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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.

26651
27 December 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Entertainment of The Harlequin Dr Faustus, will be laid aside after tomorrow, on account of the preparation for the New Entertainment. Paid Mrs Day (habit maker) #2 12s. 6d., and Rowson for swords &c. #2 7s. 6d. Receipts: #184 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker

26652
21 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Payments: Mr D. Garrick's 3 Nights for the Christmas Tale, 30 Dec., 4 & 11 Jan., #84 charges deducted each night--#371 14s. (Treasurer's Book). At Isleworth, James Lacy, Esq.: one of the patentees of Drury Lane Theatre died (Gentleman's Magazine, 44, p. 47). [For full account of Lacy, see Covent Garden Magazine (229-34).] Rec'd of Mr Burges, 1 yrs. rent to Xmas last (#4 4s. King's Tax deducted) #16 16s.; Paid Mr Cropley (linen draper) 2 Bills #66 10s. 6d.; Mr Scott (laceman) #66 1s.; Messrs Lowe & Co. (glaziers) #18 6s.; Mr Burges (bricklayer) #65 8s.; Mr Waller (hosier) #24 5s.; Messrs Barrow & Co., oil, #53 7s. 6d.; Messrs Hopkins & Co. (ironmongers) #30 11s.; Mrs Vaughan (haberdasher) 2 bills, #14 10s. 6d.; Mr Hatsell (mercer) 3 bills, #120 11s.; Mr J. French's draft to Mr Wise #5 10s.; Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill #24 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #246 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Isbella Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferson, first appearance on this stage.

26653
17 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Carlton Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Flounce Actor: Mrs Helme
Role: Mrs Golding Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Brown, first time.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: End: The Recruits-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Twist, Miss Capon. [See17721117.

26654
07 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740224, but Principal characters-Mrs _Hull.
Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Mrs _Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

26655
08 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The New Comedy of The Man of Business oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Bulkley. Receipts: #143 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Principal characters Actor: Mrs _Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

26656
17 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740307 but Epilogue-Miss _Miller, Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss _Miller, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal characters Actor: Mrs _Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

26657
26 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17731221, but Roxana-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs P. Green
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; The Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: The Country Madcap Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Monologue: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker; The Dance-Aldridge. [See 11 May 1773.]See 11 May 1773.]
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker

26658
26 March 1774 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Parts-Miss Davis, Mrs Wrighten, Norris, Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss Davis, Mrs Wrighten, Norris, Reinhold.

Music: Concerto-Giardini; Organ-Arnold

26659
30 March 1774 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Miss Davies, Mrs Wrighten, Sga Galli, others.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Miss Davies, Mrs Wrighten, Sga Galli, others.

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Giardini

26660
04 April 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-DuBellamy (from Covent Garden); Peachum-Kennedy; Lockit-Morris; Filch-Hamilton; Mat-Fearon; Ben Budge-Pitt; Lucy-Miss Atkinson; Polly-Mrs Baker (from Covent Garden); In Act III, Hornpipe-Miss Long.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

26661
08 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Hartley
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17740107, but The Soldier Tir'd-_; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Song: II: The Song of Mad Tom will be sung in Character-Reinhold

26662
09 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Quick; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Governor-Gardner; Robin-R. Smith; Poet-Hamilton; Arabella-Miss Pearce; Mrs Cadwallader-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance this stage (playbill).
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance this stage

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

26663
16 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Sir Charles-a young gentleman, first appearance; Binnacle-Parsons; Advocate-Mrs Millidge, restored.
Cast
Role: Advocate Actor: Mrs Millidge, restored.
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: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17740312 but Widow Brady-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17730918

26664
20 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740317 but New Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs _Mattocks, Miss Miller.
Role: Principal characters Actor: Mrs _Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

26665
27 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: As17740421; Mrs Barry's last time of performing the part of Phaedra this season%.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Entertainment: II: (By Particular Desire) Hippsley's Drunken Man-Weston; IV: An Ode on Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; End: (1st and only time this season) Imitations with several new characters-Bannister

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

26666
02 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17740418 but Roxana-Mrs Mattocks; Lysimachus-Hull.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs P. Green
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

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

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Quick

Dance: After Entertainment: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

26667
04 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Rayner, Banks, Wild, Hamilton, Thompson, Hollingsworth, Holtom, Mrs Helme, Mrs White

Dance: II: The Whim (1st time this season) [but see17740416-Aldridge, Miss Twist; IV: An Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist

Performance Comment: End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist.

26668
05 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740420 but Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks, Miss _Miller.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Mattocks, Miss _Miller.
Role: Principal characters Actor: Mrs _Hull.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

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

26669
07 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stede and T. Ansell. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Pilfold, Sherratt, Wilkinson, Mrs Hitchcock, Widow Emery, Widow Trott, Claridge and Doe will be taken as well as those delivered for Rule a Wife. Receipts: #39 15s. 6d. (Account Book). [No charges. House received the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets delivered]: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Stede 21 41 53 #16 14s. #8 7s.@Ansell 10 61 47 #16 7s. #8 3s. 6d.@Pilfold 43 284 74 #60 15s. #30 7s. 6d.@Sharratt .. 14 10 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Wilkinson 34 55 12 #17 19s. #8 19s. 6d.@Mrs Hitchcock 24 50 23 #14 6s. #7 3s.@Mrs Emery 15 84 100 #26 7s. #13 3s. 6d.@Mrs Trott 18 4 5 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Claridge 12 66 52 #18 2s. #9 1s.@Doe .. 36 54 #10 16s. #5 8s.@Total 177 685 430 #190 #95@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Hartley
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: III: A Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Stede; End: A Hornpipe, in the character of a sailor-Miss Stede. [See17730522.

26670
09 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Rayner, Banks, Wild, Hamilton, Thompson, Hollingsworth, Holtom, Mrs Helme, Mrs White

26671
27 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: AS 26 April, but Mrs Beverley-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

26672
27 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; parts-Weston, Aickin, Davis, Wilson, Jacobs, Lloyd, Johnson, Follett, Pierce, Owenson, Fearon, Courtney, Jones, Palmer, Francis, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Francis; with the reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd troops-.
Cast
Role: parts Actor: Weston, Aickin, Davis, Wilson, Jacobs, Lloyd, Johnson, Follett, Pierce, Owenson, Fearon, Courtney, Jones, Palmer, Francis, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Weston, Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: As17740613

26673
02 July 1774 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: As17740630 but Maritornea-Mrs Ward (from Bath).
Cast
Role: Maritornea Actor: Mrs Ward

26674
14 July 1774 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: As17740711 but Maritornea-Mrs Ward restored.
Cast
Role: Maritornea Actor: Mrs Ward restored.

26675
20 July 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Mrs Fleece'em Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Mrs Simony Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Mrs Aircastle Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Betsy Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17740706 but Nell-Mrs Brett, first appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Brett, first appearance on this stage.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Weston

Dance: As17740613

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