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7294 results for: Keyword - Mr W. Giffard
We found 4466 matches on Event Comments, 2873 matches on Performance Comments, 560 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1501
08 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Song: In III: a song (in character)-Mrs Clendining

Entertainment: As17931004

1502
02 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vortigern

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: In: Last Whitsunday they brought me-Miss Leak; She sung whilst from her eye ran down-Mrs Jordan [neither one listed in playbill (see BUC, 622)]

1503
June 1690 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

1504
27 July 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wishes Or Harlequins Mouth Opened

Dance: Master Rogier, Miss Capitani

1505
07 December 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos Prince Of Spain

Performance Comment: Carlos-Adams; King-Smith; John-Lacy; Gomez-Giffard; Marquis of Posa-Hill; Queen-Mrs Purden; Eboli-Mrs Turner; Henrietta-Mrs Mountfort; With a New Prologue address'd to the Town-Mr Adams.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: Giffard

1506
02 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Hulett; Tamerlane-Smith; Moneses-Gillow; Axalla-Williams; Dervise-Machen; Omar-Giffard; Prince of Tanais-Downes; Arpasia-Mrs Purden; Selima-Mrs Seal, lately arrived from Ireland; To which will be added a Whimsical Letter from the Lord Viscount Flame to the Mufti of Terra@Australis@Incognita repeated-Mr Johnson of Chesire, Author of Hurlothrumbo.
Cast
Role: Omar Actor: Giffard

Dance:

1507
20 November 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction. N.B. Mr Giffard hopes the Gentleman who bespoke the Spanish Fryar, for Tomorrow, will not take it ill, that Hamlet is to be perform'd; because the Ladies, whom he mention'd, have since sent to him for that Play-but he shall be very glad to oblige him any other day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Belmour Actor: Giffard

Dance: As17321115

1508
30 October 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 1 Nov.: On Saturday Night they [the individuals who disturbed the performance on 28 Oct.] attended again in the Upper G allery, where having declar'd they came to disturb the Performance, they pursued their former Methods, with the same Success, to the End of the Play; when upon Mr Giffard's informing the Audience who they were, they were unanimously of Opinion to have them turn'd out...,The Manager mention'd before cannot be suspected to authorize such Behaviour....But what makes it most unlikely, is, that he sat in the Pit on Thursday, and was seen by every Body to applaud the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Giffard
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

1509
05 May 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 5 May: To be Sold: The Interest of the Theatre and Materials in Goodman's Fields. Inquire of Mr Giffard at his House in Grange-Court, in Cary-Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

1510
15 April 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: See17410316 but Miser-Yates, to be attempted after the manner of the late Mr Griffin; Clerimont-Blakes; Lappet-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Aesop Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Giffard

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones; the Masons' Songs-Hemskirk

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Hornpipe-Yates, others

1511
02 November 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDavid Garrick to Peter Garrick: We have greater Business than Either Drury Lane or Convent Garden; Mr. Giffard himself Gave Me yesterday twenty Guinease for a Ticket & next Week I design buyin #200 of my Stock out of my Profits of Playing.-Little, Pineapples, p. 27

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Giffard
Role: Tressel Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

1512
15 August 1667 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

1513
01 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

1514
18 June 1736 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira Or The Americans

Performance Comment: Parts by Giffard, Johnson, Wright, Havard, Aston, Mrs Giffard; but edition of 1736 lists: Don Carlos-Wright; Don Alvarez-Giffard; Zamor-Johnson; Ezmont-Havard; Alzira-Mrs Giffard. Prologue spoken by Giffard. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Giffard .
Cast
Role: Don Alvarez Actor: Giffard
Role: Alzira Actor: Mrs Giffard. Prologue spoken by Giffard. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Giffard

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

1515
14 April 1737 @ York Buildings

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 17 March: This is to inform the Publick, that the new Tragi-Comedy, intitled The Free-Thinker; or, The Fox uncas'd, which was last Summer rehearsed and was to have been play'd at [lif], but by Mr Rich's letting that House to Mr Giffard, for that Season, was prevented, will be acted on the 14th of April next [at yb], by Mr Hallam's Company of Comedians. The Play is writ much in the same Stile and Manner of George Barnwell....The Author hopes that the Generous and Judicious will encourage the Performance, tho' the Company of Players are not dropt down from the Clouds, nor does the Play libel the Government. [No further announcement of the performance has been noted before 28 April.

Performances

1516
17 December 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: HHornpipe-Matthews, the Little Swiss; With Entertainments as will be express'd in the Great Bills

Song: I: Song-Beard

1517
02 May 1692 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen

1518
11 February 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

1519
18 March 1756 @ New Wells, Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

1520
02 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner or Quality Binding

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

1521
01 February 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

1522
02 March 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

1523
18 April 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: II: English Clown by Nivelon. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. End of Farce: Amorous Swain, as17350327

1524
11 March 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

1525
17 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield