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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.

10651
11 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-a Young Lady (1st appearance in public [Miss Rogers]); End I afterpiece: A Scotch Pas Deux-Jackson, Miss Bologna

Song: After 1st dance: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Master Standen

10652
12 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York [and] the Duchess of Devonshire and the Duchess of Gordon. Benefit for O'Keeffe, the Unfortunate Author of the following successful Dramatic Pieces: The Son in Law, Agreeable Surprise, Peeping Tom, Dead Alive, Young Quaker, Life's Vagaries, Castle of Andalusia, Czar, Tony Lumpkin in Town, Poor Soldier, Modern Antiques, Basket Maker, Wild Oats, Wicklow Mountains, French Grenadier [never acted], Positive Man, Love in a Camp, Tantara Rara Rogues all, Beggar on Horseback, Toy, London Hermit, Highland Reel, Blacksmith of Antwerp, Man Milliner, Irish Mimic, Little Hunchback, World in a Village, Fontainbleau, Magic Banner, Farmer, Doldrum, Sprigs of Laurel, Birth Day, Prisoner at Large, &c. &c. Tickets delivered for The Belle's Stratagem will be admitted. [O'Keeffe is referred to as being unfortunate because he was totally blind. In delivering his Poetical Composition, which is printed in Dramatic Censor, II, 265-67, the Monthly Mirror, June 1800, p. 367, reports that he was led on and off the stage by Lewis. It also notes that "Mrs Jordan...came from Drury-Lane, where she had performed the Child of Nature, to officiate at Covent-Garden as the handmaid of charity."] The Last Night of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodly-Claremont; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy (with a song)-Miss Sims; Lady Racket-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
Cast
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Song: In Course Evening: The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End II: personal address to the Audience in a Poetical Composition-O'Keeffe (written by Himself for the Occasion); End: Imitations-Rees

10653
17 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

10654
26 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Daniel Dowlas Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In course evening: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the Hautboy-Forster=; The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Mountain

10655
11 September 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Review

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: Obi

10656
10 December 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Resolution

Dance: A new Ballad Dance-Leppi

10657
24 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy

10658
01 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: They've Bit The Old One; Or, The Scheming Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: May-Day; or, The Little Gipsey

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: an Epilogue Address portraying the Characteristic Jealousies of the Spaniard, the Italian, the Dutchman, the Frenchman, & the Englishman,-Mrs Mattocks

10659
09 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

10660
22 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Song: End: A Chapter of Fashions (never performed; written by T. Dibdin Jun.)-Munden; The Tight Little Lads of the Ocean (never performed; written by the Author of The Bundle of Proverbs)-Fawcett

10661
09 March 1671 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

10662
03 September 1679 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: William Blaythwaite to Sir Robert Southwell, 4 Sept. 1679 [describing a visit made on 3 Sept. 1679 by Sir Edward Dering, Mrs Helena Percival, Miss Helena, Miss Betty, and himself]: What we saw was the dancing on the ropes performed first by Jacob Hall and his company, then by a Dutch dancer, who did wonderful feats. From thence we went to the Elephant, who I think was more terrible than pleasant to the young spectators (Morley, Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair, p. 192)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

10663
02 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady; Or, Harlequin's Opera: In The Manner Of A Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Part-Penkethman, Bullock, Lacy, W. Giffard, W. Williams, Huddy, Smith, Collet, Bardin, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Palmer; but edition of 1730 lists: Ballad-Penkethman; Meanwell-W. Giffard; Modely-Bullock; Drama-Lacey; Mrs Foible-Mrs Mountford; Mrs Sprightly-Mrs Giffard; Prattle-Mrs Palmer; Merit-W. Williams; Smooth-Mrs Thomas; Hackum-Huddy; Whim-Smith; Trifle-Collet; Voice-Bardin; Harlequin-Burney.
Cast
Role: Part Actor: Penkethman, Bullock, Lacy, W. Giffard, W. Williams, Huddy, Smith, Collet, Bardin, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Palmer
Role: Merit Actor: W. Williams

Dance: Burny, Sandham, Eaton, R. Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon

Performance Comment: Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon.

10664
22 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

10665
01 January 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Parisien Dupe Dans Londres; Ou, La Fille A La Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Albert and Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy Author(s): Daniel Steibelt

Entertainment: Vaulting and Tumbling-

10666
07 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune; Or, Harlequin Emperor In The Moon

Entertainment: A new leap over 14 Men-the Tumblers

10667
10 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Entertainment: As17190307

10668
12 March 1719 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Entertainment: Leap over 16 Naked Swords-Tumblers

10669
04 May 1721 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'empereur Dans La Lune

Afterpiece Title: De la Cavalcade Espagnolles

Dance:

10670
09 April 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Afterpiece Title: Les Tombeau de Mestre Andre

Dance: Dancing of Mr Roger's Composing-

10671
28 April 1725 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Afterpiece Title: La Serenade

10672
27 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Dance:

10673
29 January 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur Dans La Lune

Dance:

10674
03 February 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Double Inconstance; Or, Harlequin A Courtier Against His Will

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Empereur dans la Lune

Dance:

10675
19 May 1778 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Beginning with 2 June the new ballet was entitled L'Amour en Vendange.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'amore Soldato

Dance: End I: Les Bohemiens, as17771216; End II: Serious Ballet, as17780120; End Opera: new Ballet Demi-caractere (never performed), L'Amour dans la Vendange-Mons and Mlle Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli