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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.

3251
25 September 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir. Playbill of 10 Nov. 1788 lists the other parts: Harlequin, German Officer, French Gentleman, Valet, Miller, Landlord, Cook, Daemon, Taylor

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

3252
06 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17840921, but Whittle-Waldron. dancing and.
Cast
Role: Whittle Actor: Waldron. dancing and

Song: Mainpiece to finish with a Grand Naval Review, with a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

3253
07 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance by Mills and the Miss Stageldoirs

3254
08 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; End of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Lark, from The Spanish Rivals (composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]) by Miss Phillips

3255
19 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Hunting Duet (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C.] Danby; End of Act III Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes

Performance Comment: Danby) by Dignum and [C.] Danby; End of Act III Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes .

3256
23 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Stageldoir, Dale, Daglish, Gibson, Blandy, Mrs Lewis, Miss Hale will be admitted. Receipts: #229 13s. (28/12/0; 13/13/6; 1/1/6; tickets: 186/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; In afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17850111

3257
27 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Dance: As17840918

3258
28 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17850623

3259
02 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

3260
06 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Newbold and Miss Bird. [2nd piece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

3261
22 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Brother Wright. By Particular Desire of the Caveac Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost; or, The Dead Man Alive

Dance: End of mainpiece a Double Hornpipe by Wright and a Young Lady (from the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden; 1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]). imitations. After the Dancing Theatrical Imitations by Payne

3262
22 September 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Afterpiece: Prologue by James Cobb.] Receipts: #303 13s. (285/4/0; 17/1/6; 1/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Bannister Jun.; Glenalvon-Palmer; Lord Randolph-Aickin; Officer-Wilson; Servant-Phillimore; Norval-Bensley; Anna-Miss Kemble; Lady Randolph-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Aickin
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Dance: End of mainpiece The Provencalle by Mills and Miss Stageldoir

3263
11 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #155 14s. (121/12; 33/15; 0/7). Orders and Free #67 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: As17850927

3264
13 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Provencalle, as17850922; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills

3265
14 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: In afterpiece, as17851018

3266
20 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Mills in place of Williamson; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

3267
24 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End of Singing The Sailors' Revels by Mills, &c; In afterpiece Dana incident to the piece by Hamoir, Menage, Mrs Sutton, Miss Stageldoir

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song, as17860920; End of Act II of mainpiece Still the Lark finds repose (composed by Linley [Sen.]); End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, both by Mrs Crouch

3268
28 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420; End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair by Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): Ferdinando Parkhurst

3269
19 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Dance: As17860223, but Mills in place of Mrs Sutton

3270
09 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars

3271
10 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17860609

3272
07 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, at the West-End of Dorville's-Row. Afterpiece: Written by O'KeefFe, set to music by Shield, and performed with greatest applause at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

3273
28 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: "A to the dresses [in afterpiece], they almost as nearly resemble the habits of the peasantry of Russia as of Scotland" (Morning Chronicle, 29 Sept.). Receipts: #201 12s. 6d. (160.10.0; 40.11.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Parsons; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Chairman-Chaplin; William-Wilson; Clifford-Smith; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: II: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

3274
26 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Dance: End I: As17870113

3275
10 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17870126