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8385 results for: Keyword - Mr W. Davies
We found 4479 matches on Event Comments, 4353 matches on Performance Comments, 584 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

626
17 May 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. The Music by Giordani and other eminent composers. With alterations and new songs for Miss Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Cecilia Davies.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Cecilia Davies.

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; in which aChaconne composed by Jomelli-Fierville; II: La Bagatelle, as17740505; III: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

627
22 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Smith's Benefit for 2 May advertised as Cymbeline and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the Wish. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Smith. With a New Occasional Prologue spoken by King. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A New Dance, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi. [See17730422.

Entertainment: End Opera: (By particular Desire) Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

628
26 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Henderson's 1st appearance on the stage was as Hamlet, at Bath, 6 Oct. 1772. In I.iv "after the short ejaculation of 'Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!' he endeavoured to conquer that fear and terror into which he was naturally thrown by the first sight of the vision, and uttered the remainder of the address calmly, but respectfully, and with a firm tone of voice, as from one who had subdued his timidity and apprehension" (Davies, III, 30). "Palmer's Ghost would have been more in character had he given less into the rant of declamation and the bustle of stage action, which accord not with our ideas of a supernatural being; his crying, likewise, at the recital of his murder, was childish, and destroyed the solemnity of the scene' (Morning Post, 27 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); King-Fearon; Horatio-Davies; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Edwin; Laertes-Aickin; Player@King-Griffiths; Lucianus-Blissett; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gravediggers-Parsons, Massey; Ghost-Palmer; Ophelia-Mrs Hitchcock; Player@Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

629
27 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

630
28 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. [Miss Davies is identified in European Magazine, July 1786, p. 122. Address by William Upton (.Morning Chronicle, 29 July).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17860621 but Amelia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Davies]) .Miss Davies]) .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece, as17860706

Monologue: 1786 07 28 Before mainpiece an Introductory Address, on the 1st appearance of the Young Lady, spoken by Bannister Jun

631
07 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Lewis, but he "having...received a blast in the eye, was rendered incapable of playing Capt. Crevelt last night, and his part was read by Davies" (Public Advertiser, 8 Dec.). Receipts: #215 18s. (210.16.6; 5.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: As17861120, but Captain Crevelt-Davies in place of Lewis.
Cast
Role: Captain Crevelt Actor: Davies in place of Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Girl in Style

Dance: As17861116

632
12 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: A New Prelude Actor: Ryder, Davies, Bernard
Role: Williams Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17901013, but Robin Hood-Davies; Stella-Miss Francis; Angelina-Miss Williames (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Davies
Role: Scarlet Actor: Davies

633
12 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: A New Prelude Actor: Ryder, Davies, Bernard
Role: Williams Actor: Davies
Role: Benvolio Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17931013, but Robin Hood-Davies; Stella-Miss Francis; Angelina-Miss Williames (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Davies

634
15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

635
30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Davies

Dance: As17780919

636
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Bundle Actor: Davies

637
14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

638
November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

639
January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

640
04 July 1672 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

641
19 January 1683 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

642
November 1697 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

643
28 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

644
September 1697 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

645
09 July 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode

646
12 February 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

647
26 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Entertainment: Young Gentlewoman, as17100817; Likewise a Vaulting the Managed Horse-famous Master who never appear'd on the Publick Stage

Dance: Ladder Dance-; French Peasant-; Wooden Shoe-; Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and Wife-

648
21 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

649
14 January 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Horn sweet are the Woodlands by Forrest and Groves. imitations. End of mainpiece, Vocal and Rhetorical, by the Gentleman who performs Beau Clincher

650
29 September 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Davies Smart little figure, some spirit, was well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17700925[; Young Gentleman Davies] second appearance.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Dodd; Abram-Waldron; Gasconade-Baddeley; Simon-Moody; Snip-Parsons; Forge-Burton; Justice-Hartry; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Constable-Ackman; Irishman-Messink; Welchman-Booth; Sukey Chitterlin-a young gentlewoman her first appearance [Mrs Davies]; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw.