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1414 results for: Keyword - Wm. Jones
We found 1001 matches on Performance Comments, 214 matches on Performance Title, 190 matches on Event Comments, 121 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1301
06 June 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Shaftoe, Jones, and Maine, Gallery Keepers. Receipts: money #5 6s. 6d.; tickets #102 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Dance: As17201214

1302
28 May 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Maine, Tillman. Gallery Keepers. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #6 16s; tickets #76 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Dance:

1303
06 June 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Tillman, Tyefer. Receipts: money #9 13s. 6d.; tickets #72 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Dance:

1304
12 August 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Mrs Eliza Haywood.] By Reason of the Indisposition of an Actress, the Part of the Wife is to be perform'd by Mrs Haywood, the Author. Afterpiece (Daily Post, 10 Aug.): A new Dramatic Entertainment...design'd by Mr Theo. Cibber, with new Music compos'd and adapt'd by Mr Jones, which proper Judges allow to be the best of the kind now extant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife To Be Let

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

1305
26 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Tillman, and Teyfer, Gallery Doorkeepers. Receipts: money #21 17s. 6d.; tickets #84 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Louvre-Mrs Wall; Entry-Glover; Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

1306
12 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks, Office Keeper, and Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: As17250508

Dance: new Passacaile-Miss Robinson; A new Comic Dance-Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

1307
25 May 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Tillman, Teyfey (Gallery Doorkeepers). Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #13 3s. 6d.; tickets #101 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Bullock; Dutch Burgomaster-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1308
12 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones and May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): Richard Jones

1309
19 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit May and Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: TThe Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1310
22 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Numberer; Taylor, First Gallery Keeper

Performances

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

Dance: End I: Harlequin Dance-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: Miss Brett; Comic Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; III: Turks Dance-Thurmond; IV: Rainton, Miss Robinson; Miss Brett; V: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Drunken Man-Harper

1311
01 February 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Song: Nicholls

1312
09 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Numberer; and Taylor, Boxkeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Cast
Role: Baldwin Actor: Bowman

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

1313
20 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Gallant, Rowland, Mrs Shaftoe, Jones. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #10 12s. 6d.; tickets #103 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

1314
21 January 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Love; Or, The Degenerate Brother

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Wells, Mullart, Lacy, Fielding, Jones, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Martin, Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Nokes, Miss Wood; but edition of 1730 lists: Don Manuel-Wells Sr; Alonzo-Stopler; Pizarro-Wells Jr; Pedro-Fielding; Alvarez-Mullart; Rinaldo-Lacy; Diego-Dove; Hermit-Reynolds; Page-Achurch; Servants-Hicks, Richards; Ismena-Mrs Mullart; Lucina-Mrs Martin; Cleone-Mrs Lindsey; Julia-Mrs Newman; Florella-Mrs Nokes; Prologue, Epilogue-Charles Coffey.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Newman

1315
07 May 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, the Numberer, and Taylor and Cooper, Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

1316
17 May 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones (Numberer) and Little (Gallery Boxkeeper). At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With the Original Musick, Songs, and Dances, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Music: Select Pieces-

Song: As17310427

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

1317
30 November 1731 @ Sun Tavern

Event Comment: Benefit Jones and Excell. At the Sun Tavern behind the Royal Exchange. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

1318
09 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Jones and Allen (Numberers), Little (Gallery Boxkeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: SScotch Dance-Miss Robinson; The Masqueraders-

1319
11 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Welchman Actor: Jones

Dance: SSt. Giles' Jig-Lilliputian (Scholar of Jones), others; Highland Dance-Scotch Gentleman; French Peasant-d'Vallois, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Giles' Jig-Lilliputian (Scholar of Jones), others; Highland Dance-Scotch Gentleman; French Peasant-d'Vallois, Mrs Walter.

1320
05 January 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: As17331220

Dance: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: II: Per le parte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne. IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones

Performance Comment: IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones .

1321
16 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: As at HAY 20 Dec. 1733, but in Neighbours Jones replaces Harrington, Leigh replaces Tenoe .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Polish Dance, as17340312 Grand Dance in Momus: Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Swains-Boval, S. Lally, Davenport; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport; Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann

1322
07 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Jones. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Scots Dance by Davenport and Mrs Davenport. English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter

1323
13 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. By particular Desire. Tickets for Mrs Elmy, Miss Packington, Miss Jones also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: A new Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: III: By Nivelon and Miss Mann. End of Afterpiece: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter

Song: I: A Teneri Affeti by Mrs Cibber and Mrs Barbier. II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Mrs Barbier. IV: Amelia wishes when she dies by Mrs Cibber. V: A new Favourite Italian Song by Mrs Barbier

1324
02 September 1734 @ Hampstead

Event Comment: At the Playhouse in Hampstead. Benefit Miss Jones Sr and Jr. N.B. That the Play may be no Hindrance to the Diversion at the Long Room, we shall begin exactly at 6 o'clock, and end about 8

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Dance: Hippisley's Humorous Medley, or Drunken Man

1325
21 April 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: A new Dance by Delagarde and Mrs Bullock

Song: III: A Song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre, addressed to the City, sung by Excell. IV: In Italian by Miss Jones

Performance Comment: IV: In Italian by Miss Jones .