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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.

13701
20 April 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter) and Mrs Cross. Mainpiece not acted for 40 years [see 22 Dec. 1710]. Written by the author of The Yeoman of Kent [Thomas Baker]. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Burton will be taken. Tickets to be had of Cross at his lodgings over against the Rose Tavern in Russell St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Ladys Airs Or An Equipage Of Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Sprightly-Giffard; Blenheim-Delane; Nicknack-Yates; Bramble-Macklin; Lady Tossup-Mrs Cross; Lady Rodomont-Mrs Woffington; with an Epilogue called the Universal Prompter-.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sprightly Actor: Giffard
Role: with an Epilogue called the Universal Prompter Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: By particular Desire, Arrah my Judy-Barrington

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

13702
19 September 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Granger-Delane; Frankly-Mills; Witling-Yates; Cook-Blakes; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Mrs Green; Sophronia-Mrs Clive; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington; Occasional Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington; in IV, will be introduced a Minuet; the Original Cantata-.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Wrangle Actor: Macklin
Role: the Original Cantata Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

13703
04 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry (by desire)-Mrs Woffington; Col. Standard-Delane; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Young Clincher-Cushing; Dickey-Collins; Tom-Dunstall; Constable-Marten; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Lady Darling-Mrs Bambridge; Parley-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Mrs Ridout; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17481112, but Nell-Mrs Dunstall. The Early Horn not advertised.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall. The Early Horn not advertised.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

13704
03 April 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: First time of performance. The Company to be waited on by two Knights, from the Land's End, and a Brace of Cats from Italy. The Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to leave their Lapdogs and Spaniels at home because of the Cats. To begin exactly at twelve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Gazette-Shuter; Tim-Costollo; Hartop-Foote (Daily Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

13705
22 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

13706
21 November 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Play of the Spanish Fryar is deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #93 13s. 6d

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Mrs Woffington; Col. Standard-Delane; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Young Clincher-Collins; Dicky-Cushing; Tom-Dunstall; Constable-Marten; Beau Clincher-Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Bambridge; Parley-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Mrs Ridout; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

Related Works
Related Work: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge Author(s): Lewis Theobald

13707
27 December 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Rec'd Sundry's charg'd in the nightly acct. for balance of Day Book I as Brot into this book 25 Sept. #212 13s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #100 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Anderson; Vellum-Arthur; Butler-Marten; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardener-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Trueman-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

13708
31 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Dyer; Granger-Lee; Witling-Sparks; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Macklin; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Wrangle Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Concluding with the Original Grand Dance Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

13709
26 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Standard-Lee; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Bennet; Smuggler-Taswell; Clincher Jr-Vaughan; Lady Darling-Miss Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Parley-Mrs Green; Tom Errand-Costollo; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-Ray; Constable-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.

13710
03 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Woodward; Clincher Jun-Shuter; Standard-Havard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard; Smuggler-Taswell; Dickey-Vaughan; Tom Errand-Costollo; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Miss Minors; with Joe Haynes Epilogue-Shuter riding on an ass.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The Grand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Song: II: A song of Handel's-Master Vernon

13711
16 September 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Havard; Humpnrey-Simson; Myrtle-Blakes; Isabella-Mrs Yates; Cimberton-Shuter; Sealand-Berry; Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: II: Go Rose-Beard

13712
20 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Macklin, to which he spoke a farewell Prologue hinting at his new scheme (a Coffee house now fitting up in the Piazza) Mrs Mack, Miss & He play'd (Cross). [Macklin discharged last June from Covent Garden, one night given him at Drury Lane when he took leave; Poor I toss'd up...King Henry 7, 1764 (Winston MS 8). Gray's Inn Journal noted this performance by the bequeathing to the stage of Miss Macklin who should succeed in genteel comedy.] Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Palmer; Witling-Yates; Granger-Davies; Cook-Blakes; Charlotte-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Minors; Sophronia-Mrs Clive; In Act IV The Cantata proper to the play,-Beard; A Farewell Prologue-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Wrangle Actor: Macklin
Role: In Act IV The Cantata proper to the play, Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Lacey.

13713
19 September 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

13714
25 October 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-Havard; Vellum-Yates; Tinsel-Woodward; Coachman-Philips; Fantome-Davies; Butler-Taswell; Gardner-Blakes; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Lady Truman-Mrs Pritchard.[Being the first time of their appearing in those characters i.e. the ladies].Being the first time of their appearing in those characters i.e. the ladies].
Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard

Dance: II, End: As17541022

13715
09 September 1755 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Balance-Metteer; Worthy-Parker; Plume-Quelch; Appletree-Carr; Costar Pearmain-Pittard; Kite-Marshall; Welsh Collier-Blakey; Collier's Wife-Mrs Midnight; Bullock-Pinner; Constable-Venables; Melinda-Mrs Quelch; Rose-Miss Cowslade; Lucy-Mrs Chetwood; Sylvia-Miss Barton her first appearance in boys's clothes.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Barton her first appearance in boys's clothes.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Charles; Jobson-Quelch; Cook-Pinner; Coachman-Venables; Butler-Blakey; Conjurer-Metteer; Footman-Turner; Fidler-May; Lettice-Mrs Chetwood; Betty-Miss Davies; Lady Loverule-Mrs Quelch; Nell-Miss Cary [who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].who acted Polly in the Beggar's Opera, her second on any stage but see17550821 and 25 Aug. and 28 Aug.].
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Charles
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; III: Pierots Dance-; IV: Hornpipe-a small jolly Tar but seven years old, who never appeared on any Stage before; End: La Dance du Village-

13716
16 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Mrs Woffington; Standard-Sparks; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Beau Clincher-Shuter; Young Clincher-Collins; Dicky-Costollo; Constable-Marten; Tom-Bennet; Angelica-Mrs Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Copin; Parly-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

13717
22 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece [by Edward Young]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, Ulysses for the Benefit of Mrs Woffington. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of Covent Garden Playhouse on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (Daily Advertiser, 22 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; Original Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Busiris Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory-Shuter; Tim-Costollo; Hartop-Foote; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

13718
22 October 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Woffington; Standard-Sparks; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Beau Clincher-Shuter; Young Clincher-Collins; Dicky-Costollo; Constable-Martin; Tom Errand-Bennet; Angelica-Mrs Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Copin; Parley-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

13719
08 January 1757 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [The customary notice refusing admittance behind scenes lest the machinery be obstructed. See note, 14 Oct. 1756. Repeated for all subsequent performances but not recorded further here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Arthur; Frankly-Dyer; Grainger-Smith; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Baker; Lady Wrabgle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington; With the original Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Actor: Arthur
Role: With the original Cantata Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

13720
15 September 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Meggot-Woodward; Strictland-Berry; Frankly-Palmer; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Bellamy-Blakes; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Lucetta-Miss Minors; To conclude with Country Dance-the Characters of the play.
Cast
Role: To conclude with Country Dance Actor: the Characters of the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Taswell; Dorcas-Miss Barton; Doctor-Yates; Charlotte-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Taswell

13721
04 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-Havard; Vellum-Yates; Tinsel-Woodward; Fantome-Davies; Butler-Taswell; Gardener-Blakes; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Lady Truman-Mrs Pritchard; Coachman-Philips.
Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17580131

Cast
Role: Prussian Soldiers Actor: the Comedians
Role: Characters of the Dance Actor: Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.

13722
24 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: By Desire, and not acted these 4 years. [See 17 Jan. 1755.] Tickets deliver'd out for the 19th, and 22d for Douglas will be taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppingoton-Smith, both for 1st time; Morelove-Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Edging-Miss Nossiter, 1st time; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hamilton; Lady Betty-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: PPastoral Dance incident to the Farce-Delaistre

13723
27 March 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Smith, 1st time; Standard-Sparks; Clincher Sr-Shuter; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Collins; Young Clincher-Bennet; Dicky-Costollo; Constable-Marten; Tom Errand-Perry; Angelica-Mrs Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Copin; Parley-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Smith, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: As17581111

13724
24 September 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Admission: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for Boxes to taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Play to begin exactly at o'clock. [This information, appearing at the foot of each bill, will not be repeatdd hereafter, except for significant differences.] Receipts: #111 5s. Deficit brought over from last season accounts, Journal T. Folio, 182, #164 0s. 6d. Paid Mr Lambert 3 month's salary to 15 Aug. last #25 (Covent Garden Cash Book). [Goldsmith's Bee (1759, p. 9) remarks on the better business used by Lovegold in the French theatre than used at cg: "Lovegold [in France] in the height of his passion stops to pick up a pin, quilting it in his coat, and snuffs out an extra candle." Implies that such subconscious revelations of the character of the miser might well be used by the English.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

13725
28 September 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #59 14s. Paid Dall [Scene painter] on acct of his salary, #1 10s.; Paid Austin [Dall's assistant] six days salary 12s.; Paid Besford (porter) a week's salary 12s.; Paid Mr Warring in full for assisting to examine Mr White's acct #10 10s. [Dall and Austin received the amounts recorded here each week. No further records of these payments will be made except for special variations.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Smith; Standard-Sparks; Beau Clincher-Shuter; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Collins; Young Clincher-Bennet; Dicky-Costollo; Constable-Marten; Tom-Perry; Angelica-Mrs Dyer; Lady Darling-Mrs Copin; Parley-Mrs Green; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke