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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Performance Comment: Lord Lovemore-R. Palmer; Sir John Classick-Bannister Jun.; Mr Classick-Aickin; Mr Tradewell Classick-Kemble; Dorimant-Williamson; William-Barrett; Lady Classick-Mrs Kemble; Emily-Mrs Brooks; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performance Comment: Mr Sturdy-Kemble; Bentley-Williamson; Captain Berry-Iliff; Frank-Barrett; Miss Tabitha-Mrs Webb; Mrs Sturdy-Mrs Powell; Miss Eliza Sturdy-Miss Heard; Nanny-Miss Prideaux; Miss Sukey-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Bentley Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Occasional Address-Bensley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling: A Dramatic Caricature

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Cast
Role: Random Actor: Williamson

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 3rd piece: Liberty; or, Two Sides of the Water-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Liar

Cast
Role: Dorimant Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Basket Maker

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmorland-R. Palmer; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Chapman; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-Williames; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Alfred; Fluellen-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Gregson; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; The Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Haymes; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: As17901026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: National Prejudice

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Entertainment: Imitations End II: (for that Night only some) Comic Imitations-Mrs Wells; End: instead of an Epilogue, some Tragic Imitations-Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17910512, but Rustic-Williamson; William (1st time, and for that night only)-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Rustic Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Incledon; with Give me Wine rosy Wine (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Bacchanals-Cubitt; Williamson; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Mountain; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Sabrina-Miss Williams; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Williams

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Mr Level-Williamson; Colonel Modish-Davies; Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Wealthy-Kemble; Plainwell-Aickin; John-Phillimore; William-Abbott; Mrs Level-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Palmer, but "Last night previous to the new play R. Palmer came forward to make an apology for his brother not being able to make his appearance, having met with an accident in returning from the country in his professional pursuit. His place was supplied by Williamson" (Morning Post, 15 July). He "was thrown out of a chaise on Wednesday evening, by which accident his collar bone was broken" (Gazetteer, 16 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910709 but Sir George Splendorville-Williamson in place of Palmer. Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And Eurydice

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: Sweet Bird(by Handel)-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the violin-Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Zelma; or, The Will o' th' Wisp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Coxcomb; or, The Beau Bedevil'd

Performance Comment: Speaking Character-Johnstone, Incledon, Wilson, Fawcett, Davies, Powel, Darley, Munden, Mrs Davis, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Leserve, Miss Chapman. [Cast from Larpent MS: Darby-Johnstone; Ramble-Incledon; Townly-Davies; Williams-Powel; Capt. Cracker-Munden; Sophia-Mrs Davis; Winifred-Miss Leserve; Eliza-Miss Chapman. Wilson, Fawcett, Darley, Mrs Harlowe are unassigned.]
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Powel

Song: In 3rd piece: will be introduced the following Favorite songs: When virtue forms-Mrs Davis; The Bottle-Davies; The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; Farewell each Tonish Life-Munden; Bucket of Water, 'Tis a mighty fine thing-Johnstone; Kitty Grogan, Tho' I'm no dancing master-Johnstone; Anna's Love-Incledon; The Pig, You all must have heard-Fawcett; To-morrow, In the downhill of life-Darley; You are aw nodding-Mrs Harlowe; Coach box, You may feast your ears-Cubitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: a new Dance, Provision for the Convent; or, The Fryars' Frolick-G. D'Egville, Hamoir, Miss Fanny D'Egville, Sophia D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17911003

Ballet: End I: a new Dance, The Martial Nymph; or, The Conquered Scythian. The Scythian-George D'Egville; Nymphs-Miss DeCamp, Miss Fanny D'Egville; The Victorious Nymph-Miss Sophia D'Egville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise