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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Williams")') 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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14479 results for: Keyword - Williams
We found 10791 matches on Author, 5263 matches on Roles/Actors, 1664 matches on Performance Comments, 434 matches on Event Comments, and 51 matches on Performance Title.

14376
08 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: By Desire.A Hornpipe-The Little Swiss

14377
04 November 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

14378
30 December 1752 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521219

14379
08 January 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028; Il Pastore, as17521219

14380
22 January 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman depriv'd of Sight (her name is Ann Williams). Mrs Ridout dy'd (Cross). Part of Pit to be laid into Boxes, Amphitheatre to be formed on stage. Tickets of Mrs Sheward, at the Turk's Head in Newport St., Long Acre; Mr Dodsley, in Pall Mall; Mr Millan, at Charing Cross; Mr Millar in the Strand; Mr Newberry in St Paul's Churchyard; Mr Payne in Paternoster Row, Booksellers; and at stage door. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

14381
20 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross, Wilford, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Williams, Mislebrook, Elliot, Hacket, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: As17561023

14382
27 December 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Dance: II: The Market, as17571126

14383
04 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

14384
22 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

14385
16 January 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Unhappy Sufferers by the late Dreadful Fire in King's Stredt, Covent Garden (playbill). We gave our Night's pay for ye Sufferers by the fire in King's Street Covent Garden Sun: ye 23d. of Dec. (Cross). Sisters diner at Mrs B's. I slept [slipt?] in after the play at Drury Lane & see them in the Gallery, where I had a few words with Mr Williams (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

14386
19 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: [Unspecified]

14387
24 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: As17610907

14388
08 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

14389
21 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

14390
29 September 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, was advertis'd for this Night, but Miss Williams being Hoarse it was oblig'd to be deferr'd (Hopkins). Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Fortunatus

14391
24 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: Principals by Vernon, Champnes, Mas. Raworth, Miss Young, Miss Wright, Miss Williams, Mrs Dorman, Sga Cremonini. Alexander-Champnes; Amintas-Vernon; Eliza-Signora Cremonini; Thamiris-Miss Young; Camilla-Miss Wright; Agenor-Mrs Dorman (Edition of 1764).

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker

14392
30 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

14393
20 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

14394
03 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #5 12s.; Paid salary list #440 9s.; Williams one night, Musical Lady, 10s. 6d.; Chorus singers 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

14395
17 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #3 9s. 6d.; Paid salary list-#441 4s.; Chorus 1 night, #2 5s. 6d.; Paid Mrs Brown, not on list #1 12s. 6d.; Paid Mr Williams (violin) in Musical Lady 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #221 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

14396
17 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Mr Williams 2 nights in Musical Lady #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #162 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Millers and the Colliers-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Mons Rolle, Mrs King, Miss Tetley; End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

14397
28 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Fine Lady

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

14398
23 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, as17681116

14399
03 July 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

14400
10 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Wm Gard for performing in the Lyon 12 Nights #1 10s. Paid Thomas Singleton for the same #1 10s.; Paid Henry Williams for performing the Bells 4 nights #1 10s. (Account Book). [Epilogue is Larpent MS 306.] Receipts: #194 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee