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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.

1751
01 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

1752
05 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

1753
13 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Wilford.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

1754
20 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss _Wilford.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

1755
06 January 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Opera By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Cast
Role: The Knife Grinders">i>The Knife Grinders Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

1756
14 February 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda and the Arcadian Nuptials

Cast
Role: The Graces Actor: Miss Wilford, Miss Valois, Miss Pitt

1757
03 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Burletta Midas is oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Gibson

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
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

1758
12 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Opera By Particular Desire. Books of Opera to be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1759
17 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Opera By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1760
19 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Cast
Role: The Knife Grinders">i>The Knife Grinders Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

1761
23 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Opera By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1762
17 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Opera By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1763
24 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1764
28 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

1765
03 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
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

1766
25 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

1767
26 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe Platonic Wife published at 1s. 6d. Author's Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: III: The Millers, as17650118; End: New Tambourine, as17640929

1768
28 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

1769
29 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: The Medley, as17641120

1770
31 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Cast
Role: Sir William Belville Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Harry Wilmot Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: To Conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

1771
19 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White
Role: with a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd The Village Romps-Fichar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere

1772
01 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: No Performance. Theatre clos'd for royal death of the Duke of Cumberland. Love for Love & The Royal Chace listed next day. [Opened again 11 Nov.]*c1765 11 01 cg No Performance. Theatre clos'd for royal death of the Duke of Cumberland. Love for Love & The Royal Chace listed next day. [Opened again 11 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: . As17651019, but Servants at the Statute-Miles.
Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Miles.
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: with a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: The Garland?-as17651003

1773
15 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Miles.
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: with a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Love-Fischar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

1774
26 November 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Query: Whether the Dance should not have read "The Sicilian Peasants." See 1 Oct. 1764 and compare 22 Dec. 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Miles.
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: with a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants-Man Peasant Sga Manesiere, Woman Peasant Miss Wilford

1775
02 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. N.B. Love in a Village will not be acted after this evening, for a considerable time, on account of a new Musical Comedy which will be performed some Day this week. [See 6 Dec., The Summer's Tale.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Miles.
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: with a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115