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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.

1851
03 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: To conclude with Dance incident to the play Actor: Shuter.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

1852
07 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones (playbill). Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Legg #17 8s. 3d.; to Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones together #17 8s. 3d. In addition Legg received #59 14s. from his tickets (Box 82; Pit 188; Gallery 110) and the two Actresses together received #55 9s. from tickets (Box 89; Pit 142; Gallery 119). Receipts: #99 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Dibdin
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the opera.
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

1853
13 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Cancelled. Theatre and all the Gardens [closed] on account of the Death of Louisa Anne [sister of His Majesty]--until 23 May. [This was to have been the Benefit night for Mortimer, Tomlinson, and Lings.] Tickets deliver'd by Miss Berkley, Mas. Cape, and for The Committee were to have been taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: None

Dance: [I: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor.

1854
23 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor; End: The Medley, as17680416

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Taylor; End: The Medley, as17680416.

1855
25 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King
Role: Beverly Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Cautherley

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

1856
26 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer. Tickets for The Way of the World will be taken. Charges: 1!2 charge for House #31 10s.; 1!2 charge for candles 12s. 6d.; 1!2 charge Tabor & Pipe 5s. 3d.; 1!2 value of tickets #57 16s.: Total #90 3s. 9d. minus 1!2 Receipts #20 14s. equals #69 9s. 9d. deficiency to Stoppelaer. Covered by #115 12s. from tickets (168 Box; 370 Pit; 181 Gallery) and #20 14s. from Receipts. Profit to Stoppelaer was #86 16s. 3d. Paid to Mr Shropshire for 20,000 brushes #4 10s. Receipts: #41 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Dibdin
Role: With a Dance Actor: incidental to the opera.
Role: Sir William Actor: Bennet
Role: Servants at the Statute Actor: Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Besford, 2nd time

1857
03 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #129 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17680928

1858
18 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Relish Actor: Wignell
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

1859
12 December 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Mr Abbott for cleaning the Garland, etc. 3s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #168 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Relish Actor: Wignell
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: A Dance call'd The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17680307.

1860
07 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Boor Servant Actor: LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: II: The Garland, as17681028

1861
06 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Dance: End Act I: The Wake, as17680929

1862
06 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

1863
07 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17681117, but Sir James Elliot-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: J. Aickin.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1864
11 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Cast
Role: Saville Actor: Cautherly

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1865
13 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: TThe School for Rakes publish'd at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1866
14 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Mainpiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: The Irish Haymakers, as17681022

1867
16 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1868
18 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1869
20 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1870
20 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Powell the clear receipt of his Night the 15th Inst.: #178 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #224 11s. 16d. (Account book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Peirrot Actor: Lalauze, 1st time in tha character these 8 years
Role: The New Character would seem to be Venus Actor: Mrs Baker. But playbill gives no indication of who played Mrs Baker's old part of Diana.
Role: to conclude with the Masquerade Scene Actor: with Additions and a
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

1871
21 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17690202, but the Masquerade-_.
Cast
Role: the Masquerade Actor: New Characters.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1872
06 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

1873
20 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

1874
21 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

1875
22 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons
Role: a Dance Actor: incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Cautherly

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210