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10208 results for: Keyword - Mr Mills and Wife
We found 4651 matches on Event Comments, 3789 matches on Performance Comments, 3082 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3201
23 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Music by Fisher. The whole to conclude with a Capital Scene by Servandoni. Books of the Songs, Chorusses &c. [of the afterpiece] to be had at the Theatre. [Customary note on all succeeding bills advertising the Sylphs this season. Mrs Williams was probably Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

3202
07 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Dance: End Opera: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens. [See17711009.

3203
06 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [See Epilogue to the Rival Candidates at dl 1 Feb. 1775, wherein Weston comments on his Dog Dragon, "But should his master's sing-song melt your soul @ He'll be as soft as-Signior Rossignol: @ Will with harmonious howlings swell each note, @ And bark sweet music,--only from his throat."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: See17750102 but Imitations of Birds(with his throat only)-Sig Rossignol , being his first appearance here; Country Fiddler-Sig Rossignol; Concerto on A Violin Without Strings-OrchestraWith the Last New Scene, Additional Performances. Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as usual.
Cast
Role: Concerto on A Violin Without Strings Actor: OrchestraWith the Last New Scene, Additional Performances. Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as usual.

3204
12 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Daguville (ballet master) and Helme (principal dancer). The Englishman in Paris deferr'd on account of Woodward's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

3205
27 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End Opera: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews. [See17750503.

3206
04 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Dance: As17761109

3207
22 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Green, the corner of Norris-street, Hay-market; of Ansell, Davies-street, Berkley-square. Receipts: #329 17s. (48.15; tickets: 281.2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17770515

3208
26 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

3209
12 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Smith, Bowles, Ledger, Mrs Morris, Miss Bassan and Miss Matthews for Love in a Village will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #165 16s. 6d. (124.9.6; 0.12.0; tickets: 40.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: As17770926

3210
09 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End I: The Gardeners, as17780618

3211
10 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: As17780605

3212
28 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Dance: End I: As17780624

3213
06 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End I: As17780624 End: The Gardeners, as17780618

3214
26 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Davies; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Burton; Le Beau-Philimore; Charles-Wrighten; Adam-Moody; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia-Mrs Sharp; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End I: comic dance, The Cow@keeper-Master Mills, Miss Grimaldi

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; V: song-Miss Abrams

3215
27 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.

3216
05 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi, ballet-master, and Lamash. The Rivals [announced on playbill of 4 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of Dodd's sudden Illness. Tickets delivered by Kenny, and [for] The Rivals will be taken. Paid Printer [of playbills, weekly throughout season] #9. Public Advertiser, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Grimaldi at his house, No. 125, Holbourn; of Lamash, No. 3, Air-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #175 5s. 6d. (43.10.0; 17.17.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 113.4.0) (charge: #69 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In: Grand Dance, as17781102, but _Henry, Grimaldi, Master +Mills, Miss +Grimaldi

Cast
Role: Grand Dance Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi.

Song: As17790413

3217
16 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

3218
27 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

3219
16 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End I: As17791122

3220
31 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: 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

Dance: End: As17800615

Entertainment: After the dance: a Variety of Imitations , vocal and rhetorical, and (never attempted before) several in Dialogue-Messrs Bannister

3221
07 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

3222
18 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin

Dance: End I: The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance this season), Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss Simonet; End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

3223
23 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: End I: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

3224
13 January 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

3225
17 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason