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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Charles Williams"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Charles Williams")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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18604 results for: Keyword - Mr Charles? Williams
We found 12679 matches on Author, 4780 matches on Event Comments, 3630 matches on Performance Comments, 656 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
09 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

1877
23 December 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: As17561217

Song: By the Desire of the Friends of Old Cole we will endeavor to sing a Song at the End of the Play (Public Advertiser)

1878
14 April 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004; End: By Desire, a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard

1879
08 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

1880
12 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Dance called Hearts of Oak-Aldridge, Miss Baker

1881
04 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Related Works
Related Work: Tamerlane the Great Author(s): Charles Saunders

Afterpiece Title: Lycidas

1882
06 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

1883
15 February 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: LLalauze stated he had been 42 years an inhabitant of this country,--retained by Rich 32 years, who promis'd him an annuity of #50 a year whenever he was incapable of performing. This was not in his Will but the Executors allowed it him 3 years. Having sold the property they discontinued it; The new parties engag'd him last year but they would not this season. So Foote gave him the House of 14 Feb. at Haymarket gratis (Winston MS 10). Paid Henry Williams for performing the Bells 4 nights #1 10s. Paid Wm Gard 4 nights in the Lyon 10s.--and Thos Singleton for same 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #188 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): Charles Gildon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: IV: Dutch Dance, [The Dutch Milk Maid] as17691111

1884
05 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17721117

1885
05 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

1886
18 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Sacrifice

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

1887
30 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Second Thought is Best

1888
01 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Crisis; or, Love and Fear

Dance: As17780109

1889
17 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

1890
01 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: Mainpiece: With Two New Dances-(see17790705

1891
27 September 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Deaf Doctor

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17790924

Song: II: The Cottage on the lawn (set by Michael Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

1892
13 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

1893
24 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of a Night

1894
27 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wewitzer, Egan, Blissett, Stevens, Williamson; Miss Morris. [Larpent MS lists certain performers as appearing in this piece in their own persons, but their names do not correspond with the names printed on the playbill.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

1895
15 December 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Harricks and Williams. Mainpiece: The Characters to be dressed in the Habits of the Times. [Author and speaker of Address not known.] Tickets delivered for The Wonder will be taken. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15. Tickets to be had and Places taken of Rice, at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: 1783 12 15 End of Act I of afterpiece The Farmer's Blunder by Kenrick

1896
17 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood; Or, Sherwood Forest

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Dance: End of mainpiece a New Dance by Le Bccuf and Mlle Constance (from the King's Theatre in Paris; 1st appearance)

1897
02 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Performance Comment: Beril-Palmer; Careless-Bannister Jun.; Bijou-Wilson; Cycle-Williamson; Lord Seewell-Aickin; Harry-Riley; Vernish-Parsons; Mrs Bijou-Mrs Webb; Lady Frances-Miss Kemble; Joan-Mrs Love; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren. New Prologue [spoken by Wilson, in the character of Bayes] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Farren]. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.spoken by Wilson, in the character of Bayes] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Farren]. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Cycle Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

1898
14 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day; Or, The Marriage Of Figaro

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1899
12 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

1900
20 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

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