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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mrs William Mills"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mrs William Mills")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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27803 results for: Keyword - Mrs William Mills
We found 23720 matches on Performance Comments, 10798 matches on Author, 4679 matches on Event Comments, 4471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

26301
04 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17641123, but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Miss _Miller, _Gentleman who never appeared before identifies as, +Squibb.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:

Dance: I: The Tyrolese Peasants, as17641212; II: Rural Love, as17641212

26302
05 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17641101, but Old Knowell-Gibson; Bridget-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

26303
15 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17641105, but Witches-Miss Poitier, Miss _Weirman; Shepherdess-Miss Hallam; Proserpine-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

26304
22 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Lovely Actor: Miss Plym.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough; Grimaldi, Ackman, Vaughan, Moody, Fox, Keen, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Colombine-Miss Baker; the Dances-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

26305
28 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17641019, but Atticus-Lewis; Athenais-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17650115, but Proserpine-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Stephens.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

Entertainment: III: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Simpson

26306
12 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: As17641031, but Belvidera-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

26307
15 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17650128, but Witches-Miss _Poitier, _Dibdin, Miss Weirman; Shepherdess-Miss Weirman; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; Harvest Man-Baker.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

26308
15 February 1765 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Performance Comment: Parts-Tenducci, Champness, Fawcett, Mrs Cornelys, Miss Brent (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Tenducci, Champness, Fawcett, Mrs Cornelys, Miss Brent

Entertainment: Concerto on Violin-Giardini

26309
16 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17641212, but Ghost-a young Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

26310
02 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright; Act I, of the Entertainment, a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright

26311
07 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber's benefit deferred on account of her dangerous illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17641117, but Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

26312
12 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17650124, but Old Knowell-Sparks; Bridget-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

26313
21 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650314 but Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

26314
08 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAlexander deferred. Mrs Pritchard Ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: a Song Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17640929

26315
12 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Mattocks, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks (nee Hallam), Miss Poitier; Music by Dibdin-.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mattocks, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: A Tambourine, as17641015

26316
15 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone, Old Man-Shuter (from cg); Fine Gentleman-Griffith; Mercury-Vernon; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Drunken Man-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; End: The Medley, as17641120

26317
23 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17641019, but Arathusa-Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Arathusa Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Megra Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Bellario Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Fox; Sally-Miss Wright; Dorcas-Mrs Dorman; Squire-Vernon; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dorman

Song: II: A Song from the Opera Almena-Miss Wright

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

26318
23 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks; Miranda-Miss Wilford, 1st appearance as actress.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650417 but Termagant-Mrs Green; End Act I, a New Dance-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17641212; End: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Wilford

26319
25 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Send servants to keep places at 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd for King John will be taken. Garrick returned [from trip to France and Italy] to his house in Southampton St. (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Cast
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

26320
09 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Roberts, Redman, Miss Twist. None admitted behind Scenes. Tickets deliverd by Murden, Mrs Godwin, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Harvest Woman Actor: Mrs Lampe

Song: I: By Particular Desire a Song, 1st time-Miss Twist

Dance: II: A New Turkish Dance-Lariviere (his 1st appearance on English stage); III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist, Miss Wilford; IV: A New Dance call'd The Lost Picture-Lariviere, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

26321
14 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17650411 but Sideboard-Strange; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Plym, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Plym, 1st time.
Role: William Actor: Baddeley.
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Tetley

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, a Young Gentlewoman (his Scholar) her 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

26322
15 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Younger; Herbis-Tindal; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Smith, 1st time; Abudah-Gibson; Daran-Anderson; Sergius-Gardner; Eudocia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Rural Love, as17641212

Entertainment: After the Play: (this night only) Joe Haynes's Humorous Epilogue riding on an Ass-Shuter

26323
23 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17641211, but Isabella-[under her new name] Mrs Mattocks; New Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

26324
17 July 1765 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Shuter
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Granger

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble, with a song in character-Shuter; Capt. Loveit-Gardner; Puff-Preston; Flash-Davis; Tagg-Mrs Granger; Biddy-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Tagg Actor: Mrs Granger

Dance: As17650708

26325
06 August 1765 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Legg, Lowe, Taylor.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Legg, Lowe, Taylor.
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