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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.

13151
11 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Horton; Bevil Jr-Delane; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Hallam; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Lucinda-Mrs Templer; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Tom-Chapman; Phillis-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

13152
05 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermix'd with Songs. At Common Prices. Stage half a guinea. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Horton; Young Bevil-Hale; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Hallam; Cimberton-Arthur; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy; Tom (new dressed)-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Jasper-Arthur; Leander-Clark; Harry-Hale; James-Anderson; Davy-Smith; Hellebore-Roberts; Robert-Littleton; Charlotte-Mrs Brunette; Dorcas-Miss Burgess, the first time of her appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess, the first time of her appearance on that stage.

Dance: II: Serious Dance-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Music:

13153
26 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear, that Mr Theobald has given the last Hand to his Tragedy, called, The Death of Hannibal, attempted in Imitation of Shakespear's Manner, and that it is designed to appear on the Stage this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Taswel, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; concluding with a new Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17390920

13154
27 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

13155
28 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: As17390920

13156
29 September 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

13157
01 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17390929

13158
02 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

13159
27 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: V: Ballet-Muilment

13160
12 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Hale; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Cross; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

13161
08 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: An English Opera, written by the late Mr Addison, and new set to Musick by Mr Arne, reserving two or three Favourite Songs, out of his former Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Beard; Sir Trusty-Rheinhold; Page-Miss Edwards; Queen-Mrs Arne; Rosamond-Mrs Clive; Grideline-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Rheinhold

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

13162
09 March 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Receipts: money #78 12s.; seals #81 10s. (Account Book); #162 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Delane received a Free Benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17401023, but Sir John-Stephens; Phillis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel; III: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; V: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Song: In II: Roberts

13163
16 September 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil Jr-Delane; Tom-Macklin; Cimberton-Taswell; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Berry; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Green; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Entertainment: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burke Thumoth [on Flute]

13164
29 September 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Quin; Myrtle-Ryan; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sir John Beville-Bridgwater; Tom-Chapman; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Wright, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet; Also a Drunken Peasant-Duval, 1st time of appearing on this stage

13165
27 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Song: As17460125

Dance: As17460125

13166
28 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: As17460125

13167
29 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

13168
31 January 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: As17460125

13169
01 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: As17460125

13170
07 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125; Occasional Ballad, Over the Hills and Far away-Beard

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

13171
27 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17460224 Ballet never performed call'd The Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

13172
13 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Being the last time of the Company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Marten.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: As17460320 butconcluding with a Peasant Actor: Mathews

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

13173
23 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

13174
04 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Roberts on a one-half value of tickets and minimum charge basis. Receipts: #12 6s. 6d. leaving a deficit for the minimum charge of #14 11s. 6d. Tickets: Dupre #45 13s. (Boxes 36; Pit 191; Gallery 80); Roberts #78 19s. (Boxes 50; Pit 359; Gallery 126). Half value of total #62 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward
Role: Hothead Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Song: II: Liberty Alone-(from the Oratorio of Judas Maccabaeus sung by Roberts); IV: Come Smiling Liberty-Roberts

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Matthews, Miss Vandersluys; V: The English Boy, English Girl

13175
14 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Foote
Role: Hothead Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Lacey.

Song: III: Beard

Dance: Madam Auguste