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18160 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11784 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

3426
17 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear, and revis'd by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Williams
Role: Bullcalf Actor: Wetherilt

3427
22 August 1724 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatrical Booth, at the Horns Inn in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green Or The Woman Never Vexd With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Rakish-Williams; Montfort-Roberts; Lady Westford-Mrs Willis; Arabella-Mrs Morgan; Widow-Mrs Roberts; Gudgeon-Butcher.
Cast
Role: Rakish Actor: Williams

Entertainment: Vaulting-; Tumbling-; High Rope Walking-

3428
21 February 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John of Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Gloucester-Oats; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Th. Cibber; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

3429
09 September 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton. [In Daily Post, 8 Sept., The Spanish Fryar had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John-Wm. Mills; Gloster-Oates; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Chief Justice-Boman; Justice Shallow-Cibber; Falstaff-Harper; Justice Silence-Miller; Fee6le-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Norris; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol Mavis-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

3430
23 September 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Williams; Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Boman; Archbishop of York-Roberts; Archbishop of Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Feeble-Griffin; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson; Ancient Pistol-Cibber Jr; Justice Silence-Miller.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

3431
29 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv Part Ii With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Williams; Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of York-Roberts; Archbishop of Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Silence-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Role: Hostess Quickly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

3432
16 November 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This is on an L. C. list in the Harvard Theatre Collection. See William vanLennep, Plays on the English Stage 1669-1672, Theatre Notebook, XVI (1961), 13

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

3433
February 1678 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first production is not known, but the licensing date of 13 March 1677@8 suggests a late February premiere. In addition, the many names of minor performers point to a Lenten performance. The Prologue also speaks of it as a 'Lenten Play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rambling Justice Or The Jealous Husbands With The Humours Of Sir John Twiford

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: Prologue-Flora; Sir Arthur Twilight-Powell; Sir Generall Amorous-Wilshire; Contentious Surly-Disney; Sir Geoffrey Jolt-Perrin; John Twiford-Powre; Spywell-Mr Q [Cue]; Bramble-Coysh; Eudoria-Mrs Farlee; Petulant Easy-Mrs Merchant; Emilia-Mrs Bates; Flora-Mrs Cook; Epilogue-Sir Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Arthur Twilight Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Generall Amorous Actor: Wilshire
Role: Sir Geoffrey Jolt Actor: Perrin
Role: Epilogue Actor: Sir Arthur.

3434
28 December 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit Or Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Ramble-Booth; Merry-Mills; Sir Thomas-Norris; Sir Mannerly-Pack; Drytone-Fairbank; Booby-Bullock; Rash-Johnson; Lady Faddle-Mrs Powell; Christina-Mrs Porter; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw; Goody-Mrs Willis; Isabella-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Mannerly Actor: Pack

3435
06 December 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit Or Sir Mannerly Shallow

Performance Comment: Ramble-Booth; Merry-Powell; Sir Thomas-Norris; Sir Mannerly-Pack; Booby-Leigh; Porter-Spiller; Lady Faddle-Mrs Kent; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Mannerly Actor: Pack

3436
24 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Henderson's 1st recorded appearance as Falstaff was at Bath, 6 Mar. 1777. "In the frolicksome, gay, and humourous situations of Falstaff Henderson is superior to every man...His soliloquy in describing his ragamuffin regiment, and his enjoying the misuse of the king's press-money are so truly excellent that they are not inferior to any comic representation of the stage" (Davies, I, 252-53).] Afterpiece: Never performed here. The Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Hotspur-Aickin; King-Younger; Westmorland-Egan; Sir W. Blunt-T. Davis; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Massey; Peto-Kenny; Gadshill-Besford; Francis-Edwin; Carriers-Jackson, Blissett; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder

3437
September 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first production is not known, but the licensing date of 20 Sept. 1676 establishes this month as the latest date for its premiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town fopp Or Sir Timothy Tawdry

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-; Epilogue-Sir Timothy Tawdry written by Mr E. R.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Sir Timothy Tawdry written by Mr E. R.

3438
05 September 1723 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore With The Comical Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Waspe

Performance Comment: Noodle-Egleton; King-Huddy; Shore-Oates; Blunderbuss-Orfeur; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Chapman; Jane Shore-Mrs Orfeur; Mrs Blake-Mrs Middleton; Mrs Airs-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Chapman

Entertainment: Tumbling-. The Company which did so well at bf

Performance Comment: The Company which did so well at bf.

3439
23 August 1736 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond Representing Her Amours With King Henry And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Performance Comment: King Henry-Boman; Fair Rosamond-Mrs Bambridge; Cardinal Aquinas-Wallis; Cardinal Columbus-Bambridge; Sir Trusty-Clark; Lord Sands-Bencraft; Cupid-Master Brown; Cleora-Mrs Brown; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Clark

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp or The Doctor Deceivd With the Comical Humours of Crack the Pimp Dr Grey Goose and Sir Nehemiah Nestle Cock

Performance Comment: Crack-Chapman; Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah-Smith; Bellamy-Ray; Captain Strut-Yates; Servant-Littleton; Page-Master Brown; Mrs Grey Goose-Mrs Herle; Miss Grey Goose-Miss Atherton; Betty-Mrs Cantrell .
Cast
Role: Sir Nehemiah Actor: Smith
Role: Miss Grey Goose Actor: Miss Atherton

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Livier and Mlle Delorme. II: Wooden Shoe Dance by Livier and Janno. End of Afterpiece: Grand Peasant Dance by Livier, Janno, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Woodward

3440
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee and Woodward's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the Hospital-Gate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arius King Of Persia Or The Noble Englishman With The Comical Humours Of Sir Andrew Ague cheek At The siege Of Babylon

Performance Comment: Darius-Redman, from Dublin; Antipater-Taswell; Anglicanus-Stephens; Fearful-Vaughan; Eudocia-Mrs Purden; Queen-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Pert-Mrs Wright; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Deities or Venus Upon Earth

Performance Comment: Venus (Colombine)-Miss Williams, her first on any stage; Jupiter-Wallis; Mars-Stevens; Cupid-Master Ferg; Vulcan-Warner; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Williams, her first on any stage

Song: Miss Polly Casey, her first on any stage

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Vaughan, Mrs Wright

3441
27 October 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton; Shallow-Chapman; Slender-Woodward; Page-Cashell; Fenton-Gibson; Caius-Stoppelaer; Host of Garter-Rosco; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Bardolph-Harrington; Mrs Page-Mrs Bellamy; Ann Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs James; Robin-Miss Morrison; Sir Hugh-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: As17421026

3442
22 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Page-Cashell; Slender-Woodward; Host-Rosco; Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Pistol-James; Simple-Bencraft; Bardolph-Marten; Fenton-Gibson; Mrs Page-Mrs Hale; Ann Page-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave

3443
12 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Bridges; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Shallow-Rosco; Slender-Collins; Fenton-Gibson; Pistol-James; Bardolph-Dunstall; Nym-Kennedy; Caius-Stoppelaer; Host-Morgan; Mrs Page-Mrs Hale; Anne Page-Mrs Storer; Mrs Quickly-Mrs James; Simple-Paddick; Robin-Miss Mullart; Sir Hugh-Morris; Mrs Ford-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: in the character of Harlequin Actor: Lun

3444
17 October 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Sparks 1st appearance that stage; Wales-Ryan; Prince John-Miss Hippisley; Westmoreland-Holtham; Northumberland-Paget; Sir Walter Blunt-Ridout; Douglas-Anderson; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Dance; Carriers-Arthur, Dunstall; Francis-Collins; Gadshill-Bencraft; Bardolph-Marten; Peto-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Oates; Traveller-Smith; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Piercy-Mrs Woffington; Hotspur-Delane who has not appeared that stage these 7 years.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Ridout
Role: Hotspur Actor: Delane who has not appeared that stage these 7 years.

3445
21 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Morning Chronicle, 17 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Webb, No. 22, corner of Broad Court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. "Old Jack, instead of appearing with all that easy, flowing, negligent facetiousness which the poet has so inimitably pourtrayed, assumed the part of moral solemnity, and every joke was delivered with a sort of sententious dignity that destroyed its natural impression" (General Advertiser, 22 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff (for that night only)-Mrs Webb; Hotspur-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King-Bensley; Westmorland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Riley; Prince John-Master Farley; Worcester-Gardner; Poins-R. Palmer; Vernon-Davies; Bardolph-Wewitzer; Francis-Barrett; Carriers-Parsons, Burton; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler .
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Riley

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

3446
14 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 12 Dec.] Receipts: #131 6s. 6d. (106.9.0; 22.13.6; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Sir Walter Ralegh

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Aickin, Barrymore, Packer, Williames, Benson, Haymes, Webb, Bensley, Mrs Powell, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Ward. [Cast from European Magazine, Dec. 1789, p. 459: Raleigh [sic]-Kemble; Gundamor-Aickin; Young Raleigh-Barrymore; Salisbury-Packer; Wade-Williames; Carew-Benson; Sir Julius Caesar-Haymes; Lord Cobham-Webb; Howard-Bensley; Olympia-Mrs Powell; Florella-Miss Tidswell; Lady Raleigh-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Haymes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

3447
16 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: After dinner my wife and I to the Duke's playhouse, where we saw the new play acted yesterday, The Feign Innocence, or Sir Martin Marr-all; a play made by my Lord Duke of Newcastle, but, as every body says, corrected by Dryden. It is the most entire piece of mirth, a complete farce from one end to the other, that certainly was ever writ. I never laughed so in all my life. I laughed till my head [ached] all the evening and night with the laughing; and at very good wit therein, not fooling. The house full, and in all things of mighty content to me

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

3448
19 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's house, all alone, and there saw Sir Martin Marr-all again, though I saw him but two days since, and do find it the most comical play that ever I saw in my life

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

3449
20 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: With my Lord Bruncker to the Duke's playhouse (telling my wife so at the 'Change, where I left her), and there saw Sir Martin Marr-all again, which I have now seen three times, and it hath been acted but four times, and still find it a very ingenious play, and full of variety

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

3450
28 September 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw a piece of Sir Martin Marall, with great delight, though I have seen it so often

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall