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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Wright"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Wright")') 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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12985 results for: Keyword - William Wright
We found 10793 matches on Author, 2567 matches on Performance Comments, 545 matches on Event Comments, 254 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

901
13 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

902
06 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

903
08 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten and Miss Rogers. Music and words by author and composer of Padlock [I. Bickerstaffe]. Book of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17710401 but Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton, first time; Jaques-Love; Duke Sen-Wrighten; Celia-Miss Rogers, first time.
Cast
Role: Duke Sen Actor: Wrighten
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Davis, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Wrighten. Centurian [?]-Bannister; Father [?]-Davies; Maid [?]-Mrs Dorman; Matron [?]-Mrs Wrighten (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Bannister, Davis, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Wrighten. Centurian
Role: ] Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Song: I: The Sycamore Shade-Mrs Wrighten; IV: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers, his scholar

904
23 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Elopement Author(s): William Havard

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

905
17 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

906
09 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

907
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

908
19 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17721106, but Abram-Jacobs; Grand Chorus-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs _Scott.
Cast
Role: Grand Chorus Actor: Mrs Wrighten, Mrs _Scott.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright
Role: To Conclude with a Grand Chorus Actor: Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Bannister, Dibdin, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville's scholars

Entertainment: End: (First time) an Address to the Town-Miss P. Hopkins

909
17 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Bransby; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Others-Moody, Packer, Palmer, Hartry, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Packer, Palmer, Hartry, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

910
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. John-Bannister; Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Davies; John's Wife-Mrs Love; Sally , his daughter-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 441).
Cast
Role: his daughter Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Wright
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

911
13 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Cast
Role: Contusion Actor: Wrighten
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler of Castlebury Author(s): William Shield

Dance: I: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741208, but with a view of the Port of Genoa

912
24 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: The Reel, as17741028

913
01 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Enchantress-Aldridge, Miss Valois

914
29 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Langrish (pupil to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; III: A New Pantomimical Dance call'd The Enchantress, as17750201; End: The Humours of Blackwall; or, The Indiaman Return'd-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford

915
13 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Langrish[, as17750429

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) The Shady Blest Retreat-Miss Wilde

916
02 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Foote; Sir Peter-Whitefield; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Sir Roger Dowlas-Griffith; Rust-Weston; Dactyl-Lloyd; Puff-Wilson; Staytape-Jones; Robin-Jacobs; John-Everard; Juliet-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

917
18 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End I: A New Dance call'd The Merry Peasants-M Fontaine (from the Opera at Paris), Mrs Sutton, Others; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17751003

918
10 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

919
14 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780512

Song: End I: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428; End II: the much-admir'd song in The Milesian being a description of a Naval Engagement Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; In V: song, as17771203

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

920
11 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Burton
Role: Charles Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Griffiths, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Fawcett, Chaplin, Nash, Bannister, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

Dance: End I: The Coopers, as17781211

921
23 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Beefeater Actor: Wright
Role: Governor of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten

Dance: New Dance-

922
26 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Beefeater Actor: Wright
Role: Governor of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten

Dance: II: New Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi

923
29 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Beefeater Actor: Wright
Role: Governor of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten

Dance: As17791126

924
01 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Beefeater Actor: Wright
Role: Governor of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten

Dance: As17791126

925
03 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Beefeater Actor: Wright
Role: Governor of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten

Dance: As17791120