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13425 results for: Keyword - William Lee
We found 11367 matches on Author, 2427 matches on Performance Comments, 661 matches on Event Comments, 82 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11676
31 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Miss Budgell; Sciolto-Furnival; Altamont-Wignell; Horatio-Paget; Rossano-Shuter; Lucilla-Mrs Wignell; Lavinia-Mrs Hallam; Lothario-Lee.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Lee.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

11677
02 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a Gentleman; Henry-Furnival; Prince Hal-Cushing; Hotspur-Lee; Worcester-Wignell; Vernon-Shuter; Northumberland-Hallam Sen; Blunt-Edwards; Francis-L. Hallam; Lady Piercy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Lee
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

11678
22 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Gentleman; Lucius-Hallam; Sempronius-Furnival; Juba-Cushing; Syphax-Paget; Portius-Wignell; Marcus-Lee; Decius-L. Hallam; Lucia-Mrs Cushing; Marcia-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Marcus Actor: Lee

Dance: As17461124

11679
26 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Goodfellow; Priuli-Furnival; Jaffeir-Cushing; Renault-Paget; Bedamar-Lee; Antonio-L. Hallam; Duke-Hallam; Elliot-Dove; Spinosa-Shuter; Theodore-Miles; Captain-Wignell; Belvidera-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Dance: As17461124

11680
02 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17461113, but Trueman-Lee; Blunt-Wignell; Maria-Mrs Hallam; Lucy-Mrs Bambridge; Millwood-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17470112, but Jobson-Dove; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bainbridge; Butler-Cushing; Cook-Shuter; Coachman-Wignell; Conjurer-Lee; Lettice-Mrs Dove; Lucy-Miss Moreau.
Cast
Role: Conjurer Actor: Lee

Dance: As17461124

11681
05 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Wildair-Cushing; Vizard-Wignell; Smugler-Paget; Clincher-L. Hallam; Clincher Jun-Shuter; Standard-Lee; Lady Darling-Mrs Bambridge; Parly-Mrs Wignell; Angelica-Mrs Hallam; Lady Lurewell-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance:

11682
10 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17461202, but add Morelove-Lee; Sir Charles-Furnival; Lady Graveairs-Miss Budgell; Lady Easy-Mrs Wignell; Edging-Miss Major.
Cast
Role: add Morelove Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Master Morgan, Miss Baker

11683
16 February 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Goodfellow; Siffredi-Furnival; Osmond-Cushing; Rodolpho-Lee; Laura-Mrs Hallam; Sigismunda-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Rodolpho Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cushing; Dick-Lee; Miller-L. Hallam.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Lee

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Comic Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles

Song: II: Brett

11684
02 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Goodfellow; Edgar-Cushing; Gloucester-Furnival; Bastard-Lee; Kent-Paget; Usher-L. Hallam; Burgundy-Miles; Cornwall-Shuter; Albany-Wignell; Old Man-Hallam Sen; Captain-W. Hallam; Aranthe-Mrs Dove; Goneril-Mrs Bainbridge; Regan-Mrs Cushing; Cordelia-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

11685
05 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Poictiers; Or, The English Prince

Performance Comment: Parts-Goodfellow, Cushing, Furnival, Paget, Lee, Shuter, Wignell, Mrs Cushing, Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Goodfellow, Cushing, Furnival, Paget, Lee, Shuter, Wignell, Mrs Cushing, Miss Budgell.
Related Works
Related Work: Edward the Black Prince; or, The Battle of Poictiers Author(s): William Shirley

Dance: As17461124

11686
09 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Camply-Cushing; Hardy-Goodfellow; Brumpton-Wignell; Trusty-Furnival; Trim-L. Hallam; Sable-Costollo; Cabinet-Lee; Kate Matchlock-W. Hallam; Mrs Farthingale-Shuter; Charlotte-Mrs Hallam; Harriet-Mrs Cushing; Lady Brumpton-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Cabinet Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

11687
16 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry V-Barry; Archbishop of Canterbury-Delane; Exeter-Berry; Fluellin-Macklin; Pistol-Yates; Gloster-Usher; Bedford-Marr; Westmoreland-Simpson; Gower-Bransby; Salisbury-Burton; King of France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Mountjoy-Lee; Bp. Ely-Winstone; Cambridge-Raftor; Scroop-Mozeen; Grey-Ray; Governor of Harfleur-Taswell; Macmorris-Barrington; Jamy-Neale; Nym-Arthur; Bardolph-I. Sparks; Boy-Miss Yates; Queen Isabel-Mrs Bennet; Katherine-Mrs Green; the Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Mountjoy Actor: Lee

11688
02 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Dumont-Barry, 1st time; Gloster-Delane; Belmour-Lee; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Belmour Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

11689
24 August 1748 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Yeates Sen and Jun great Theatrical Booth...will be reviv'd that celebrated Droll, call'd The Unnatural Parents; or, The Fair Maid of the West. Shewing the Manner of her being forced to wander from Home, by the Cruelty of her Parents and beg her Bread; and directs her to a Nobleman's House: How she was there taken in as a Servant; and, at length, for her Beauty and modest Behaviour, married to a Gentleman of great Fortune; with her Return to her Parents, and their happy Reconciliation. Also the Comical Humours and Adventures of Trusty her Father's Man, and the three Witches. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely new; and the Droll the same that was perform'd by Mrs Lee 15 Years ago with great Applause. Boxes: 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'Clock. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Dance: The original Dance-Three Wild Cats of the Wood; Between the Acts: Dancing-Adams, Mrs Ogden

Music: A Good Band of Musick

11690
13 September 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Taswell; Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Y. Fashion-Lee; Lory-James; Syringe-Yates; Coupler-Arthur; Shoemaker-Ray; Varole-Blakes; Sir John Friendly-Usher; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Amanda-Mrs Elmy; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Fashion Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

11691
06 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Miss Cole; Isabella-Mrs James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Lee; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; In II a Scotch Cantata-Beard.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: II: By Desire a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17480920

11692
13 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Canterbury-Bridges; Exeter-Berry; Bp. of Ely-Winstone; France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable of France-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Montjoy-Lee; Gower-Bransby; MacMorris-James; Capt. Jamy-Neale; Nym-Taswell; Bardolph-Ray; Boy-Miss Yates; Fluellen-Yates; Pistol-Woodward; Isabel-Mrs Mills; Catherine-Mrs Green; Hostess-Miss Pitt; Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Montjoy Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

11693
02 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Bridges; Hastings-Garrick; Bellmour-Lee; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Gentleman-Usher; Lady-Miss Cole; Shore-Barry; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

11694
04 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sowdon for the first time; Stratocles-Palmer; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Bajazet-Barry; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Lee; Omar-Winstone; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Dervis-Berry; Haly-Usher; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

11695
21 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Mars' followers-Blakes, Vaughan, Marr, Adams, Shawford, Harvey, Yates, Harrison; War-Winstone; Power-Lee; Ambition-Palmer; Peace-Mrs Mills; Justice-Mrs LaFont; Liberty-Mrs Ansley; Shepherds-Havard, Beard, Reinhold, King, Master Maddox; Shepherdesses-Mrs Clive, Miss Cole, Miss Medina; Britannia-Anne Auretti; Hungarians-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; French-Mathews, Mrs Addison; Dutchman-Pelling; Spaniard-Shawford; concluded with a view of the Temple of Peace-.
Cast
Role: Power Actor: Lee

11696
15 April 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Eumenes-Garrick; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Berry; Euricles-Lee; Erox-Bridges; Priest-Winstone; Ismene-Mrs Green; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; From London edition of 1749 but listed in the order as given for the actors in General Advertiser. London edition gives Beard as a Priest, and Dublin edition of 1749 lists Priests-Winstone, Beard.
Cast
Role: Euricles Actor: Lee

11697
01 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17490403 but Humphrey-Simpson; Isabella-Mrs James; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Myrtle-Lee.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Lee.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

11698
23 August 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: [At Lee, Yeates, and Warner's Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. The Droll performed in the same Manner as it was by Mrs Lee Fifteen Years ago. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve noon. [Same time and prices throughout.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor Of London

Dance: [Between the acts: Entertainments of Dancing-

Song: [Between the acts: Entertainments of Singing-; A good Band of Musick

11699
19 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Taswell; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Lord Varole-Blakes; Shoemaker-Ray; Sir John Friendly-Usher; Abigail-Miss Cole; Young Fashion-Lee; Lory-James; Syringe-Yates; Coupler-Winstone; Amanda-Mrs Elmy; Nurse-Mrs Pit; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

11700
23 October 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lee 1st appearance that stage; Strictland-Bridgwater; Frankly-Ryan; Bellmay-Gibson; Meggot-Cushing; Simon-Bransby; Tester-Collins; Buckle-Anderson; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Jacyntha-Mrs Vincent; Lucetta-Miss Minors; Clarinda-Mrs Woffington 1st time in that character; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Lee 1st appearance that stage

Afterpiece Title: Hob