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17963 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11545 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

826
01 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: Mainpiece: With the Original Dialogue-Charke, Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

827
08 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Watson; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Cibber Jr; Surly-Harper; Farewell-W. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

828
09 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Miller; Surly-Harper; Belguard-Watson; Farewell-Wm. Mills; Hothead-Shepard; Leonora-Miss Raftor; Violante-Mrs Butler; Aunt-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: E. Roberts, Jones, Tench, Wright, Miss Mears, Miss Atherton.

829
09 January 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly (New Dress'd)-Cibber Sr .
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber Sr

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: The Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others

830
06 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Highness the Prince of Modena [who was present]. Receipts: #106 16s. 6d

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Sir Joslin-Mullart; Courtall-Ryan; Freeman-Walker; Rakehell-Chapman; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Hallam; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Gatty-Miss Bincks; Sentry-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine: With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

831
29 December 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber Sr .
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber Sr

Dance: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Related Works
Related Work: The Test of Love Author(s): John Edwin, the younger

832
17 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Neale and Turbutt. Mainpiece not acted these 7 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Neale; Bellguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Curly-Berry; Hothead-Morgan; Testimony-Taswell; Merchant-Woodburn; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Neale
Role: Hothead Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Jobson-Turbutt; Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Sir John Loverule-Morland; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: II: Morland

Dance: IV: Mlle Auguste

833
25 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy reviv'd. Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Cashell; Farewell-Hale; Surly-Bridgwater; Crack-Chapman; Hothead-Woodward; Testimony-Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs James; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonara-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains a Trio from Acis and Galatea by Handel-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Lampe

Dance: LLes Allemandes, as17451109

834
14 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Foote. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Foote
Role: Hothead Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

835
27 September 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Cibber Jun; Crack-Yates; Farewel-Mills; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Bellguard-Bridges; Hothead-Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Surley-Berry; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Leigh; John-Simpson; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Clive. In Act III, Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Cibber Jun
Role: Hothead Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Berry; Butler-Raftor; Loverule (in which will be introduced The Early Horn)-Lowe; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

836
24 November 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd by sundry charges made to Mr Theophilus? Cibber more than paid him last season...#58 8s. 5d. Paid Mr Finch for Mr Cibber's creditors the moneys stopp'd out of his sallary for their use #58 8s. 5d. Rec'd of Mr Finch a Bill paid to Forest June 1745 for a Habeus &c for Mr Cibber. Receipts: #91 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Bellguard-Cashell; Farewell-Havard; Crack-Chapman; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Marten; Testimony-Hippisley; Aunt-Mrs James; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: With an additional Comic Scene-; Harlequin-Lun; the other parts as usual. the other parts as usual.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

837
10 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Dunstall. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. Not acted these 4 years. [See 4 May 1747.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Ridout; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Arthur; Crack-Waistkum, who never appeared on that stage before; Aunt-Mrs Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17481221, but Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

838
17 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 27 Sept. 1746.] The play hiss'd when over (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Hothead-Winstone; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Willoughby; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Waitwell-Simson; Valet-Atkins; John-Vaughan; Betty-Mrs Simson; In Act III Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: a Rural Dance Actor: Mathews, Mme Janeton Auretti.
Role: to conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Mathews.

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Matthews, Mad Janeton Auretti

839
24 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Foote; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Hothead-Bransby; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Foote
Role: Hothead Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: III: Beard

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

840
24 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. No building on Stage. Receipts: #34 14s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to Dunstall #29 11s., covered by income from tickets, #158 19s. (Boxes 172; Pit 681; Gallery 138). Total income #193 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Dyer; Surly-Sparks; Bellguard-Gibson; Farewell-Ridout; Crack-Shuter; Testimony-Collins; Hothead-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Dyer
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: As17600409 but Dick-_; Old Hob-_; Mother-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Copin.

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17600421 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

841
27 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 15 May 1760.] Afterpiece: A Tragi-comi-Pastoral-Farce by the late Mr Gay. Not acted these seven years. [See 15 May 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Lord Belguard-Walker; Farewell-Clarke; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimonly-Gibson; Crack-Shuter; Surly-Sparks; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignel
Role: with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring Actor: .

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

842
24 September 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Somerset-Wroughton; Northampton-Hull; Elvis-Whitfield; Lieutenant-Thompson; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologue which was spoken on Monday will be repeated-Lewis (for this Night only).
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
Role: By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologu Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Whitfield; Simon-Fox; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Mrs Mechlin (1st time)-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

843
28 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Lewis; Hothead-Quick; Testimony-Edwin; Belguard-Peile; Farewell-Davies; Surly-Fearon; Waytwell-W. Bates; Crack-Wilson; Violante-Mrs Inchbald; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Miss Stewart; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Lewis
Role: Hothead Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Whitfield, Wewitzer, Cubitt, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Webb; [Partial cast adjusted from hay playbill of 7 July 1781: Strap-Wilson; Ishmael-Wewitzer; Broadhem-Mrs Wilson; Caroline-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Strap-Mrs Webb; Larpent MS lists the other parts: Hawser, Spangle, Lord George Willmore, Clinker, Clod, Box, Frank, Pillage.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.

844
29 April 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: Lord Brouncker and I to the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw Love in a Tubb; and, after the play done, I stepped up to Harris's dressing-room, where I never was, and there I observe much company come to him, and the Witts, to talk, after the play is done

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick?-Harris. See also March 1663@4.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick? Actor: Harris. See also March 1663@4.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

845
22 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver Cockwood-Dogget.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Cockwood Actor: Dogget.
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Music: As17040404

846
07 January 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years [but see queen's, 14 Dec. 1706 and dl, 12 Oct. 1705]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Powell; Palmer-Estcourt; du Foy-a Person that never appear'd on the Stage before.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Powell
Role: du Foy Actor: a Person that never appear'd on the Stage before.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Song: the best Performers

Dance: the best Performers

847
02 December 1714 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Wilks; Widow Rich-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

848
26 January 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Old Bellair-Penkethman; Young Bellair-Ryan; Medley-Mills; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Mountfort; Emilia-Miss Younger; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; Belinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17161112

849
22 January 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Woodward; Dorimont-Ross; Medley-Havard; Old Bellair-Philips; Young Bellair-Palmer; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Emilia-Mrs Graham; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

850
22 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 3rd piece: The Overture and Music by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: THE SURRENDER OF CALAIS

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE; or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: William-Bannister Jun.; Baron-Benson; Theodore-Palmer Jun.; Edward Sedgwick; Page-Miss Menage//Sally-Mrs Bland .
Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Palmer Jun.

Song: In 2nd piece, as17940717