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88 results for: Author - William Augustus Miles
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'William Augustus Miles', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

1
01 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: Mainpiece: With Two New Dances-(see17790705

2
12 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End I: Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

3
10 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act I of Mainpiece, as17830531

4
04 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Election of the Managers

Dance: As17840601

5
31 May 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance by the two Miss Simonets, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, and others

6
26 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17860621

7
16 June 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: End I: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller, as17870613

8
16 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Dance: End I: As17880610

9
26 June 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

10
20 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Katherine and Petruchio

Song: In course of Evening: Sigh no more Ladies, Mistress Mine (both composed by Stevens)-Davies, Bannister, Waterhouse, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900816

11
17 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Dance: End I: A Triple Hornpipe-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Miss DeCamp

12
27 June 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Dance: End I: An Allemand-Whitmell, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

13
15 July 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

14
04 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: THE PRISONER AT LARGE

15
20 July 1795 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

16
02 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: As17790701

17
05 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: WithTwo New Dances-Master and Miss Byrn. [These were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

18
06 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

19
07 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

20
08 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

21
10 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

22
12 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

23
14 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

24
20 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

25
23 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter AndrewsWilliam Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen