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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.

10826
01 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; La Provencale-Picq; Dancing-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Wright, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Maudet

10827
16 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Song: HHonour and Arms scorn such a Foe from Samson-Reinhold

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 A Minuet (By particular Desire)-Destrade, Mrs Wright (Daily Advertiser lists Ann Auretti)

10828
08 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

10829
10 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Bacchant Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

10830
15 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17821005

Song: In Act in of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Wright and Miss Simson

10831
17 June 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Benson; Colonel Briton-Payne; Lissardo-Banister; Don Lopez-Wellman; Don Pedro-Wright; Frederick-Francis; Vasquez-Stevenson; Alguazil-Newbold; Soldier-Oldmeadow; Servant-Master Payne; Gibby-Waldron; Flora-Mrs Benson; Isabella-Mrs Wellman; Inis-Miss Cranford; Violante-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Wright; Dick-Wellman; Trippit-Stevenson; Gayless-Benson; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Monk; Mrs Trippit-Miss Bird; Melissa-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Wright

Song: After the Monologue, by Miss Cranford

Monologue: 1785 06 17 End of mainpiece an Occasional Address to the Audience by Wright

10832
01 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Newbold (1st appearance in a singing character); Hawthorn-Payne; Hodge-Wellman; Sir William Meadows-Wright; Eustace-Kerridge; Justice Woodcock-Waldron; Luanda-Miss Bird; Margery-Mrs Benson; Deborah-Mrs Monk; Rosetta-Miss Cranford .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Wright

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Statute Scene with a Dance by the Characters; End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Wright

10833
04 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Benson; Gloster-Wright; Belmour-Kerridge; Catesby-Payne; RatclifT-Banister; Derby-Meadow; Porter-Stevenson; Servant-Mast. Payne; Shore-Wellman; Alicia-Mrs Wellman; Jane Shore-Mrs Monk .
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman; or, The First of August

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright
Role: Easy Actor: Wright

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright. imitations. After the Dancing, Theatrical Imitations by Payne

Related Works
Related Work: Thyestes Author(s): John Wright
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

10834
06 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Kerridge; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Wright; Ralph-Banister; Mervin-Payne; Farmer Giles-Wellman; Fanny-Mrs Benson; Theodosia-Mrs Wellman; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Monk; Patty-Miss Cranford; Gypsies-The rest of the Company .
Cast
Role: Fairfield Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright
Role: Easy Actor: Wright

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Related Works
Related Work: Thyestes Author(s): John Wright
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

10835
26 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Benson; Sir George Touchwood-Gibbons; Flutter-Wilson; Saville-Smith; Villers-Sadler; Courtall-Hill; Silvertongue-Essex; Mountebank-Wright; Porter-Watts; Servants-Price, Johnston; Hardy-Waldron; Mrs Racket-Miss Fenton; Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Harlowe; Miss Ogle-Mrs Clarke; Kitty Willis-Miss Williams; Lady-Mrs Johnston; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Chambers .
Cast
Role: Mountebank Actor: Wright
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Hill; Pepper-Sadler; Paul-Wilson; O'Reilly-Wright; Landlord-Watts; Waiters-Price, Johnston; Abbe-Benson; Floretta (with songs')-Mrs Benson; Malapert-Mrs Clarke; Laura-Mrs Harlowe .
Cast
Role: O'Reilly Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Benson; Colombine-Mrs Clarke. The other Characters by the Rest of the Company .
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

10836
March 1680 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thyestes

Related Works
Related Work: Thyestes Author(s): John Wright

10837
May 1693 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Vertuosos

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

10838
18 February 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins, as17420212; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120, but Desse, +Baudoin, _Delemain, Miss _Rayner, Miss _Wright

10839
31 January 1702 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The First Anthem, Compos'd by Dr William Turner-; The Second Anthem Compos'd by Dr John Blow-; The Third Anthem, Compos'd by Dr William Turner-

Entertainment: The Introductory Poem Upon Musick, Written by Mr Tate, Poet-Laureat to her Majesty-; The Oration-; The Second Poem, Written by Mr Tate-

10840
May 1696 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King William's Happy Deliverance And Glorious Triumph Over His Enemies; Or, The Consultation Of The Pope, Devil, French King And The Grand Turk , With The Whole Form Of The siege Of Namurv, And The Humours Of A renegade French-man And brandy Jean, With The Conceits Of A scaramouch And harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil Author(s): William Dunlap

10841
18 March 1706 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental music-the best Masters and Voices; with pieces for trumpet and violins composed by William Corbett-

10842
19 March 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music by William Corbett-; with several pieces for Flutes-; Concerti Grossi-; including a new Italian solo-Corbett, being his first public appearance

10843
03 May 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: The Ballad Margaret's Ghost Appearing to William-Mrs Barbier , with the Original Scotch Tune; The Merry Month of May-Miss Warren; The Cobler's Lamentation Warning Every Soul Against Love telling it will bring them All to an End at the Last-Leveridge

Music: Concerto-the French Boy and Girl

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Dance of Milk Maids-

10844
04 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: End I: The Provinciaile (new)-Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Pieraite-Roger, Mlle Delorme; III: A new Chacone-Lally, Essex, Rainton, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Williams; IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; V: Myrtillo-Lally, Mrs Booth, Boval, Mrs Mills, Rainton, Mrs Walter

Music: End III: Trumpet Sonata-; In IV: Concerto with Flutes-

10845
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Performance Comment: Squire Noodle-Berry; King of Tunis-Fielding; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Doodle-Young Bencraft; Davy-Excell; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettice-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

10846
26 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

10847
22 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal-Desnoyer, Mrs Booth, Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Roger; All the Habits entirely New

10848
17 March 1732 @ Chancery Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: When the fine Overture compos'd by the late ingenious Mr William Babell, for St. Cecilia's Day, will be perform'd with Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins, and Bassoons, with several other Pieces of Mr Handel's Composition, for Trumpets, French Horns by the best Masters. I: Mr Wm. Babell's Overture-; Overture Ptolomy-; Concerto Violin-; Hautboys Solo-; Concerto French Horns-; II: Overture Siroe-; Solo Flute-; Concerto Hautbois-; Seventh Concerto Corelli-; Concerto French Horns-; Several flute Pieces-Mr John Baston

10849
26 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss D'Lorme; Myrtillo-Mrs Booth, Lally

10850
02 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; or, A Doctor in Spight of his Teeth

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Robinson, Miss Mears; Dutch Woman-Miss Robinson