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12354 results for: Keyword - William Reeve
We found 10791 matches on Author, 1713 matches on Performance Comments, 505 matches on Event Comments, 69 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12226
10 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A new Opera. Written by the late Mr Gay. With New Habits and Scenes. Receipts: #207 11s. 6d. Daily Courant, 12 Feb.: Mr Pultney and Mr Pope were in the Pit....They were in the House before any body else was admitted. Sir William Windham was also present at this Performance; but notwithstanding the Countenance given to it, there was so much Obscenity and Scurrility in it, that it raised a general Abhorrence in the Audience. [See also The Bee, 17 Feb., for a puff concerning this performance and the play in general.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Cast
Role: Lycomedes Actor: Quin
Role: Diphilus Actor: Aston
Role: Achilles Actor: Salway
Role: Ulysses Actor: Chapman
Role: Diomedes Actor: Laguerre
Role: Ajax Actor: Hall
Role: Periphas Actor: Walker
Role: Agyrtes Actor: Leveridge
Role: Thetis Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Theaspe Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Deidamia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Binks
Role: Philoe Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Artemona Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Gay Actor: Quin.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Father; or, The Death of Achilles Author(s): William Hatchett

12227
19 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On this day died Mrs William Mills

Performances

12228
31 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Set to Musick after the Italian Manner. The Habits and Decorations entirely New. [Probably by Eliza Haywood and William Hatchett, with music by Arne.] 7 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas; Or, Tom Thumb The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

12229
18 June 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 June: On Monday last died Mr William Bullock, one of the Comedians of Goodman's-Fields, and Master of a Coffeehouse in that Neighborhood

Performances

12230
09 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A new Comedy. [By William Popple.] All the Characters new drest. Preface to edition of 1734: A Report having been maliciously raised, and industriously spread all over the Town, that the Play was a Party Play, and supported by the Court, and therefore to be opposed, Numbers of Persons came into the House with an Intent ... to damn it at all Events. . . . However, the Play having had a fair Hearing, went off with infinitely more Applause than Blame

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge; Or, The Rover Reclaim'd

Cast
Role: : Sir Harry Lovejoy Actor: Ryan
Role: Heartly Actor: Walker
Role: Sir Lively Brainless Actor: Chapman
Role: Tom Actor: Salway
Role: Lady Traffick Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Laetitia Lovejoy Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Norsa. Prologue and Epilogue written by Aaron Hill
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

12231
24 March 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes. [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 24 March, Ryan thanks the public for assistance at his benefit and adds that Sir William Saunderson engaged for Ryan "near a fourth Part of his Audience."]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morgan
Role: Charles Actor: Walker
Role: Marplot Actor: Chapman
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Solo on Violin by a Youth of 13 Years, who never performed in public before, a scholar of Signor Catanio

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350311 By Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

12232
06 October 1735 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 Oct.: The Young Company . . . defer playing 'till next Wednesday se'nnight, at which time they perform a Play, call'd The Two Gentlemen of Verona, written by the celebrated William Shakespear, it being the first Comedy ever he wrote, and which has not been acted these 73 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

12233
01 March 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: In Imitation of Shakespear [By William Havard]. The Characters Dress'd After the Manner of the Time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play

Cast
Role: King Charles Actor: Giffard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Giffard
Role: Duke of Gloucester Actor: Master W. Hamilton
Role: Bishop Juxon Actor: Havard
Role: Duke of Richmond Actor: Bardin
Role: Marquis of Lindsey Actor: Richardson
Role: Oliver Cromwell Actor: Wright
Role: Fairfax Actor: Johnson
Role: Bardshaw Actor: Rosco
Role: Ireton Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Colonel Tomlinson Actor: Hamilton
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Lady Fairfax Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Prologue Actor: Giffard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: An Historical Play Author(s): William Havard

12234
02 May 1737 @ Castle Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit William Savage. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-some of the Best Performers in the Operas; particularly a Solo, Concerto on the Violoncello-Caporale; a Solo, Concerto on the Violin-Collet; several Songs-Savage; and at the End of each Part: will be perform'd one of Handel's Coronation Anthems- with Voices and Instruments

12235
13 March 1741 @ Castle Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit William Jackson. 5s. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Part-Lowe; the First Violin-Jackson; several Grand Trumpet Pieces-Valentine Snow; a Concerto, a Solo-Jackson's Brother, a lad eleven years of age

12236
06 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands: William Milward died. Receipts: #30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Delane
Role: Other Characters Actor: Mrs Bennet replaces Mrs Ridout.
Role: Bayes Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor
Role: Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Actor: Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe
Role: With the Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's Ne Actor: .

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411208

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Sg and Sga Fausan
Role: Satyrs Actor: Delamain, Dumont, Leviez, Baudoin
Role: Shepherds Actor: LeCroix, Desse, Constantini, Rayner
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Rayner.

12237
18 December 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desire. Daily Advertiser, 23 Dec.: On Saturday night last, at Covent Garden Playhouse, one William Wright, a young Man, who was in the Shilling Gallery, disapproving of Signora Domitilla's Dancing between the second the Third Acts, was without any Provocation, kick'd, beat, and abus'd etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Distrest Mother Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Orestes Actor: Ryan
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Pylades Actor: Hale
Role: Phoenix Actor: Rosco
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Quin.

Dance: TTambourine-Cooke; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Savoyards-Villeneuve, Sga Domitilla; La Provencale, as17421105

12238
06 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Page (Housekeeper), Banks and Duck. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser for arrest and seizure of William Brown, notorious pick-pocket in cg playhouse passage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Ryan
Role: Alphonso Actor: Hippisley
Role: Roderigo Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Hale
Role: Curio Actor: Cashell
Role: Seberto Actor: Gibson
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Harrington
Role: Verdugo Actor: Goodall
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Rosco
Role: Mad Welchman Actor: James
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Woodward
Role: Master of Madhouse Actor: Marten
Role: Lopez Actor: Carr
Role: Jaques Actor: Anderson
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Juletta Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley%.

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

12239
21 February 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Never before acted [by William Havard, who inserted a long advertisement in the Daily Post with quotations from Roman history and the comment: thus much I think is necessary to be known by everybody who designs to see the play.] Last night the Tragedy of Regulus was perform'd...to a numerous and polite Audience, and met with great Applause.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Cast
Role: Corvus Actor: Delane
Role: Decius Actor: Havard
Role: Metullus Actor: Mills
Role: Mutius Actor: Bridges
Role: Manlius Actor: Berry
Role: Quintus Actor: Blakes
Role: First Cartheginian Ambassador Actor: Turbutt
Role: 2nd Ambassador Actor: Usher
Role: Attilus Regulus Actor: Taswell
Role: Scaurus Actor: Green
Role: Emilius Actor: Woodburn
Role: Mantia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Clelia Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Regulus Actor: Garrick
Role: Prologue Actor: Havard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: Regulus Author(s): William Havard

12240
21 March 1744 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Event Comment: A new English Pastoral Serenata. Set to Musick by William DeFesch. 6 p.m. 5s. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at the Author's Lodgings, at Mrs Misaubain's, on the Pav'd Stones, in St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship

12241
27 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Author's Night. The Author labouring under a severe and dangerous illness, hopes his friends will excuse his personal Application, and send for tickets to Mr Watts, at the Printing Office in Wild Court; or to Hobson at the Stage door of the theatre at Drury Lane Mahomet translated from the French of Voltaire; but I have no great opinion of the subject, or the original author as a poet; and my diffidence is rather improved by the testimony of those who have seen it.-Letters of William Shenstone, p. 89

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Two Servants Actor: Leviez, Collins.
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Mann.
Role: Shepherds Actor: Shawford, _Liviez.
Role: Swiss Servant Actor: Liviez
Role: Fairy Actor: a Lilliputian Woman.
Role: Harlequin's Child Actor: Miss Yates
Role: a Fairy Actor: a Lilliputian woman
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, The Miss Scotts, Mlle Auguste.
Role: Fantastic Sprights Actor: Mlle Auguste.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Yates
Role: Harlico Actor: Collins
Role: the Swiss Actor: Blakes
Role: Hecate Actor: Mrs Avolio
Role: Attendants on Hecate Actor: Morland, Bennet, Morgan

12242
11 December 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. A Concert both Serious and Comic; Consisting of the most favourite Airs, taken from the most favourite Operas and Oratorios, by the best Masters. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. To the Publick. Gentlemen and Ladies: I humbly beg Pardon for troubling you in this Manner, but being Unfortunately excluded (I don't know for what Reason) from both the Theatres, and consequently deprived of getting my Living by my Profession, the Favour of your Company at a Concert which I take for my Benefit on Tuesday the 11th instant, at the Little House in the Haymarket, will be a very great Obligation to Your most faithful and devoted humble Servant, William Mills. Tickets to be had of Mr Mills at his House in Nassau St., near Soho. Note: After the Concert will be perform'd (gratis) a Comedy call'd The Careless Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Lowe, Miss Edwards

12243
20 February 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Valentine Snow and William Douglass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Cast
Role: To conclude with Coronation Anthem God Save the Actor: .

12244
07 October 1746 @ Southwark

Event Comment: NNew Theatre, Bowling Green. A Concert, etc. [repeated in all notices for this theatre]. Benefit Mrs Williams, Miss Pattocks, Mrs Smith 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Cushing
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: RRussian Sailor Dance-Phillips

Song: Mrs Bennet, Cunningham

12245
19 March 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Gallini in part of his Bond #50 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Mrs Cibber, being Indisposed with a violent Fever, which renders her incapable of performing in the Distrest Mother this day for her Benefit, she is therefore oblig'd to defer it till further Notice. On Tuesday next will be publish'd (Address'd to Mr Garrick) The Pretty Gentleman, or Softness of Manners vindicated from the False Ridicule exhibited unter the character of William Fribble, Esq:...Printed for M. Cooper in Paternoster Row. We hear the Comedy of the Suspicious Husband will be performed in a few days, and the continuance of Mr Garrick's Indisposition, rendering his appearance on the Stage entirely uncertain; the part of Ranger will be attempted by Mr Chapman.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Songs Actor: _Leveridge.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard.
Role: Brute Actor: Quin
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan
Role: Razor Actor: Chapman
Role: Rake Actor: Gibson
Role: Justice Actor: Marten
Role: Taylor Actor: James
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: With Songs proper to the play Actor: Leveridge, others.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Beard
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Quorum Actor: Marten
Role: Chaunter Actor: Bridgwater.

12246
30 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Yates. Main Piece never acted there. [By William Walker; see 1 Nov. 1703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marry Or Do Worse; Or, No Wit Like A Woman's

Cast
Role: Trapum Actor: Macklin
Role: Freewit Actor: Mills
Role: Snap Actor: Yates
Role: Manly Actor: Delane
Role: Shift Actor: Blakes
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Hodge Actor: Taswell
Role: Ralph Actor: I. Sparks
Role: Harrow Actor: Bransby
Role: Jasper Actor: Leigh.
Related Works
Related Work: Marry; or Do Worse Author(s): William Walker

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Yates.

Song: I,IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

12247
24 October 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts [by Garrick] never perform'd there before. The characters new Dress'd. [For comment on this piece, see Fugitive Pieces on Various Subjects, printed by Dodsley, 1761, I, pp. 194 ff.: "The Pretty Gentlemen; or Softness of Manners Vindicated from the False ridicule under the Character of William Fribble, First printed in the year 1747."] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #149 (Powel)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Smuggler Actor: Taswell
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Yates
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: Neale
Role: Vizard Actor: Havard
Role: Dickey Actor: Ray
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Constable Actor: Winstone
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Role: Flash Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Arthur
Role: Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: Yates
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

12248
21 December 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Delane
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Marcus Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucius Actor: Paget.
Role: Cato Actor: Quin
Role: Portius Actor: Ryan
Role: Sempronius Actor: Sparks
Role: Syphax Actor: Ridout
Role: Decius Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Lowe
Role: Hob Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hale.

12249
20 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author Tickets to be had as 9 and 14 Feb. [The Gentleman's Magazine this month gave a nine-column article to the Plan and Specimens of Irene a Tragedy by Mr Samuel Johnsin acted at Drury Lane from 6-20 February inclusive." In it plot was first retold, then excerpts from speeches were given which illustrated the beautiful expression of the moral values contained in the play: "To instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance, would be to transcribe the whole; but, however difficult I shall select a few." No comments are made upon the stage presentation, all is presented upon the basis of examination of the text. William Shenstone thought not much of it as a play. See Letter to Lady Luxborough 22 March.] Receipts: #110 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: only Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive listed.
Role: Coupee Actor: Yates
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges
Role: Goodwill Actor: Taswell
Role: Quaver Actor: Beard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

12250
27 February 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quin. Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta, and Lady Elizabeth. In which will be reviv'd a scene not acted these 30 years. Five rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes, and for the better Accomodation of the Ladies the Stage will be enclos'd and formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places at three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Worcester Actor: Arthur
Role: Carriers Actor: Arthur_, Cushing.
Role: Falstaff Actor: Quin
Role: King Actor: Sparks 1st appearance that stage
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Holtham
Role: Northumberland Actor: Paget
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Ridout
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson
Role: Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten
Role: Peto Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Sheriff Actor: Oates
Role: Traveller Actor: Smith
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Hotspur Actor: Delane who has not appeared that stage these 7 years.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare