment: End of Play: The Three Old Women Weatherwise; Description of a Storm-Wooler

11692
06 January 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Jamy-Dunstall; Dauphin-Lewes; Gower-DuBellamy; Williams-Morris; King of France-Kniveton; Constable-Clarke; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

11693
04 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Sir William Belmont-Wright; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Ambrose; Tippet-Mrs Millidge; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

11694
30 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Russett-Bransby; Major Oakly, first time-Hurst; O'Cutter-Moody; Tom-Ackman; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet, first time-Miss Jarratt; Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope; With a New Occasional Epilogue-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730327 Quadrille, as17730327

11695
23 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Cautherly, first time; Lord William-Master J. Bannister; Eleanor-Miss Ambrose; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Sir Ardolph-Bannister; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry; Laroches-Hurst; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Wright, Fawcett (playbill).
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Master J. Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Tukely-Davies; Racket-Keen; Sir William Wister-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Spinner-Griffith; Ruffle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Dottrell-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Egerton (playbill). [The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]
Cast
Role: Sir William Wister Actor: Wright

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

11696
01 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-King, for that night only; Shift, with a variety of imitations both rhetorical and vocal-Bannister; Minor-J. Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Transfer-Parsons; Loader-Palmer; Lucy-Miss Ambrose; Richard Wealthy-Wrighten; Dick-Burton.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17730325

11697
17 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Parsons, Palmer, Moody, Packer, Davies, Baddeley, Waldron, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope, Miss Younge. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Miss Younge; Sir ThomasRichacre-Parsons; George-Palmer; Dr Goodman-Packer; Metre-Waldron; William-Vernon; Lord Sealand-Davies; O'Connor-Moody; La Poudre-Baddeley; Emily, the Maid of Kent-Miss Younge; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Robert-Griffith (Genest, V, 357; MacMillan). MacMillan).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

11698
26 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations)-a Young Gentleman; Sir William-Castle; Sir Richard-Lewis; Loader-Fearon; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars

11699
02 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17730526, but Mrs Sneak-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-; End: The Haymakers, as17730526

11700
11 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17730602 but Minor-Aickin; Sir William-Lloyd; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Moss.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: I: The Haymakers, as17730526; End: The Medley, as17730517