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12472 results for: Keyword - William Bowen
We found 10791 matches on Author, 1851 matches on Performance Comments, 467 matches on Event Comments, 52 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12076
04 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Jordan; Standard-Wroughton; Vizard-Whitfield; Smuggler-Waldron; Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Clincher Jun.-Suett; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Chapman; Lurewell-Mrs Ward; Lady Darling-Mrs Booth; Errand's Wife-Mrs Heard; Angelica-Mrs Kemble; Parley-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Williames.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy-Miss Romanzini; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley; Grandmother-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

12077
07 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmorland-R. Palmer; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Chapman; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-Williames; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Alfred; Fluellen-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Gregson; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; The Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Haymes; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Williames
Role: Williams Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

12078
21 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Gawdry; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; D. of Norfolk-Williames; Sir Rich. Ratcliff-Phillimore; Sir William Catesby-Packer; Tressel-Whitfield; Earl of Oxford-Fawcett; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Benson; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir James Blount-Haymes; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Anne-Mrs Powell; Dutchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: of Norfolk Actor: Williames
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

12079
01 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-R. Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Sideboard-Burton; Black Boy-Miss Gawdry; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Lady Constant-Mrs Kemble; Muslin-Miss Pope; Mignionet-Miss Tidswell; Furnish-Mrs Heard; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: John-Phillimore.
Cast
Role: William Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Don Antonio Actor: Williames

Dance: As17901026

12080
11 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17901120, but Lord William-Dignum; Lewis-Hollingsworth; Robert-Suett.
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Dignum
Role: Martin Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Beef@eater Actor: Williames

12081
11 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Bannister; Hodge-Blanchard; Sir William Meadows-Powel; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Reeve; Cook-Rock; Footman-Blurton; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Madge-Mrs Wells; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta (1st time)-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End II: The Irish Lilt, as17901020

12082
15 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Kelly
Role: Martin Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17901209, but William-Fox.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Fox.

12083
22 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17901120, but Lord William-Dignum; Robert-Hollingsworth; Charles-Fox.
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Dignum
Role: Martin Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

12084
25 January 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Monsieur le Medicin-Baddeley; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Suett; Young Gerald-Bland; Simon Burly-Moody; Martin-Burton; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Miss Collins; Waiting Woman-Miss Tidswell; Beatrice-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Williams.

12085
28 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk (with a variety of Imitations)-Rees (1st appearance in those characters); The Minor-Macready; Sir William Wealthy-Wilson; Mr Wealthy-Thompson; Loader-Cubitt; Dick-Blanchard; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Wilson

Dance: End II: Negro Dance-

Song: End: some of the most favourite Catches and Glees-Bannister, Incledon, Blanchard, Davies, Williamson, Johnstone [for specific songs probably sung, see17910517]

Related Works
Related Work: The Lawyer Author(s): James Brow Williamson

Entertainment: Monologue. After singing: A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey (after the manner of the late Mr Edwin)-the Young Gentleman who performs Trudge

12086
30 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Kelly
Role: Martin Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; William-Lyons; Waiter-Phillimore; Diggery-Suett; Cymon-Burton; Wat-Maddocks; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Lyons

12087
30 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Easy-Thompson; Solomon-Quick; Floretta-Miss Williams (1st appearance in that character); Cicely-Mrs Davenett; Gillian-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Floretta Actor: Miss Williams

Entertainment: Duologue. End: Garrick's Ode on Shakespeare-Holman, Miss Brunton; Principal Vocal Parts-Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: End: Garrick's Ode on Shakespeare-Holman, Miss Brunton; Principal Vocal Parts-Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr.

12088
24 May 1791 @ 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: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Blanchard, Munden, Bernard, Williamson, Wilson, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Williams, Mrs Warrell. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Jeremiah Laurel, Abram, Standard, Scipio, Rural, Collin, Lucy, Peggy, Maria.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Jeremiah Laurel, Abram, Standard, Scipio, Rural, Collin, Lucy, Peggy, Maria.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Incledon, Blanchard, Munden, Bernard, Williamson, Wilson, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Williams, Mrs Warrell.

Dance: After Monologue: The Jockies, as17910507

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dissertation on Hobby@Horses: The Statesman's Hobby; The Soldier's Hobby; The Beau's Hobby; The Lady's Hobby; The Fidler's Hobby; Mrs Mountain's Hobby; The Manager's Hobby; and His Own Hobby-Bernard

12089
27 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17910512, but Rustic-Williamson; William (1st time, and for that night only)-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Rustic Actor: Williamson
Role: William Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

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

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Incledon; with Give me Wine rosy Wine (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Bacchanals-Cubitt; Williamson; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Mountain; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Sabrina-Miss Williams; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Williams

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

12090
16 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Mr Level-Williamson; Colonel Modish-Davies; Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Wealthy-Kemble; Plainwell-Aickin; John-Phillimore; William-Abbott; Mrs Level-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Williamson
Role: William Actor: Abbott

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

12091
25 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone (1st appearance on this stage), Aickin, Bannister Jun., Mrs Goodall, Chapman, Evatt, Bensley, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Webb, Mrs Taylor. Cast from text (J. Ridgway, 1791): Clifford-Johnstone; Bertram-Aickin; Gam-Bannister Jun.; Osbert-Mrs Goodall; William-Chapman; Walter-Evatt; Mortimer-Bensley; Elina-Mrs Kemble; Susan-Mrs Webb; Beatrice-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Chapman

12092
01 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-Usher; The Minor-Iliff; Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Loader-R. Palmer; Dick-Burton; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Kiss; or, Give and Take-Byrn, Platt, Mrs Goodwin, Miss DeCamp

12093
07 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Williamson
Role: William Actor: Abbott

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Bannister Jun., Iliff, Bland, Chapman, Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Powell, Miss Palmer. [Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 8 July: Mr Gout-Wilson; Mr Robert Gout-Bannister Jun.; Ned Howard-Iliff; William-Bland; Landlord-Chapman; Harriet-Mrs Brooks; Mrs Gout-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Palmer; Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons are unassigned.] Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons are unassigned.]
Cast
Role: William Actor: Bland

12094
14 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Palmer, but "Last night previous to the new play R. Palmer came forward to make an apology for his brother not being able to make his appearance, having met with an accident in returning from the country in his professional pursuit. His place was supplied by Williamson" (Morning Post, 15 July). He "was thrown out of a chaise on Wednesday evening, by which accident his collar bone was broken" (Gazetteer, 16 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910709 but Sir George Splendorville-Williamson in place of Palmer. Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .
Cast
Role: Sir George Splendorville Actor: Williamson in place of Palmer. Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .
Role: Mr Level Actor: Williamson
Role: William Actor: Abbott

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Wilson; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Evatt; Dapper-Barrett; Quildrive-Powell; William-Abbott; Maria-Mrs Goodall; Corinna-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Abbott

12095
22 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Baddeley; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Lewis-Suett; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Hugo-Moody; Baron de Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Hollingsworth; Servant-Lyons; Lady Elinor-Mrs Crouch; Adela-Sga Storace; Cicely-Mrs Edwards; Maud-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

12096
26 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Sincock; Patie-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Roger-Baker; Symon-Johnson; Glaud (with The Cries of Edinburgh)-Shaw; Bauldy-Walker; Peggy-A Lady [unidentified]; Jenny-Miss Bonner; Madge, Elspy-Mr Service; Mause-Mr Blair.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Sincock

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Dance: End IV: a Dance-Allison, Pupils of Allison

12097
27 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

Song: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick

12098
29 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Barrymore; Harry-R. Palmer; William-Lyons; Hostler-Webb; Waiter-Phillimore; Diggery-Parsons; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Maddocks; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Hopkins; Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Lyons

12099
31 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloster-Benson; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmoreland-Sedgwick; Archb. of Cant.-Maddocks; Bishop of Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Chapman; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-R. Palmer; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Alfred; Fluellen-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Gregson; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Comus

12100
12 December 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William Worthy-Gray; Patie-Hunter; Roger-Wilson; Symon-Johnson; Glaud-Shaw; Bauldy-Walker; Peggy-A Lady; Jenny-Mrs Bonner; Madge, Elspa-Mr Service; Mause-Mr Sinclair.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Gray

Dance: End 1st song: The Dance in Fetters-Allison

Song: End: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw; End I afterpiece: Hark hark to the Woodlands-Miss Thompson (1st appearance)