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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.

1201
12 August 1796 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

1202
29 October 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton

1203
27 May 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

1204
09 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Related Works
Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

1205
18 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

1206
22 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Egan, Hill, Hall (carpenter), Robson (music porter), Strahan, Simmons, Bologna, Williams, Hay, Findlay will be admitted.] Receipts: #438 18s. (43.18.6; 5.1.0; tickets: 389.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Ballet: End: Lowland Festivity. Jamie-Bologna Jun.; Croudy-Bologna; Jenny-Miss Bologna; Moggy-Mrs Watts

1207
05 November 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V : With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Gloucester-Bennet; Bedford-Holtom; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmoreland-Buck; Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Arthur; Ely-Wignell; Scroop-R. Smith; Gower-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Pistol-Dyer; Erpingham-Redman; Macmorris-Barrington; Nym-Stoppelaer; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Mullart; France-Gibson; Burgundy-Cushing; Dauphin-White; Mountjoy-Baker; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Catharine-Mrs Hamilton; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Smith
Role: Williams Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

1208
18 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V; With The Conquest Of The French At The Battle Of Agincourt

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Achbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; Scroop-R. Smith; Bp Ely-Wignel; Bedford-Holtom; Westomreland-Buck; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Barrington; King of France-Gibson; Burgundy-Bennet; Constable-Clarke; Dauphin-Davis; Mountjoy-Baker; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Smith
Role: Williams Actor: Barrington

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17601013

1209
22 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Morris; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Burgundy-Perry; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks; The CHORUS, restored-Powell.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Smith
Role: Williams Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

1210
15 February 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Betterton; Norfolk-Mills; Buckingham-Booth; Wolsey-Verbruggen; Suffolk-Boman; Surveyor-Keen; Surrey-Cibber; Guildford-Pack; Cromwell-Husbands; Katherine-Mrs Barry; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bradshaw; Sands-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Betterton

1211
11 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth; With The Divorce Of Queen Katherine, The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey, And The Birth Of Queen Elizabeth

Performance Comment: Henry-Betterton.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Betterton.

1212
26 January 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The 8th; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Betterton; Norfolk-Mills; Buckingham-Booth; Wolsey-Keene; Surrey-Powell; Sands-Bullock; Cranmer-Cibber; Gardiner-Johnson; Katherine-Mrs Knight; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Betterton

1213
22 October 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Booth; Wolsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Booth

Song: As17241008

1214
23 August 1732 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-W. Mills; Numpskull-Miller; Wolsey-Barcock; Northumberland-Tenoe; Piercy-Bardin; Rochford-Cross; Clerimont-Aston; Lack Brains-Young Bencroft; Sir Positive Crab-Jones; Anna Bullen-Mrs Clark; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Ann Oates; Lady Diana-Miss L'Homme; Clarinda-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Rogers; Ticklepitcher-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: W. Mills

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion

1215
13 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Katherine-Mrs Horton; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Surrey-Cibber Jr; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Norfolk-Wm. Mills; Suffolk-Boman; Chancellor-Shepard; Chamberlain-Berry; Sands-Griffin; Abergavenny-Fielding; Cromwell-Watson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: [Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Henry Carey

Song: [Miss Raftor

Dance: [LLes Bergeries, as17321019

1216
14 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Giffard; Queen Katherine-Mrs Horton; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Wolsey-Roberts; Cranmer-Paget; Norfolk-Hewitt; Suffolk-Richardson; Gardiner-Aston; Surrey-Marshall; Sands-Norris; Campeius-Mullart; Lord Chamberlain-Corey; Cromwell-Raftor; Surveyor-Turbutt; Anna Bullen-Miss Hollyday .
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Related Works
Related Work: Cephalus and Procris: With The Mistakes Author(s): Henry Carey

1217
27 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Queen Katherine-Mrs Thurmond; Cranmer-Milward; Gardiner-Johnson; Sands-Miller; Anna Bullen-Miss Holliday; Norfolk-Berry; Suffolk-Boman; Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Salway; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cross .
Cast
Role: Henry VIII Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. By Essex and Mrs Walter

1218
16 December 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry V-Barry; Archbishop of Canterbury-Delane; Exeter-Berry; Fluellin-Macklin; Pistol-Yates; Gloster-Usher; Bedford-Marr; Westmoreland-Simpson; Gower-Bransby; Salisbury-Burton; King of France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Mountjoy-Lee; Bp. Ely-Winstone; Cambridge-Raftor; Scroop-Mozeen; Grey-Ray; Governor of Harfleur-Taswell; Macmorris-Barrington; Jamy-Neale; Nym-Arthur; Bardolph-I. Sparks; Boy-Miss Yates; Queen Isabel-Mrs Bennet; Katherine-Mrs Green; the Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Henry V Actor: Barry

1219
16 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Delane; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; English Soldier-Bransby; France-Gibson; Dauphin-Lee; Constable-Bridgewater; Burgundy-Lacey; Queen of France-Mrs Horton; Katherine-Mrs Barrington; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge; Fluellen-Arthur; Pistol-Dyer; Chorus (after the manner of the Ancients)-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

1220
18 February 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith, first time; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; France-Gibson; Dauphin-White; Fluellin-Arthur; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Dyer; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Smith, first time

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1221
20 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Vernon

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Monologue: End of Play: Henry and Emma. Henry-Brereton; Eugenius-Palmer; Venus-Mrs Smith; Emma-Mrs Baddeley

Performance Comment: Henry-Brereton; Eugenius-Palmer; Venus-Mrs Smith; Emma-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Brereton

1222
21 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Performance Comment: Henry-W?. Smith (of dl); Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: W?. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

1223
19 December 1745 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Performance Comment: Henry VII-Furnival; James IV-Cushing; Huntley-Paget; Skelton-Barnard Bourn, for his Diversion; Katherine-Mrs Hallam; Perkin-Shepard.
Cast
Role: Henry VII Actor: Furnival

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Debauchees Author(s): Henry Fielding

1224
17 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Williams

1225
05 December 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Vth; Or, The Conquest Of France By The English

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: King Henry-Booth; Dauphin-Wilks; King of France-Thurmond; Princess Catherine-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Thurmond; Charlot-Mrs Campbell; Duke of Exeter-Mills; Duke of York-Cory; Lord Scroop-Williams; Duke of Bourbon-Bridgwater; Duke of Orleans-Watson; Earl of Cambridge-Mills Jr; Sir Thomas Grey-Oates; French Officer-Roberts; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Booth
Role: Lord Scroop Actor: Williams