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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.

26626
19 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Weston, Aickin, Howard, Fearon, Hamilton, Castle, Lings, Moody, Moss, DuBellamy, Davis, Lloyd, Jacobs, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Miss Craven, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Loveit-LeMarsh; Fribble-Hamilton; Flash-Davis; Puff-Fearon; Jasper-Palmer; Biddy-Miss Craven; Tagg-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Tagg Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: I: The Medley, as17730517; End: A Double Hornpipe-Giorgi's Scholars

26627
25 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17721112, but Oriana-Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Bulkley, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Macklin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar; IV: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426

Music: End: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Condell

26628
31 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Shuter, Quick, Lewes, DuBellamy, Gardner, Saunders, Thompson, Davis, Holtom, Stoppelaer, Bates, Mrs Green, Mrs Kniveton, Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730329 but Colombine-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

26629
31 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Davis, Castle, Hamilton, Fearon, Lloyd, Lings, Moody, Moss, Jacobs, Ward, Courtney, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Davis, Castle, Hamilton, Fearon, Lloyd, Lings, Moody, Moss, Jacobs, Ward, Courtney, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Harry-Palmer; James-Lewis; Davy-Jacobs; Helebor-Hamilton; Leander-Courtney; Robert-Lings; Jasper-Moss; Dorcas-Miss Atkinson; Charlotte-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Weston.

26630
18 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Weston, Aickin, Davis, Jacobs, Howard, Fearon, Lloyd, Moody, Hamilton, Castle, Ward, Moss, Lings, Courtney, Pierce, Miss Atkinson, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Lings, Miss Craven, Francis; with a Re-inforcement of Bayes's new rais'd troops-.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Weston, Aickin, Davis, Jacobs, Howard, Fearon, Lloyd, Moody, Hamilton, Castle, Ward, Moss, Lings, Courtney, Pierce, Miss Atkinson, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Lings, Miss Craven, Francis

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: The Italian Peasants, as17730614

26631
08 July 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold first time, Miss Wilde first time, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold first time, Miss Wilde first time, Mrs Thompson.

26632
29 July 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilletante

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Phillips, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Phillips, Mrs Thompson.

Music: Musical imitations of the French, Italian, and German Style of singing will be introduc'd-Reinhold

Related Works
Related Work: Italian Villagers Author(s): William Shield

26633
30 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-DuBellamy; Argus-Follett; Robin-Fearon; Hearty-Lloyd; Taylor-Jacobs; Arethusa-young gentlewoman (first appearance any stage); Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: As17730728 The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars

26634
05 August 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: As17730708 but Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold first time, Miss Wilde first time, Mrs Thompson.

26635
13 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730811, but Hutton_; Mrs_ Fearon; Parts-a Young _Gentlewoman; Miss Wilde. Miss Wilde.
Cast
Role: Lady Lochiel Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Palmer

26636
31 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17730811, but Smirk, Shift-Bannister (this night only); Transfer-Weston; Mrs Cole-A Young Gentleman, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: A Young Gentleman, first time on any stage.
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Monologue: 1773 8 31 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

Song: II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

Dance: As17730823

26637
03 September 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ambarvalia

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Reinhold; Brother-Phillips; Driads-Miss Wilde, Miss Thompson; Cupid-Master Brown; Ceres-Mrs Barthelemon; Arval Brothers-Burton, Steele, Dorien, Ladd, Offie'd, Lambert, Ogden, Master Green, Master Tannett, Master Wood.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Barthelemon

26638
08 September 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woodman, lately left a widow with a large family of young children and near lying in again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilletante

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Phillips, Mrs Thompson.

26639
11 September 1773 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woodman. [She takes a second one because as a note on her bill suggests her first benefit was postponed several times, with resultant confusion and meagre income.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilletante

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Phillips, Mrs Thompson.

26640
07 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17730929, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17721012.

26641
09 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Kniveton; Darnley-Bensley; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Col. Lambert-Lewes; Seyward-Wroughton; Maw@Worm-Quick; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherman, first appearance; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Green; Charlotte-a Young Lady[, who never appeared on any Stage [Miss Wilde]., who never appeared on any Stage [Miss Wilde].
Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Thompson, her first appearance any stage in 3 years.
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

26642
11 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Catesby-Fox; Belmour-Hull; Ratcliff-Davis; Gloster-Clarke; Derby-Wignell; Alicia-Miss Miller; Jane Shore-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker.

26643
16 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-Hull; Brothers-Thompson, Harris; Lady-Miss Miller; Sabrina, and the Pastoral Nymph-Miss Twist; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Mrs Baker; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley; Sweet Echo-Miss Catley; With Dances-incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Mrs Baker

26644
23 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-J. Aickin; Renault-Jefferson; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Spinoza-Wright; Elliot-Keen; Officer-Ackman; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

26645
28 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist; The other characters-the rest of the Comedians; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist

26646
10 November 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17731109, but Advocate-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Millidge.
Role: Arabelia Zeal Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Bar@maid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors Actor: Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: To Conclude with Grand Chorus Actor: Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

26647
11 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17730920, but Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Miranda-Miss Macklin; New Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Mrs Baker

26648
26 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-DuBellamy; Venus-Miss Brown, first time; Pallas-Mrs Baker; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

26649
02 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Miser oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Green. Paid Stedman and Bewlay (linnen drapers) #79 16s. Paid Cooper (printer) #49 18s. Receipts: #108 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

26650
18 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Miss Ogilvie; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17731208