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22543 results for: Keyword - Miss Williams
We found 14633 matches on Performance Comments, 11030 matches on Author, 4432 matches on Performance Title, 2118 matches on Event Comments, and 467 matches on Roles/Actors.

1426
08 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreign Persons of Distinction. Receipts: #178 2s. 6d. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ogden; Shallow-Chapman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Slender-Clarke; Fenton-Houghton; Host-Bullock; Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Mrs Page-Mrs Bullock; Anne Page-Miss Holliday; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

1427
09 December 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Delane; Osmyn-Giffard; Gonsalez-Rosco; Garcia-Bardin; Heli-Havard; Selim-Young Woodward; Zara-Mrs Roberts; Almeria-Mrs Giffard; Leonora-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Tollet.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Burney, Mrs Tollet

1428
16 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: See17311122, but Rachel-Mrs Heron; Meriel-Mrs Cibber; Amie-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance: TThe Masques-

1429
29 February 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17311027, but Mrs Dainty-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Miss Horsington.
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holliday.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Dance: TThe Pastorella, as17320228

1430
03 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17311117, but Ophelia-Miss Bincks; Gravediggers-Penkethman, Ray.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

1431
09 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Bellmour-Walker; Sharper-Milward; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Ray; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Silvia-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Holliday

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright

1432
22 September 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Milward; Ghost-Quin; Horatio-Walker; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Chapman; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Ophelia-Miss Binks; Gravediggers-Bullock, Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Binks

1433
06 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Paget; Shallow-Chapman; Evans-Hippisley; Caius-Hall; Host-Bullock; Fenton-Houghton; Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Mrs Page-Mrs Hallam; Ann Page-Miss Holliday; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Egleton; Slender-Neale, being the first Time of his Appearance on that Stage.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

1434
09 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Lady Fidget-Mrs Buchanan; Alithea-Mrs Cantrell; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Horsington; Dainty-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

1435
25 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Aescalus-Lacy; Claudio-Ryan; Lucio-Chapman; Provost-Paget; Clown-Hippisley; Mariana-Miss Holliday; Isabella-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Muzette-LeSac, Miss LaTour

1436
22 November 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Walker; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Milward; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Sylvia-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Belinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

1437
15 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Quin; Freeman-Milward; Varnish-Ryan; Plausible-Hippisley; Novel-Chapman; Jerry-Neale; Olivia-Mrs Younger; Fidelia-Mrs Buchanan; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Egleton; Eliza-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Holiday.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Fingalians-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

1438
18 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As at lif, 6 Oct. 1732, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Templer; Mrs Page-Mrs Bullock; Ann Page-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See lif 16 Nov. 1732, but Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Miss Oates; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour

1439
20 January 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17321103, but Ben-Norris; Trapland-James; Prue-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Wherrit.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Dalton-Lyon; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Stoppelaer; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-Rosco; Clara-Mrs Christian; Flora-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Wherrit.

1440
23 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Anne Page-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

1441
21 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but clipping in Guildhall Library gives As17330424 but Jeremy-Harper; Angelica-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: Venus Cupid and Hymen

Performance Comment: Advance cast in Guildhall Library clipping and Daily Advertiser, 19 May, lists: Venus-Miss Raftor; Cupid-Young Cunningham; Hymen-Rainton; First Priest-E. Roberts; Chorus of Priests-Tenoe, Berry; Damon-Stoppelaer; Daphne-Mrs Seedo.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Raftor

Music: Between the Acts: Trumpets, Kettle Drums, French Horns-; With a new Overture (to the Masque) for two Vox Humanes- , a new invented Instrument

Song: II: Mrs Seedo, who never appeared on the stage before; III: (At the particular Request of Seedo's Friends) Signora Margherita (who has not performed on any theatre these 14 years)

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; IV: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

1442
22 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Salway; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Buchanan; Ophelia-Miss Binks; Gravediggers-Bullock, Ray .
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Binks

Dance: Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden

1443
26 September 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Mills; Foresight-Johnson; Ben-Miller; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Scandal-W. Mills; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Heron; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Grace; Prue-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Miss Robinson, Janny, Fisher Tench, Miss Mann

1444
29 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Shallow-Dyer; Ford-Ryan; Page-Aston; Slender-Neale; Caius-Hall; Host-Bullock; Fenton-Houghton; Mrs Ford-Mrs Templer; Mrs Page-Mrs Bullock; Ann Page-Miss Norsa; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Salway; Jobson-Hall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby; Nell-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Scottish Dance, as17330922

1445
18 October 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Salway; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Alithea-Mrs Cantrel; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Horsington; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Forrester .
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Chapman;Lovelaw-Hall;Valentine-Salway; Cheatly-Hippisley; Clerk-Aston; Laetitia-Miss Norsa; Betty-Miss Binks .
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Binks

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Pelling

Performance Comment: Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Pelling .

1446
25 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Griffin; Heartwell-Harper; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Laetitia-Mrs Heron; Belmour-W. Mills; Vainlove-A. Hallam; Sharper-Milward; Setter-Oates; Belinda-Mrs Butler; Araminta-Mrs Shireburn; Sylvia-Miss Oates; Lucy-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mann

Dance: A new Grand Ballad called Les Amants Constants by Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, F. Tench, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Oates, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Oates, Miss Brett .

Song: I: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. In III: Per le porte del tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

Performance Comment: In III: Per le porte del tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne .

1447
05 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Millamant-Mrs Heron; Wilful-Harper; Witwou'd-Cibber; Mirabel-A. Hallam; Fainall-W. Mills; Petulant-Boman; Waitwell-Shepard; Marwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Grace; Foible-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Mann

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Mock Minuet, as17331027

1448
18 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Falstaff-Harper; Pistol-Cibber; Lancaster-A. Hallam; Gloster-Cross; York-Mil ward; Justice-Boman; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn; Doll-Miss Mann. A new Prologue upon the Company's Return to the Theatre Royal, spoken by Mills .
Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Mann. A new Prologue upon the Company's Return to the Theatre Royal, spoken by Mills

Song:

Dance:

1449
13 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. By particular Desire. Tickets for Mrs Elmy, Miss Packington, Miss Jones also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: A new Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: III: By Nivelon and Miss Mann. End of Afterpiece: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter

Song: I: A Teneri Affeti by Mrs Cibber and Mrs Barbier. II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Mrs Barbier. IV: Amelia wishes when she dies by Mrs Cibber. V: A new Favourite Italian Song by Mrs Barbier

1450
23 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As at HAY, 26 Sept. 1733, but Angelica-Miss Holliday; Prue-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Pierrots by Fisher Tench and Davenport. II: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. III: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. IV: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter, V: Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c

Performance Comment: II: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. III: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. IV: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter, V: Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c .