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18170 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11787 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

11701
14 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Bernard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

11702
15 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #221 4s. 6d . (213.18.0; 7.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Farren; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Bernard; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Miss Stuart; Mignionet-Miss Wewitzer; Furnish-Miss Brangin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Marian

11703
19 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Bernard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Dance: As17881107

11704
20 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: In II: Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play

11705
21 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

11706
22 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Bernard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

11707
23 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum

11708
24 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Lamash
Role: Sir ThomasLovel Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

Song: As17881220

11709
26 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Dance: End II: As17881025; End: A Divertissement, as17881001

Song: In I: Sweet Bird-from L'Allegro Il Penseroso by Handel Mrs Billington; accompanied on the flute-W. Parke; additional songsby Anfossi, Sacchini, Dr Arnold, -Mrs Billington

11710
29 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Inkle and Yarico [advertised on playbill of 28 Jan.] is deferred on Account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Account-Book, 2 Feb.: Received of Brunton [manager of the Norwich theatre] for [permission to act] Highland Reel #30. Receipts: #242 5s. (231.13; 10.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890127

11711
02 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And War

Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

11712
03 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Lamash
Role: Sir ThomasLovel Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

Song: As17881220

11713
04 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Performance Comment: As17890203 Prologue and Epilogue listed on playbill, as17890203, but the Epilogue-_ because on the 1st night it "was felt as offensive" (London Chronicle, 5 Feb.). It is not listed on any subsequent playbill.
Cast
Role: the Epilogue Actor: _ because on the 1st night it "was felt as offensive"
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

11714
05 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

11715
06 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

11716
07 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble; see text (J. Christie, 1789)]. In Act II an Ovation, or Entry of Coriolanus into Rome. In Act V a Procession of Roman Matrons to the Volscian Camp. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Afterpiece: Regattav, as 13 Sept. 1788. Receipts: #196 13s. 6d. (170.14.0; 24.11.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus Or The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Caius Marcius Coriolanus-Kemble; Menenius-Baddeley; Cominius-Aickin; Tribunes-Barrymore, Whitfield; Citizens-Suett, Burton, Fawcett, Jones; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Volusius-Williames; Tullus Aufidius-Wroughton; Virgilia-Mrs Farmer; Valeria-Mrs Ward; The Roman Matron [i.e. Volumnia]-Mrs Siddons; Edition of 1789 (J. Christie) adds: Young Marcius-Master Grimaldi; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

11717
09 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And War

Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

11718
10 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

11719
10 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

11720
12 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

11721
13 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Careless Husband [advertised on playbill of 12 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Abington. [Afterpiece in place of Tom Thumb advertised on same.] Receipts: #119 6s. 6d. (107.1.0; 12.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: A Young _Lady, Miss Fontenelle.

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: As17881107

11722
18 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Merchant of Venice, but "On Account of Macklin's sudden Indisposition, The Merchant of Venice cannot be performed; and this Evening will be presented...The Nunnery, with...The Child of Nature, [and] The Farmer" (printed slip on BM playbill, cg, Vol. VI).] Receipts: #214 6s. 6d. (206.4.0; 8.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nunnery

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

11723
23 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

11724
23 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

11725
26 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Metheglin Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek