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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.

3901
29 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Jenkins
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17320127

3902
01 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17320127

3903
16 February 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane, from Dublin
Role: Gratiano Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Father Burn Actor: Miller

3904
06 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality and Distinction of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free Masons. [Duke of Richmond present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane, from Dublin
Role: Gratiano Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17320219, but With a Prologue, Epilogue upon the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Epilogue upon the Occasion Actor: .

Dance: TThe Merry Lass (new)-Miss Wherrit by Newhouse (her Master)

3905
25 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Tirrel Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

3906
30 March 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Huddy. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: t the rising of the Curtain: Mr Handel's Water Musick, with French Horns and Trumpets, accompany'd by the rest of the Instruments-

Dance: II: Country Lass-Miss Wherrit; III: A new Scotch Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Two Pierots-Burney, Miss Tollet

3907
17 April 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haughton. At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane, from Dublin
Role: Gratiano Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: II: A new Scotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit; IV: Entry-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: III: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

3908
19 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Temple, Boxkeeper; and Gibbs, Pit Keeper. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Delane, from Dublin
Role: Gratiano Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: I: Singing in Italian-Mrs Hill; II: Singing in English-Mrs Hill; III: Another Italian Song-Mrs Hill; V: New Mad Tom-a Gentleman from Oxford

Dance: IV: Miss Wherrit

3909
17 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Farcical Ballad Opera of one Act. [By Robert Drury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil of a Duke or Trapolins Vagaries

Performance Comment: Trapolin-Bridgwater; Flametta-Miss Raftor; Lavinio-Roberts; Barberino-Paget; Bruneto-Stoppelaer; Prudentia-Miss Atherton; Alberto-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Isabella-Miss Mears; Puritan-Jones; but edition of 1732 adds: 1st Woman-Young Leigh; 2d-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Atherton

Dance: HHighland Dance-Native of Scotland; A new Scotch Dance-Holt, Mrs Walter; Je ne scai quoy-Vallois, Mrs Walter

3910
02 December 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Cinna Actor: Williams
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Williamson
Role: Citizens Actor: Morgan, Norris, Collet, Bullock, Wetherilt Sr, Pearce, Stoppelaer.

3911
12 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cole, who performed the young Princess in Anna Bullen
Role: Tirrel Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

3912
10 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Metellus Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: Cinna Actor: Williams
Role: Citizens Actor: Penkethman, Morgan, Norris, Collett, Pearce, Stoppelaer, Wetherilt Sr With a New Prologue addressed to the City

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Lyon

3913
25 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Grand Ballet, as17380203

3914
27 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

3915
28 February 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

3916
06 March 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

3917
03 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

3918
04 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets for Davenport and Mrs Gould taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

3919
22 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Cast
Role: Margery Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Esther? Young

Dance: As17381213

3920
11 January 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [The King, Duke, Princess Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Jan.: Being the first time of his Majesty's being at any Publick Diversion since the Death of the late Queen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

3921
19 March 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

3922
22 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 22 Dec.: On Saturday last was performed...As you like it; the extraordinary Applause it met with, is a strong Proof of the Merit of that immortal Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17401220, but The Songs new Set by Mr Arne-.

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

3923
23 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Dance: As17401222; V: Le Boufon-Fausan, Signora Fausan

3924
26 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: See17401016, but Robin-Miss Edwards; Oberon-Master Ferg; Titania-Miss Wright; Puck-Master Eagle; Moth-Master Donovan; Mab-Miss Cole; Peas Blossom-Miss Ferg; Harlequin-Woodward; 1st Colombine-Miss Mann; 2d-Mrs Walter; Peasants-Liviez, Carney, Weeks, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Thompson, Miss Story; Maid-Miss Woodburn; Old Woman-Ray; Father to Colombines-Leigh; Squire Freehold-Stevens; Slouch-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Father to Colombines Actor: Leigh

Dance: II: French Peasants-Nivelon, Mlle Duval; V: Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Ballet: I: The Enchanted Garden. As17401215, but Magician-Leviez

3925
27 December 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Leigh
Role: Mother Actor: Jones

Dance: I: French Peasants, as17401226; III: L'Allamande, as17401222; V: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere