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8459 results for: Keyword - Mr W. Davies
We found 4482 matches on Event Comments, 4353 matches on Performance Comments, 584 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

601
12 April 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Serious Dance by Mlle Roland. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

602
17 March 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

603
07 January 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

604
30 April 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira Or Spanish Insult Repented

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

605
02 March 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

606
01 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: The Pierrots-Roger, Shawford Jun; III: A Scotch Dance, as17520427 IV: A Hornpipe-Shawford Jun; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

607
09 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies second appearance

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: Wilder

608
26 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

609
19 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: III: The Wake, as17690518

610
18 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Song: End: A Hunting Song-Kear

Ballet: IV: The May Day Garland. As17700517

611
20 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406 End: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

612
06 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

613
26 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17800414

614
29 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17811219

615
22 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: As17830610

616
09 November 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive or The Magick Fire

617
27 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Davies, bookseller, and Mrs Davies, who formerly belonged to this Theatre, and who have sustained misfortunes in trade. Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Davies, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #198 9s. 6d. (69.14.0; 17.10.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 110.12.0) (charge: #64 4s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As 23 Jan., but Fainall (for that night only)-Davies (1st appearance on the stage these 15 [recte 16] years).recte 16] years).
Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Davies
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Davies
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: End III: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

618
05 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17721112, but Vocals-Davies.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

619
18 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Performance Comment: A Select Scene, consisting of Music and Dancing, in which: a Hunting Song [Tantivy, the welkin resounds] by Mrs Martyr; the celebrated Vauxhall Echo Catch [They say there is an echo here (performers not listed)]; a Pastoral Dialogue [Alas! Poor Sue] by Johnstone and Mrs Martyr; Auld Robin Gray by Mrs Kennedy; Poor ThomasDay by Edwin, Brett, Davies. Abdiel, the Genius-Master Farley .

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Don Quixote Actor: Davies

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

620
11 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall and Davies. Receipts: #15 16s. 6d., plus #91 15s. from tickets, distribution unspecified. Charges #60. Paid Bridgwater in part of his Bond #50 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Tickets to be had at Dunstall's in Hunt's Court, Castle St; and of Davies at Mrs Cox's at the Indian Queen, in Cranbourn St., Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17461210, but Fainall-Davies; Foible-Mrs Dunstall; Waitwell-Rosco.
Cast
Role: Fainall Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

621
18 October 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not performed for 12 years. [See 5 Nov. 1746.] Mossop, Palmer, Miss Macklin, Mrs Davies, Miss Pritchard played parts for first time. Receipts: #100 (Cross).; #114 10s (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Mossop; Young Wou'dbe-Pamer; Trueman-Havard; Richmore-Davies; Fairbank-Burton; Balderdash-Philips; Clearaccount-Bransby; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Teague-Yates; Subtleman-Blakes; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Macklin; Constance-Mrs Davies; Aurelia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Richmore Actor: Davies
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Millers, as17581012

622
04 May 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davies. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Davies, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 17s. (145.12; tickets: 48.5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17801118, but Antonio-Davies.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Davies.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810427, but in SCENE I The Going out in the Morning, The Huntsman's sweet Hollo-Miss Catley; in place of The Death of the Stag-_; and Give round the word-_; in SCENE III We be three poor Mariners-Cubitt, _Davies.
Cast
Role: in SCENE III We be three poor Mariners Actor: Cubitt, _Davies.
Role: We be three poor Mariners Actor: Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson
Role: A Church Actor: Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Doodle Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: They say there is an echo here Actor: Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Doyle
Role: Doodle Actor: Davies

623
12 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 14th Night [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. With new Music [consisting of 6 new songs (Gazetteer, 2 Oct.)], Scenes and Dresses. The new Music and Accompaniments to the adapted Airs by Shield. The Overture by Baumgarten. The Words of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [It was "represented in an altered state . . . The second act is almost newly written, and the language of the whole opera amended and pointed with great neatness" {London Magazine, Oct. 1784, p. 315).] "At the end of the first act [of mainpiece], Davies came forward and informed the audience that Mrs Kennedy was of a sudden taken dangerously ill, and hoped that Cubitt might be permitted to read the remainder of her part; a request that was immediately complied with" (London Chronicle, 13 Oct.). [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 11 Oct.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Davies, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Brett, Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Kennedy [1st Act only]; Miss Wheeler, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from textQ. Almon, 1784): Edwin-Johnstone; Robin Hood-Davies; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Edwin; Baron Fitzherbert-Wilson; Scarlet-Brett; Bowman-Cubitt; Outlaws-Darley, Doyle, Baker, &c.; Allen a Dale-Mrs Kennedy; Stella-Miss Wheeler; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Mrs Wilson; Angelina-Mrs Bannister; Lasses-Mrs Davenett, Miss Brangin, &c]..
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: St

624
18 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "[In mainpiece] Richard , last night, was personated by Davies, and the Governor by Macready" (General Advertiser, 19 Oct.). Receipts: #226 18s. (222.7.6; 4.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Performance Comment: As17861016, but Richard-Davies in place of Inchbald; Florestine-Macready of Davies; unassigned-_Stevens, Ledger.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Davies in place of Inchbald
Role: Florestine Actor: Macready of Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Harcourt Actor: Davies

625
18 November 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: W Wooden Shoe-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

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