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15839 results for: Keyword - William King
We found 10811 matches on Author, 4080 matches on Performance Comments, 2683 matches on Performance Title, 1977 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12201
02 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

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: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124

12202
02 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

12203
20 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs; Or, An Equipage Of Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: By particular Desire, Arrah my Judy-Barrington

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Related Works
Related Work: Windsor Castle Author(s): William Pearce

12204
04 July 1748 @ Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song:

Dance:

12205
05 September 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Egypt

Song: IV: A Cantata-Doorsming, who never appeared in public

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Matthews

12206
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

12207
20 December 1748 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

12208
11 January 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: Mons Billiony , Sga Desdechina first appearance on an English Stage

12209
27 March 1749 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Williams.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

12210
23 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Minuet, Louvre-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

12211
27 September 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

12212
07 December 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

12213
10 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

12214
22 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

12215
08 November 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: MMasquerade Dance- in which Miss Pritchard by (Command) Danc'd a Minuet for the King--Cross

12216
12 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Song in Praise of the King of Prussia-Kear

Dance: RRural Courtship, The Wooden Shoes-Master Settree, Miss Twist

12217
13 March 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger

Dance: Joly, Miss Dulisse

Music: A grand concerto of violins, hautboys, clarinets, bassoons, French horns; the clarinets-Mr Habgood, Pearson; and cornu de caccio ottava, an instrument never before perform'd on in a concert in England; and a Grand March composed by his Majesty the King of Prussia

12218
16 March 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Insolvent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17580306 The Faggot Binders-

Song: The whole to conclude with a Ballad called The Protestant Cause and the King of Prussia to the tune of The Roast Beef of Old England,-a Chorus of Britons

12219
20 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The She Gallant; or, Recruits for the King of Prussia

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Dance: The usual Country Dance, as17581009; Hornpipe, as17581009

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

12220
21 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17620330 but William Wealthy-Blakes; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Bransby; Dick-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: William Wealthy Actor: Blakes

Entertainment: II: Hearts of Oak-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Baker; End Play: By particular Desire, and for that night only, Bucks Have at Ye All-King as17620330

Related Works
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Adventures of a Night Author(s): William Hodson
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Soldier's Festival Author(s): William Shield

Dance: After Entertainments: the Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Blagdon (his scholar)

12221
09 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petrucio

Cast
Role: Petrucio Actor: King

Dance: II: Dance of Slaves, as17640425 The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Song: I: The Song of Sweet Bird-Mrs Vincent; accompanied on violin-Pinto as17640427

Entertainment: II: King as Mr Prattle, will open a Packet of News (for that night only), as17640403

12222
11 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Vintage-Sga Giorgi, Sg Guidetti (his first appearance in England); End: A New Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Italian Bakers-Guidetti, Mrs King

12223
11 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, The Jealous Peasant-Duquesney, 1st appearance this stage, Tassoni, Mrs King

12224
12 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: King. His initial title was A Narrow Escape.

Music: III: New Concerto on the Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Dance: End of Play: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

12225
25 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Spatter Actor: King

Music: After Interlude-Epilogue: The New Concerto on Harpsichord, as17670212

Dance: NNew Pantomime Dance-Guidetti, Giorgi, Mrs King