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12615 results for: Keyword - William Shirley
We found 11102 matches on Author, 1666 matches on Performance Comments, 448 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11776
22 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Hippisley; Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Snap-James; Sly-Mullart; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Anne-Miss Horsington; Amanda-Mrs Boultby, the first time of her appearing upon that Stage.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

11777
06 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Giffard; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Peterson; Elder Worthy-Blakes; Sir William-Julian; Sly-Vaughan; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Steel; Hillaria-Mrs Dunstall; Flareit-Mrs Yates; Amanda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Julian

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17401205

11778
22 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: See17401222, but Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Arthur; Sly-Mullart; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Amanda-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Dance: II: Minuet-Destrade, Mlle Mechel; III: Two Pierots-Richardson, Destrade; IV: Peasants de Bordeaux-Destrade; V: Minuet-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne

11779
14 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Milward; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Sir Novelty-Macklin; Sir William-Johnson; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Sly-Marten; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Pritchard; Anne-Miss Bennet; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Minuet, Louvre-Davenport, Miss Wright; III: Tambourine-Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Blow Blow-Lowe

11780
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arius, King Of Persia; Or, The Noble Englishman; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Andrew Ague-cheek, At The siege Of Babylon

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Deities; or, Venus Upon Earth

Performance Comment: Venus (Colombine)-Miss Williams, her first on any stage; Jupiter-Wallis; Mars-Stevens; Cupid-Master Ferg; Vulcan-Warner; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Williams, her first on any stage

Song: Miss Polly Casey, her first on any stage

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Vaughan, Mrs Wright

11781
12 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Milward; Snap-Macklin; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Sly-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Macklin; Anne-Miss Bennet; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

11782
09 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Performance Comment: first edition lists: Belvile-Giffard; Jack Smatter-Gentleman who acted King Richard [Garrick]; Williams-W. Giffard; Longman-Paget; Colebrand-Balkes; Arnold-Dunstall; Andrews-Peterson; Lady Davers-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Jervis-Mrs Yates; Mrs Jewkes-Yates; Robin-Crofts; Harry-Julian; Isaac-Vaughan; Benjamin-Clough; Arthur-Naylor; Jane-Miss Hippisley; Cicely-Miss Medina; Hannah-Mrs Dunstall; Rachel-Mrs Vallois; Annice-Mrs Bishop; Pamela-Mrs Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: W. Giffard

11783
09 November 1741 @ James Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Spackman; Thorogood-Williams; Trueman-Catesby; Uncle-Boham; Blunt-Husbands; Maria-Miss Carter; Millwood-Mrs Morrison; Lucy-Mrs Freeman; Prologue-Spackman; original Epilogue-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Thorogood Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Comic part of Spanish Fryar

Song: SSwains I Scorn, Who're Nice and Fair-Miss Carter; The Life of a Beau-Mrs Morrison

11784
28 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Maclelan; Sir Novelty Fashion-Macklin; Sir William Wisewou'd-Morgan; Elder Worthy-Havard; Younger Worthy-Mills; Snap-Yates; Sly-Neale; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Ann-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Morgan

Music: I: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Let me Wander-Lowe

Entertainment: IV: Concerto on German Flute, as17420916

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

11785
16 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Sir William-Hippisley; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Sly-Marten; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Narcissa-Mrs Horton; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Hale; Amanda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

11786
04 August 1743 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman, tom Thimble The Taylor, And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Malone; Prince-Lawrence; Count Kevenhuller-Williams; Tim Guzzle-Daniel; Duke Chartres-Littleton; Paddy-Richardson; Tom Thimble-Rudyard; Noailles-Malone; Dragoon-Watkins; Landlady-Mrs Cross; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Rudyard; Irishwoman-Mrs Kelly; Jenny-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Count Kevenhuller Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

11787
04 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Sir William-Hippisley; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

11788
28 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William Belfond-Phillips (from the Theatre Royal Dublin); Squire-Chapman; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Hale; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Truman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Capt Hack'em-Marten; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Hack'em-Stoppelaer; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

11789
03 December 1744 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Goodfellow; Peachum-Paget; Lockit-Dove; Mat-Williams; Filch-Chettle (with a Hornpipe); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bainbridge; Lucy-Mrs Hill; Polly-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Mat Actor: Williams

Dance:

11790
07 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Hilleria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Miss Hippisley; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

11791
14 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17441102, but Sir Novelty Fashion-Macklin; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Sir William-Taswell; Young Worthy-Mills; Hillaria-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): William Hawkins

Dance: III: Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

11792
09 October 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Young Worthy-Hale; Snap-Chapman; Sir William-Hippisley; Narcissa-Mrs Horton; Elder Worthy-Ridout; Sly-Marten; Hillaria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Miss Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Cooke, others

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): William Cooke

11793
11 December 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Foote; Loveless-Giffard; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Ann-Miss Cole; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington; Snap-Yates; Sly-Neale; Lawyer-Woodburn; Porter-Gray; Amanda-Miss Furnival.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wisewood Actor: Taswell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: II: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: IV: Lowe

11794
30 December 1745 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Heemskirk; Peachum-J. Heemskirk; Lockit-Warner; Lucy-Mrs Warner; Mat-Malone; Polly-Miss Lincoln; Hornpipe-Williams.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Williams.

11795
26 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Sir William-Morgan; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Havard; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackum-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Marten; Mrs Hackum-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

11796
29 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Giffard; Sir William-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Yates; Sly-Neale; Lawyer-Bransby; Amanda-Mrs Giffard; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Narcissa-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Taswell

Dance: New Grand Dance call'd The Turkish Pirate; or a descent on the Grecian Coast-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sig Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also a New Entertainment call'd the Laundress's Visiting Day-Sg Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, M. Mechel, Salomon's Son

11797
29 December 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17461205; but Polly-Miss Budgell; Jemmy Twitcher-Hallam Sen; Jack-Wignell; Ben-L. Hallam; Robin of Bagshot-Lee; Mat-Brett; Dolly-Mrs Wignell; Sukey-Mrs Miles; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Hart; Diana Trapes-Mrs Brown; Molly Brazen-Mrs Dove; Hornpipe-Williams.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Williams.

Dance: As17461124

11798
27 January 1747 @ Red Lion Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Gentle; Bajazet-Dunning; Moneses-Gataker; Axalla-Ball; Omar-Robert Smith; Zama-William Hemans; Mirvan-Marlow; Haly-Williamson; Arpasia-Mills; Selma-John Smith; Dervise-Watts; Prince of Tanais-Bonham; Stratocles-Robert Hemmings.
Cast
Role: Zama Actor: William Hemans
Role: Haly Actor: Williamson

11799
31 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Woodward; Loveless-Ryan; Narcissa-Mrs Horton; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Ridout; Young Worthy-Gibson; Hillaria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Miss Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

11800
02 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Narcissa-Mrs Horton; Sir William-Bridges; Snap-James; Elder Worthy-Ridout; Young Worthy-Gibson; Sly-Bencraft; Hillaria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Mrs Bland; Mrs Anne-Miss Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida