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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.

12826
10 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

12827
15 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

12828
17 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

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

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

12829
21 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [The Mouth of the Nile, also advertised on playbill of 19 Jan., was not acted on this night.] Receipts: #408 7s. (405.17; 2.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt, as17981112

Cast
Role: and his State Palanquin Actor: the Vizier on another Elephant-the Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin
Role: the Vizier on another Elephant Actor: the Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin
Role: drawn by Buffaloes Actor: the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin
Role: with their Hunting Actor: dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage

12830
22 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Johnstone; Dermot-Incledon; Fitzroy-Townsend; Bagatelle-Farley; Father Luke-Waddy; Darby-Munden; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah (1st time time)-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Waddy

12831
26 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 29 Jan. 1796]. Receipts: #164 9s. 6d. (156.18.0; 7.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

12832
02 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In II Masquerade. "The Dance mangled. No Glee, the Singers not thinking proper to come this bad weather" (Kemble Mem.). Receipts: #156 15s. (97.10.6; 58.9.6; 0.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Role: Andrew Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

12833
02 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

12834
14 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: V: a song-Mrs Bland

12835
19 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Mother Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: unassigned Actor: Dyke, Claremont, the Master Blackmores, Letteney, Delahoy, Wilkins, Emery, J. Linton, Master Goodwin, Miss Lupino, Miss Cranfield, Miss Denny, Miss Gray, Mrs Masters, Miss Walcup, Miss Dibdin, Miss Standen, Mrs Chapman.

12836
21 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17990214

12837
23 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Mother Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: unassigned Actor: Dyke, Claremont, the Master Blackmores, Letteney, Delahoy, Wilkins, Emery, J. Linton, Master Goodwin, Miss Lupino, Miss Cranfield, Miss Denny, Miss Gray, Mrs Masters, Miss Walcup, Miss Dibdin, Miss Standen, Mrs Chapman.

12838
28 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Archer in place of Barrymore.
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17990214

12839
28 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Mother Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: unassigned Actor: Dyke, Claremont, the Master Blackmores, Letteney, Delahoy, Wilkins, Emery, J. Linton, Master Goodwin, Miss Lupino, Miss Cranfield, Miss Denny, Miss Gray, Mrs Masters, Miss Walcup, Miss Dibdin, Miss Standen, Mrs Chapman.

12840
02 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Composed by Byrn. A View of the Sea and Rock, from which Oscar escapes, by leaping from a precipice, into the arms of his Soldiers; A View of the Bridge with the Camp of Carrol; The Death of Carrol by the Hand of Malvina, with his Fall into the Sea, and the Burning of the Camp of Carrol. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] With entire new Dresses and Decorations, and the Scenery new painted. The Ballet under the direction of Farley. The Overture by Reeve, with an accompaniment on the Union Pipes and Harp by Murphy and Weippert. Receipts: #378 11s. (369.6; 9.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Verdun the Butler Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingal. Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domesticks-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Duke, Jackson, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield; Male Bards-Hill, Linton, Street, Thomas, Smith, Little; Female Domesticks-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin; Female Bards-Ms Waters, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Ms Castelle, Mrs Iliff, Miss Gray, Ms Leserve, Ms Walcup; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); A View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond. Carrol (the Irish Chieftain)-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Draco (his Captain)-Simpson; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Morvan (his Lieutenant)-Farley; Vocal Characters. Scotch Lad-Mrs Chapman; Scotch Pedlar (with I am a jolly gay Pedlar)-Townsend; Farmer-Gray; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Atkins.

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial fellow-Mrs Chapman, Gray, Mrs Atkins; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

12841
07 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The many Ladies who have Places for the suceeding nights of the new Pantomime [The Magic Oak] are respectfully acquainted that, on account of Bologna Jun.'s accident, it cannot be performed before Easter Monday. [The Mouth of the Nile, also advertised on playbill of 5 Mar., was not acted on this night.] Doors, &c. as 21 Nov. 1798. Receipts: #364 13s. 6d. (361.13.6; 3.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

12842
16 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (London Chronicle, 18 Mar.)]. Morning Chronicle, 12 Apr. 1799: This Day is published Five Thousand a Year (price not listed). Ibid, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street. Receipts: #542 0s. 6d. (383.9.0; 2.19.0; tickets: 155.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Abbot, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Miss Murray (1st appearance this season]), Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson [1799]: George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Matthew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Rees; Servants to Sir Matthew-Abbot, Wilde; Servant to Frederick-Curties; Boy-Master Webb; Maria-Miss Betterton; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Miss Murray [in text: Mrs H. Johnston (see17990325; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks; Prologue (partly Musical)-Munden; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Maxim Actor: Munden
Role: Servants to Sir Matthew Actor: Abbot, Wilde

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [Song, I went to Sea-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; The moment Aurora-Incledon; Dear Mary adieu-Incledon; The Midnight Watch-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by Mazzinghi; Poor Orra come from distant shore-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Emery
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Taylor-Simmons; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: In 2nd piece: Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts

Song: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

12843
26 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Emery
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

12844
29 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Emery
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Emery
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

12845
01 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Emery
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

12846
04 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett
Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: V: song-Miss Leak

12847
05 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Sir Fidget Fearful Actor: Emery
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

12848
09 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

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

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Cory, Archer, Kelly, Middleton, Surmont, Wathen, Caulfield, Suett, Sedgwick, Fisher, Evans, Trueman, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Menage, Mrs Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

12849
09 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. Mainpiece: Acted but once [28 Mar. 1795] these 5 years. In IV a Grand Banquet. Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.: Tickets to he had of Holman, No. 73, New-street, Hanover-square. Account-Book: Paid George? Papendick for [unspecified] Manuscript Plays of Kotzebue #200. Receipts: #350 2s. (257.6; 6.1; tickets: 86.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Holman; Lysimachus-Betterton; Hephestion-Whitfield; Cassander-Claremont; Polyperchon-Mansel; Aristander-Waddy; Eumenes-Curties; Perdicus-Thompson; Thessalus-Klanert; Slave-Abbot; Clytus-Murray; Statira-Mrs Pope; Parisatis-Mrs Litchfield; Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Roxana-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Klanert

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Song: II: the Grand Truimphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Miss Waters, Mrs Atkins, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follet, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Martyr; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End I afterpiece: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Miss Waters, Mrs Atkins, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follet, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Martyr; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End I afterpiece: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon.
Cast
Role: The Death of Admiral Benbow Actor: Incledon.

12850
12 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Pope. 1st piece [1st time; D 4. Larpent MS 1249; not published synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Apr. 1799, p. 273]: Translated from [Der Graf von Burgund, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von? Kotzebue (Author of The Stranger, Lover's Vows, &c.) by Miss Anne? Plumptre, and adapted to the English Stage by Alexander? Pope. Morning Chronicle, 25 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Pope at his house, No. 5, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. [This was Mrs Abington's last appearance on the stage.] "The perpetuated evidence of youth was in character with her person and her powers; the slimness of her figure, the fulness of her voice, the freshness of her spirits, the sparkle of her eye, and the elasticity of her limbs, savoured alike of a juvenility that puzzled the mind, whilst it pleased it: of her it was justly said that 'she had been on the stage thirty years; she was one-and-twenty when she came, and one-and-twenty when she went!'" (John Bernard, Retrospections of the Stage, 1830, II, 228-29). Receipts: #334 19s. 6d. (194.1.0; 2.5.0; tickets: 138.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Burgundy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, Murray, Hull, Clarke, Davenport, Thompson, Claremont, Abbot, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Pope. [Cast from Larpent MS: Henry-Pope; Chevalier Walter von Blonay-Munden; Brother Peter-Murray; Chevalier Cuno von Hallwyl-Hull; Count Hugo von Werdenberg-Clarke [in MS: Whitfield]; Bruno-Davenport; Benedict-Thompson; Guido-Claremont [in MS: Gilbert]; Nicholas-Abbot; Matilda-Miss Chapman; Gertrude-Mrs Davenport; Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Brother Peter Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Captain Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Abbot; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Miss Walcup; Lucy Oakland-Mrs Follett; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End 2nd piece: The Mid Watch-Incledon