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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.

11751
27 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

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

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

11752
28 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini. 3rd piece: 1st time at that Theatre [1st acted at the Royalty, 13 Aug. 1787]. Delpini's Grand, Tragic, Comic, Pantomimical Entertainment in 2 acts. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed by Gluck, the Airs and Duett by Reeve. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Delpini, No. 17, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #224 11s. (114.2; 7.18; tickets: 102.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17881120, but Recorder-Wewitzer; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Delpini.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Delpini.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

11753
29 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon

Performance Comment: As17890505, but President-Davies; the Anacreontic Song-Darley; Poor Thomas Day-Darley, _Bannister; Principal Parts-_Bannister, _Johnstone; +When Bibo went down to the Regions below-_; Jack thou'rt a Toper-_.
Cast
Role: the Anacreontic Song Actor: Darley
Role: When Bibo went down to the Regions below Actor: Bannister
Role: Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows Actor:
Role: God save the King Actor: Full Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Hazlewood Actor: Quick
Role: The Characters Actor: _Aickin.
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

11754
02 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17881114, but Oakly-Wroughton; Sir Harry Beagle-Burton; John-Lyons; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

11755
06 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Delpini.

Dance: In Afterpiece: Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Byrne, Jackson

11756
08 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

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

Afterpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Pierrot-Cranfield; Pantaloon-Thompson; Lover-Farley; Colombine-Mrs Watts; A Pantomimical Selection, consisting (among several others) of the following Scenes and Songs: The Birth of Harlequin--from the Magic Egg; View of Guildhallv--which changes to a Warehouse; Bedlam Wall--changing to a Ballad Stall; Teague's Ramble to London-Ryder; Ball Room--The Long Minuet-; taken from Bunbury's Print; Landscape-Horses, Dogs and Stag; Hunting Song-Bannister; View of a Poundv--changes to a Butcher's shop; A Prospect at Sea; Poor Jack! ; or, the Cherub (music by Dibdin)-Darley ; A Garden--changes to a Melon Ground; The Temple of Marsv. A Garden--changes to a Melon Ground; The Temple of Marsv.
Cast
Role: The Long Minuet Actor:
Role: the Cherub Actor: Darley

Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

11757
09 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Benson, Bourk, Booth, Dale, Johnston, Jones, Purser, Walker, Miss Davies, Mrs Heard, Mrs Lewis, Miss Stageldoir] will be admitted. [Afterpiece in place of The Doctor and the Apothecary, advertised on playbill of 8 June.] Receipts: #257 2s. 6d. (19.7.0; 7.8.6; 1.10.0; tickets: 228.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: II: a Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel, as17890502, but Bourk, _Keen

Song: I: the Sheep@shearing Song-Miss Romanzini

11758
09 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Dance: As17881021

11759
13 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Hall, Furkins, Lamp, Pilborough, Plank, Anselmo, Byrne, Copland, Rye, Mrs Arne, Mrs Linton, Jealous, Brereton, Varley, Doser, Loyde, the Band will be admitted. Receipts: #256 (21.10; 2.7; tickets: 232.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir ClementFlint Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

11760
16 June 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Ryder; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Cubitt; Philip-Macready; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Gardner; Young Belfield-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Rowson; Lucy Waters-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard
Role: Sir Harry Hazlewood Actor: Quick
Role: The Characters Actor: _Aickin.
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

11761
03 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

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

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17890619

Song: As17890623

11762
11 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of Summer Amusement, advertised on playbill of 10 July.] 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, ascribed by Town and Country Magazine, July 1789, p. 327, to George Colman ynger. Prologue by the author (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 19 Aug. 1789: This Day is published The Family Party (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Cast
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Rees
Role: Irishman in the Pit Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Lady in the Balcony Actor: Mrs Webb.
Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: The Family Party

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Davies, Iliff, Abbott, Baddeley, Miss Heard, Mrs Webb. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Sir Toby Twaddle-Bannister Jun.; Pinch-R. Palmer; Captain Rampart-Davies; Jack Spriggins-Iliff; Servant-Abbott; Old Spriggins-Baddeley; Laura-Miss Heard; Mrs Malmsey-Mrs Webb; Prologue-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Twaddle Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Family Party Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: As17890708

11763
18 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Man

Cast
Role: Sir John Classick Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Dorimant Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Cast
Role: Dundore Actor: Williamson
Role: The Romp Actor: Miss George.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Winworth Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

11764
12 September 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 4 Nov.]. [No playbill this season lists the various prices of admission; they were probably, as usual: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s.] Receipts: #159 6s. 6d. (119.17.0; 38.6.0; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

11765
14 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In I a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 2 Nov.]. [No playbill this season lists the various prices of admission; they were probably, as usual: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s.] Receipts: #255 6s. (253.11.6; 1.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman (1st appearance at this theatre these 2 years); Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Peter-C. Powell; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Achmet (from the Theatre Royal Crow Street, Dublin]; 1st appearance on this stage).; 1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Rock, Letteney, Reeve, W. Thompson, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Martyr

11766
25 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Harley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Powel; Tressel-Egan; Pr. Edw.-Mrs Byrne; D. of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Macready; Lieut.-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Evatt; Richmond-Holman; Lady Anne-Miss Brunton; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope. [Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

11767
28 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Shelty to Edwin, but "Ryder in the stead of Edwin, who was said to be indisposed, played the part of Shelty" (World, 29 Sept.).] Afterpiece: The Music by Handel, Rizzio, ?J. C.? Bach, Gretry, Corri, Shield. A new Scotch Overture by Shield. Paid Music 25th Inst. #11 7s. 6d.; Properties 2s. 4d.; Kettle Drum 5s.; Wardrobe #5 10s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #8 12s. 6d.; Chorus Singers #2; Cox for Scenemen #28 1s.; Hodgins #4 4s. Receipts: #254 4s. 6d. (250.15.0; 3.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Ryder; Serjeant Jack-Bannister; Sandy (or Young Donald)-Johnstone; Charley-Blanchard; Captain Dash-Davies; Donald Laird of Col-Gardner; Croudy-Cubitt; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Moggy-Mrs Martyr (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

11768
30 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #232 14s. (226.3.6; 6.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Achmet; Alderman Smuggler-Quick; Beau Clincher-Ryder; Young Clincher-Blanchard; Vizard-Macready; Dicky-C. Powell; Tim@Errand-Cubitt; Constable-Thompson; Col. Standard-Farren; Angelica-Miss M'George; Lady Darling-Mrs Platt; Parley-Miss Stuart; Lady Lurewell-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Achmet

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: V: Minuet-Mrs Achmet, Mrs Goodwin

11769
06 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

11770
06 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

11771
07 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 4th Time [i.e in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season. Prologue by Robert Merry. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews]. "The Dramatist has undergone considerable alterations" (World, 8 Oct., which also states that the Epilogue was new, i.e. not the one, also by Andrews, spoken the previous season). Receipts: #206 15s. (196.7.6; 10.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Blanchard, Thompson, Macready, Holman, Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Miss Brunton. [Cast form text (T. N. Longman, 1793), and Genest, VI, 551-52: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Edwin; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Harry Neville-Holman; Servant-Evatt; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letty-Miss Brangin; Louisa Courtney-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Bernard; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 17 performances only (see17900202).] Epilogue-Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Rock; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Lee; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Rowson; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

11772
14 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

11773
15 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Harry Lovewit Actor: Lamash

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

11774
16 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Fennell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Roderigo-Blanchard; Cassio-Macready; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Davies; Montano-Thompson; Duke-Gardner; Gratiano-Powel; Iago-Harley; Emilia-Mrs Bernard; Desdemona-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Fennell

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

11775
17 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Books of the Songs [in The Tempest] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #244 5s. (220.14; 22.11; 1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Song: As17891013, but Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley

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