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16519 results for: Keyword - Mr William Shakespear
We found 11047 matches on Author, 5343 matches on Event Comments, 2686 matches on Performance Comments, 581 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

626
13 November 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #55 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer With the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

627
01 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

628
05 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bowman and Paget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

629
28 September 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play and the Original Musick, Songs, and Dances. Afterpiece: With the Additional Scene representing the Drawing of the Lottery in Guild-Hall. [For a discussion of Wilks as actor-manager and a brief comment on the defects of T. Cibber as Macduff, see Grub St. Journal, 5 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Music: The Original Musick-; Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, E. Roberts, Charke

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Davenport

630
22 December 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Song: Master Cuttin

631
12 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #36 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Mrs Pelling; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Saraband-Lesac, Miss LaTour; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

632
30 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

633
03 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Havard and Winstone. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Tickets for Cole taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; Masquerade dance-Thurmond

634
07 May 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mrs Betterton. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral of two Acts. [Apparently not printed. Nicoll, Early Eighteenth Century Drama, p. 369, states that it was ascribed to T. Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Daphne

Dance: In I of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: In II: A Comic Rural Ballad called The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Yeomen-Lally, Haughton; Yeomen's Wives-Miss Mears, Mrs Walter; Peasants-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Charke; Music for two Vox Humanes, a new Invented Instrument-

635
25 September 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. Friendly losses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham.

636
17 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Written by Shakespear. Daily Post, 17 Oct.: We hear some Passages in . . . The Livery-Rake ... not being approved by the Audience, the Company ... will not perform it again till proper Alterations are made by the Author; they being desirous to avoid forcing any Entertainment on the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Select Pieces

637
26 October 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: IV: Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and Delagarde

638
19 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: As17331113

639
21 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance:

640
24 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Foreign Ministers. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

641
26 November 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Festival The Impromptu Revel Masque

642
27 December 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

643
01 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Second Piece: As 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

644
06 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

645
19 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: As17340213

Dance: As17340101 Also The Nassau, as17340311 Pigmalion, as17340114 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

646
04 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Editor of Shakespear. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Antient and Honourable Society of the Free and Accepted Masons. N.B. By Appointment of the Grand Master, the Brethren are desir'd to meet at the Castle Tavern, Drury-Lane, cloath'd; thence to go in Procession, as usual, to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: I: Irish Trot by Young Master Oates. II: A new Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. V: Grand Dance of Momus, as17340426

Song: The usual Songs, adapted to the Subject of Masonry. II: The Enter'd Prentice's Song. IV: On, On, my dear Brethren. V: Let Matrimony be now my Theme

647
17 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Paget. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

648
10 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann

649
24 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Burgo Master Trickd

Dance: 11: The Black Joke. III: Revellers. IV: Pierots. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, James, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

650
04 October 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Tomo Chachi . . . Senauki his Queen, Prince John Tooanahowi, and the rest of the Indians. Benefit a Family under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Flora