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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.

13376
15 September 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Ryan; Varanes-Delane; Marcian-Walker; Leontine-Bridgwater; Atticus-Paget; Lucius-Marshal; Athenais-Mrs Horton; Pulcheria-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Horton
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Jobson-Mullart; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby; Nell-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

13377
12 October 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Havard; Vizard-Rosco; Smugler-Lyon; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Clinder Jr-Woodward; Dicky-Norris; Tom Errand-Hamilton; Lady Darling-Mrs Haughton; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Parly-Mrs Tollett; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Worm Doctor

Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Wetherilt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

13378
29 October 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Harper; Young Reveller-W. Mills; Raison-Johnson; Sassaphras-Shepard; Worthy-Este; Florella-Mrs Thurmond; Dorinda-Mrs Pritchard; Violante-Mrs Butler; Mrs Raison-Mrs Cross; Lady Hazard-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

13379
11 November 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Ryan; Standard-Bridgwater; Vizard-Marshall; Smuggler-Hippisley; Clincher Sr-Chapman; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Lady Darling-Mrs Martin; Angelica-Mrs Bellamy; Parly-Mrs Kilby; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Lalauze, as17361109; Glover's Scot's Dance-; A new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

13380
12 November 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor's The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Gyppish-Mrs Butler; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-W. Mills; Diascordius-Miller; Quirk-Shepard; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Oates; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; V: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter

13381
22 December 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: Sir John-Penkethman; Modely-Giffard; Heartwell-Havard; Freehold-W. Giffard; Vulture-Woodward; Lurcher-Richardson; Shacklefigure-Norris; Doubeljugg-Rosco; Carbuncle-Lyon; Longbottom-Yates; Sneak-Hamilton; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Aura-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Pantomime

Dance: IV: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

13382
15 March 1737 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy Tough-Hippisley; Sprightly-Houghton; Cut'em-James; Toby-Salway; Leonora-Miss Bincks; Robin-Dan French.
Cast
Role: Sir Timothy Tough Actor: Hippisley

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Miss LeBrun; In III: Hornpipe-Ferguson; End Afterpiece: Glover's Dance of Sailors-

Song: V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

13383
02 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton, Two Masters Hamilton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Hamilton's Lodgings, at Mrs Corey's , in Hemlock Court, Corey Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Foppington-Bardin; Morelove-W. Giffard; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Roberts; Lady Graveairs-Miss Tollett; Edging-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: II: A Dialogue composed by Purcell-the Masters Hamilton; IV: Singing in Italian -Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; V: Scot's Dance-Haughton, Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: French Peasant-Master Oates, Miss Oates

13384
01 September 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway. At Common Prices. 6 p.m. N.B. There is a new Passage to the Pit.,. also a large Lobby for the Servants that keep Places. Receipts: #65. Egerton 2320: ye first night of Mr Right's appearance. Cato given out, but cou'd not be play'd, Mrs Cibber not being ready in Maria we cou'd play no Play but the Orphan Mrs Thurmond having left us

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Orphan-Mrs Cibber; Castalio-Milward; Polydore-Mills; Chamont-Quin; Chaplain-Turbutt; Page-Miss Cole; Serina-Miss Holliday; Florella-Mrs Brett; Acasto-Wright, the first time of his appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Wright, the first time of his appearance on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard, the second time of his appearing on that stage in any speaking character; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard; Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard, the second time of his appearing on that stage in any speaking character
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

13385
24 October 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor's The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-Mills; Diacordium-Miller; Quirk-Ray; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Macklin; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: As17371018

13386
09 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Ryan; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Standard-Bridgwater; Vizard-Hale; Beau Clincher-Chapman; Smuggler-Hippisley; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Constable-Mullart; Lady Darling-Mrs Martin; Angelica-Mrs Bellamy; Parly-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380103

13387
25 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [By Hilderbrand Jacob. Edition of 1738 refers to individuals determined to silence the first fruits of the Licensing Act.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nest Of Plays; Three New Comedies Of One Act Each

Afterpiece Title: The Prodigal Reform'd

Performance Comment: Old Severn-Rosco; Trueman-Bridgwater; Severn-A. Hallam; Sunflower-Bencraft; Locust-Ridout; Froth-Neale; Tatterdemalion-Chapman; Johnson-Arthur; Lady Turtle-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Basset-Mrs Ware; Miss Siren-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Miss Siren Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Constancy

Afterpiece Title: The Tryal of Conjugal Love

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper Fragil-Bridgwater; Belair-Ryan; Marle-Hippisley; Farundel-Penkethman; Lady Fragil-Mrs Horton; Prologue-A. Hallam; Epilogue-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Fragil Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

13388
17 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby; Jobson-Rosco; Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

13389
13 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Ryan; Standard-Bridgwater; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Beau Clincher-Chapman; Smugler-Hippisley; Vizard-Hale; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Lady Darling-Mrs Martin; Angelica-Mrs Bellamy; Parly-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland

13390
26 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Nell-Mrs Vincent; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby; Jobson-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Richardson, Miss Cantrel; A new Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates, Desse, Richardson, Miss Cantrel, Mrs LeBrun; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

13391
22 March 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Mrs Giffard's House, No. 4, Craven Buildings, dl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard,who has not appeared on that stage these twelve years; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Smugler-Johnson; Standard-Havard; Clincher Sr-Macklin; Clincher Jr-Woodward; Vizard-Cross; Dicky-Ray; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Parley-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard,who has not appeared on that stage these twelve years

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: Grand Ballet, as17390313 V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

13392
28 April 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor's The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Woodward; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-Mills; Diascordium-Taswell; Quirk-Ray; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Turbutt; Poet-Macklin; Belina-Mrs Mills; Agnes-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's 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

Song: II: The Noontide Air-Beard; IV: See from the Silent Groves Alexis Flies-Beard

Dance: III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Pieraites-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison

13393
28 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Ryan; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Alderman-Hippisley; Standard-Bridgwater; Clincher Jr-Neale; Vizard-Hale; Dicky-James; Tom-Clarke; Constable-Mullart; Lady Darling-Mrs James; Angelica-Mrs Bellamy; Parley-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Anne Roland; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

13394
02 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Easy-Mrs Stevens; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bellamy; Edging-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Nell-Mrs Vincent; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kirby; Jobson-Mullart; Butler-Arthur; Cook-Stoppelaer; Footman-Smith; Doctor-Anderson; Lucy-Mrs Horsington; Lettice-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: By Desire, Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

13395
08 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Quin; Constant-Milward; Heartfree-Mills; Rake-Winstone; Razor-Macklin; Justice-Havard; Bully-Beard; Taylor-Raftor; Lady Brute-Mrs Butler; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Mademoiselle-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Song: III: As17391024

Dance: IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

13396
21 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Smuggler-Johnson; Standard-Havard; Clincher Sr-Macklin; Clincher Jr-Woodward; Vizard-Ridout; Dicky-Yates; Tom-Reed; Constable-Turbutt; Lady Darling-Mrs Marshall; Angelica-Miss Mills; Parly-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: I: Le Gout Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

13397
07 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor's The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Woodward; Mummy-Johnson; Beaumont-Mills; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Diascordium-Taswell; Quirk-Shepard; Heartly-Winstone; Gallipot-Turbutt; Poet-Marten; Agnes-Miss Cole; Primrose-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Dance: II: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: A Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

13398
14 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater (who has been ill). Tickets at Bridgwater's. over-against the Red-Lion in Brownlow Street. Tickets for Mr and Mrs Cross taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Rake-Gibson; Bully-Rosco; Razor-James; Justice-Roberts; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cornet-Miss Horsington; Loveit-Miss Brunette; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

13399
11 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Sir John (with The Early Horn)-Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage; Nell-Mrs Clive; Jobson-Turbutt; Lady Loverule-Miss Bennet; Butler-Raftor.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

13400
30 October 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wallis; Tinsel-Linnet; Fantom-W. Giffard; Vellum-Julian; Butler-Dunstall; Coachman-Blakes; Gardiner-Yates; Lady Trueman-Mrs Middleton; Abigail-Mrs Linnet.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: As17401029