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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.

14326
17 March 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Booth
Role: Phoenix Actor: Bowman
Role: Orestes Actor: Powell
Role: Pylades Actor: Mills
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Prologue by Steele Actor: Wilks
Role: Epilogue by Budgell Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

14327
06 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Mills

14328
28 February 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well If It Takes

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Leigh
Role: Oldish Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Charles Actor: Ryan
Role: Prate Actor: Spiller
Role: Careful Actor: Quin
Role: Easy Actor: Pack
Role: Boy Actor: Billy Bullock
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Moreau
Role: Wishit Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Willis
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Robertson
Role: Prologue Actor: Ryan
Role: Epilogue Actor: C. Bullock in the character of Harlequin
Role: Babel Actor: Pack in III.

14329
23 December 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

14330
23 February 1720 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-Mrs Fletcher; Concerto-Matthew Dubourg; Solo-Kytch

14331
09 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Booth
Role: Villeroy Actor: Mills
Role: Fernando Actor: Norris
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Miller
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Garnet.

Dance: Shaw, Weaver, Boval, Lally, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

14332
08 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Jaffeir Actor: Booth
Role: Pierre Actor: Mills
Role: Antonio Actor: Penkethman
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Desnoyer, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe

14333
16 February 1722 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-Castrucci, Kytch

14334
07 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: W. Mills.
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Frederick Actor: Mills
Role: Antonio Actor: Penkethman
Role: Peter Actor: Norris
Role: Antony Actor: Cross
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

14335
06 March 1723 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Violin-Michael Christian Festin; Lute-Francisco Weybough; Hautboy-Kytch [but see hay]

14336
29 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Williams</a>. By Her Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Constancy

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe; particularly Myrtillo-

14337
26 February 1724 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Concerto, Solo on Hautboy-Kytch; Solo on Violin-Michael Festing; Sonata-Mr China

14338
03 August 1724 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Somebody Actor: Miller.

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Song:

14339
17 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Rob. Williams</a>, Mrs Whitherilt [Mrs Wetherilt], Mrs Boman, Miss Davison. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Cast
Role: Acis Actor: Miss Lindar
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Johnson
Role: Roger Actor: Oates
Role: Joan Actor: Mrs Willis.

Music: Mainpiece: Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance:

14340
03 August 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Aug.: Mr Williams</a>, one of the Comedians belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is dead

Performances

14341
13 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Constant Actor: Wilks
Role: Heartfree Actor: W. Mills
Role: Rake Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bully Actor: Harper
Role: Justice Actor: Shepard
Role: Razor Actor: Miller
Role: Taylor Actor: Griffin
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Shireburn.

14342
23 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

14343
30 November 1731 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

14344
28 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Harper
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Griffin
Role: Courtall Actor: Wilks
Role: Freeman Actor: Mills
Role: Rakehell Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Lady Cockwood Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Ariana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Gatty Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Sentry Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Singing in Italian-Roberts

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, F. Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Williams, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Mrs Rogers

Performance Comment: Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Williams, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Mrs Rogers.

14345
17 August 1732 @ Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife Well Manag'd; Or, Cuckoldom Prevented

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin; or, The Life and Death of Dr Faustus

14346
10 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Cast
Role: Lycomedes Actor: Quin
Role: Diphilus Actor: Aston
Role: Achilles Actor: Salway
Role: Ulysses Actor: Chapman
Role: Diomedes Actor: Laguerre
Role: Ajax Actor: Hall
Role: Periphas Actor: Walker
Role: Agyrtes Actor: Leveridge
Role: Thetis Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Theaspe Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Deidamia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Binks
Role: Philoe Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Artemona Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Gay Actor: Quin.

14347
19 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

14348
31 May 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas; Or, Tom Thumb The Great

14349
18 June 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

14350
09 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge; Or, The Rover Reclaim'd

Cast
Role: : Sir Harry Lovejoy Actor: Ryan
Role: Heartly Actor: Walker
Role: Sir Lively Brainless Actor: Chapman
Role: Tom Actor: Salway
Role: Lady Traffick Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Laetitia Lovejoy Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Norsa. Prologue and Epilogue written by Aaron Hill

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle