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15711 results for: Keyword - Henry Williams
We found 13307 matches on Author, 2263 matches on Performance Comments, 1264 matches on Performance Title, 791 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1176
09 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

1177
15 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

1178
24 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World

1179
14 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

1180
07 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Dance: End IV: Fortune's Favor-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford

1181
07 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

1182
10 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

1183
29 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eudora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Additional Dances (1st time)-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

1184
06 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. "Quick, in July 1777, played Richard III at Bristol" (Anthony Pasquin [pseud. for John Williams], Poems [1789], II, 244). "Most people expected from Quick a comic representation of Richard the Third--but strange to tell he was earnest in the attempt, and succeeded tolerably. The audience, however, were not disposed to be very serious, and named him 'Little Dicky'" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). [Address by Robert Merry (European Magazine, Apr. 1790, p. 307.] Gazetteer, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #430 17s. 6d. (265.5.6; 4.15.0; tickets: 160.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: After Singing: As17891021

Song: End: A Laugh and a Cry (composed by Blewitt)-Darley, Blanchard

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding: an Introductory Address-Ryder

1185
11 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wilson and Williames [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. [The monologue refers to a criminal, Rynwick Williams, popularly known as "The Monster," who with a knife had recently attacked many women on the streets of London (see An Authentic Account of the Barbarities..(S. Bladon, 1790); World, 5 May, et seq.).] Gazetteer, 1 and 6 May : Tickets to be had of Williames and Mrs Wilson, No. 19, Great Piazza, Covent-garden. Receipts: #225 5s. (40.13; 21.14; 2.16; tickets: 160.2) (charge: #108 2s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue; Or, A Bang At The Dons

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: (for this night only) The Monster Discovered-

1186
17 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Zelma; or, The Will o' th' Wisp

1187
21 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

1188
07 June 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: a new Dance, Provision for the Convent; or, The Fryars' Frolick-G. D'Egville, Hamoir, Miss Fanny D'Egville, Sophia D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17911003

Ballet: End I: a new Dance, The Martial Nymph; or, The Conquered Scythian. The Scythian-George D'Egville; Nymphs-Miss DeCamp, Miss Fanny D'Egville; The Victorious Nymph-Miss Sophia D'Egville

1189
03 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp

1190
25 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

1191
18 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Bouquet, as17930415

1192
08 February 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker

Afterpiece Title: HEIGHO FOR A HUSBAND

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE; or, Benevolent Tar

1193
10 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainville Forest

Afterpiece Title: NETLEY ABBEY

1194
02 July 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

1195
30 October 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

1196
03 June 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

1197
21 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Pope; Governor-Richardson; Blandford-Macready; Capt. Driver-Davenport; Stanmore-Williamson; Aboan-Harley; Imoinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Stanmore Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood; or, Harlequin Forester

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Characters-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Bowden, Knight, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes, Gray, Street, Linton, Spofforth, Tett, Mrs Serres, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr; Principal Pantomimic Characters: Robin Hood-Follett; Arthur of Bradley-Farley; Little John-Simmons; Will Scarlet-Cranfield; Will Stukely-Williamson; Locksley-Gray; Midge the Miller-Street; Clerk-Rees; Parson of Barnsdale-Platt; Sheriff of Nottingham-Thompson; Prince of Arragon-Holland; Two Giants-; Price, Stevens; Harlequin-Simpson; Maid Marian-Mlle St.Amand; Part I. Scene I. A View in Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood's Well; Principal Archer (with In Merry Sherwood)-Bowden; Dialogue Ballad-Robin Hood, the Tanner; The Witch of Sherwood-Mrs Martyr; Scene II. A View of the Suburbs of Nottingham; The Bellman's Chaunt-Fawcett; Scene III. A Hall in the Sheriff's House; Scene IV. A View of the Town Hall of Nottingham; Scene V. A Country Alehouse; Tinker's Song-Knight; Scene VI. The Pinfold of Wakefield Town; Scene VII. Robin Hood's Bower; Scene VIII. View in Plumpton Park; Song by Allen o'Dale-Incledon; Scene IX. Pollard Wood; Song by the Damsel-Mrs Clendining; Scene X. Song by the Earl's Daughter-Mrs Serres; The Defeat of the Two Giants. The Princess's Marriage with Will Scarlet. A Grand Dance of Warriors-in the Field of Combat. Part II. Scene I. A View of Fountain Dale; Song by Curtal Fryar-Bowden; Scene II. Fountain Abbey Wall; Scene III. A View of Nottingham Castle; Beggar's Ballad-Townsend; Scene IV. Nottingham Market Place; Robin's rescue of Will Stukely from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Song by Irish Pilgrim-Johnstone; Scene V. View in Barnsdale; Song by Allen o'Dale-Incledon; Scene VI. Barnsdale Church Yard; Song by the Old Knight-Munden; Scene VII, VIII and IX. Scarborough Cliffs; A View at Sea; A Plough Field; Scene X. A Forest View in Yorkshire; Song by Martha-Mrs Mountain; Scene XI. Birksley Monastery; Robin Hood's Death. Epitaph and Revival. Song by the Witch-; The Piece to conclude with a Grand Scene, representing the Triumphs of Archery. Order of the Procession: Banner, "Fabulous Archery." Apollo-Hercules-Diana-Orion-and Cupid-Four Satyrs drawing a moving Group of Figures, representing Penelope's Suitors trying to bend Ulysses' Bow. Banner, "Antient Archery," succeeded by Archers of the following nations: Persians-Parthian-Scythian-Ethiopian-Amazonian-Grecian-Thracian-Lycian-Roman. Banner, "Archery introduced into Britain." Pageant, representing the Landing of Julius Caesar-Saxon Archer-Danish Archer-Norman Archer-English Archer-Pageant representing the Battle of Hastings. Banner, "Modern Archery." Grand Meeting of Modern Archers of all nations: Otaheitan-Peruvian-East Indian-Chinese-Arab-Turkish-African-North American-Lapland-Russian-Polish-Flemish-Caledonian, English. To conclude with a Grand Dance of Archers-Byrn; Finale, Chorus-.
Cast
Role: Will Stukely Actor: Williamson

1198
18 January 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive; or, The Magick Fire

1199
23 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Johnstone, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Davenport, Farley, Thompson, Rees, Williamson, Cross, Abbot, Wilde, Holland, Simmons, Curties, Hawtin, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1796): Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Quick; McQuery-Johnstone [in text: Macready (see17960125)]; Capt. Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; Landlord-Davenport; Servants-Farley, Rees, Ledger; Jailer-Williamson; Bailiff-Cross; Shopman-Abbot; Ned-Wilde; Solicitor-Holland; Postillion-Simmons; Waiter-Curties; Town@Clerk-Coombs; Undertaker-Street; Officer-Blurton; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Julia Faulkner-Miss Wallis; Fanny-Miss Leserve; unassigned-Thompson, Hawtin; Prologue-Macready; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [Prologue spoken, as here assigned, at 1st 21 performances only (see17960227). Epilogue spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]Prologue spoken, as here assigned, at 1st 21 performances only (see17960227). Epilogue spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Jailer Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

1200
15 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui; or, British Bravery Triumphant

Dance: II: a Negro Dance-; 3rd piece: a new incidental Dance by Byrn-Mlle St.Amand, Holland, Byrn

Song: End I: Sweet Bird-Mrs Serres; accompanied on the German Flute (for this night only)-Ashe, from the Hanover-Square Concert; In Evening: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; 3rd piece: the following songs: The Mid Watch-Incledon; Tippy Bob-Munden; The Waiter-Fawcett; Irish Song-Johnstone; New Loyal Song-Mrs Martyr; Rondo-Mrs Clendining; Ye Gentlemen of England-Linton, Street, Incledon; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Chorus