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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.

7976
04 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

7977
05 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End IV: As17791022; End III: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17791013

7978
06 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

7979
07 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17800316

Song: End I: He's aye kissing me-Mrs Wrighten

7980
08 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

7981
10 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Dangle Actor: Dodd
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

7982
10 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): Daniel Purcell

Afterpiece Title: A Fete The Fete Anticipated

Performance Comment: Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word dismount-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett, Idle Nymph-; the music by Dr Arne. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Miss Brown; Scene IV. A Landscape. Dance of Warriors-; Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches. When shall we three meet again?-; Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Foresters' Dance Actor:
Role: Dance of Warriors Actor:
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Morris.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

7983
11 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Song: In 2nd piece an ode: The Wooden Walls of England (the words by Henry? Green, the music by Dr Arne)-Reinhold, J. Wilson, Miss Morris

7984
13 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Goldsmiths Jubilee; or, London's Triumph: Containing, A Description of the several Pageants: On which are Represented, Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing: with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Song: End III: Tally ho!, as17800411

7985
13 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

7986
18 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

7987
18 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End II: several of the newest and most favourite Catches and Glees-Reinhold, Vernon, Champness, Leoni, assisted by several of the most eminent performers; End: Mad Tom, in character, as17800410

7988
22 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Afterpiece Title: Much Ado about Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

7989
24 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Goldsmiths Jubilee; or, London's Triumph: Containing, A Description of the several Pageants: On which are Represented, Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing: with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits, as17791103; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits, as17791103; IV: Dance, as17791103, but Delpini, Miss +Armstrong

7990
25 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

7991
26 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett; End I: song-Miss Wright

7992
26 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

7993
27 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

Song: As17791018Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems

7994
29 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination Before the College Of Physicians

Performance Comment: President-Wrighten; Secretary-Williams; Dr Camphire-Philimore; Dr Calomel-Kenny; Dr Last-Holcroft.
Cast
Role: Secretary Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan

7995
29 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim, as17791008; End IV: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

7996
02 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

7997
03 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

Song: As17800426

7998
04 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

7999
09 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Gibraltar

8000
11 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Dangle Actor: Dodd
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw