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18160 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11784 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

1651
13 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Music: Comic Medley Overture by Arne-

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment, Villeneuve, Livier

1652
29 April 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Philips, the Harlequin. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

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

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: I: Peasant-Philips, Mrs Anderson; II: Turkish Dance-Muilment; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; IV: Black Joak-Philips, Miss Mann

Music: Comic Medley Overture-composed by Lampe

1653
06 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

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

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

1654
16 May 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

1655
04 January 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380103

1656
13 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

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

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: LLa Folie Amoureuse (Comic Ballet)-Denoyer, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Livier, Pelling; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Thompson; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Minuet in Modern Habits-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

1657
18 March 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17380316

1658
08 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A new Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel

1659
17 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Miss Brett. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, Blue Door, in Maiden Lane, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17371021, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage
Role: Sir William Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans With the odd Humours of little Alexander the Great

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips; III: Dance of Turks-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: Pierrots-Pelling, Vallois; II: Drunken Peasant (for the Entertainment of Alexander)-Phillips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here

1660
11 December 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Song: Roberts

Music: Select Pieces-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge

1661
06 February 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Feb.: Last Night as one John Sommerford, a Sawyer (who came into the Upper Gallery at [cg] at the latter End of the Play), was pressing forward, in order to get a better Place, he was push'd by a Person, who took disgust at his standing before him, which occasion'd the Sawyer to lose his Footing, and he tumbled over into the Pit (the depth of 30 Feet) between two Rows of the Audience, without receiving any Damage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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

1662
03 April 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [Tickets at Mrs Hallam's House, No. 6, Wild Court, in Wild Street, near lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Glover, Lalauze, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

1663
12 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Sir William Actor: Penkethman.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer With The Skeleton Scene

1664
23 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Pierrots-Lalauze, Desse; IV: Harlequin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; V: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Song: II: In Praise of the Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

1665
15 November 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit John Peele, A West-India Merchant, reduc'd by Great Losses in Trade. By particular Desire of several Eminent Merchants

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

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

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Le Badinage de Province-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

1666
29 December 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin
Role: Sir William Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Ballet-Muilment

1667
11 January 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

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

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Dance: As17391226

1668
04 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

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

Dance: II: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

1669
15 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin
Role: Sir William Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

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

Dance: II: Le Gout de Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

1670
18 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Lalauze. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. N.B. That the Entertainment may not be any way hindered in the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin
Role: Sir William Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: A new Comic Pantomime Dance-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hungarian Dance-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

1671
24 April 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Gillier; a Boy of Six and Scholar of Muilment, his first appearance on the stage. II: Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: A new Serious Dance-Muilment; IV: Minuet-Master Gillier, Miss Morrison; V: Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; In Afterpiece: Muilment

Song: I: Beard; IV: English Captain (as1740032m-Beard

1672
05 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17400204, but Amanda-Mrs Boultby, the first time of her appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Boultby, the first time of her appearance on any stage.
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir William Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Muilment; III: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; V: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg

1673
22 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw (Boxkeeper), Hobson (House Keeper and Stage Doorkeeper). Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin. [Tickets for Rumball taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin
Role: Sir William Actor: Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Liviez; II: Muilment; III: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: French Peasants-Leviez, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg

Song: II: The Noon Tide Air-Miss Edwards

1674
03 January 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Peasants, as17421230; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

1675
14 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Michael Lally. Two Rows of the Pits will be laid into the Boxes. And for the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be form'd into side boxes, where servants will be allow'd to keep places. Ladies desired to send servants by three

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper, as17421025; II: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; III: Grand Ballet, as17421108; IV: Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407 V: (By particular Desire) a Louvre, Minuet-Lally, Mlle Anne Auretti