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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.

1551
02 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17980918, but Miss _Arne, Mrs Crouch, Miss _Wentworth, Mrs +Bland, added: +Kelly

1552
04 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sedgwick. Mainpiece: With additions from Dryden. The Musick by Purcell and Arne, and the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Sedgwick, No. 18, Clement's-inn. Receipts: #390 8s. 6d. (97.13.6; 56.4.6; odd and after-money: 2.13;0; tickets: 233.17.6) (charge: #217 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King
Role: Jessamy Actor: Wathen

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Dignum, Danby, Brown, Mrs Bland, Miss Menage, Master Heather, Miss Jackson; End II: Jerry Sneak in his Glory-Roberts; End IV: The Town Crier-Suett; End: As burns the charger (from Robin Hood)-Sedgwick; End I afterpiece: At the peaceful Midnight Hour (from The Castle of Andalusia)-Sedgwick

Opera: V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield; Amphitrite-Miss Wentworth

1553
14 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair

Performance Comment: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Snug Little Island-Townsend; A Hornpipe-Master Betterton (1st appearance); Rule Britannia-, as17990503.
Cast
Role: The Snug Little Island Actor: Townsend
Role: All Hands to the Anchor Actor: Fawcett
Role: The Sailor's Journal Actor: Incledon
Role: Fat Dolly the Cook Actor: Munden
Role: Father Frank Actor: Waddy
Role: Boxing the Compass Actor: Fawcett
Role: Young William Actor: , the melody by Incledon
Role: The New Mariners Actor: Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Performance Comment: Michael-Betterton; Le Sage-Townsend; Sir Bertrand-Mansel; Spruce-Farley; Flint-Dyke; Record-Emery; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Miss Wheatley; Boy-Miss Sims; Janette-Mrs Norton; Nell-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Bertrand Actor: Mansel

Dance: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

Performance Comment: After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton.

1554
30 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Ms Waters, Ms Davenport, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1555
28 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude as 3rd piece, 21 Oct. [The playbill includes Incledon in Vocal Parts, but he was ill.] The New Comic Opera, called The Turnpike Gate, is unavoidably deferred on account of Incledon's Hoarseness [see 14 Nov.]. Receipts: #177 13s. 6d. (175.10.0; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

Song: Vocal Parts, as17990930, but _Dyke, Whitmore, added: Ms +Litchfield, Ms +Mills, Ms +Dibdin, _Incledon

1556
16 October 1676 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Nell Gwyn attended this performance. See VanLennep, Nell Gwyn's Playgoing, p.408: Sr Fopling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

1557
08 April 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: several Musical Entertainments composed by Henry Purcell. [Monday 10--Saturday 15: PASSION WEEK]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

Dance: New Scotch dances-

1558
09 January 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Mlle delaVal, Mrs Elford

1559
09 November 1705 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17051106

1560
22 January 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. And the principal Characters new Dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

1561
22 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. All the Characters being New Dress'd. [The Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17161027

1562
18 January 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

1563
02 January 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 7 Jan.: Last Monday Night the Celebrated Mrs Oldfield performed at the Theatre in Drury Lane, for the first Time since her Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

1564
30 November 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. [The King, Queen, Princess Royal and Princesses Amelia and Carolina present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1565
23 July 1722 @ Richmond

Event Comment: [By John Williams] At Mr Penkethman's Theatre. Benefit Author. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richmond Wells; Or, Good Luck At Last

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but edition of 1723 lists: Randome-Shephard; Loveworth-Char. Williams; Gaylove-Wilks Jr; Cheatly-Oates; Tony Souscrown-Miller; Robin-Harper; Belinda-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Fainal-Mrs Wetherilt; Prologue-W. Wilks; Epilogue-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Loveworth Actor: Char. Williams
Role: Mrs Fainal Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Related Works
Related Work: Richmond Wells; or, Good Luck at Last Author(s): John Williams

Song: Drunken Man-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

1566
07 November 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Rogers, being the first time of her appearance on that stage.

1567
22 March 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Pinkethman
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Keene

1568
25 January 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber

1569
19 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

1570
31 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Dance: A Cooper and his Wife-; Scaramouch and Harlequin-

1571
14 September 1717 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twice Married And A Maid Still; Or, bedding Makes The Bargain Fast

Cast
Role: Sir William Willful Actor: Shepard

1572
02 February 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber

1573
08 January 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Spiller
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin

Dance:

1574
07 March 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Song: The Boy

1575
15 March 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Spiller
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin

Dance: