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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Powell"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Powell")') 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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13323 results for: Keyword - William Powell
We found 11040 matches on Author, 2525 matches on Performance Comments, 752 matches on Event Comments, 62 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11601
22 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Standard-Mills; Smuggler-Johnson; Clincher Sr-Pinkethman; Young Clincher-Bullock; Vizard-Husband; Dicky-Norris; Lady Darling-Mrs Powell; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Powell

11602
23 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell; Edgar-Wilks; Gloster-Cibber; Edmund-Mills; Kent-Keen; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Powell
Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

11603
28 October 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

Performance Comment: Emperor-Keene; Aurengzebe-Powell; Morat-Booth; Arimant-Boman; Nourmahal-Mrs Knight; Indamora-Mrs Rogers; Melesinda-Mrs Cox.
Cast
Role: Aurengzebe Actor: Powell

11604
25 November 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Booth; Orestes-Powell; Pylades-Mills; Andromache-Mrs Oldfield; Hermione-Mrs Porter; With the Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Orestes Actor: Powell

11605
26 November 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Quaker-Mrs Mountfort; Flip-Leigh; Mizen-Pack; Whistlebooby-Norris; Cagg-Johnson; Hammock-Penkethman; Arabella-Mrs Bradshaw; Whipstaff-Bowen; Swab-Burkhead; Bucket-Bullock Jr; Worthy-Booth; Rovewell-Powell.
Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Powell.

11606
12 December 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Belguard-Mills; Surly-Keene; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Hothead-Bullock Sr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Powell.

11607
05 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Powell; Adrastus-Booth; Creon-Keene; Tiresias-Boman; Jocasta-Mrs Knight; Eurydice-Mrs Bradshaw; Citizens-Penkethman, Norris, Bullock, Pack, Leigh.
Cast
Role: Oedipus Actor: Powell

11608
15 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroick Daughter

Performance Comment: See17121128, but King-Powell; Alvarez-Mills; Gormaz-Keene; Carlos-Wilks; Sanchez-Booth; Ximena-Mrs Oldfield; Belzara-Mrs Porter; With the Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Powell

11609
26 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17130116, but Jeffrey-Pack; Damaris-Mrs Bicknell; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Widow-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Powell.

11610
03 March 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Truewit-Wilks; Clerimont-Mills; Dauphine-Booth; Sir Amorous-Bullock; Sir John-Cibber; Cutbeard-Norris; Otter-Pack; Silent Woman-Mrs Knight; Lady Haughty-Mrs Saunders; Dol Mavis-Mrs Bicknell; Mrs Otter-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Otter Actor: Mrs Powell.

11611
28 March 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Booth; Polydore-Powell; Chamont-Keene; Chaplain-Pack; Monimia-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

11612
14 April 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Edition of 1713 lists: Cato-Booth; Lucius-Keene; Sempronius-Mills; Juba-Wilks; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Powell; Marcus-Ryan; Decius-Bowman; Marcia-Mrs Oldfield; Lucia-Mrs Porter; Prologue by Pope-Wilks; Epilogue by Garth-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Powell

11613
27 November 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Powell; Adrastus-Booth; Creon-Keene; Tiresias-Boman; Jocasta-Mrs Knight; Euridice-Mrs Bradshaw; Citizens-Penkethman, Norris, Bullock, Pack, Leigh.
Cast
Role: Oedipus Actor: Powell

11614
26 January 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayd Or Anne bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Powell; Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; Piercy-Wilks.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Powell

11615
28 January 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Performance Comment: Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Sir Harry-Bullock; Humphrey-Penkethman; Clerimont-Mills; Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Pack; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Bicknell; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Powell.

11616
31 March 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Pack, Keene, Bullock Jr, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Cox.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Pack, Keene, Bullock Jr, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Cox.

Music: As17140101

11617
03 May 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Powell; Lieutenant-Bowen; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Leontius Actor: Powell

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; A new Saraband, Jig-Miss Younger, being the first time of her Dancing alone on the Stage

11618
07 May 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Orphan-Mrs Bradshaw; Castalio-Booth; Polydore-Powell; Chamont-Keene; Chaplain-Pack; Serena-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Powell

11619
14 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Cortez-Powell; Guyomar-Booth; Cydaria-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Cortez Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue or The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Wade, Sandham

11620
18 June 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Powell; Lady Mackbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Hecate-Johnson; 1st Witch-Bullock; 2d Witch-Norris; 3d Witch-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Banquo Actor: Powell

Music: With all the Musick by Mr Leveridge-Renton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Prince, Mrs Bicknell

11621
14 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Spartan Dame advertised, but The Orphan Reviv'd or Powell's Weekly Journal, 19 Dec., states: On Monday Night his Mae Author. The Spartan Dame advertised, but The Orphan Reviv'd or Powell's Weekly Journal, 19 Dec., states: On Monday Night his Majesty came to the playhouse in Drury-Lane, and saw the Comedy of the Busie Body

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

11622
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Powell; Polly-Mrs Rayner; Lucy-Mrs Pullen.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Powell

Song: TThe Maiden's Case-Mrs Rayner

Dance: Particularly The Maiden's Case-Mrs Rayner

11623
25 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant Or The Happy Pair Interspersd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid sir John Oldcastle And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Pride Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit or Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

11624
20 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary). The play and Farce went off extremely well--The King and Queen seemed vastly pleased--after the play the King sent the Lord Huntington to return Mr Powell thanks in his name for the entertainment he gave them, and his good wishes for his success (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #240 15s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Philaster Actor: Powell, first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End II: The Provancalle, as17631014

11625
21 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17631027, but Philaster-$Powell; Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Philaster Actor: Powell
Role: Philaster Actor: Powell, first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014