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21612 results for: Keyword - John Williams
We found 19021 matches on Author, 3212 matches on Performance Comments, 1527 matches on Event Comments, 373 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

20151
06 June 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood (with O bring me Wine by Shield, and There the silver'd waters roam, from The Pirates by Storace)-Sedgwick; Little John (with All in preparation, from The Haunted Tower)-Bannister Jun.; Ruttekin-Wathen; Bowman-Caulfield; Fitzherbert-Dowton; Scarlet-Trueman; Edwin-Incledon (by permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden); Clorinda-Miss Leak; Annette-Mrs Bland; Angelina-Miss DeCamp (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17961130, but Sir John Loverule (1st time; with The Early Horn)-Sedgwick; Butler-Caulfield; Doctor-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Sedgwick
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: In the course of the evening: The Storm-Incledon

20152
15 July 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: [Characters by Suett, Palmer, Fawcett, C. Kemble, Aickin, Munden, Johnstone, Abbot, Chippendale, Waldron Jun., Mrs Davenport, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from text (Longman [et al], 1808): Daniel Dowlas[, alias Baron Duberly-Suett; Dick Dowlas-Palmer; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Henry Morland-C. Kemble; Stedfast-Aickin; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenrick-Johnstone; John-Abbot; Waiter (at the Hotel)-Chippendale; Waiter (at the Blur Boar)-Waldron Jun.; Deborah Dowlas[, alias Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss DeCamp; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

20153
03 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvill-Barrymore; Sterling-Dowton; Lovewell-C. Kemble; Canton-Wewitzer; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Aickin; Traverse-Caulfield; Trueman-Trueman [sic]; Servant-Webb; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Walcot; Miss Sterling-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Miller; Betty-Miss Mellon; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Trusty-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvill Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

20154
05 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Cook-Hollingsworth; Footman-Evans; Coachman-Webb; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.; Doctor-Maddocks; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Lucy-Mrs Roffey; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

20155
18 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Betterton; Sealand-Murray; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Munden; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Simmons; Tom-Lewis; Indiana-Mrs Spencer (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Miss Mansel; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Davenport; Phillis-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: In II: song-Mrs Clendining

20156
04 December 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Bull; Portius-Wilkinson; Marcus-Thomas; Sempronius-Williams; Syphax-Minton; Lucius-Dawson; Decius-Cameron; Mutineers-Barnet, Duncan; Juba-Bellamy (from the Theatre Royal York); Lucia-Miss Parker; Marcia-Miss Herbert.
Cast
Role: Sempronius Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Wilson (from the Theatre Royal Margate); Young Wilding-Murray; Sir Jasper Wilding-Dawson; Beaufort-Barnet; Dapper-Thomas; Quildrive-Williams; Young Philpot-Wilkinson; Corinna-Miss Twaites; Maria-Miss Sadler.
Cast
Role: Quildrive Actor: Williams

Song: End: a celebrated Scotch Ballad-

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: [the original Address-; [i.e. Prologue] [written by Pope, with four concluding lines from Prologue of Agis- [by John Home]

Performance Comment: Before: [the original Address-; [i.e. Prologue] [written by Pope, with four concluding lines from Prologue of Agis- [by John Home].by John Home].

20157
12 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas-Quick; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Henry Morland-Toms; Stedfast-Murray; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenricke-Johnstone; John-Abbot; Waiters-Simmons, Wilde; Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss Mansel; Cicely Homespun (with the original Epilogue)-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Kenricke Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Related Works
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

20158
03 January 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17971208, but John-_; Mignionet-_; Furnish-_.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Quixotte; or, The Magic Arm Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

20159
20 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Banks-Murray; Midge-Clarke; Sim-Knight; Gammon-Thompson; Lamp-Farley; Trap-Dyke; Landlord-Powel; Zachariah-Rees; Twitch-Wilde; Jane-Mrs Knight; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

20160
24 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17971212, but John-_; Waiters-_.
Cast
Role: Kenricke Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize

Performance Comment: Sam Surge-Incledon; Teddy O'Shaughnessey-Johnstone; Countryman-Munden; Serjeant-Townsend; Sally-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Teddy O'Shaughnessey Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: Characters by Munden, Fawcett, Knight, Simmons, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from text (John Cawthorn, 1808): Demisou-Munden; Megrim-Fawcett; James-Knight; Bailiff-Simmons; Annette-Mrs Gibbs.

Song: In 2nd piece: New Sea Ballad-Incledon; Master Teddy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnigen Delany's History of Himself-Johnstone; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; Soldier's Song-Townsend; New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; To conclude with: Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia-

Entertainment: Monologue and SingingEnd 1st piece: (for that night only) [an aquatic, historic, romantic, eccentric, sadly comic story, in character, Travels of Trudge, [including Trudge's Exordium on the Quay, [a new song, Under@Ground Lodging, [Trudge's Escape and Voyage; Wowski's Prattle on Shipboard; Mishaps at Barbadoes; a new song, The Marvellous [to Jemmy Linkum Feedle-Fawcett. [This was chiefly based on episodes from Inkle and Yarico.

20161
30 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eccentric Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Knight, Whitfield, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Curties, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from Times, 1 May: Sir Francis Delroy-Lewis; Peter Crowfoot-Quick; Fenton-Holman; Admiral Delroy-Munden; Doctor Crisis-Fawcett; Gangrene-Murray; Gabriel-Knight; Sir Henry Netterville-Whitfield; Ostrich-Waddy; Tom Transit-Simmons; John Seagrave-Rees; Admiral's Servant-Curties; Eleanor de Ferrars-Miss Betterton; Constantia-Mrs Pope; Widow Blandy-Mrs Gilbert; Fidelia-Mrs Mattocks; [Times does not spell all the parts as they are listed in the text, in Cumberland's Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. II, which assigns no parts, but in which they are spelled as above. Times erroneously assigns Doctor Crisis to Farley, and lists Mrs Mattocks' part as Mrs Crowfoot; it does not assign Gabriel or the Servant.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: John Seagrave Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

20162
10 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Incledon; Col. Oldboy-Munden; Sir John Flowerdale-Murray; Jessamy-Betterton; Harman-Clarke; Jenkins-Townsend; Diana-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa (with new songs)-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17980430

20163
11 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-R. Palmer; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-Holland; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (2nd appearance in that character); Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller; Madame La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: In 3rd piece: Pas Seul, incidental to the piece-Sga Bossi DelCaro

20164
19 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by John Taylor; Epilogue by Matthew Gregory Lewis (London Chronicle, 21 May). Larpent MS 1212 (which lists the following unassigned parts: Old Man, Clerk, Countryman, Boy, Postilion, Waiter, Man); not published]. Receipts: #197 13s. (140.18; 55.11; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She's Eloped

Related Works
Related Work: She's Eloped! Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

20165
04 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17980320but Sir George Thunder-Davenport; John Dory (1st time)-Farley; Lady Amaranth-Miss Betterton; Lamp-_; Trap-_; Landlord-_; Zachariah-_; Twitch-_.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Farley
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Unanimity; or, War, Love, and Loyalty

Related Works
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: 3rd piece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards, as17980430; Ascension of the Bleeding Nun-

20166
05 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa; Or, The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Johnstone
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone