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8026 results for: Keyword - Mr W. Yates
We found 4540 matches on Event Comments, 3803 matches on Performance Comments, 591 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

301
09 February 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Peachum Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Foote, Yates, Blakes, Costolo, Clough, Mrs Cross, Miss Mills, Miss Minors. Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Yates; Jenkins-Blakes; Tim-Costollo; Jenny-Miss Minors; Mrs Penelope Trifle-Mrs Cross; Miss Sukey Trifle-Miss Mills; Robin-Clough(Genest, IV, 385).
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Yates

302
18 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir Jealous-Berry; Charles-Ross; Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Miranda-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Parts by Woodward, Yates, Burton, Vaughan, Blakes, Jefferson, Miss Minors. Dick-Woodward; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Catchpole-Vaughan; Scotchman-Blakes; Irishman-Jefferson; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Simon-H. Vaughan (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Yates

303
03 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Yates, Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Melissa-Mrs Jefferson; Gayless-Jefferson; Sharp-Yates; Kitty Pry-Miss Minors; Epilogue on Lying written by Garrick,-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates
Role: , Actor: Yates.

304
16 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwou'd-Woodward; Sir Wilful-Yates; Petulant-Blakes; Waitwell-Walker; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Foible-Miss Minors; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Yates
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Captain Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Biddy-Mrs Minors.
Cast
Role: Puff Actor: Yates

Song: III: (By Desire) Cymon and Iphigenia-Beard; [It had been advertised in advance, but this night in Act III] Cantata-Miss Young

305
30 March 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Yates, Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Actors only in Public Advertiser. Genest, IV, 516, lists: Quidnunc-Yates; Razor-Woodward; Pamphlet-Garrick; Bellmour-Palmer; Rovewell-Usher; Codicil-Taswell; Feeble-Blakes; Brisk-Vernon; Slipslop-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Yates; but MacMillan suggests: Rovewell-Palmer; Bellmour-Usher; Termagant-Mrs Clive.; Prologue-Mossop.
Cast
Role: Quidnunc Actor: Yates
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Yates

306
03 February 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive; but Genest, IV, p. 547, lists: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Harriet-Miss Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates

307
21 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Performance Comment: Parts by Garrick, Mossop, Havard, Holland, Davies, Bransby, Burton, Packer, Austin, Mrs Yates. Genest, IV, 549, lists: Zamti-Garrick; Etan-Mossop; Hamet-Holland; Timurkan-Havard; Octar-Bransby; Mirvan-Davies; Mandane-Mrs Yates[; MacMillan adds: Morat-$Burton; Orasmin-$Packer; Zimventi-$Austin.]..
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates

308
05 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope; Prologue-; Epilogue-; Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Ledger-Bransby; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw (Genest, IV, 603).
Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Yates, King, Bransby, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope
Role: Honeycombe Actor: Yates

309
12 February 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Actors only in the bill: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, Obrien, King, Burton, Moody, Blakes, Ackman, Clough, Castle, Mrs Clive, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Pritchard, Prologue and Epilogue. Oakly-Garrick; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-O'Brien; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Blakes; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriot-Miss Pritchard; Prologue by Robt. Lloyd-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive; William-Ackman; Tom-Clough; John-Castle; Servant-Fox; Toilet-Mrs Johnston; Chambermaid-Mrs Simson (Winston MS 9, and Macmillan).
Cast
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Yates

Dance: New Pantomime Dance call'd%The Cuckow-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

310
01 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMiss Cheney made her first appearance this Night, in Miss Prue, a Pretty Figure, play'd with Spirit, very Aukward, & Speaks too much at the top of her Voice (Hopkins). Miss Prue by a young Gentlewoman. Great Applause (Cross Diary). This night Miss Cheney made her first appearance on the stage in the character of Miss Prue--play'd with spirit,--a very pretty, genteel Figure, but very raw and aukward--got great applause. Think there is materials in her composition with care and application to make an actress.--Mr Yates in the speech where he says 'the more she cries, the less she'll p--' happened to speak the words a little too plain, and was justly hissed by the Audience--his song was encored,--he sung it again,--a Hiss and a Clap when he went off (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #187 16s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Tattle-Obrien; Ben (with song)-Yates; Foresight-Weston; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Scandal-Palmer; Jeremy-King; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Miss Prue-Miss Cheney, first appearance [she was afterwards Mrs Gardner]; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

311
26 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: Characters by Yates, Baddeley, Clough, Love, Parsons, Ackman. Fairies-Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth, Miss Rogers, Mas. Cape; To conclude with a Fairy Dance-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford; Bottom-Yates; Quince-Love; Flute-Baddeley; Starveling-Parsons; Snug-Clough; Snout-Ackman (deduced from text).
Cast
Role: Bottom Actor: Yates

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17631119

312
28 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon; Hobbinol-Yates; Damon-Baddeley; Astolpho-Packer; Fabian-Didier; Phoebe-Miss Slack , 1st appearance on any stage; Lisetta (with a mock Italian song)-Mrs Clive; Emily-Miss Young; Clara-Miss Wright (Genest, V, 63) Emily-$Miss Scott (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon
Role: Hobbinol Actor: Yates

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

313
14 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Bensley' Mahoon, Yates, Dunstall, Gardner, Davis, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, and Mrs Pinto, Merchants, Boors, Beggars by the rest of the company. Harrol-Mattocks; Clause-Bensley; Wolfort-Gardner; Hubert-Mahoon; Hempskirke-Davis; Vandunk-Shuter; Prig, Frighted Boor-Yates; Higgen-Dunstall; Ferret-Quick; Gertrude-Mrs Mattocks; Jaquelin-Mrs Pinto (Genest, V, 188).
Cast
Role: Frighted Boor Actor: Yates

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; II: A Grand Ballet The Garland-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley. [See17651003.

314
19 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-a Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage; Iachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Cymbeline-Gibson; Cloten-Yates; Philario-Morris; Caius Lucius-Gardner; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Bensley; Arviragus-Perry; Queen-Mrs Vincent; Imogen-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Cloten Actor: Yates
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Whim, as17691123

315
11 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Performance Comment: Parts-Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-; Epilogue-; In Act II: an Epithalamium-; vocals-Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Athamond-Smith; Indater-Savigny; Hermodon-Clarke; Seyfel-Hull; Haran-Owenson; Sulma-Mrs Vincent; Zobeide-Mrs Yates; Also unassigned-Gardner, Thompson (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-
Role: Zobeide Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

316
24 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler, Jacobs, Griffith. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Pd. Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #238 19s. 6d. Charges: #70. Profits to Wheeler, Jacobs, and Griffith: #168 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-Wheeler; Sir Jasper-Griffith; Beaufort-Yates; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Yates

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Jacobs

317
26 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Manly-Packer; John Moody-Moody; Richard-Burton; Count Bassett-Dodd; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

318
15 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Bensley, Palmer, Parsons, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Fawcett, Carpenter, Everard, Kear, Cubitt, Garland, Yates, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Siddons, Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Younge. Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Jarvis-Palmer; Justice-Parsons; Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; First Hunter-Bannister; Hargrave-Yates; Gentlemen Hunters, Servants-Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Emily-Mrs Siddons; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge; Prologue-Brereton; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 489).
Cast
Role: Hargrave Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: May Day

319
May 1691 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

320
06 July 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Afterpiece Title: Sir ThomasCallico or The Mock Nabob

321
26 March 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans The Master

322
April 1684 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disappointment Or The Mother In Fashion

323
23 April 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: As17161204

324
23 July 1722 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richmond Wells Or Good Luck At Last

Song: Drunken Man-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

325
07 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island