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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Milward"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Milward")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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12740 results for: Keyword - William Milward
We found 10791 matches on Author, 2263 matches on Performance Comments, 463 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10976
30 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Hippisley; Wanton Wife-Mrs Bullock; Lovemore-Walker; Cunningham-Milward; Sir Peter-Hall; Clodpole-Bullock; Lady Laycock-Mrs Egleton; Philadelphia-Mrs Younger; Prudence-Mrs Morgan; Damaris-Mrs Legar; Merryman-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Cunningham Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Music: Solo on German Flute-Weideman

10977
15 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Bullock; Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Fumble-Hippisley; Sir Roger-Hall; Sneak-H. Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Vincent; Maria-Mrs Berriman; Governess-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Snare-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Rashly Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

10978
12 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Glocester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Edmund-Walker; Kent-Hulett; Albany-Milward; Cornwall-Chapman; Goneril-Mrs Buchanan; Regan-Mrs Templer; Cordelia-Mrs Younger; Gentleman Usher-Morgan.
Cast
Role: Albany Actor: Milward

10979
17 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Young Raleigh-Walker; Gundamor-Boheme; Cobham-Chapman; Salisbury-Hulett; Sir Julius-Milward; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Berriman; Olympia-Mrs Buchanan; Florella-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Sir Julius Actor: Milward

10980
26 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Quin; Sir Charles-Milward; Bonniface-Bullock; Gibbet-Chapman; Scrub-Hippisley; Foigard-Morgan; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bullock; Dorinda-Mrs Buchanan; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton; Cherry-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

10981
29 September 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Helena-Mrs Younger; Belvile-Quin; Frederick-Walker; Antonio-Milward; Pedro-Ogden; Angelica-Mrs Bullock; Florinda-Mrs Berriman; Valeria-Mrs Rice; Moretta-Mrs Egleton; Blunt-Hall.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Milward
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

10982
13 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Milward; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Hulett; Ghost-Chapman; Jocasta-Mrs Berriman; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Haemon Actor: Milward

10983
20 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Fryar-Quin; Torrismond-Ryan; Raymond-Boheme; Bertran-Milward; Lorenzo-Walker; Gomez-Hippisley; Pedro-Chapman; Leonora-Mrs Berriman; Elvira-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: Milward

Dance: PPeasant-Poitier; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

10984
24 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: King-Quin; Armusia-Ryan; Rui Dias-Milward; Governor-Boheme; Comic parts-Bullock, Hippisley, Morgan, Willcocks; Quisara-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Rui Dias Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

Song: Mrs Barbier; The Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Incident to the Play: Salle, Nivelon, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Legar, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Hill, Miss LaTour

10985
30 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; Or, A Match In Newgate

Performance Comment: Old Mixem-Hall; Mrs Mixem-Mrs Egleton; Mother Griffin-Hippisley; Thinkwell-Bullock; Freeman-Milward; Bevil-Walker; Vizard-Chapman; Corinna-Mrs Berriman; Celia-Mrs Rice; Miranda-Miss Holiday; Prisoners-Ray, H. Bullock, W. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

10986
04 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Boheme; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Walker; Dervise-Milward; Omar-Hulet; Arpasia-Mrs Berriman; Selima-Mrs Younger; Bajazet-Quin. With the usual Prologue.
Cast
Role: Dervise Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

10987
08 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Amintor-Ryan; Melantius-Quin; King-Boheme; Lisippus-Walker; Diphilus-Hulett; Strato-Milward; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Evadne-Mrs Berriman; Aspatia-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Strato Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

10988
13 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Death Of brutus And cassius

Performance Comment: Caesar-Ryan; Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Boheme; Anthony-Walker; Octavius-Milward; Calphurnia-Mrs Buchanan; Portia-Mrs Bullock; Plebeians-Bullock, Hippisley, Hall, Morgan, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Octavius Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

10989
03 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turn'd Fabulist; Or, Vulcan's Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Jupiter-Milward; Neptune-Morgan; Apollo-Salway; Mars-Walker; Plutus-Hippisley; Vulcan-Hall; Mercury-Ray; Momus-Hulett; Juno-Mrs Egleton; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Aegle-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Milward

10990
15 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Milward; Cassander-Walker; Polyperchon-Hulett; Roxana-Mrs Berriman; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Sysigambis-Mrs Cantrel; Parisatis-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Hephestion Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Flora

10991
27 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Performance Comment: As17291030, but Prisoners-Ray, H. Bullock, Clark; Milward listed for both Bevil and Freeman, but probably an error for Bevil-Walker.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

10992
19 January 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife Of Bath

Performance Comment: Wife of Bath-Mrs Egleton; Plowdon-Boheme; Sir Harry-Ryan; Merit-Milward; Doggrel-Chapman; Father Hubert-Hall; Grist-Hippisley; Spigot-Hulett; Myrtilla-Mrs Younger; Florinda-Mrs Templer; Busy-Mrs Cantrel; but edition of 1730 adds: Astrolabe-Ogden; Shipman-Ray.
Cast
Role: Merit Actor: Milward

10993
26 January 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Boheme; Aboan-Quin; Blanford-Milward; Stanmore-Chapman; Driver-Hall; Hotman-Hulett; Daniel-Hippisley; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Charlotte-Mrs Younger; Widow Lackit-Mrs Egleton; Lucy-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Blanford Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

10994
17 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17291008, but Worthy-Milward; Rose-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Milward

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Poitier

Dance: End I: Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Highlander and Mistress=-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Polonese-Poitier, Miss LaTour

10995
21 March 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17290926, but Aimwell-Milward; Sir Charles-Pitt; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Cherry-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Milward

Dance: End I: Scating Dance-; II: French Peasant-Poitier; III: Flag Dance-; IV: Highlander-Salle; V: Sailor's Dance called Encore-

10996
24 April 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17300321 but Aimwell-Walker; Sir Charles-Milward; Cherry-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Milward

Dance: I: The Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Scots Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; V: French Peasant-Poitier

Song: II: Leveridge, Laguerre

Ballet: End Afterpiece: A Dance of Six Ethiopians. Kettle Drum-Poitier upon the Sound of the; Trumpet-; where Flag Dance-Nivelon; 1st Ethiopian-Glover; 2d Ethiopian-Bellam; 3d Ethiopian-Newhouse; 4th Ethiopian-DuPre Jr; 5th Ethiopian-Laguerre; 6th Ehtiopian-St.Luce

10997
06 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Mariamne-Mrs Buchanan; Sohemus-Quin; Flaminius-Ryan; Pheroras-Walker; Narbal-Milward; High Priest-Ogden; Sameas-Chapman; Arsinoe-Mrs Bullock; Salome-Mrs Egleton; Herod-Boheme.
Cast
Role: Narbal Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Falstaff's Wedding Author(s): William Kenrick

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

10998
07 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Morgan; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Dismallo-Chapman; Duart-Ryan; Manuel-Milward; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Berriman; Angelina-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Music: TTrumpet Cantata-Papillion

Dance: CComic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit

10999
13 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17300309 but Oroonoko-Boheme; Blandford-Milward; Governor-Ogden; Stanmore-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Milward
Role: Blanford Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFlag Dance-Nivelon; Saraband-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit

Music: (A(At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality) a Solo on the Hautbois-the celebrated Signior Martini, lately arriv'd from Italy

11000
18 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Mrs Younger; Arabella-Mrs Bullock; Flip-Hulett; Mizen-Ray; Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Milward; Sir Charles-Walker; Cribbidge-Ogden; Scruple-Hippisley; Sailors-Bullock, Hall, Morgan, H. Bullock, Wilcocks; Belinda-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Egleton; Jiltup-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Poitier; A new Sailor's Dance- proper to the Play

Song: A Gentlewoman, in the Character of a Sailor, who never appeared on any Stage before