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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.

1501
11 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Cushing; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Lewis; Count Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Vincent; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Townly-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

1502
05 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Palmer; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Rasor-Yates; Rake-Ackman; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Mrs Palmer; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope

1503
18 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Bully (With Song in Character)-Squibb; Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Belinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Hunting Song set by Arnold,-Squibb; IV: The favourite song Delia set by Jackson,-Squibb

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

1504
08 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Razor-Dibdin; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mlle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens, being her first Appearance upon that Stage.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1505
02 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Count Basset-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; John Moody-I. Sparks; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Grace-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley, first time.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: I. Sparks
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

1506
16 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Reddish; Manly-Packer; John Moody-Burton; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Egerton, from the Theatre Royal in Dublin; Count Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Miss Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Burton
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1507
05 June 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

1508
22 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Razor-Baddeley; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egerton; Lady Brute-Miss Young, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

1509
28 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Burton; Lady Grace-Mrs Robinson; first time; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Manly-Packer; Count Bassett-Dodd; Sir Francis Wronghead-Love; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

1510
16 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Jefferson; Razor-Baddeley; Rake-Davies; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Greville; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1511
07 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don Frederick-Jefferson; Don John-Garrick; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-J. Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Wheeler; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; 1st Constantia-Mrs Baddeley; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Mrs Love; Constantia-Mrs Abington; Kinswoman-Miss Platt; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Role: John's Wife Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: Slingsby, Mad. Hidou

Related Works
Related Work: The Mad Lover Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Blazing Comet: The Mad Lovers; or, The Beauties of the Poets Author(s): Samuel Johnson

1512
30 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks
Related Work: The Modern Wife; or, The Virgin Her Own Rival Author(s): John Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Young Fashion-Lee Lewes; Sir John Friendly-Young; Bull-Booth; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Thompson; Porter-Fearon; Shoemaker-Jones; La Varole-Wewitzer; Taylor-Bates; Mendlegs-Ledger; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Wilson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Sempstress-Mrs White; Miss Hoyden (with a Song)-Mrs Wilson , first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Young
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Quality Author(s): John Lee

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

1513
23 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Bensley (of dl); Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Quick; Justice-Thompson; Taylor-Jones; Lord Rake-Mahon; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Macklin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal

Dance: As17771016

1514
27 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute (for that night only)-King; Constant-Brereton; Col. Bully (with a song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Davies; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton; Constable-Wrighten; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Mademoiselle-Miss P. Hopkins (their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

1515
02 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges; Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Lamash; Lord Rake-Egan; Justice-Massey; Constable-Stevens; Watchmen-Jackson, Peirce; Razor-R. Palmer; Tailor-Blissett; Col. Bully (with a song)-Bannister; Lady Brute-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Lady Fanciful-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Digges
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17780624

1516
25 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges (1st appearance on this stage); Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Brunsdon; Ld. Rake-Robson; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Brute (1st time)-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Digges
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge

1517
31 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Waldron; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Frederick-Brereton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Baddeley; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Mrs Love; Niece-Miss Kirby; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Henderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

1518
18 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges; Constant-Dimond; Lord Rake-Egan; Colonel Bully (with a song in character)-Bannister; Justice-Massey; Constable-Stevens; Watchmen-Jackson, Peirce; Razor-R. Palmer; Tailor-Blissett; Heartfree-Aickin; Lady Fanciful-Miss Farren; Belinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Lady Brute-Mrs Lloyd (who performed Maria in The Citizen [on 15 July]).on 15 July]).
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Digges
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End: new Dance, The Spanish Lovers-Master and Miss Byrn

1519
11 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Peile; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Peter-W. Bates; Antony-Booth; Francisco-Robson; Surgeon-Fearon; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Bulkley; Mother-Mrs Green; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Miss Stewart; Niece-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Henderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

1520
13 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; unassigned-Kenny.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

1521
24 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke-Peile; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Peter-W. Bates; Antony-Booth; Francisco-Robson; Surgeon-Fearon; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Inchbald; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Miss Stewart; Niece-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Henderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Dance: As17801018

1522
30 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister (of dl), Edwin, Wilson, Egan, Cubitt, Fearon, Stevens, Quick, Mrs Davenett, Miss Satchell. Probable cast from hay playbill of 13 June 1780, and Genest, VI, 196: Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Bowkitt-Edwin; Cranky-Wilson; Idle-Egan; Vinegar-Cubitt; Bouquet-Fearon; John-Stevens; Orator Mum-Quick; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Satchell.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Entertainment: Monologue.End 1st piece: a Prologue written by S. Foote, Esq.,-Master Edwin

1523
09 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. [Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Kenny is unassigned.]
Cast
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

1524
03 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson; Duke (1st time)-Davies; Petruchio-Whitfield; Antonio-Quick; Frederick-Wroughton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Inchbald; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Henderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

1525
05 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fcaron; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Platt; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Lee Lewes, Quick, Egan, Stevens, Thompson, Bannister; Mrs Davenett, Miss Harper. [Probable cast adjusted from HAY playbill of 9 June 1781: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Robson; Vinegar-Lee Lewes; Orator Mum-Quick; Idle-Egan; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17811101