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16525 results for: Keyword - Mr William Shakespear
We found 11048 matches on Author, 5343 matches on Event Comments, 2686 matches on Performance Comments, 581 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

12301
14 October 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Admission: 5s. 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

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

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow or The Rival Sisters

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Nivelon

12302
27 January 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

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

Dance: LLes Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan

Ballet: TThe Enchanted Garden. As17410108

12303
25 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 26 Feb.: We are inform'd that last Night a new Entertainment, call'd Harlequin Student...was rehears'd at the late Theatre in Goodman's Fields, when several Persons who were present generally concurr'd in Opinion it had the Preference of any yet perform'd there, and more particularly that Part of it in which the Monument of Shakespear is introduc'd

Performances

12304
03 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student or The Fall of Pantomime With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.

12305
09 October 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRylands MS: (Bad) [i.e., Pinchbeck gave a bad performance]. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #82

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv

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 King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Swiss, as17410926

12306
20 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

12307
20 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Dance: Sg and Sga Grimaldi; her 1st appearance on the English Stage. Les Boufons du Cour-Grimaldi, Sga Grimaldi; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Grimaldi, Sga Grimaldi

12308
27 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields. The Company being oblig'd, by Particular Desire, to get up the Play of All's Well that Ends Well, Written by Shakespear, by Wednesday next (and being employed in reviving several other Plays) are under a Necessity of deferring acting till then

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

12309
10 February 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Song: 1 As17430120

Music: 1 As17430205

12310
15 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Song: II: Song-Morland

Dance: IV: As17431123

12311
19 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece Written by Shakespear, reviv'd by particular desire. Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total overthrow of the French Army, and many other Historical Passages. In order to preserve a proper decorum, and that this play may not be interrupted in its performance, the Publick may be assured there will not be any building on the stage.-General Advertiser. [In advance bill Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers had been advertised; Tom True Blue-$Beard; Father-$Leveridge; Captain of Press Gang-$Bencraft; Nancy-$Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

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

12312
22 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Church, Baker, Saunder, Dunbar, Bride, Brooks, Peite, and Stephens (Gallery Box-Keeper). Places of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

Song: 1 II: Morland

Dance: 1 IV: Mlle Auguste

12313
31 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

12314
25 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece a Mock Opera, written by Shakespear. The Music composed by J. F. Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

12315
15 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Proprietor of Drury Lane Theatre having receiv'd letters from several Gentlemen pressing him to revive the Tragedy of King John; to comply with this request (as he shall always make it his business to oblige the Publick) he immediately put the play in rehearsal; but upon information that the author of a Play on the same subject, had insinuated that this was calculated only to prejudice him, the Revival was intended to be deferr'd till the run of his play should be over; but upon perusal of the Bills he finds this is no Alteration, as was thought, but a new Tragedy founded only upon that plan; therefore in compliance with the above request, and at the same time to take off all imputation of an injury to this author, the Proprietor has deferr'd the bringing it on till Tuesday next, the day after the author's benefit, when will be exhibited the Historical Play of King John, as written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

12316
15 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written on a plan of Shakespear by Colley Cibber. The characters new Dress'd. With New Scenes and Decorations. No persons admitted behind the scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny In The Reign Of King John

12317
27 September 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Shakespear. Music compos'd by Lampe. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

12318
12 October 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-attempted by a young actor [Stevens (Hogan, Shakespear in the Theatre, p. 36)]; Ophelia-Mrs Woffington; Laertes-Marshall; King-Bridges; Ghost-Delane; Polonius-Taswell; Lucianus-Yates; Horatio-Havard; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Macklin, Ray; Marcellus-Turbutt; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Goodfellow; Ostrick-Neale; Bernardo-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates.
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: V: a New Dance-M and Mlle Mechel; followed by a Ball Country Dance-

12319
09 May 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: 1 Benefit for Lee, Pilkington [Box Office keeper], Pritchard, Saunders [Assistant box office keeper and lobby door keeper], and Emberton [Stage Door Keeper]. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Anatomist

Song: 1 I: Lowe

Dance: 1 III: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

12320
29 October 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Worcester-Pinner; Northumberland-G. Hallam; Vernon-Lynham; Blunt-Edwards; Poins-Baker; Bardolph-Miles; Gadshill-Orpin; Peto-Simms (Daily Advertiser), Simons (Hogan, Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 185); Lady Percy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Beckham; Carriers-Dove, Beckham; Francis-L. Hallam; Falstaff-Paget.

Dance: 1 As17461027

12321
02 January 1747 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By particular Desire...In which will be reviv'd that excellent Scene between Falstaff and the Prince of Wales, which Shakespear himself was so extremely fond of. (Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser). Front Boxes made at the upper end of the Pit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124

12322
17 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Beard ill (Cross). Robin Hood Defer'd. Love's Last Shift deferr'd till Wednesday next. The Comedy of All's Well that Ends Well (written by Shakespear); and the Comedy of Every Man in his Humour (written by Ben Johnson) are now reviving at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane (General Advertiser). Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II, V: Country Amusements, as17501102; Pigmalion, as17501102; IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

12323
04 March 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The Temple of Taste this night included a Panegyric on the Genius of Shakespear.' The questions for debate: Ought not Ladies to fill Civil Offices? and Which character is the most difficult to support with reputation, that of the Orator or the Player?" Ladies had complained of the heat occasioned by the crowd of people attending, and were assured care would be taken to render the room somewhat airy (General Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha

12324
15 January 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The horror of the piece seemed too much for the sensibilities of Mrs Bellamy, so the part of Eurydice given to Mrs Vincent. See Genest, IV, 420. See also Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, written by herself (4th ed., 1786), III, 30.]. This day publish'd at 2s. 6d. Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron, taken partly from Shakespear and partly from Thomson, as it is now performing at Covent Garden. To which is added the Order of the Ovation. Printed for A. Miller in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Entertainment, as17541203

12325
30 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist