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27964 results for: Keyword - Mrs William Mills
We found 23725 matches on Performance Comments, 11039 matches on Author, 4681 matches on Event Comments, 4471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3726
05 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17321111 (Daily Post, 2 Feb.; issue of 5 Feb. missing), but Suffolk-_; Chancellor-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Cromwell-_; Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Hamlet Actor: Mills
Role: King Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

3727
06 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 369, lists: See17321208, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron rest as before;..
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Heron rest as before
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris or The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Genest, III, 369, lists: Helen-Mrs Booth; Thalia-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Booth
Related Works
Related Work: The Judgement of Paris Author(s): William Congreve

3728
08 March 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Hulet; Sir John-Jenkins; Lady Loverule-Mrs Haughton; Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

3729
05 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17321221, but Leonora-Mrs Christian.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Christian.
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond, from dl, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

3730
06 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17321204, but Trebonius-Evans; Lucius-Master Giffard; Calphurnia-Mrs M. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage; Citizens-_Bullock.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs M. Giffard, the first time of her appearing on any stage
Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Hulett; Flora-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: PPierrot-de Vallois, J. Delagarde; The Difference of Nations-

3731
18 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Mrs Bullock, the Dancer. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Ballet: TThe Difference of Nations. Pierrot-de Vallois, Delagarde; French Peasant-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: Pierrot-de Vallois, Delagarde; French Peasant-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Scotch Dance Actor: Mrs Bullock.

3732
20 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti and Mrs Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #34 4s.; tickets #146 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Egleton
Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

Song: II: Hunting Song in Admetus (Se L'arco avesso Strali)-Mrs Wright accompanyed with a Trumpet; III: Rochetti; IV: Leveridge; V: Rochetti, Mrs Wright

Dance: I: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329

3733
03 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: As17321220, but Westmoreland-Cole; Lady Piercy-Mrs Christian.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Christian.
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond, from dl, being the first Time of her appearing on this Stage
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Roberts
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

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts.

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

3734
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

Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Prince Actor: Wm. Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Daphne

Performance Comment: Damon-Mrs Charke; Comus-Mrs Roberts; Aegeon-Ridout; Phaon-Berry; Thirsis-Raftor; Satyr-Jones; Amor-Mullart; Daphne-Mrs Grace; Venus-Miss Raftor; Hymen-Stoppelaer; Cupid-Young Cunningham; First Priest-E. Roberts.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Comus Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Grace

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

Performance Comment: 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.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Yeomen's Wives Actor: Miss Mears, Mrs Walter
Role: Peasant Women Actor: Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price.

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

3735
10 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17330112, but Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Miss Wherrit; Setter-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Christian
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: MMasqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wherrit; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

3736
15 May 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17321204, but Citizens-_Collet; Calphurnia-Mrs Williamson.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Williamson.
Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, J. Delagarde; Masquerades-

Music: Solo on Violin-Eversman

3737
22 September 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Salway; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Buchanan; Ophelia-Miss Binks; Gravediggers-Bullock, Ray .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Scottish Dance by Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden

3738
10 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17330915, but Brabantio-Aston; Roderigo-Chapman; Desdemona-Mrs Younger; Lodovico-Hale; Montano-Lacy .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre

3739
15 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17331114, but Butts-Topham; Old Lady-Mrs Willis .
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Horton
Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Cast
Role: Procris Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Syrens Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Gardeners' Wives Actor: Mrs Davenport, Mrs Delorme

3740
29 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17331018, but Lucy-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Dainty Fidget Actor: Mrs Forrester
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Pelling
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Dance: As17331128 Also a new Dance in the Cbaracter of a Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle

3741
17 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17331009, but Araminta-Mrs Templer .
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: The Nassau by Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Miss Norsa, Le Sac, Mrs Ogden, De la Garde, Miss Baston. Pigmalion, as17340114

3742
28 January 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17330917, but Old Batchelor-W. Giffard; Setter-Woodward; Bluff-Huddy; Fondlewife-Penkethman; Lucy-Mrs Wetherilt .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: The Whin by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vailois and J. Delagarde. Milk Pail Dance by Delagarde, Sandham, Mrs Evans, Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Dove

Performance Comment: Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vailois and J. Delagarde. Milk Pail Dance by Delagarde, Sandham, Mrs Evans, Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Dove .

3743
18 February 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17331121, but Widow Blackacre-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Pigmalion, as17340114

3744
02 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Tragedy of Othello (for the Benefit of Mrs Charke) is, by particular Desire, deferr'd till the Monday after the Epsom Races

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Prince Actor: W. Mills
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Shireburn
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

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Madam Decoy Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Hungarians Actor: Lally Jr and Mrs Walter
Role: Fingalians Actor: Davenport and Mrs D'Lorme
Role: Ladies of Pleasure Actor: Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

3745
04 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17340418 but Humphrey and Justice omitted. Prologue by Cibber. Epilogue by Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Role: Prince Actor: W. Mills
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Mann. A new Prologue upon the Company's Return to the Theatre Royal, spoken by Mills
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

3746
08 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; Henry VI-Giffard; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard; Prince Edward-Miss Norris, from DL; Duke of York-Miss Cole, but see17340318.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Giffard
Related Works
Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Roberts, but see17340424

Music: Second Musick: Concerto of the late Mr Woodcock's on the Little Flute. Third Musick: 8th Concerto of Corelli

Dance: I: Scots Dance by Mrs Bullock. III: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk Pail Dance

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamund by Miss Hill

3747
10 May 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17331110, but Burgundy-Hamilton; Regan-Mrs Monlass; Cornwall, Albany omitted . Cornwall, Albany omitted .
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Monlass
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Jenkins; Phillida-Mrs Roberts, but see17340418.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts, but see17340418

Entertainment:

3748
14 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter. Tickets for Bencraft and Mrs Ogden also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: I: Lesson on the Harpsichord by Miss Baston. V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17340504. III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden

Performance Comment: III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden .

Song: In the role of the Gravedigger will be introduc'd some additional Songs in the Ballad Stile by Leveridge. III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

Performance Comment: III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright .

3749
22 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17340105, but Desdemona-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Sanderson
Role: Medusa Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss Binks, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger

3750
23 May 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As at HAY, 26 Sept. 1733, but Angelica-Miss Holliday; Prue-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: I: Pierrots by Fisher Tench and Davenport. II: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. III: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. IV: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter, V: Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c

Performance Comment: II: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. III: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. IV: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter, V: Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c .