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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.

2076
02 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Wroughton
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton
Role: The Musical Characters Actor: Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: As17850114

2077
03 February 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Follies of a Day; afterpiece of The Poor Soldier, both announced on playbill of 2 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Wroughton
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton
Role: The Musical Characters Actor: Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: As17850114

2078
05 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

2079
05 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Wroughton
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton
Role: The Musical Characters Actor: Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17841001; In Act I of afterpiece, as17850114

2080
21 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Lyon, Gardner, Leslie, Finney, Barthrope, Gilles, Sherratt for The Chances [announced on playbill of 20 May] will be admitted. Receipts: #130 3s. (23/18/0; 14/4/6; 0/8/6; tickets: 91/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir

2081
13 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Lloyd, Miss Langrish. [Cast adjusted from Larpent MS 633: Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddeley; Capt. Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Kitty-Mrs Lloyd; Miss Di-Miss Langrish.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Sir Credule Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17850609

2082
20 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17850609

2083
08 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17850706

2084
12 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Turk and No Turk

Related Works
Related Work: Turk, and No Turk Author(s): George Colman, the younger

2085
18 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Turk, and No Turk and Harlequin Teague [the latter announced on playbill of 16 July] are both postponed on account of the Indisposition of Parsons and Wewitzer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17850706

2086
05 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Landlord of the Horns at Highgate Actor: Booth
Role: Giant of the Causeway Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Landlord of the Horns at Highgate Actor: Booth
Role: Giant of the Causeway Actor: Master Simmons

Dance: End of 2nd piece, as17850627

2087
14 September 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Cast
Role: Genius of the Mine Actor: Miss Painter. Other Characters by Gardner, Usher, Swords, Riley, Barrett, Ledger, Gaudry, Nicolini, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Master Farley

2088
23 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. Receipts: #192 4s. (183/16; 8/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Wroughton
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Recruiting Serjeant, as17851007; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford .
Cast
Role: Chief of the Bostanges Actor: Byrn

2089
21 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Wroughton
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

2090
13 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Licenses [from the Lord Chamberlain] for Omai and The Fool #4 4s. Receipts: #274 5s. (273/3; 1/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17851208, but Young Meadows-Brett; Hawthorn (1st time)-Johnstone; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Rosetta-Mrs Billington (from the Theatre Royal [Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage) .Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

2091
15 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: As17851208

2092
16 March 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The New Opera, called The Peruvian [announced on playbill of 14 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Johnstone's Indisposition. [Afterpiece in place of The Country Wife, also announced on same playbill.] Receipts: #173 14s. (171/12; 2/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: As17860213

2093
23 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: : Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17860223

2094
19 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Virgin Unmask'd, announced on playbill of 18 May.] Receipts: #155 5s. 6d. (128/10/0; 25/7/0; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: : Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17860223, but Mills in place of Mrs Sutton

2095
08 June 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #173 (139/13/0; 30/19/6; 2/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: : Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17860223

2096
15 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Two to One; afterpiece of The Widow's Vow, both announced on playbill of 14 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Williamson

2097
17 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Mathews
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Cast
Role: Genius of the Mine Actor: Miss Painter

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance by Byrn, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrn, the two Miss Simonets; In afterpiece, as17860703

2098
22 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: : Sir Credule Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mother Cole Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir George Wealthy Actor: R. Palmer

2099
26 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: : Sir Credule Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mother Cole Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir George Wealthy Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: As17860706

2100
07 September 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: : Sir Credule Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mother Cole Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir George Wealthy Actor: R. Palmer