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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Dan Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Dan Williams")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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12329 results for: Keyword - Dan Williams
We found 10791 matches on Author, 1671 matches on Performance Comments, 443 matches on Event Comments, 66 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6451
20 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

6452
21 August 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Song: IV: A favorite song in Love in a Village-Mrs Weston

Entertainment: End: Joe Haines Epilogue on an Ass-Shuter

6453
25 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Johnson; Kent-Aickin; Edgar-Davis; Cornwall-Hurst; Albany-Palmer; Burgundy-Murden; Bastard-Lee; Officer-M'George; Physician-Castle; Cornwall's Gentleman-Keen; Old Man-Lewis; First Ruffian-Matthews; 2nd Ruffian-Powell; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Goneril-Mrs Worley; Regan-Mrs M'George; Aranti-Miss Maden; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Dancer.

6454
29 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17660827

6455
03 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

6456
17 September 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6457
26 September 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

6458
30 September 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly, 1st time; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Fawcett; Tybalt-Aickin; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Packer; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Barry[, 1st time; Apothecary-Castle; [With a Funeral Procession, Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; [In Act I,] a Masquerade Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17660923, but Dancing-Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

6459
04 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: a Masquerade Dance Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sg Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi.

6460
09 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sg Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi.

6461
15 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

6462
20 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

6463
21 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-Dodd, 1st time; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Mrs Yates; In Act II Masquerade Dance-Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: In Act II Masquerade Dance Actor: Grimaldi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Dance: End: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

6464
21 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Gibson; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Apothecary-Holtom; Peter-Weller; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Baker; Tibalt-Bennet; Balthazar-R. Smith; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduced, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet, accompanied with a Solemn Dirge ,the Vocal Parts-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Masquerade Dance Actor: proper to the play

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008

6465
23 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Grimaldi; To conclude with a Country Dance-

6466
24 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

6467
25 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Comedy taken from Wycherly by Garrick, cleaned up to fit the times. Garrick took many pains in teaching Miss Reynolds, who was approved by the public in the character.] Paid salary list #434 15s.; Chorus singers, 2 nights #4 6s.; Rec'd stopages #3 7s.; Paid Atkins (figure dancer) not on list #1 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #178 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

6468
27 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

6469
27 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

6470
28 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters-Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Castle, Strange, Watkins; Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Mas. Cape, Miss Wright; To conclude with a Fairy Dance-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.
Cast
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

6471
29 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

6472
30 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

6473
31 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Fairy Dance Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Ford.

6474
31 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

6475
01 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011