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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.

21151
June 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Novelty 0

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 1; Thyrsis, A Pastoral

Related Works
Related Work: Aminta: The Famous Pastoral Author(s): John Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 2; All Without Money

Related Works
Related Work: Wit Without Money Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 3; Hercules [By Peter Motteux

Performance Comment: ]. A Masque; Set to Musick- [by Mr John Eccles; Hercules-Redding; Omphale-Mrs Boman; Dejanira-Mrs Willis; Two of Hercules' Children-Miss Bradshaw, Jemmy Laroche; Nesica-Mrs Perrin.

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 4; The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 5; Natural Magick

21152
June 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the Prologue refers to The World in the Moon, suggesting a premiere during (or shortly after) the run of that opera. Since The Innocent Mistress was advertised in the Post Boy, 29-31 July 1697, this fact points also to a late June premiere. A song, When I languished and wished, set by John Eccles and sung by Mrs Hodgson, is in Wit and Mirth, Second Edition, 1707. Gildon, English Dramatick Poets, p. iii: This is a diverting Play, and met with good Success, tho' acted in the hot Season of the Year. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 20: Tho' the Title calls this Innocent, yet it deserves to be Damn'd for its Obscenity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Innocent Mistress

21153
20 September 1697 @ New Wells Richmond

Event Comment: Post Man, No. 372, 16-18 Sept. 1692: On Monday next the 20th, at the new Wells in Richmond, will be performed an Entertainment of Musick, made for the Birth day of his Highness the Duke of Glocester: The Trumpet part to be performed by Mr John Shore. With variety of other new Musick, both Vocal and Instrumental, to begin at Five

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

21154
27 September 1697 @ New Wells Richmond

Event Comment: Post Man, 25 Sept. 1697: A Trumpet Song on the King, and a Song made for the Birth day of his Highness the Duke of Gloucester: with two Sonatas by Mr John Shore. And variety of other new Musick...being the last time of performance this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

21155
03 May 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rich's Company was apparently suspended because of its action in allowing John Powell, who had been involved in an altercation with Colonel Stanhope and Charles Davenant, to act before making satisfaction for the incident. See Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 368, and Cibber, Apology, II, 20n. The suspension lasted but a day; on 19 May 1698 Powell was forbidden to be received at either Drury Lane or Dorset Garden

Performances

21156
28 January 1700 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Villiers Bathurst to Arthur Charlett, 28 Jan. 1699@1700: The Wits of all qualities have lately entertained themselves with a reviv 6: went to ye play. I staid there a quarter of an hour (Huntington MS St 26). The Wits of all qualities have lately entertained themselves with a revived humour of Sir John Falstaff in Henry the Fourth, which has drawn all the town, more than any new play that has bin produced of late; which shews that Shakespeare's wit will always last: and the criticks allow that Mr Betterton has hitt the humour of Falstaff better than any that have aimed at it before (G. Thorn-Drury, More Seventeenth Century Allusions to Shakespeare, [London, 1924], p. 48)

Performances

21157
13 May 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre and Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Both playhouses were closed for the burial services of John Dryden. See The Patentee; or some Reflections in Verse (1700), titlepage

Performances

21158
16 April 1703 @ Girdlers Hall

Event Comment: Benefit John Wilford. The Hall is in Basinghall Street. At 8 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters

21159
28 April 1704 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: Benefit John Banister Jr. At the usual hour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Newly composed by Keller, with vocal Music-Signora Maria Gallia; instrumental Music-Paisible, Gasperini, laTour, Banister, others Masters

Related Works
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich

21160
09 May 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Genest, II, 309, lists Don John; or, The Libertine Destroy'd, probably as a mistake for 1 May

Performances

21161
02 October 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A new Farce, never acted but twice. [By John Corey. Date of premiere unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis; Or, The Old Lover Outwitted

Performance Comment: Edition of 1704 lists no actors' names; Prologue by C. Johnson designed for Verbruggen, in the Astrologer's Habit. Prologue-Mrs Bradshaw; Epilogue written by C. Johnson-Booth.
Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Booth.
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond

21162
01 February 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Philip Perceval to Sir John Perceval, 1 Feb.: The opera of Camilla has been one of the chief diversions of the town this long time, and business is forgot. Next week we expect a new one, and soon after another. One goes by Mr Addison's name; I think they call it Fair Rosamond, the other is Mr Clayton's undertaking. Great things are expected of them both. (Egmont MS, II, 215.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

21163
07 September 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 4 Sept., The Heir of Morocco had been announced for this day.] The Playhouse in Little-Lincoln's-Inn-Fields is to be Let for a Tennis-Court, or for any other use, (except a Playhouse). Enquire of Mr John Hall next Door to the Sign of the Angel in Little-Russell street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

21164
19 January 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cavaliero Nicolini Grimaldi. And (at the Desire of several Persons of Quality) the Boxes are to be open'd to the Pit, and none to be admitted but by printed Tickets, which are deliver'd by him. [Ch. Dering, writing to John Percival, stated that Nicolini got 800 guineas.-Egmont MS, p. 246.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

21165
04 February 1710 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of Isaac Bickerstaffe, Esq.; for the Benefit of his cousin John Bickerstaffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Related Works
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, Part II Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: Harlequin-Layfield, Miss Santlow; With other comical Dances originally in the play-

Entertainment: As17100202

21166
24 February 1710 @ Couch's Drawing Room

Event Comment: Benefit James Graves and John Garee. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Eminent Masters

21167
11 January 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit John Geree. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-several Eminent Masters

21168
25 April 1711 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Lady Hervey to John Hervey, 26 April: Yesterday I dined with Lady Dalkeith, and she and Lady Katt: supd with me after the Opera, which was as full as ever I saw it at a subscription, but that was by way of party, in order to get it empty on Saturday (Hervey, I, 301)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: Rinaldo and Armida Author(s): John Dennis

21169
20 December 1711 @ Coachmaker's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas and John Baston. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; several Pieces on the French and Arch Lutes- the famous Henricus Fonthornoycts

Dance: An Entry-Mr Thurmond Jr, who hath so often perform'd with the greatest Applause

21170
07 February 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit John Geree. Postponed from 25 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

21171
05 April 1712 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Elizabetta Piloti Schivaonetti. Admission to pit and boxes by ticket only at half a guinea. At 6 p.m. Lady Hervey to John Hervey, 5 April: Yet I venture to the Opera, because poor Pilota has great faction made against her (Hervey, I, 323)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antiochus

Related Works
Related Work: Antiochus Author(s): John Mottley

Afterpiece Title: Thomyris (the famous Scene only)

21172
08 December 1712 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Thomas and John Baston. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d. [The discontinuance of The Spectator on 6 Dec. caused an interruption in the advertisement of plays until 10 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Where will be perform'd several select Songs with Symphonies out of the Operas-; that celebrated Sonata for the Violin and Lute, so often performed on the Stage-Signior Gasperini, Mr Pasiable

Dance: Spanish Entry, Dutch Skipper-a scholar of DuRuel

21173
14 April 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Joseph Addison.] Never Acted before. G. Berkeley to Sir John Percival, 16 April: On Tuesday last...Cato was acted the first time. I am informed the front boxes were all bespoke for nine days, a fortnight before the play was acted. I was present with Mr Addison, and two or three more friends in a side box, where we had a table and two or three flasks of burgundy and champagne, with which the author (who is a very sober man) thought it necessary to support his spirits in the concern he was then under, and indeed it was a pleasant refreshment to us all between the acts....The actors were at the expence of new habits, which were very magnificent. (Rand, p. 113. See also Victor, II, 29-31, and Cibber, I, 122-23, II, 127-33)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

21174
07 May 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: G. Berkeley to Sir John Percival: Mr Addison's play has taken wonderfully, they have acted it now almost a month, and would I belive act it a month longer were it not that Mrs Oldfield cannot hold out any longer, having had for several nights past, as I am informed, a midwife behind the scenes (Rand, p. 115)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

21175
18 December 1714 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [Opening night, under the management of John Rich.] By the Company of Comedians under Letters Patents granted by King Charles the Second. Beginning exactly at Six. No Persons are to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #143. Weekly Packet, 18 Dec.: This Day the New Play-House...is to be open'd...by the Company that act under the Patent; tho' it is said, that some of the Gentlemen who have left the Theatre in Drury-Lane for that Service, are order'd to return to their Colours, upon Pain of not exercising their Lungs anywhere; which may in Time prove of ill Service to the Patentee; that has been at vast Expence to make his Theatre as convenient for the Reception of an Audience as any one can possibly be

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer