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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr John Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr John Mills")') 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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17568 results for: Keyword - Mr John Mills
We found 9843 matches on Author, 5262 matches on Event Comments, 4898 matches on Performance Comments, 1109 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

14301
03 September 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: A Song for Every Body

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Related Works
Related Work: Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack Author(s): John Fawcett

14302
12 December 1660 @ Salisbury Court

Performances

14303
May 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

14304
30 April 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. With the proper Scenes belonging to the Music. It being the last time of Acting till after May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Song: As17050410 particularly the Frost Music in Act IV of King Arthur, composed by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17050303

14305
10 April 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders and Mrs Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

14306
05 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, and Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

14307
28 November 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroick Daughter

Performance Comment: edition of 1719 lists: Don Ferdinand-$Mills; Don Alvarez-$Cibber; Don Gormaz-$Booth; Don Carlos-$Wilks; Don Alonzo-$Thurmond; Don Sanchez-$Elrington; Don Garcia-$Boman; Ximena-$Mrs Oldfield; Belzara-$Mrs Porter; Epilogue-Ximena.
Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Mills

14308
19 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

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

Dance: As17151122

14309
31 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Related Works
Related Work: Love In Many Masks Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: Carey

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): John Frederick Lampe
Related Work: Teraminta Author(s): John Christopher Smith

Music: A New Concerto for the Flute-Paisable

Dance: Myrtillo's Grand Dance, The Country Lads and Lasses, The Striping Dance-Dupre, Prince, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell

Related Works
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Caernarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales Author(s): John Rose
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden

14310
07 March 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By Their Royal Highness's Command. The tickets given out for The Orphan taken this day. [The Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Santlow

14311
27 November 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Mills, a Drury Lane actress, died on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks Jr; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Johnson

Dance: Mrs Santlow; New Dance-Miss Lindar

14312
27 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills' Son and Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: Country Lad and Lass-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess, Harlequin-Miss Lindar, a Scholar of Shirley's; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell

Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherdess Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Royal Shepherdess Author(s): John Fountain

14313
02 May 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wm. Mills and Chetwood, the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: Boomar, it being the first Time of his performing on the Stage

Dance: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell; The Peasants-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess-Miss Lindar

14314
14 March 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: As17221015

14315
21 June 1731 @ Windmill Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

14316
08 September 1731 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Miller-Mills-Oates' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General

Song: Singing-Mrs Roberts In the Character of Sally Sweetbread, the Butcher's Wife

14317
19 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On this day died Mrs William Mills

Performances

14318
06 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: La Follette s'cest Ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Grand Dance in Stomas, as17340316

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Hush ye little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne

14319
12 February 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: To the Author of the General Advertiser, Sir: Nothing but the Necessity of my Affairs could urge me to an address of this nature but having met with several unexpected and unavoidable misfortunes I beg leave to inform the Publick, through your means, that in order to extricate myself from my present difficulties, I have, by the indulgence of the Manager, obtain'd a Benefit before my Usual Time, which is to be the Careless Husband and the Devil to Pay on Saturday the 1st of March. As I have now put my Affairs into such a situation, that I think I shall never give the like trouble again, but at the proper time, I hope this notice will not be thought impertinent, or lessen those favours I have so often experienced, and which I am desirous of taking every opportunity to acknowledge, I am, Sir, &c W. Mills.--From dl Playhouse 8 Feb

Performances

14320
03 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

14321
16 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

14322
20 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

14323
28 December 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

14324
24 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

14325
26 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus