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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Sir Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Sir Williams")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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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.

12676
23 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Sir Simmon Flourish Actor: Quick
Role: Sir Simon's Servant Actor: Curties

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12677
28 December 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Murray's 1st appearance as Dr Caius was at Bristol, 11 June 1787. In adterpiece the playbill retains Incledon, but "Last night at Covent Garden an apology [was] made for the indisposition of Incledon, and a request that Bowden might sing the Hunting Song in his stead" (Morning Herald, 29 Dec.).] Receipts: #216 15s. 6d. (208.17.6; 7.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12678
30 December 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Cast
Role: Captain of the Portugese Frigate Actor: Sedgwick
Role: the Lover Actor: Caulfield
Role: the Clown Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Father Paul Actor: Denman
Role: Lay Brother Actor: Evans

12679
03 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12680
05 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17961226, but Act I: Chorus of Sailors-_; Act II: Pero-_; Lay Brother-_; Friars-_.
Cast
Role: Captain of the Portugese Frigate Actor: Sedgwick
Role: the Lover Actor: Caulfield
Role: the Clown Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Father Paul Actor: Denman
Role: Lay Brother Actor: Evans

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

12681
05 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12682
06 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12683
07 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

Song: In III: a song in character-Mrs Clendining

12684
09 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12685
11 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: The Duke Actor: Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

12686
12 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; Dance-Gentili, Mrs Wild

Song: In Masquerade: Stevens's Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Sedgwick Cooke, Master Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

12687
13 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12688
16 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12689
19 January 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #481 15s. (476.12; 5.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12690
01 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife is, for the first time, revived with dresses suitable to the times" (True Briton, 2 Feb.). Receipts: #227 10s. 6d. (150.5.0; 72.13.6; 4.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

12691
01 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #436 5s. 6d. (433.0.6; 3.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

12692
02 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Ballet: End I: The Scotch Ghost. As17961116, but Hornpipe-_

Cast
Role: The Lady of Dunblain Actor: Mlle Parisot

12693
08 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

12694
11 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Cast
Role: Morado Actor: Wathen

Song: In afterpiece: As17970210 In III: a new Duett (composed by Shaw) [In vows of everlasting truth (BUC 942)]-Dignum, Mrs Bland; In afterpiece: As17970210

12695
13 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #471 9s. 6d. (465.8.6; 6.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

12696
16 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: The Musick composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by Storace. An Accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #302 6s. 6d. (186.13.6; 109.17.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: The Baron-Packer; Edmund-Dignum; Theodore-Trueman; Will Steady-Wathen; Page-Miss Menage; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: The Baron Actor: Packer
Role: Theodore Actor: Trueman
Role: Will Steady Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders. Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Arne, Ms Jackson, Ms Wentworth, Ms Menage; Tartars. Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-Campbell; Tamuri-Male; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Wentworth, Maddocks, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: Wentworth, Maddocks, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

12697
18 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, but printed in 2, by George Nugent Reynolds]: With new and appropriate Scenery by Phillips, &c. The new Music by Reeve. Books of the Songs and Chorusses to be had in the Theatre. [This piece is based on the attempt of the French navy to make a landing in Bantry Bay on 24 Dec. 1796.] Receipts: #293 5s. 6d. (284.5.6; 9.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Stanley Actor: Murray
Role: Sir Hubert's Servant Actor: Blurton

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Johnstone, Murray, Townsend, Haymes, Claremont, Gray, Linton, Street, Mrs Clendining. [Cast from text (Richard White, 1797). and Monthly Visitor, Feb. 1797, p. 165: O'Laughlin-Johnstone; Justice-Murray [in text: Hull]; Lieut. Hamilton-Townsend; Capt. Broadside-Haymes [in text: Incledon]; Patrick-Claremont; Nelly-Mrs Clendining; [The text adds Shaneen O'Shee-Waddy; M'Huckaback-Powel; La Jeunesse-Farley; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Principal Characters-Gray, Linton, Street; Irish Peasants-Delpini, Blurton, Abbot, Simmons, Hawtin, Curties, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, J. Linton, Thomas, Oddwell, Cooke, Everett, Philipps, Cranfield, Rayner, Wilde, [J.] Lee, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Mlle St.Amand.J.] Lee, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Mlle St.Amand.
Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Knight; Trusty-Powel; Clinch-Farley; Sir Jeffery-Davenport; Capt. Constant-Claremont; Dolly-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport

12698
20 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [1st piece in place of A Cure for the Heart Ache, advertised on playbill of 18 Feb.] Receipts: #484 19s. (478.13; 6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Murray; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Macready; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Mansel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Cast
Role: The text adds Shaneen O'Shee Actor: Waddy
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

12699
21 February 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Father Actor: Hawtin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle St.Amand. No other parts assigned.

12700
23 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper